Horse stance. Legs apart, knees out, back straight.
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Techniques for the 9th Kyu
Everything you learn at each grade is still tested in the exams that follow. Each grade adds to the last; it never replaces it.
Stances Tachikata
Back stance. The weight rests on the back leg.
Crane stance. On one leg, with the other foot drawn up against the knee.
Strikes Tsuki and Uchi
A punch on the same side as the stepping leg. You strike as you step.
A punch on the side opposite the front leg. It draws its power from the hip.
A whipping backfist strike to the face, to the front.
A whipping backfist strike to the side.
Blocks Uke
Combined block: one arm blocks at middle level while the other sweeps low at the same time.
Kicks Geri
Roundhouse kick. The leg comes in from the outside.
Side kick, with the edge of the foot.
Striking surfaces Buki
The back of the fist.
The outer edge of the foot. It strikes in Yoko Geri.
The instep. It strikes in Mawashi Geri.
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