Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Chosen No Kama Dai

Chosen No Kama Dai        (source - Sutrisno Family Kobudo)

                Defination            Closed Postion - Kama held in hand (butt forward) the handle runs back
                                                                                alongside the arm,  the blade points away from the arm
                                                Open Position -     Kama held in hand (butt towards youir body) the handle
                                                                                away from you, the blade points away from the bodies
                                                                                centerline (basic)

1.             Opening Rei. Nat’l Stance                  Both Kama Closed Postion
2.                                                                             Double Side Blocks followed by Double Lower Blocks

Section 1

3.             Turn 90 deg. into Left Cat Stance    Left outside (closed pos.) Block.  Right Hand Chambers

4.             Lft foot down into Lft  Front Stance Right Butt Reverse Punch
                                                                                 Left   Butt Reverse Punch
                                                                                 Right Front Kick, and Return
                                                                                 Right Butt Reverse Punch

5.                                                                             Right Hand turns to left, slicing to the front with the blade
                                                                                Flip handle down (to Open Position)
                                                                                Right 45 deg. ascending head strike (Rt. Palm Down)
                                                                                Turn Right Hand Over (Palm Up)
                                                                                Right 45 deg. descending neck strike
                                                                                Turn Right Hand Over (Palm Down)
                                                                                Right 45 deg. descending solar plexus strike
                                                                                Right hand Closes Kama to Closed Position

Section 2

6.             Turn 180 deg.(Rt.) into Rt Cat          Rt. outside (closed pos.) Block.  Left Hand Chambers


7.             Rt foot down into Rt Front Stance   Left Butt Reverse Punch
                                                                                Right  Butt Reverse Punch
                                                                                Left Front Kick and Return
Left Butt Reverse Punch

8.                                                                             Left Hand turns to right, slicing to the front with the blade
                                                                                Flip handle down (to Open Position)
                                                                                Left 45 deg. ascending head strike (Left Palm Down)
                                                                                Turn Left Hand Over (Palm Up)
                                                                                Left 45 deg. descending neck strike
                                                                                Turn Left Hand Over (Palm Down)
                                                                                Left 45 deg. descending solar plexus strike
                                                                                Left hand Closes Kama to Closed Position


Section 3

9.             Turn 90 deg. to Left, Left Cat           Left outside (closed pos.) Block.  Right Hand Chambers

10.          Left Cat Stance                                   Left Butt Jab,  Roll wrist clockwise opening kama
                                                                                followed with a left descending Open Blade Strike
                                                                                straight down

11.          Left T Stance                                       Right Reverse Butt Strike (left hand chambers)
                                                                                Flip Kama to Open Position
                                                                                Right hand circles counter-clockwise and execute descending
                                                                                Kama Strike

12.          Rt Foot Forward Rt Cat Stance        Right outside (closed pos) Block.

13.          Right Cat Stance                                 Right Butt Jab, roll rwist counter-clockwise opening kama
                                                                                followed with a right descending Open Blade Strike
                                                                                straight down

14.          Right T Stance                                     Left Reverse Butt Strike (Right hand chambers)
                                                                                Flip Kama to Open Positiion
                                                                                Left hand circles clockwise and execute descending
                                                                                Kama Strike.
                                                               
15.          Lft Foot Forward Lft Cat Stance     Left outside (closed pos.) Block.  Right Hand Chambers

16.          Left Cat Stance                                   Left Butt Jab,  Roll wrist clockwise opening kama
                                                                                followed with a left descending Open Blade Strike
                                                                                straight down

17.          Left Front Stance                                                Right Butt Reverse Punch, Left Hand Closes Kama                                                                                                    and Chambers
                                                                                Left Butt Punch
                                                                                Right Front Kick and Return
                                                                                Right Butt puch

18.                                                                          Right Hand turns to left, slicing to the front with the blade
                                                                                Flip handle down (to Open Position)
                                                                                Right 45 deg. ascending head strike (Rt. Palm Down)
                                                                                Turn Right Hand Over (Palm Up)
                                                                                Right 45 deg. descending neck strike
                                                                                Turn Right Hand Over (Palm Down)
                                                                                Right 45 deg. descending solar plexus strike


Section 4

19.          Turn 90 degrees to left                        (left hand remains in chamber)
                Pull Right foot back into
                Right Crane Stance facing side         Right hand circles 360 degrees counterclockwise into left
                                                                                (open pos) Low Block with blade at side

20.          Facing the side slide the
                right foot out into horse stance         Right hand circles up (clockwise) and strikes out to right
                (head faces right side)                         side (neck high) with a Right (open pos) blade strike


21.                                                                          Pull the right blade strike back in sharply  (slicing/cutting)
                                                                                then sharply circle down (counter-clockwise) and execute
                                                                                a sharp (open pos) low blade strike alongside your leg.
                                                                                Then rotate Right Kama into closed position.

