PINAN SHODAN or PINAN #1

• Complexity: Beginner
• Required for: Orange Belt
• Movements: Total of 20
• Techniques: gedan-barai, jodan-uke. chudan-tsuki, jodan-tsuki. tettsui-uchi. shuto-uke.
• Stances: kokutsu-dachi, zenkutsu-dachi, neko-achi-dachi.
• Notes:

1. Look West. Step out to West into zenkutsu-dachi and execute a left hand gedan-barai.
2. Right foot steps forward into zenkutsu-dachi and execute a right hand chudan-tsuki.
3. Look East (over right shoulder). Right foot steps clockwise 180 degrees (end facing East) into zenkutsu-dachi and execute a right hand gedan-barai. Then immediately step back in neko-achi-dachi and execute a right hand tettsui-uchi.
4. Left foot steps forward into zenkutsu-dachi and execute a left hand chudan-tsuki.
5. Look North. Left foot steps 90 degrees to North into zenkutsu-dachi and execute a left hand gedan-barai.
6. Right foot steps forward into zenkutsu-dachi and execute a right hand jodan-uke.
7. Left foot steps forward into zenkutsu-dachi and execute a left hand jodan-uke.
8. Right foot steps forward into zenkutsu-dachi and execute a right hand jodan-uke. KIAI
9. Look East (first over right, then over left shoulder). Left foot steps counter-clockwise 270 degrees (end facing East) into zenkutsu-dachi and execute a left hand gedan-barai.
10. Right foot steps forward into zenkutsu-dachi and execute a right hand chudan-tsuki.
11. Look West (over right shoulder). Right foot steps clockwise 180 degrees (end facing West) into zenkutsu-dachi and execute a right hand gedan-barai.
12. Left foot steps forward into zenkutsu-dachi and execute a left hand chudan-tsuki.
13. Look South. Left foot steps 90 degrees to South into zenkutsu-dachi and execute a left hand gedan-barai.
14. Right foot steps forward into zenkutsu-dachi and execute a right hand chudan-tsuki.
15. Left foot steps forward into zenkutsu-dachi and execute a left hand chudan-tsuki.
16. Right foot steps forward into zenkutsu-dachi and execute a right hand chudan-tsuki. KIAI
17. Look West (first over right, then left shoulder). Left foots steps counter-clockwise 270 degrees (end facing West) into kokutsu-dachi and execute a left shuto-uke .
18. Right foot steps 45 degrees to NorthWest into kokutsu-dachi and execute a right shuto-uke .
19. Look East (over right shoulder). Right foot steps clockwise 135 degrees (end facing East) into kokutsu-dachi and execute a right shuto-uke .
20. Left foot steps 45 degrees to NorthEast into kokutsu-dachi and execute a left shuto-uke.