Harimau Juru

Directions

[video of Harimau Juru 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. ]

1. Quickly perform the following:
   • Pull your right foot into an attention stance facing #1.
   • Slide your right foot out to #7, entering a ready stance facing #1, with your arms still at your sides as in attention stance.
   • Pull your right foot back into an attention stance, facing #1.
2. Execute a right knee kick to #1. Upon rechambering, set your right foot down to #6, and enter a right cat stance facing #1. Quickly execute the following to the opponent at #1:
   • Double hook punches to their temples.
   • Double tate tsuki to their face.
   • Double cross-body block.
   • Without rechambering, execute a double uraken uchi.
   • Rising X-block (with closed fists).
   • Finish by stepping your left foot out to #2, and entering a left front stance facing #1 with a mountain punch (with your right arm on top).
3. Twist into a left cat stance facing #7, with a right thumb-knuckle block.
4. The opponent attacks with front choke from #7. Run both thumb-knuckles down their arms from their shoulder to their elbow. Then arc your hands up and forward, completing the circular motion by jabbing your thumbs into their eyes.
5. Reach your right hand behind opponent’s head at #7. Step your right foot out to #6, into a right front stance facing #7, with a left inside elbow strike.
6. Execute a left outside shuto block, then reach your left hand behind opponent’s head at #7. Twist into a right front stance facing #1, with a right inside elbow strike.
7. Execute a right outside shuto block, and use both hands to push the opponent’s head down into a [[Knee kick|knee kick] to #8.
8. Immediately step your right foot to #1, entering a right hook stance facing #1, with a left rising shuto block.
9. Execute a left front snap kick to #1. Upon re-chambering, slide your left foot out to #2, entering a left front stance facing #1 with a right, then left, hiraken uchi at solar plexus-level to #1.
10. Immediately reach behind the opponent’s head with your left hand, and twist into a left hook stance facing #3, with a right inside elbow strike.
11. Execute a right nami-ashi, and step your right foot to #1 and entering a horse stance facing #3 with a simultaneous left pressing block and a right reverse elbow strike to #7.
12. Quickly look to #5. Twist into a right cat stance facing #5 with a left naifu-kinniku.
13. Execute a left front kick to #5. Upon re-chambering, return to a right cat stance. Invert your cat stance, and step your right foot to #3, entering a right front stance facing #4 with a left pressing block. Execute a right koko uchi at throat-level to #4.
14. Quickly look to #6. Twist into a left front stance facing #6, with a left knifu kiniku. Execute a right hiraken uchi at solar-plexus-level to #6.
15. Quickly look to #1. Execute a right nami ashi, stepping your right foot to #5, entering a transitional left sanchin dachi facing #6, with your hands on the right hip. Immediately twist into a right cat stance, facing #1, with a simultaneous right rising and left forward shuto blocks (these blocks remain on the centerline, as in the beginning of Heian Yodan).
16. Shift into a left kake dachi facing #1 with a Kusanku left rising shuto block, and a right tate shuto.
17. Execute a right front snap kick, then your step right foot out to #8, entering a right front stance to #1, with a right downward shuto block. Execute a left hiraken at solar-plexus level to #1.
18. Execute a left nami ashi, and set your foot down to #1, entering a right full-side-facing (with your chest to #7).
19. Shift into a left full-side-facing (with your chest to #7) with a right ude uke.
20. Kneel on your right knee, facing #1. Point your right elbow upward, to shield your head with your arm.
21. Rise up into a right full-side-facing (with your chest to #7), with a right thumb-knuckle block, immediately followed by a left palm heel to the opponent’s side at #7.
22. Quickly look to #1. Step your left foot out to #6, entering a right kake dachi facing #1, with a left outside ridge hand block.
23. Step your left foot out to #2, entering a left front stance facing #1, with a left outside shuto block. Execute a right, then left hiraken at solar plexus-level to #1, followed by a right inside ridgehand strike at neck-level to #1.
24. Two-hand lapel grab to #1, pulling the opponent into a right knee kick. Set your right foot down to #1, entering a left full side-facing (with your chest to #3), and pull your hands to your left hip for a tai-otoshi.
25. Slide your right foot to #6, entering a right cat stance facing #2, with a kakiwake uke (with closed fists).
26. Step your left foot to #5, then immediately your step right foot to #4, entering a left kake dachi facing #1, with a right thumb-knuckle block. Execute a left hiraken uchi at solar plexus-level to #1.
27. Step your left foot back to #4, entering a right front stance, facing #1 with a right downward shuto block. Execute a left hiraken uchi at solar plexus-level to #1.
28. Step your left foot to #6, entering a right back stance facing #1, with a left outside shuto uke.
29. Pull your hands to your hips as you execute a left nami ashi. Step your left foot to #2, entering a left front stance facing #1, with a rising X-block (with open hands).
30. Pull your hands to your hips as you execute a left nami ashi. Step your left foot to #3 and enter a kiba dachi facing #1, with a downward X-block (open hands).
31. Pull hands to your hips as you draw your right leg in, entering an attention stance. Goshin-Jutsu bow.

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