WADO RYU KARATE EXAM  3th DAN PROGRAM    

Wado Ryu style karate exam for 3th dan (without title).

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Part 1:

Start in hachiji dachi (yoi).

a) - Moving the left leg 90° counterclockwise, perform left gedan barai into jun zuki dachi + right gyaku zuki jodan in the same place + right mae geri, then, placing the foot, slide forward into shomen neko ashi dachi and perform right jodan soto uke + left gyaku zuki in the same position + sliding backward into jun zuki dachi, perform right jodan uke + ren zuki (two punches alternating in sequence), first left then right.

b)- Rotating 180° counterclockwise, perform left mawatte gedan barai into jun zuki dachi + right gyaku zuki jodan in the same position + right mae geri + placing the foot, slide forward into shomen neko ashi dachi and perform right jodan soto uke + left gyaku zuki in the same position + sliding backward into jun zuki dachi, perform right jodan uke + ren zuki (two alternating punches in sequence) first left then right.

c)- Moving the left leg 225° counterclockwise, perform left chudan soto uke into jun zuki dachi + right sokuto geri + placing the foot in shiko dachi, perform right ura ken uchi + left gyaku zuki into gyaku zuki dachi.

d)- Rotating 180° counterclockwise, perform mawatte chudan soto uke left in jun zuki dachi + sokuto geri right + ura ken uchi right in shiko dachi + gyaku zuki left on the same place in gyaku zuki dachi.

e)- Moving the right leg 90° clockwise, execute left shuto uke into mahanmi neko ashi dachi + moving forward, execute right teisho uchi (shotei) into shiko dachi + right surikomi mae geri also recalling the right hand into hikite + placing the foot, execute right jun zuki no tsuk komi jodan + on the same spot, execute left gyaku zuki transforming the position into gyaku zuki dachi.

f)- Turning 180° counterclockwise, execute left shuto uke into mahanmi nekoashi dachi + moving forward, execute right teisho uchi (shotei) into shiko dachi + right surikomi mae geri also recalling the right hand into hikite + placing the foot, execute right jun zuki no tsuk komi jodan + on the same spot, left gyaku zuki transforming the position into gyaku zuki dachi.

g)- Moving the right leg 45° clockwise, execute right gedan barai into jun zuki dachi + on the same spot, execute left gyaku zuki into gyaku zuki dachi.

h)- Turning 180° counterclockwise, perform left mawatte gedan barai into jun zuki dachi + on the same spot, perform right gyaku zuki into gyaku zuki dachi. Return to hachiji dachi.

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2nd part:

Starting from hachiji dachi (yoi), perform:

a)- Shuto uke left in mahanmi neko ashi dachi + uraken uchi right advancing to hanmi (naname) shiko dachi + gyaku mawashi shuto uchi left transforming the position into gyaku zuki dachi.

b)- Bring the right leg backwards by performing a 180° rotation and perform shuto uke right in mahanmi neko ashi dachi + ura ken uchi left, advancing into hanmi shiko dachi + gyaku mawashi shuto uchi right transforming the position into gyaku zuki dachi.

c)- Move the left leg 90° counterclockwise and perform left shuto uke into mahanmi neko ashi dachi + right ura ken uchi, stepping forward into hanmi shiko dachi + left gyaku mawashi shuto uchi, transforming the stance into gyaku zuki dachi.

d)- Bring the right leg back, rotating 180° clockwise and perform right shuto uke into mahanmi neko ashi dachi + left ura ken uchi, stepping forward into hanmi shiko dachi + right gyaku mawashi shuto uchi, transforming the stance into gyaku zuki dachi.

Return to hachiji dachi.

In the necessary parts of the Kihon, suriashi movements (yori ashi and tsugi ashi) can be used.

Written by Giuliano Masili