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YellowHatGuy at 04:37, 11 February 2018

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 ==Directions==
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 #Quickly look to #2. Take a small step to #6 with your right leg and draw your left leg into a right [[Cat stance|cat stance]] facing #2, with a left [[Naifu-kinniku|naifu-kinniku]].
 #Quickly look to #8. Take a small step with your left leg to #4, and draw your right leg into a left [[Cat stance|cat stance]] facing #8 with right [[Naifu-kinniku|naifu-kinniku]].

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 In Movement 5, you do not pull your hands to your hips when you pull into cat stance. The next attack comes too fast for any pause or hesitation,
-Pay attention to the slap-grab-uraken combination from Movement 15, as it will occur again in later [[Kata|kata]], and it is an excellent way to [[Maai#Closing the distance|close the distance]] in [[Kumite|sparring]]. This is combination, and its variants, are common to many martial arts. (For example, aikidōka use the slap-grab combination to setup [[kokyūhō|kokyūhō]].)
+The slap-grab-uraken combination from Movement 15 is common to many martial arts. (For example, aikidōka use the slap-grab combination to setup [[kokyūhō|kokyūhō]].) This combination occurs in many [[Kata|kata]], and it is an excellent way to [[Maai#Closing the distance|close the distance]] in [[Kumite|sparring]].
 The directions for Movement 17 do not explicitly state to grab the opponent’s shirt with your left hand to pull them into the [[Makkikomi-shutō_uchi|makkikomi-shutō]], because it's an implied part of every makkikomi-shutō.

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−	'''Yonaka''' (“Midnight”) ~~is a~~ [[Novice students\|novice-]] to [[Intermediate\|intermediate]]~~-level form~~. While Yonaka may not have everything you ''want'', it has everything you ''need''. Yonaka is an excellent segue from simple evade-block-counter drills into more complex situations like grabs, and skilled opponents who block your counterattack.	+	'''Yonaka''' (“Midnight”) bridges the gap between [[Novice students\|novice]] and [[Intermediate\|intermediate]] levels. While Yonaka may not have everything you ''want'', it has everything you ''need''. Yonaka is an excellent segue from simple evade-block-counter drills into more complex situations like grabs, and skilled opponents who block your counterattack.

	Yonaka is universally appreciated; we’ve never had a student who did not enjoy this form.		Yonaka is universally appreciated; we’ve never had a student who did not enjoy this form.

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 #Step your right foot to #8, entering left [[Hook stance|hook stance]] facing #5 with right [[Cross-body block|cross-body block]]. Right [[Front kick|front kick]].
 #Upon re-chambering slide your right foot out to #4, slapping opponent’s arm down with your right hand. Reach over and grab the opponent’s wrist with a left [[Grasping block|grasping block]]. Immediately pull your left foot up to a right [[Hook stance|hook stance]] facing #7, pulling the opponent into a right [[Uraken uchi|uraken uchi]] to #5. <br/><br/> ''This is a "slap-[[Grasping block|grab]]-[[Uraken uchi|uraken]]."''
-#[[Hook stance#Inverted hook stance||Invert your hook stance]] and [[Nami-ashi uke|nami-ashi]] bringing your right palm to your left ear, and guarding your [[Kyūsho#Floating_ribs|floating ribs]] with your left hand. Step into a [[Horse stance|horse stance]]facing #7, grabbing your opponent’s shirt with your left hand and pulling them into a right [[Hammerfist_strike#Downward_hammerfist_strike|downward hammerfist strike]] to their [[Kyūsho#Groin|groin]] at #5.
+#[[Hook stance#Inverted hook stance|Invert your hook stance]] and [[Nami-ashi uke|nami-ashi]] bringing your right palm to your left ear, and guarding your [[Kyūsho#Floating_ribs|floating ribs]] with your left hand. Step into a [[Horse stance|horse stance]]facing #7, grabbing your opponent’s shirt with your left hand and pulling them into a right [[Hammerfist_strike#Rear_hammerfist_strikee|rear hammerfist strike]] to their [[Kyūsho#Groin|groin]] at #5.
 #Immediately follow-up with a right [[Makkikomi-shutō uchi|makkikomi-shutō]] to the opponent’s [[Kyūsho#Side_of_the_neck|neck]] at #5.
 #Quickly look to #1. [[Twisting|Twist]] into a right [[Cat stance|cat stance]], facing #1 with a left [[Shutō_block#Outside_knife-hand_block|outside shutō block]].

