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−	'''Gojūshihō''' (“54 Steps”) is a popular [[Kata\|kata]]~~, which~~ is ~~included in the curricula~~ of many karate ~~styles~~. Gojūshihō is long and technically complex, so it is typically reserved for black belts.	+	'''Gojūshihō''' (“54 Steps”) is a popular [[Kata\|kata]] that is part of many karate curricula. Gojūshihō is long and technically complex, so it is typically reserved for black belts.

	No one knows who created Gojūshihō, though its name suggests a Buddhist origin. Buddhists place an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/108_(number)#Buddhism intense numerological significance] on the number 108 and its factors; 108 ÷ 2 = 54. Gojūshihō may have been imported from China, as many of its movements appear in the ''Bubishi'' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wubei_Zhi ''Wubei Zhi'']), a popular military textbook from 1620’s China. Excerpts from this book circulating around Okinawa influenced karate's development. The ''Bubishi'' mentioned a fighting system called “The 54 Steps of the Black Tiger;” which may be Gojūshihō, or one of its evolutionary ancestors.		No one knows who created Gojūshihō, though its name suggests a Buddhist origin. Buddhists place an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/108_(number)#Buddhism intense numerological significance] on the number 108 and its factors; 108 ÷ 2 = 54. Gojūshihō may have been imported from China, as many of its movements appear in the ''Bubishi'' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wubei_Zhi ''Wubei Zhi'']), a popular military textbook from 1620’s China. Excerpts from this book circulating around Okinawa influenced karate's development. The ''Bubishi'' mentioned a fighting system called “The 54 Steps of the Black Tiger;” which may be Gojūshihō, or one of its evolutionary ancestors.

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 #Immediately step your right foot to #3, with your toes pointing to #1, entering an extended right [[Hook stance|hook stance]] facing #3 with a left shutō guard.
 #[[Twisting|Twist]] into a right sleeping [[Crane stance|crane stance]] facing #1. Quickly look to #7, while shooting your arms 45° upward to #7.
-#Quickly look to #3. Drive your left foot down to #3, entering a [[Horse stance|horse stance]] facing #1 with a [[Kyūsho#Groin|groin]]-level[[Double punch|double punch]] to #3.
+#Quickly look to #3. Drive your left foot down to #3, entering a [[Horse stance|horse stance]] facing #1 with a [[Kyūsho#Groin|groin]]-level [[Double punch|double punch]] to #3.
-#[[Twisting|Twist]]into a left [[Cat stance|cat stance]] facing #7 with a right shutō guard.
+#[[Twisting|Twist]] into a left [[Cat stance|cat stance]] facing #7 with a right shutō guard.
 #Execute a right [[Front kick|front kick]] to #7. Upon re-chambering, slide your right foot to #6, entering a right [[Front stance|front stance]] facing #7 with a right shutō guard.
 #Step your left foot to #7, with your toes pointing to #1, entering an extended left [[Hook stance|hook stance]] facing #7 with a right shutō guard.

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-'''Gojūshihō''' (“54 Steps”) is a popular [[Kata|kata]], which is included in the curricula of many karate styles. Gojūshihō is typically reserved for black belts, since it is long and technically complex.
+'''Gojūshihō''' (“54 Steps”) is a popular [[Kata|kata]], which is included in the curricula of many karate styles. Gojūshihō is long and technically complex, so it is typically reserved for black belts.
-No one knows who created this form, though its name suggests a Buddhist origin. Buddhists place an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/108_(number)#Buddhism intense numerological significance] on the number 108 and its factors; 108 ÷ 2 = 54. Gojūshihō may have been imported from China, as many of its movements appear in the Bubishi ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wubei_Zhi Wubei Zhi]), a popular military textbook from 1620’s China. Excerpts from this book circulated around Okinawa, and influenced the development of karate. The Bubishi also refers to a fighting system called “The 54 Steps of the Black Tiger;” which may be Gojūshihō, or one of its evolutionary ancestors.
+No one knows who created Gojūshihō, though its name suggests a Buddhist origin. Buddhists place an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/108_(number)#Buddhism intense numerological significance] on the number 108 and its factors; 108 ÷ 2 = 54. Gojūshihō may have been imported from China, as many of its movements appear in the ''Bubishi'' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wubei_Zhi ''Wubei Zhi'']), a popular military textbook from 1620’s China. Excerpts from this book circulating around Okinawa influenced karate's development. The ''Bubishi'' mentioned a fighting system called “The 54 Steps of the Black Tiger;” which may be Gojūshihō, or one of its evolutionary ancestors.
 ==Directions==

