Katas for Single Weapon and Florentine Forms.

By Kyr Yaroslav the Persistent

Descriptions Of Strikes:

FLAT SNAP: rotating the shoulders and hips, this goes straight to the head or body.

RISING SNAP: related to #1 but looks like it is dropping, then suddenly rises to strike the head.

FALLING SNAP: the reverse of #2, falling to hit the leg.

BULLWHIP: also called a vertical snap, it is a vertical blow thrown straight down at the upper body, getting power by being pulled back at the same time.

BACKHAND: this is a recovery shot, thrown by twisting the shoulders and hips as one pulls the blow back-a horizontal bullwhip.

FLAT WRAP: this is thrown with the back edge or top of blade, the blade and wrist turning over halfway in flight.

FALLING WRAP: same as #6, but takes the leg.

VERTICAL WRAP: see t6, but this is thrown to get over a shield.

RISER: same as #8 in reverse, a timing shot.

WRIST FLICK: this changes the side of the body attacked by rotating the wrist quickly. It is not a power shot, but a quick one.

WAVY SNAP: this blow is aimed at one side of the body (as in right or left) but turns over in mid-flight to attack the other side.

OVERHEAD/CROSSOVER: this is a blow begun from behind the shoulder with the thumb down and comes over your own head, thrown almost as a backhand.

SLOT SHOT: thrown as a snap, this impacts in the funnel or slot created by an opponent's helm and shield. A fast, powerful blow.

REVERSE SLOT SHOT: virtually identical to #13, but this is thrown somewhat as an overhead/crossover and is used by offhand fighters.

OFFSPEED-SNAP instead of throwing the shot as quickly as you can, this blow begins and hesitates at the shoulder, then continues, causing your opponent to block and drop his guard too early.

PUNCH thrown as a snap without flexing the wrist and using the half of the blade nearest the hilt, for up-close work.

KATA ONE 1. Rising snap. 2. Wrist flick to far side of head. 3. Wrist flick to near side of head. 4. Crossover to far leg while stepping to that side. 5. Riser to head. 6. Bullwhip to head/shoulder area. 7. Wrist flick to far side of head. 8. Stepping around to near side, flat wrap. 9. Continue stepping past flat snap to body, 10. Crossover to inside of near leg. Wavy snap to far side of head. Flat snap to near side of head.	KATA TWO 1. Falling snap to leg. 2. Flat snap to head. 3. Bullwhip. 4. Crossover to leg. 5. Snap to leg. 6. Wrist flick to far side of head. 7. Flat snap to near side of head. 8. Wrist flick to far side of head. 9. Snap to leg. 10. Wrist flick to far side of head. Wrap to leg (falling wrap). Bullwhip.
KATA THREE 1. Snap to leg.- 2. Bullwhip. 3. Snap to leg. 4. Vertical wrap to head. 5. Bullwhip. 6. Wavy snap to far side of head. 7. Flat snap to near side of head. 8. Bullwhip. 9. Rising snap. 10. Wavy snap to far side of head. 11. Snap to leg. 12. Bullwhip.	KATA FOUR 1. Flat snap to head. 2. Wrist flick to far side of head, stepping in that direct 3. Continue stepping wrist flick to near side of head. 4. Wrist flick to far side of head, continue stepping around 5. Falling wrap to leg. 6. Bullwhip. 7. Falling wrap to leg. Crossover to far site of head. Rising snap to near side of head. Wavy snap to far side of heat. Step close, body wrap, step through.
KATE FIVE 1. Bullwhip. 2. Bullwhip. 3. Rising snap to near site of head. 4. Wrist flick to far aide of head. 5. Snap to hear side of head. 6. Rising snap. Bullwhip. Vertical wrap to head.	KATA SIX 1. Falling snap to leg. 2. Crossover shot to leg. 3. Snap to leg. 4. Bullwhip. 5. Snap to head. 6. Wrist flick to far site of head. Bullwhip. Step in and throw wrap to body.
KATA SEVEN Slot shot to head/face. Crossover shot to leg. 3. Riser to be d. 4. Slot shot to head. wrist flick to far side of head. Bullwhip. Wrap to leg. Bullwhip.