Heian Nidan - 平安二段
Heian Nidan, the second Heian kata, has 26 movements and the embusen is almost I-shaped. Half of the kata is performed in kokutsu-dachi (back stance). Shuto-uke (knife-hand block) appears seven times, making it a very important technique for this kata. H2 is the first kata that teaches kicks and double-hand movements. Also, gyaku hanmi, reversing the torso’s position, is first learned in H2. Pay special attention to the keage/uraken (side snap kick/back-fist) combination, as it appears in several other kata.
| Kyodo | Technique | Translation | Stance | Target | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | haiwan-uke/ zenwan-hitae-kamae |
back of forearm block/ forearm forehead posture |
kokutsu-dachi | jodan/ jodan |
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| 2 | soto-nagashi uke/ kentsui-soto-mawashi-uchi |
outside flowing block/ outside hammer-fist strike |
kokutsu-dachi | jodan/ jodan |
target opponent’s elbow |
| 3 | sokumen-zuki (uke-zuki) | punch to side (block-punch) | kokutsu-dachi | chudan | |
| 4 | haiwan-uke/ zenwan-hitae-kamae |
back of forearm block/ forearm forehead posture |
kokutsu-dachi | jodan/ jodan |
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| 5 | soto-nagashi-uke/ kentsui-soto-mawashi-uchi |
outside flowing block/ outside hammer-fist strike |
kokutsu-dachi | jodan/ jodan |
target opponent’s elbow |
| 6 | sokumen-zuki (uke-zuki) | punch to side (block-punch) | kokutsu-dachi | chudan | |
| 7 | ryoken-koshi-kamae & uraken-yoko-mawashi-uchi/ yoko-geri-keage |
both fists hip posture & sideways back-fist strike/ side snap kick |
ashi-dachi | –/ jodan/ chudan |
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| 8 | shuto-uke | knife-hand block | kokutsu-dachi | chudan | |
| 9 | shuto-uke | knife-hand block | kokutsu-dachi | chudan | |
| 10 | shuto-uke | knife-hand block | kokutsu-dachi | chudan | |
| 11* | shihon-tate-nukite/ osae-uke |
4-finger vertical spear-hand/ pressing block |
zenkutsu-dachi | chudan/ chudan |
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| 12 | shuto-uke | knife-hand block | kokutsu-dachi | chudan | |
| 13 | shuto-uke | knife-hand block | kokutsu-dachi | chudan | |
| 14 | shuto-uke | knife-hand block | kokutsu-dachi | chudan | |
| 15 | shuto-uke | knife-hand block | kokutsu-dachi | chudan | |
| 16 | uchi-uke | inside block | ashi-zenkutsu | chudan | gyaku-hanmi |
| 17 | mae-geri | front kick | ashi-dachi | chudan | |
| 18 | gyaku-zuki | reverse punch | zenkutsu-dachi | chudan | |
| 19 | uchi-uke | inside block | ashi-zenkutsu | chudan | gyaku-hanmi |
| 20 | mae-geri | front kick | ashi-dachi | chudan | |
| 21 | gyaku-zuki | reverse punch | zenkutsu-dachi | chudan | |
| 22 | morote-uke | double-hand block | zenkutsu-dachi | chudan | |
| 23 | gedan-barai | down block | zenkutsu-dachi | gedan | |
| 24 | age-uke | rising block | zenkutsu-dachi | jodan | |
| 25 | gedan-barai | down block | zenkutsu-dachi | gedan | |
| 26* | age-uke | rising block | zenkutsu-dachi | jodan |