Jitte Kata - Instructional
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'Temple hand/s'. A Tomari-te Kata named after a Buddhist Temple and developed by the Shorei-ryu Karate master Itosu-Yasutsune. This Kata is practised within numerous Karate schools of Okinawa. Also known, although mistakenly, as Jutte; ten hands.
Ji-tte Dachi-waza.
Yohi heisoku-dachi (left palm over right fist), step back, migi-mashomen-no-neko-ashi-dachi
(migi-haishu-osae-uke), step 90° to left, hidari-mashomen-no-neko-ashi-dachi (awase-waza;
hidari-age-shotei-uke/migi-otoshi-shotei-uke, left hand over right arm (as if to attempt to grab
opponent’s grasp), migi-soto-uke (shotei position)), step forward, shiko-ashi-dachi (migishotei-uchi-jodan), step forward, shiko-ashi-dachi (hidari-shotei-uchi-jodan), step forward,
shiko-ashi-dachi (migi-shotei-uchi-jodan), step back (right leg crossing in front/arms cross
over head), shiko-ashi-dachi (awase-yoko-gedan-barai), hidari-suri-ashi (arms cross in front
of face), shiko-ashi-dachi (awase-soto-uke-jodan), step forward, han-shiko-ashi-dachi (hidari
uchi-uke-jodan (right arm still in place)), step forward, han-shiko-ashi-dachi (migi-uchi-uke jodan
(left arm still in place)), step forward, han-shiko-ashi-dachi (hidari-uchi-uke-jodan (right
arm still in place)), look to right, jigo-tai (stand up slowly (shizen-hon-tai)), migi-mahanmi-noneko-ashi-dachi (migi-kake-shuto-uke-chudan), twist, migi-junzuki-tsukkomi-dachi (awaseshotei-uchi), step, hidari-junzuki-tsukkomi-dachi (awase-shotei-uchi), step, hidari-junzukitsukkomi-dachi (awase-shotei-uchi), turn, hidari-kokutsu-dachi (awase-waza; hidari-gedanbarai/migi-soto-uke-jodan), change weight to opposite leg, migi-kokutsu-dachi (awase-waza;
migi-gedan-barai/hidari-soto-uke-jodan), turn facing forward, step, hidari-junzuki-dachi (hidarijodan-uke), step, migi-junzuki-dachi (migi-jodan-uke), turn, hidari-junzuki-dachi (hidari-jodanuke),
step, migi-junzuki-dachi (migi-jodan-uke), turn, yamae (heisoku-dachi (left palm over
right fist).