Orange Belt Forms
1 Pinan
There are 24 individual movements to this first form. #1 Pinan outlines the basic pattern used by all five forms that comprise the pinan set. This basic form is a universal standard first form, which can be found in virtually every Japanese and Korean based system.
- Assume front position and bow. Right foot steps out into horse stance. Bring arms together vertically, double downward blocks. N
- Look and ¼ turn left, pulling left foot into cat stance face W, left foot steps out landing in left half moon stance with left downward block. W
- Right foot half moons forward landing in right half moon stance with right front two knuckle punch middle. W
- Look and ½ turn right, pulling right foot into cat stance facing E, right foot steps out landing in a right half moon stance facing E with a right downward block. E
- Left foot half moon forward landing in left half moon stance with left front two-knuckle punch middle. E
- Look and ¼ turn left and pulling left foot into cat stance facing N, step out landing in left half moon stance with left downward block and kiai. N
- Right foot half moon forward landing in right half moon stance with right front two-knuckle punch middle. N
- Left foot half moon forward landing in left half moon stance with left front two-knuckle punch middle. N
- Right foot half moon forward landing in right half moon stance with right front two-knuckle punch middle. N
- Look and ¾ turn left pulling left foot into cat stance, step out landing in left half moon stance facing E with left downward block. E
- Right foot half moon forward landing in right half moon stance with right front two-knuckle punch middle. E
- Look and ¼ turn right pulling right foot into cat stance step out landing in a right half moon stance facing W with right downward block. W
- Left foot half moon forward landing in left half moon stance with left front two-knuckle punch middle. W
- Look and ¼ turn left and pulling left foot into cat stance, step out landing in left half moon stance facing S with left downward block and kiai.
- Right foot half moon forward landing in right half moon stance with right front two-knuckle punch middle. S
- Left foot half moon forward landing in left half moon stance with left front two-knuckle punch middle. S
- Right foot half moons forward landing in right half moon stance with right front two-knuckle punch middle. S
- Look and ¾ turn left pulling left foot into cat stance, step out landing in left half moon stance facing W with left downward block. W
- Right foot half moon forward landing in right half moon stance with right front Two-knuckle punch middle. W
- Look and ½ turn right pulling right foot into cat stance, step out landing in a right half moon stance facing E with right downward block. E
- Left foot half moon forward landing in left half moon stance with left front two-knuckle punch middle. E
- Look and ¼ turn left pulling left foot into cat stance, left foot step out landing in horse stance facing North
- Bring arms together vertically, double downward blocks. N
- Right foot pulls into left in front position and bow.