Blog #A Journey Of A Thousand Miles... ...Begins with the very first step

Of course, it is important to see what happens on the completion of this step, for the completion is exactly the same through out the various Kihon Kata, from different schools, and also the 2 Gekisai Kata. For our school, there are 9 Kihon Kata, so with the 2 Gekisai Kata, that makes 11 Kata in which this single small step is made. Eleven Kata in which the practitioner steps forward then pivots with speed and aggression to his or her left, and executes the "block" as required by the specific Kata.