Jiin Kata - Instructional
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'Temple ground'. A Kata of the Shuri-te school of Karate developed by Itosu-Yasutsune. Named after the Shaolin Temple, Ji'in-ji.
Ji-in Dachi-waza.
Yohi, heisoku-dachi (left open-hand covering right-fist in front of body), left leg draws back,
migi-junzuki-dachi (nidan-uke; migi-soto-uke-chudan/hidari-gedan-barai), draw up (knees bent
to retain stance height), heisoku-dachi, slide to left, migi-kokutsu-dachi (awase-waza; migi
gedan-barai/hidari-soto-uke-jodan), transfer to opposite leg, hidari-kokutsu-dachi (awasewaza;
hidari-gedan-barai/migi-soto-uke-jodan), twist, hidari-junzuki-dachi (hidari-jodan-uke),
step, migi-junzuki, turn and step through (gliding into migi-mashomen-no-neko-ashi-dachi on
the way through, migi-jodan-uke), step, hidari-junzuki, draw back (knees bent/arms crossed,
left over right, in front of body), slide left, shiko-ashi-dachi (hidari-yoko-tetsui-uchi), twist body,
hidari-kokutsu-dachi (hidari-kagi-uke), step forward, migi-kokutsu-dachi (awase-waza; hidariosae-uke (palm down)/migi-yonhon-nukite (palm up)), step, hidari-kokutsu-dachi (awasewaza;
migi-osae-uke/hidari-yonhon-nukite), step, migi-kokutsu-dachi (awase-waza; hidariosae-
uke (palm down)/migi-yonhon-nukite (palm up)), turn, hidari-mashomen-no-nekoashidachi
(kaki-wake-uke, migi-maegeri-chudan), migi-junzuki (hidari-choku-tsuki, nidan-uke
(migi-soto-uke-chudan/hidari-gedan-barai)), twist, migi-mashomen-no-neko-ashi-dachi (kakiwake-uke, hidari-maegeri-chudan), migi-junzuki (hidari-choku-tsuki, nidan-uke (hidari-sotouke-chudan/migi-gedan-barai, look over left shoulder, turn opposite way, shiko-ashi-dachi
(migi-tetsui-uchi, turn, shiko-ashi-dachi (hidari-yoko-tetsui-uchi), draw back, then slide to side,
shiko-ashi-dachi (hidari-yoko-tetsui-uchi, migi-kake-tsuki, hidari-yoko-tsuki), turn, shiko-ashidachi
(nidan-uke; migi-soto-uke-chudan/hidari-gedan-barai, migi-gedan-barai, kaki-wake-uke,
migi-jodan, hidari-renzuki-jodan), twist, hidari-junzuki (hidari-jodan-uke), step, migi-junzuki,
turn and slide through into migi-mashomen-no-neko-ashi-dachi, migi-junzuki-dachi (migijodan-
uke), step, hidari-junzuki, turn, yamae, heisoku-dachi (left open-hand covering right-fist
in front of body).