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 Movements 7-8 are a defense against a right [[Haymaker|haymaker]]. This demonstrates the elegant and definitive nature of the [[Mountain punch|mountain punch]].
-Movements 9-11 are a defense against a front choke or double lapel grab. The [[Kakiwake uke|kakiwake uke]] breaks the attacker’s hold.  Executing the [[Nami-ashi |nami-ashi]] will trick the attacker into thinking you offer no resistance, since you are not pushing back. As the opponent pushes forward, you assume a solid stance. The opponent will impale themselves on your oncoming strikes, giving them additional power.
+Movements 9-11 are a defense against a front choke or double lapel grab. The [[Kakiwake uke|kakiwake uke]] breaks the attacker’s hold.  Executing the [[Nami-ashi_uke|nami-ashi]] will trick the attacker into thinking you offer no resistance, since you are not pushing back. As the opponent pushes forward, you assume a solid stance. The opponent will impale themselves on your oncoming strikes, giving them additional power.
 Movements 13-16 describe a mini-battle with a more resilient opponent:

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 *The opponent slithers back, as in [[Futatsu Mae Undō no Karatedō|Futastu-Mae]], into a left [[Back stance|back stance]] with a left [[Downward-fist block|downward-fist block]].
 *You immediately attack again with a [[Backfist strike|backfist strike]], which the opponent attempts to quickly defend with a left [[Cross-body block|cross-body block]]. Seeing that the technique will fail, you drive it down, deflecting the opponent’s arm with a slap-[[Grasping block|grab]]-[[Uraken uchi|uraken]].
-*The follow-up strike to the groin causes the opponent to lurch forward, adding additional momentum to your [[Maikkikomi-shutō_uchi|maikkikomi-shutō]] for the coup-de-grâce.
+*The follow-up strike to the groin causes the opponent to lurch forward, adding additional momentum to your [[Makkikomi-shutō_uchi|makkikomi-shutō]] for the coup-de-grâce.
 Movements 17-19 describe recovering from attack that has gone wrong. When the opponent at #1 tries to sneak up on you, you attempt to smash their [[Kyūsho#Side_of_the_jaw|jaw]] or [[Kyūsho#Temples|temple]] with an [[Hammerfist_strike#Inside_hammerfist_strike|inside hammerfist strike]]. The opponent, who has recovered from the beating they took earlier in the [[Kata|kata]], is tired of your tricks, they reach across and grab your hammerfist out of the air (this is the setup for gokyō, an [[Ikkyō|ikkyō]] variant for defenses against attacks to the side of the head). Quickly, you reach over your hand, peel their hand off, setting up a [[Wristlock|wristlock]]. [[Kneeling|Kneel]] and throw a [[Hook punch|hook punch]]. The downward motion and [[Reciprocal action|reciprocal action]] will complete the [[Manipulations_and_Takedowns|takedown]]. If the opponent resists, they will be pulled off balance, leaving themselves open for the punch to strike their [[Kyūsho#Kidneys|kidney]].

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 Pay attention to the slap-grab-uraken combination from Movement 15, as it will occur again in later [[Kata|kata]], and it is an excellent way to [[Close the distance|close the distance]] in [[Kumite|sparring]]. This is combination, and its variants, are common to many martial arts. (For example, aikidōka use the slap-grab combination to setup [[kokyūhō|kokyūhō]].)
-The directions for Movement 17 do not explicitly state to use the left hand to grab the opponent’s shirt and pull them into the [[Makkikomi-shutō_uchi|makkikomi-shutō]], because it is implied to be a part of every makkikomi-shutō; it goes without saying.
+The directions for Movement 17 do not explicitly state to grab the opponent’s shirt with your left hand to pull them into the [[Makkikomi-shutō_uchi|makkikomi-shutō]], because it's an implied part of every makkikomi-shutō.
 ==Bunkai==

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−	'''Yonaka''' (“Midnight”) is a [[Novice students\|novice]] to [[Intermediate]] level form. While it may not have everything you ''want'', it has everything you ''need''. It is an excellent segue from evade-block-counter drills into more complex situations, like grabs and ~~confronting~~ skilled opponents who block your ~~initial~~ counterattack.	+	'''Yonaka''' (“Midnight”) is a [[Novice students\|novice-]] to [[Intermediate\|intermediate]]-level form. While Yonaka may not have everything you ''want'', it has everything you ''need''. Yonaka is an excellent segue from simple evade-block-counter drills into more complex situations like grabs, and skilled opponents who block your counterattack.

	Yonaka is universally appreciated; we’ve never had a student who did not enjoy this form.		Yonaka is universally appreciated; we’ve never had a student who did not enjoy this form.