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Ippon Kumite

These are the set Ippon Kumite defences, for a right side attack.

Jodan

  1. Age-uke, Gyaku-zuki
  2. Tate-shuto (45° inside), Gyaku-zuki
  3. Age-uke, step back feet together, Oi-zuki
  4. Step left leg and cover Age-uke, feet together (45° outside), Keage, Empi (Kiba-dachi)

Chudan

  1. Ude-uke, Gyaku-zuki
  2. Uchi-uke right arm (45° outside, Zenkutsu-dachi), Kizami-zuki, Gyaku-zuki
  3. Shuto-uke (45° inside, Kokutsu-dachi), Nukite (Zenkutsu-dachi)
  4. Step right leg and cover Gedan-barai, feet together (45° inside), Kekomi, Gyaku-zuki

Mae-geri

  1. Gedan-barai (45° inside), Gyaku-zuki
  2. Overhead Gyaku-gedan-barai (45° outside, right arm), Kizami-zuki, Gyaku-zuki
  3. Gedan-juji-uke (45° outside), Shuto-uchi, Gyaku-zuki
  4. Step across left leg and cover Gedan-barai, turn, Shuto-uchi (Zenkutsu-dachi)

Kekomi

  1. Ude-uke (45° outside), Gyaku-zuki
  2. Gedan-haiwan-uke (45° outside), Haito-uchi
  3. Step left leg and lean (90° outside) covering Gedan-barai, turn back Gyaku-zuki
  4. Step through right leg outside covering Gedan-barai, turn Gyaku-zuki right hand

Mawashi-geri

  1. Uchi-uke (45° inside), Gyaku-zuki
  2. Haishu-haiwan-uke (45° inside, Kokutsu-dachi, using both hands as in Heian Yondan), Outside-in huto-uchi (Zenkutsu-dachi)
  3. Step over (90° inside) covering Haiwan-uke behind, turn Uraken
  4. Step back into Kiba-dachi (90° inside), Morote-gaiwan-uke, slide in Empi