22.          (Turn head forward to side)               Both hands (closed pos) Strike in (neck high) across your
                                                                                chest (Right Hand on Top)  and cross to opposite sides at
                                                                                shoulders.
                                                                                Then the kama are flipped open (while arms are crossed)
Then both arms circle up, then out to sides, then double strike down into the shoulders.

Then the hands and kama strike across the neck (right on top and both palms up) till they reach out to the sides.  Then the hands turn over (palms down) and  cut across the neck, (both palms turned down). Then repeat this section with two more
Cross cuts.  Ending when the hands are out to the sides

23.          Jump up with Double Outside
                Front Kicks (both legs to 45 deg)      As you jump up with double kicks, the arms with the kama
                                                                                circle up and down to preform a double blade strike under
                                                                                the groin

24.          Land in Horse Stance facing side     Both hands circle up to sides (open pos) the handles are
                                                                                straight up, and the blades facing away from the head on
                                                                                both sides.


Section 5



25.          Turn 190 degrees to right                   (Right hand chambers)
                Pull Left foot back into
                Left Crane Stance facing side           Left  hand circles  clockwise down  into left
                                                                                (open pos) Low Block with blade at side.

26.          Facing the side slide the
                left foot out into horse stance           Left hand circles up (clockwise) and strikes out to left
                (head faces left side)                           side (neck high) with a Leftt (open pos) blade strike

27.                                                                          Pull the left blade strike back in sharply  (slicing/cutting)
                                                                                then sharply circle down (clockwise) and execute
                                                                                a sharp (open pos) low blade strike alongside your leg.
                                                                                Then rotate Left Kama into closed position.

28.          (Turn head forward to side)               Both hands (closed pos) Strike in (neck high) across your
                                                                                chest (Right Hand on Top)  and cross to opposite sides at
                I don’t reverse the hand                     shoulders.
                Positions from the last section.         Then the kama are flipped open (while arms are crossed)
Then both arms circle up, then out to sides, then double strike down into the shoulders.

Then the hands and kama strike across the neck (right on top and both palms up) till they reach out to the sides.  Then the hands turn over (palms down) and  cut across the neck, (both palms turned down). Then repeat this section with two more
Cross cuts.  Ending when the hands are out to the sides

29.          Jump up with Double Outside
                Front Kicks (both legs to 45 deg)      As you jump up with double kicks, the arms with the kama
                                                                                circle up and down to preform a double blade strike under
                                                                                the groin

30.          Land in Horse Stance facing side     Both hands circle up to sides (open pos) the handles are
                                                                                straight up, and the blades facing away from the head on
                                                                                both sides.


Section 6


31.          Turn head to Right (orig rear)            As you turn into left cat stance, the left arm (open pos)
                Right foot steps back forming          draws across the body…while the right arm circles down
                A Left Cat Stance to the rear            in a counter-clockwise motion. 
                Position.                                                 The right hand continues to circle up and finishes with a
                                                                                Descending blade strike to the front direction…or more
Correctly a descending handle strike, which has the blade cut in to the shoulder on the end .
As the right elbow drops with that strike, it ends over
The left hand which crosses the body.

32.          Difficult section to explain                                1.The right hand draws back alongside your head as
                                                                                2.The left hand strikes out to the front with the blade

                                                                                3.The Left hand draws back alongside the head as
                                                                                4.The Right hand strikes down
                                                               
                                                                                5.The Right hand draws across the body as
                                                                                6.The Left hand Strikes down

                                                                                7.The left hand draws back alongside the head as
                                                                                8.The right hand strikes out to the front with the blade
                                                                               
                                                                                9. The Right hand draws back alongside the head as
                                                                                10 The Left hand  strikes down

                                                                                11.The Left hand draws across the body as
                                                                                12.The Right Hand strikes Down

                                [For this section, these are all blade strikes. 1,3,4,6,7,9,10,12 are all vertical strikes
                                 all of the remaining blade strikes 2,5,8,11 are all horizontal strikes,  all in open postion.}

33.          Right foot forward into Rt. Cat.       1.The right hand draws back alongside your head as
                                                                                2.The left hand strikes out to the front with the blade

                                                                                3.The Left hand draws back alongside the head as
                                                                                4.The Right hand strikes down
                                                               
                                                                                5.The Right hand draws across the body as
                                                                                6.The Left hand Strikes down

                                                                                7.The left hand draws back alongside the head as
                                                                                8.The right hand strikes out to the front with the blade
                                                                               