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 #Upon re-chambering, step your right foot to #8, entering a left [[Hook stance|hook stance]] facing #1 with a right supported [[Chūdan uke|chūdan uke]].
 #Step your right foot to #8, entering a right [[Front stance|front stance]] facing #1 with a left [[Downward-fist block|downward-fist block]].
-#Step your left foot to #8, entering a right [[Hook stance|hook stance]] facing #1 with a left [[Uraken-uchi|uraken-uchi]], pulling you left hand into your right armpit.
+#Step your left foot to #8, entering a right [[Hook stance|hook stance]] facing #1 with a left [[Uraken uchi|uraken uchi]], pulling you left hand into your right armpit.
 #Step your right foot to #3, [[Twisting|twisting]] and sinking into a right [[Cat stance|cat stance]] facing #7 with a left shutō guard.
 #[[Cat_stance#Inverted cat stance|Invert your cat stance]], stepping your right foot to #7, entering a right [[Hook stance|hook stance]] facing #6 with a right shutō block.

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 #Rise up, [[Twisting|twisting]] into a right [[Cat stance|cat stance]] facing #3 with a left supported [[Chūdan uke|chūdan uke]].
 #Immediately execute a [[Double punch|double]] [[Ridgehand block|ridge-hand block]], followed by a [[Double punch|double punch]].
-#Step your left foot to #3, [[Transitional stance|transitioning]] into a left [[Sanchin dach|sanchin dachi]], before [[Twisting|twisting]] into a left [[Cat stance|cat stance]] facing #7 with a right supported [[Chūdan uke|chūdan uke]].
+#Step your left foot to #3, [[Transitional stance|transitioning]] into a left [[Sanchin dachi|sanchin dachi]], before [[Twisting|twisting]] into a left [[Cat stance|cat stance]] facing #7 with a right supported [[Chūdan uke|chūdan uke]].
 #Immediately execute a [[Double punch|double]] [[Ridgehand block|ridge-hand block]], followed by a [[Double punch|double punch]].
 #[[Cat_stance#Inverted cat stance|Invert your cat stance]], stepping your left foot to #3, entering a left [[Front stance|front stance]] facing #2 with a left [[Ridgehand block|ridge-hand block]], which immediately turns over into a left [[Grasping block|grasping block]].

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 ==Directions==
 [video of Gojūshihō, performed fast and slow, viewed from cameras at #1, 3, 7, 5. Be sure that you take up the whole frame. A lot of our old kata videos are from too far away, and it hides some detail. ]
+{{#ev:youtube|TCizFcxoVoI|800|center|}}
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−	Gojūshihō (“54 Steps”) is a popular [[Kata\|kata]], which is included in the curricula of many karate styles. Gojūshihō is typically reserved for black belts, since it is long and technically complex.	+	'''Gojūshihō''' (“54 Steps”) is a popular [[Kata\|kata]], which is included in the curricula of many karate styles. Gojūshihō is typically reserved for black belts, since it is long and technically complex.

	No one knows who created this form, though its name suggests a Buddhist origin. Buddhists place an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/108_(number)#Buddhism intense numerological significance] on the number 108 and its factors; 108 ÷ 2 = 54. Gojūshihō may have been imported from China, as many of its movements appear in the Bubishi ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wubei_Zhi Wubei Zhi]), a popular military textbook from 1620’s China. Excerpts from this book were circulated around Okinawa, influencing the development of karate. The Bubishi also refers to a fighting system called “The 54 Steps of the Black Tiger;” which may be Gojūshihō, or one of its evolutionary ancestors.		No one knows who created this form, though its name suggests a Buddhist origin. Buddhists place an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/108_(number)#Buddhism intense numerological significance] on the number 108 and its factors; 108 ÷ 2 = 54. Gojūshihō may have been imported from China, as many of its movements appear in the Bubishi ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wubei_Zhi Wubei Zhi]), a popular military textbook from 1620’s China. Excerpts from this book were circulated around Okinawa, influencing the development of karate. The Bubishi also refers to a fighting system called “The 54 Steps of the Black Tiger;” which may be Gojūshihō, or one of its evolutionary ancestors.

