Sanchin

Sanchin - "Three Battles"
Heiko Dachi
Yoi, Rae, Heiko Dachi
- Sanchin kata is a 'pigeon-toed' stance which enables the karateka to be stable and endure all types of blows.
- The body of a karateka in this stance is in constant tension or the muscles are contracted at all times.
Heiko Dachi
Yoi, Rae, Heiko Dachi
- Step forward (migi / right) into Sanchin dachi, simultaneously raise both hands slightly below shoulder level, elbows locked into a Nihon Uchi Uke palms facing you, breathe in and hold breath, while releasing your breath, release only through your mouth.
- Now in a swift motion, move your (left / hidari) arm to a chamber position and breathe in through your nose.
- Release your (left / hidari ) arm from chamber position, with a (left / hidari) arm Gyaku Tsuki and breathe out through the mouth.
- In a swift move, return your (left / hidari) arm to the Nihon Uchi Uke position and deeply breathe in through your nose and hold this position.
- Step forward (left / hidari) foot to the Sanchin dachi position and breathe in and hold your breath.
- Now in a swift motion, move your (migi / right) arm to a chamber position and breathe in through your nose.
- Release your (migi / right) arm from chamber position, with a (migi / right) arm Gyaku Tsuki and breathe out through the mouth.
- Step forward (migi / right) into Sanchin dachi, now in a swift motion, move your (left / hedri) arm to a chamber position and breathe in through your nose.
- Release your (left / hidari) arm from chamber position, with a (left / hedri) arm Gyaku Tsuki and breathe out through the mouth.
- In a swift move, return your (left / hidari) arm to the Nihon Uchi Uke position and deeply breathe in through your nose and hold this position.
- now in a swift motion, move your (left / hidari) arm to a chamber position and breathe in through your nose.
- Release from chamber and fist goes to under the elbow of the (migi / right) arm.
- Now (migi / right) foot steps over the (left / hidari) with a mawatte, once turn is completed your (left / hidari) do a (left / hidari) Uchi Uke the (right / migi) will be in chamber.
- Release your (migi / right) arm from chamber position, with a (migi / right) arm Gyaku Tsuki and breathe out through the mouth.
- In a swift move, return your (migi / right) arm to the Nihon Uchi Uke position and deeply breathe in through your nose and hold this position.
- Now you will repeat steps 1 -15 again.
- Now move forward only once in Sanchin dachi and complete the 3 sets of hand movements again, on the last return to the Nihon shuto Uchi Uke position, breath in and hold.
- Now bring hands together chest level and are turned down, and a slight push outward, while breathing out.
- (1) Now chamber both fists and breath in, now bring hands together chest level and are turned down, and a slight push outward, while breathing out.
- (2) Now chamber both fists and breath in, now bring hands together chest level and are turned down, and a slight push outward, while breathing out.
- (3) Now chamber both fists and breath in, now bring hands together chest level and are turned down, and a slight push outward, while breathing out.
- Step back with (right / migi) foot into Sanchin dachi, while doing a Mawashi Uke, breath out.
- Step back into Musubi Dachi.
- Rae and hold your breath and return to the initial Heiko Dachi position.