Junro shodan as the name suggests is the first kata in the Junro series. It trains push and pull which is the variation of distance via hip and leg control. The core of the kata is the control of the support leg. The student learns how to quickly change distance (ma’ai) by moving from zenkutsu dachi to neko ashi dachi and back to zenkutsu dachi. The kata concentrates on the Gyaku Zuki punch.
The main focus of Junro Shodan is on the changes of distance (Japanese 間合い , maai ) by several position changes, especially in and out of Neko-ashi-dachi ( Katzenfußstellung ). This is by sound control, starting from the leg (Japanese 轴足 , jikuashi ), by pulling and pushing (Japanese引き押し , hikioshi happen).
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