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 Gojūshihō (“54 Steps”) is a popular [[Kata|kata]], which is included in the curricula of many karate styles. Gojūshihō is typically reserved for black belts, since it is long and technically complex.
-No one knows who created this form, though its name suggests a Buddhist origin. Buddhists place an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/108_(number)#Buddhism intense numerological significance] on the number 108 and its factors; 108 ÷ 2 = 54. Gojūshihō may have been imported from China, as many of its movements appear in the Bubishi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wubei_Zhi [Wubei Zhi]), a popular military textbook from 1620’s China. Excerpts from this book were circulated around Okinawa, influencing the development of karate. The Bubishi also refers to a fighting system called “The 54 Steps of the Black Tiger;” which may be Gojūshihō, or one of its evolutionary ancestors.
+No one knows who created this form, though its name suggests a Buddhist origin. Buddhists place an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/108_(number)#Buddhism intense numerological significance] on the number 108 and its factors; 108 ÷ 2 = 54. Gojūshihō may have been imported from China, as many of its movements appear in the Bubishi ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wubei_Zhi Wubei Zhi]), a popular military textbook from 1620’s China. Excerpts from this book were circulated around Okinawa, influencing the development of karate. The Bubishi also refers to a fighting system called “The 54 Steps of the Black Tiger;” which may be Gojūshihō, or one of its evolutionary ancestors.
 ==Directions==
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 #[[Twisting|Twist]] counter-clockwise into an [[Attention stance|attention stance]] facing #5 with a left [[Shutō_block#Outside_knife-hand_block|outside shutō block]], and then a right punch to the opponent’s [[Kyūsho#Solar_plexus|solar plexus]].
 #Slide your right leg back to #2, entering a left [[Front stance|front stance]] facing #5 with a right [[Shutō_block#Downward_knife-hand_block|downward shutō block]].
-#Step your right foot to #4, entering a right front stance facing #5, with a right outside ridge-hand block. Execute a left yokon-nukite to the opponent’s throat.
+#Step your right foot to #4, entering a right [[Front stance|front stance]] facing #5, with a right [[Ridgehand block|ridgehand block]]. Execute a left four-fingered [[Spearhand strike|spearhand strike]] to the opponent’s [[Kyūsho#Windpipe|throat]].
-#Step your left foot to #6, entering a left front stance facing #5, with a left outside ridge-hand block. Execute a right yokon-nukite to the opponent’s throat.
+#Step your left foot to #6, entering a left [[Front stance|front stance]] facing #5, with a left [[Ridgehand block|ridgehand block]]. Execute a right four-fingered [[Spearhand strike|spearhand strike]] to the opponent’s [[Kyūsho#Windpipe|throat]].
-#Step your right foot to #4, entering a right front stance facing #5, with a right outside ridge-hand block. Execute a left yokon-nukite to the opponent’s throat.
+#Step your right foot to #4, entering a right [[Front stance|front stance]] facing #5, with a right [[Ridgehand block|ridgehand block]]. Execute a left four-fingered [[Spearhand strike|spearhand strike]] to the opponent’s [[Kyūsho#Windpipe|throat]].
-#Step your right foot to #7, twisting and sinking into a right cat stance facing #3 with a left shutō guard.
+#Step your right foot to #7, [[Twisting|twisting]] and sinking into a right [[Cat stance|cat stance]] facing #3 with a left shutō guard.
-#Execute a left front snap kick to #3. Upon re-chambering, slide your left foot to #4, entering a left front stance facing #3 with a left shutō guard.
+#Execute a left [[Front kick|front kick]] to #3. Upon re-chambering, slide your left foot to #4, entering a left [[Front stance|front stance]] facing #3 with a left shutō guard.
-#Immediately step your right foot to #3, with your toes pointing to #1, entering an extended right hook stance facing #3 with a left shutō guard.
+#Immediately step your right foot to #3, with your toes pointing to #1, entering an extended right [[Hook stance|hook stance]] facing #3 with a left shutō guard.
-#Twist into a right sleeping crane stance facing #1, Shoot your arms 45° upward to #7, with open hands. Look in that direction.
+#[[Twisting|Twist]] into a right sleeping [[Crane stance|crane stance]] facing #1. Quickly look to #7, while shooting your arms 45° upward to #7.
-#Drive your left foot down to #3, entering a kiba dachi facing #1 with a double punch to groin level. Look in that direction.
+#Quickly look to #3. Drive your left foot down to #3, entering a [[Horse stance|horse stance]] facing #1 with a [[Kyūsho#Groin|groin]]-level[[Double punch|double punch]] to #3.
-#Twist into a left cat stance facing #7 with a right shutō guard.
+#[[Twisting|Twist]]into a left [[Cat stance|cat stance]] facing #7 with a right shutō guard.
-#Execute a right front snap kick to #7. Upon re-chambering, slide your right foot to #6, entering a right front stance facing #7 with a right shutō guard.
+#Execute a right [[Front kick|front kick]] to #7. Upon re-chambering, slide your right foot to #6, entering a right [[Front stance|front stance]] facing #7 with a right shutō guard.
