十手 (JITTE)

十手

Today I will list each movement of 十手 (JITTE) or ‘Ten Hands’, which is one of ‘THE SEVEN CORE KATA’ of Shotokan-Ryu. I've also included a couple of notes here and there, which will hopefully help those doing this kata. It has 24 movements with the kiai on movements 13 and 24.

Greetings from Oita City, AB.

REI                  MUSUBI-DACHI.

 

YOI     HEISOKU-DACHI – Sasho uken shita ago mae.

MOVEMENT ONE: 

Migi shuhai tekubi chudan osae-uke (Migi zenkutsu-dachi).

MOVEMENT TWO:

Migi teisho chudan oshisage-uke doji ni hidari teisho chudan oshiage-uke (Hidari zenkutsu-dachi). Note – this waza can also be an impact and ude-gatame.

 

MOVEMENT THREE:

Sasho chudan osae-uke.

 

MOVEMENT FOUR:

Migi shuhai tekubi mige sokumen chudan kake-uke (Yori-ashi, Kiba-dachi). Note – the yori-ashi here is directly sideward; however, make a large circle with the right leg (ashi-gake). This waza is also haito uchimawashi uchi.

 

MOVEMENT FIVE:

Migi teisho migi sokumen chudan yoko-uke (Kiba-dachi). Note 1– body/hip and waza together. The elbow is slightly bent and the waza is an arc (the same as Jion and Jiin). Note 2 – hit the spleen.

 

MOVEMENT SIX:

Hidari teisho hidari sokumen chudan yoko-uke (Kiba-dachi).

 

MOVEMENT SEVEN:

Migi teisho migi sokumen chudan yoko-uke (Kiba-dachi).

 

MOVEMENT EIGHT:

Ryoken jodan juji-uke (Migi ashi mae kosa-dachi).

 

MOVEMENT NINE:

Ryoken ryo gawa gedan uchiharai (Yori-ashi, Kiba-dachi).

 

MOVEMENT TEN:

Yama-gamae (Yori-ashi, Kiba-dachi).

 

MOVEMENT ELEVEN:

Hidari zenwan hidari sokumen jodan-uchiharai (Hidari ashi fumikomi, Kiba-dachi). Note – this waza uses the same unsoku and hip action of Heian Sandan and Jitte (in addition to other kata). Keep the hip and shoulders back until the tsumasaki transitional stage.

 

MOVEMENT TWELVE:

Migi zenwan mgii sokumen jodan-uchiharai (Migi ashi fumikomi, Kiba-dachi).

 

MOVEMENT THIRTEEN:

Hidari zenwan hidari sokumen jodan-uchiharai (Hidari ashi fumikomi, Kiba-dachi)—KIAI.

 

MOVEMENT FOURTEEN:

Ryoken ryogawa gedan kakiwake (Hachiji-dachi).

 

MOVEMENT FIFTEEN:

Migi chudan tsukami-uke, Saken hidari koshi (Migi zenkutsu-dachi). Note – this waza is targeted directly in front of the lead shoulder. Capture the opponent’s bo from where they are in their initial kamae.

 

MOVEMENT SIXTEEN:

Ryote bo tsukami-uke (Migi zenkutsu-dachi).

 

MOVEMENT SEVENTEEN:

Bo tori-age kara bo oshimodochi (Migi ashi dachi kara Yori-ashi Hidari zenkutsu-dachi).

 

MOVEMENT EIGHTEEN:

Bo tori-age kara bo oshimodochi (Hidari ashi dachi kara Yori-ashi Migi zenkutsu-dachi).

 

MOVEMENT NINETEEN:

Migi sokumen jodan uchi-uke doji ni hidari sokumen gedan-uke (Migi kokutsu-dachi).

 

MOVEMENT TWENTY:

Hidari sokumen jodan uchi-uke doji ni migi sokumen gedan-uke (Hidari kokutsu-dachi).

 

MOVEMENT TWENTY-ONE:

Hidari jodan age-uke (Hidari zenkutsu-dachi). Note – reserve and fully utilize the hips to the extreme via the relationship between tsumasaki, kakato and the johanshin.

MOVEMENT TWENTY-TWO:

Migi jodan age-uke (Migi zenkutsu-dachi).

 

MOVEMENT TWENTY-THREE:

Hidari jodan age-uke (Hidari zenkutsu-dachi). Note – the rhythm of movements 22 and 23 is continuous but not too much.

 

MOVEMENT TWENTY-FOUR:

Migi jodan age-uke (Yori-ashi, Migi zenkutsu-dachi)—KIAI.

 

NAORE          HEISOKU-DACHI – Sasho uken shita ago mae.

 

REI                  MUSUBI-DACHI. 

© André Bertel. Oita City, Japan (2021).