                                                                                9. The Right hand draws back alongside the head as
                                                                                10 The Left hand  strikes down

                                                                                11.The Left hand draws across the body as
                                                                                12.The Right Hand strikes Down


34.          Left foot forward into Lft. Cat         1.The right hand draws back alongside your head as
                                                                                2.The left hand strikes out to the front with the blade

                                                                                3.The Left hand draws back alongside the head as
                                                                                4.The Right hand strikes down
                                                               
                                                                                5.The Right hand draws across the body as
                                                                                6.The Left hand Strikes down

                                                                                7.The left hand draws back alongside the head as
                                                                                8.The right hand strikes out to the front with the blade
                                                                               
                                                                                9. The Right hand draws back alongside the head as
                                                                                10 The Left hand  strikes down

                                                                                11.The Left hand draws across the body as
                                                                                12.The Right Hand strikes Down

35.          Left Cat Stance                                   Left High Block then open the left hand kama and
                Left T Stance                                       circle clockwise into a left descending blade strike, head high

                                                                                Right High Block, then open the right hand kama and
Circle counter-clockwise into a right descending blade strike head high

36.          Right Cat Stance                                 Right High Block the open the right hand kama and
Right T Stance                                     Circle counter-clockwise into a right escending blade strike descending head high

                                                                Left High Block then open the left hand kama and
                                                                circle clockwise into a left descending blade strike, head high

37.          Left Cat Stance                                   Left High Block then open the left hand kama and
                Left T Stance                                       circle clockwise into a left descending blade strike, head high

                                                                                Right Face Butt Punch
                                                                                Right Front Kick (placing foot down in front

                Right T Stance                                     Rt. Hand circles counter-clockwise (horizontally) to strike out
                                                                                In front, “behind uke’s neck.”, then pull Blade sharplin in
Shift Back to Rt Cat Stance              Then cut down in a descending low                 Strike, parallel to your front
                               
                                                                                Right hand closes Kama into closed position.


Section 7


38.                Turn head counterclockwise
To the rear.  Then Right foot
Steps in and turns into left cat
Stance facing the rear.                        Left High Block then open the left hand kama and

                Left T Stance                                       circle clockwise into a left descending blade strike, head high

                                                                                Right Face Butt Punch
                                                                                Right Front Kick (placing foot down in front

                Right T Stance                                     Rt. Hand circles counter-clockwise (horizontally) to strike out
                                                                                In front, “behind uke’s neck.”, then pull Blade sharplin in
Shift Back to Rt Cat Stance              Then cut down in a descending low                 Strike, parallel to your front
                               
39.                Place Right foot down then
Left Foot steps up behind
                The knee in Crane Stance
                Facing the front                                   Left hand from chamber, rolls the kama open pos. and executes
                                                                                A descending Side Strike, parallel to your leg
 as the right hand closes the kama (closed pos) and executes a
high block at the same time.

Standing in Rt Crane with Left Open Low Kama, and right
High Closed Kama

40.                                                                                Right hand  drops down to side in closed pos.
Left hand closes kama and draws over across chest to  chamber over the right hand.

41.          Left Side Kick (waist high)                 Left hand opens kama and executes a straight out side cut
                                                                                while the kick takes place.  [Be sure not to cut your foot.]

42.          Shift into Lft Zenkatsu Dachi           Right Butt Strike (while left chambers)
                facing the orig. left side.


Section 8


43.               Left foot steps back in and then
Right  Foot steps up behind
                The knee in Crane Stance
Facing the front                                   Right  hand rolls the kama open pos. and executes A descending Side Strike, parallel to your leg
as the left hand executes a (closed pos) high block at the same  time.

Standing in Lft Crane with Rt Open Low Kama, and left
High Closed Kama

44.                                                                          Left hand  drops down to side in closed pos.
Right hand closes kama and draws over across chest to  chamber over the Left hand.

45.          Right Side Kick (waist high)               Right hand opens kama and executes a straight out side cut
                                                                                while the kick takes place.  [Be sure not to cut your foot.]

46.          Shift into Rt Zenkatsu Dachi            Left Butt Strike  (while right chambers)
                facing the orig. right side.

Section 9


47.                Shift to Left Horse Stance
Facing the front                                   Open right kama and both hands circle up outside and
Continue the circling down finishing with double outer low blocks

Right inner circling cutting low block
Left   inner circling cutting low block
Right inner circling cutting low block
Left   inner circling cutting low block

Finishes with both hands in double outer low block position.

48,          Left foot steps in alongside               Left hand brings left kama over to right hand
              Right foot                                                Right hand grasping both kama, then shifs them over into
                                                                                Left arm, to cradle inside the arm

49.          Closing rei.