-#Step your left foot to #7, with your toes pointing to #1, entering an extended left hook stance facing #7 with a right shutō guard.
+#Step your left foot to #7, with your toes pointing to #1, entering an extended left [[Hook stance|hook stance]] facing #7 with a right shutō guard.
-#Twist into a left sleeping crane stance facing #1, Shoot your arms 45° upward to #3, with open hands. Look in that direction.
+#[[Twisting|Twist]] into a left sleeping [[Crane stance|crane stance]] facing #1. Quickly look to #3, while shooting your arms 45° upward to #3.
-#Drive your left foot down to #7, entering a kiba dachi facing #1 with double punch to groin level. Look in that direction.
+#Quickly look to #7. Drive your right foot down to #7, entering a [[Horse stance|horse stance]] facing #1 with a [[Kyūsho#Groin|groin]]-level [[Double punch|double punch]] to #7.
-#Slide your right foot to #1, entering a left full-side-facing to #3, with a downward hammer-fist strike to the opponent’s groin at #1. Your open left hand covers the right side of your face.
+#Slide your right foot to #1, entering a left [[Full-side-facing|full-side-facing]] to #3, with a [[Hammerfist_strike#Downward_hammerfist_strike|downward hammerfist strike]] to the opponent’s [[Kyūsho#Groin|groin]] at #1. Your open left hand covers the right side of your face.
-#Twist into a left cat stance facing #1 with a right downward backfist. Your open left hand is inside your right armpit, covering your exposed ribs.
+#[[Twisting|Twist]] into a left [[Cat stance|cat stance]] facing #1 with a right downward [[Backfist strike|backfist strike]]. Your open left hand is inside your right armpit, covering your exposed [[Kyūsho#Floating_ribs|ribs]].
-#Step your right foot to #2, twisting into a right cat stance facing #5 with a left shutō block.
+#Step your right foot to #2, [[[[Twisting|twisting]] into a right [[Cat stance|cat stance]] facing #5 with a left shutō block.
-#Execute a left grasping block. Step your right foot to #5, entering a left full-side-facing to #7, with a downward hammer-fist strike to the opponent’s groin at #5.
+#Execute a left [[Grasping block|grasping block]]. Step your right foot to #5, entering a left [[Full-side-facing|full-side-facing]] to #7, with a [[Hammerfist_strike#Downward_hammerfist_strike|downward hammerfist strike]] to the opponent’s [[Kyūsho#Groin|groin]] at #5.
-#Reset into a kiba dachi facing #7, with a left side shutō guard to #1.
+#Reset into a [[Horse stance|horse stance]] facing #7, with a left side shutō guard to #1.
-#Slap opponent’s hand down with left palm. Reach across chest and grab opponent’s hand with right hand.
+#Slap the opponent’s hand down with your left hand. Reach across your chest to grab the opponent’s hand with your right hand.
-#Step right foot to #2, entering a left hook stance facing #1 with a left uraken uchi, pulling right hand to left armpit.
+#Step your right foot to #2, entering a left [[Hook stance|hook stance]] facing #1 with a left [[Uraken uchi|uraken uchi]], pulling your right hand to your left armpit.
-#Step your right foot back to #6, entering a left front stance facing #1 with a left downward-fist block.
+#Step your right foot back to #6, entering a left [[Front stance|front stance]] facing #1 with a left [[Downward-fist block|downward-fist block]].
-#Immediately execute a double outside ridge-hand block.
+#Immediately execute a [[Double punch|double]] [[Ridgehand block|ridgehand block]].
-#Reach forward and grab the opponent by both lapels, pulling them down into a left knee snap kick.
+#Reach forward and grab the opponent by both lapels, pulling them down into a left [[Knee kick|knee kick]].
-#Step your right foot to #2, entering a right hook stance facing #1. Execute a left side snap kick to #3.
+#Step your right foot to #2, entering a right [[Hook stance|hook stance]] facing #1. Execute a left [[Side kick|side kick]] to #3.
-#Upon re-chambering, step your right foot to #8, entering a left hook stance facing #1 with a right supportive block.
+#Upon re-chambering, step your right foot to #8, entering a left [[Hook stance|hook stance]] facing #1 with a right supported [[Chūdan uke|chūdan uke]].
-#Step your right foot to #8, entering a right front stance facing #1 with a left downward-fist block.
+#Step your right foot to #8, entering a right [[Front stance|front stance]] facing #1 with a left [[Downward-fist block|downward-fist block]].
-#Step your left foot to #8, entering a right hook stance facing #1 with a left uraken-uchi, left hand under right armpit.
+#Step your left foot to #8, entering a right [[Hook stance|hook stance]] facing #1 with a left [[Uraken-uchi|uraken-uchi]], pulling you left hand into your right armpit.
-#Step your right foot to #3, twisting and sinking into a right cat stance facing #7 with a left shutō guard.
+#Step your right foot to #3, [[Twisting|twisting]] and sinking into a right [[Cat stance|cat stance]] facing #7 with a left shutō guard.
-#Invert your cat stance, stepping your right foot to #7, entering a right hook stance facing #6 with a right shutō block.
+#[[Cat_stance#Inverted cat stance|Invert your cat stance]], stepping your right foot to #7, entering a right [[Hook stance|hook stance]] facing #6 with a right shutō block.
 #Step your left foot to #7, entering a left front stance facing #6 with a left cross-body block. Execute a reverse punch.
 #Twist and sink into a left cat stance facing #3 with a right shutō guard.