Tekki Sandan - 鉄騎三段
The last Tekki kata, Tekki Sandan, has 36 movements. It is a very quick kata, having a rapid timing with many consecutive techniques performed without pause. T3 offers some new techniques such as zenwan-uchiotoshi, zenwan-hineri, and zenwan-gedan-furisute. Many of the techniques in T3 are executed with the “added hand” (soete) for additional support. T3 teaches the student that the added hand may also be used for grabbing or trapping an opponent’s techniques. Much of the bunkai of this kata revolve around this idea of “trapping,” meaning to immobilize the adversary’s attacking limbs so that they cannot make further attacks.
| Kyodo | Technique | Translation | Stance | Target | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uchi-uke | inside block | kiba-dachi | chudan | |
| 2 | uchi-uke/ gedan-uke |
inside block/ down block |
kiba-dachi | chudan/ gedan |
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| 3 | zenwan-uchiotoshi /zenwan-osae-uke |
forearm falling strike/ forearm pressing block |
kiba-dachi | chudan/ chudan |
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| 4 | haiwan-uchi-nagashi-uke | back-arm inside flowing block | kiba-dachi | jodan | |
| 5 | tate-uraken-uchi | vertical back-fist strike | kiba-dachi | jodan | |
| 6 | koshi-kamae | (hands on) hip posture | kiba-dachi | – | |
| 7 | tsuki (choku-zuki) | punch (straight punch) | kiba-dachi | chudan | |
| 8 | zenwan-hineri | forearm twist | kiba-dachi | chudan | |
| 9 | jotai-sonomama | upper body as is | – | – | kosa-ashi slow speed |
| 10 | zenwan-sokumen-gedan-uke (oshi-uke) |
low forearm block to side (pushing block) |
kiba-dachi | gedan | |
| 11 | zenwan-gedan-furisute | low forearm swing | kiba-dachi | gedan | nakadaka variation |
| 12 | koshi-kamae | (hands on) hip posture | kiba-dachi | – | |
| 13 | tsuki (choku-zuki) | punch (straight punch) | kiba-dachi | chudan | |
| 14 | uchi-uke/ gedan-uke |
inside block/ down block |
kiba-dachi | chudan/ gedan |
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| 15 | uchi-uke/ gedan-uke |
inside block/ down block |
kiba-dachi | chudan/ gedan |
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| 16* | haiwan-nagashi-uke & tate-uraken-uchi/ zenwan-suihei-mune-kamae |
back-arm flowing block & vertical back-fist strike/ horizontal forearm posture |
kiba-dachi | jodan jodan/chudan |
ura-zuki variation |
| 17 | kao-muki | head turn | kiba-dachi | – | |
| 18 | jotai-sonomama | upper body as is | – | – | kosa-ashi slow speed |
| 19 | fumikomi | foot stomp | kiba-dachi | gedan | |
| 20 | zenwan-uchiotoshi (zenwan-barai) |
forearm falling strike (forearm sweep) |
kiba-dachi | chudan | |
| 21 | haiwan-uchi-nagashi-uke | back-arm inside flowing block | kiba-dachi | jodan | |
| 22 | tate-uraken-uchi | vertical back-fist strike | kiba-dachi | jodan chudan |
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| 23 | koshi-kamae | (hands on) hip posture | kiba-dachi | – | |
| 24 | tsuki (choku-zuki) | punch (straight punch) | kiba-dachi | chudan | |
| 25 | zenwan-hineri | forearm twist | kiba-dachi | chudan | |
| 26 | jotai-sonomama | upper body as is | – | – | kosa-ashi slow speed |
| 27 | zenwan-sokumen-gedan-uke (oshi-uke) |
low forearm block to side (pushing block) |
kiba-dachi | gedan | |
| 28 | zenwan-gedan-furisute | low forearm swing | kiba-dachi | gedan | |
| 29 | koshi-kamae | (hands on) hip posture | kiba-dachi | – | |
| 30 | tsuki (choku-zuki) | punch (straight punch) | kiba-dachi | chudan | |
| 31 | tsukami-uke (koko-uke) | grasping block (tiger-mouth) | kiba-dachi | chudan | slow speed |
| 32 | kagi-zuki | hook punch | kiba-dachi | chudan | |
| 33 | jotai-sonomama | upper body as is | – | – | kosa-ashi slow speed |
| 34 | uchi-uke/ fumikomi |
inside block/ stomp kick |
kiba-dachi | chudan/ gedan |
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| 35 | uchi-uke/ gedan-uke |
inside block/ down block |
kiba-dachi | chudan/ gedan |
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| 36* | haiwan-nagashi-uke & tate-uraken-uchi/ zenwan-suihei-mune-kamae |
back-arm flowing block & vertical back-fist strike/ horizontal forearm posture |
kiba-dachi | jodan jodan/ chudan |
ura-zuki variation |