Kihon no Tekkō

Kihon no Tekkō is Funio Demura's collection of the basics of tekkōjutsu, which is compatible with either version of tekkō.

Directions

[Kihon no Tekkō, 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. From an attention stance, bow with the tekkō in your right hand.
2. , then return to a ready stance.
3. Step your left foot out to #2, entering a left front stance facing #1, with a left downward block.
4. Slide your right foot out to #8, entering a right front stance facing #1, with a right hook punch and a left reverse punch.
5. Slide your left foot out to #2, entering a left front stance facing #1, with a left hook punch and a right reverse punch.
6. Slide your right foot out to #8, entering a right front stance facing #1, with a right chudan uke. Throw a right [front-foot punch|jab] to the eyes and a left reverse punch to the abdomen.
7. Step your left foot out to #6, entering a left front stance facing #5, with a left downward block.
8. Slide your right foot out to #4, entering a right front stance facing #5, with a right hook punch and a left reverse punch.
9. Slide your left foot out to #6, entering a left front stance facing #5, with a left hook punch and a right reverse punch.
10. Slide your right foot out to #4, entering a right front stance facing #5, with a right chudan uke. Throw a right [front-foot punch|jab] to the eyes and a left reverse punch to the abdomen.

1. Retract the right sai and shift into a left back stance with a right rising block. Shift forward into a left front stance with a reverse punch.
2. Slide your left foot out to #2, entering a left front stance facing #1, extending the left sai into a downward block.
3. Retract the left sai and shift into a right back stance with a left rising block. Shift forward into a left front stance with a reverse punch.
4. Pull back into a right cat stance, facing #1, extending both sai with vertical flips, and pulling your hands to your hips.
5. Slide your left foot out to #2, entering a left front stance facing #1 with a rising X-block. Slightly twist both sai inward, trapping and locking the opponent’s weapon within the sai’s prongs.
6. Pull the sai back, overhead, with a right front kick to #1.
7. Upon re-chambering, twist and slide your right foot out to #3, entering a horse stance facing #5 with double downward blocks to #3 and #7.
8. Pull your right foot in and retract both sai. Immediately slide your right foot to #2, entering a left fighting stance to #5 with a left guard.
9. Slide your right foot to #4, entering a right front stance facing #5, extend the right sai and downward block. Rotate your right wrist counter-clockwise for a parry.
10. Retract the sai and slide back into a left cat stance, facing #5 with a left uppercut to the opponent’s chin.
11. Slide your right foot to #4, entering a right front stance facing #5, extending the right sai with a vertical flip and stab.
12. Slide your left foot to #6, entering a left front stance facing #5, extend the left sai and downward block. Rotate your left wrist clockwise for a parry.
13. Retract the sai and slide back into a right cat stance facing #5 with a right uppercut to the opponent’s chin.
14. Slide your left foot to #6, entering a right front stance facing #5, extending the left sai with a vertical flip and stab.
15. Slide your right foot to #4, entering a right front stance facing #5, extending the right sai for a downward block. Rotate your right wrist counter-clockwise for a parry.
16. Retract the sai and slide back into a left cat stance facing #5 with a left uppercut to the opponent’s chin.
17. Slide your right foot to #4, entering a right front stance facing #5, extending the right sai with a vertical flip and stab.
18. Quickly look to #7. Twist into a right cat stance facing #7, pulling your hands to your right hip (crossing the sai handles).
19. Slide your left foot to #8, entering a left front stance facing #7, while extending the left sai into a downward block.
20. Retract the sai and pull into a right cat stance facing #7, with a left rising block.
21. Slide your left foot out to #8, entering a front stance facing #7. Reverse punch, front-foot punch, rear leg front kick, and reverse punch.
22. Quickly look over your left shoulder to #3. Twist into a left cat stancefacing #3, pulling your hands to your right hip (crossing the sai handles).
23. Slide your left foot to #2, entering a right front stance facing #3, while extending the right sai into a downward block.
24. Retract the sai and pull into a left cat stance facing #3, with a right rising block.
25. Slide your right foot out to #2, entering a front stance facing #3. Reverse punch, front-foot punch, rear leg front kick, and reverse punch.
26. Quickly look to #5. Twist into a right cat stance facing #5, pulling your hands to your right hip (crossing the sai handles).
27. Slide your left foot to #6, entering a left front stance facing #5, while extending the left sai into a downward block.
28. Retract the sai and pull into a right cat stance facing #5, with a left rising block.
29. Slide your left foot out to #6, entering a front stance facing #5. Reverse punch, front-foot punch, rear leg front kick, and reverse punch.
30. Quickly look over your left shoulder to #1. Right nami-ashi, stepping your right foot to #5, entering a horse stance facing #7 with a double behind-the-back pressing block, with your wrists on the back of your hips.
31. Shift into a right, one-line back stance facing #1 with a left rising block.
32. Slide back into a rightcat stance facing #1 while extending the left sai into a downward block.
33. Invert your cat stance, retracting the sai and crossing their handles for a downward X-block.
34. Lift your right knee towards #7, then step your right foot to #1, with your toes pointing to #7. Pull your hands to your right hip (crossing the sai handles).
35. Straighten your right foot, and execute a left front kick.
36. Upon re-chambering, step your left foot out to #2 entering a left front stance facing #1 while extending the left sai into a downward block. Retract the sai and reverse punch.
37. Quickly look over your left shoulder to #5. Right nami-ashi stepping your right foot to #1, entering a horse stance facing #3 with a double behind-the-back pressing block, with your wrists on the back of your hips.
38. Shift into a right, one-line back stance facing #5 with a left rising block.
39. Slide back into a right cat stance facing #1 while extending the left sai into a downward block.
40. Invert your cat stance, retracting the sai and crossing their handles for a downward X-block.
41. Lift your right knee towards #3, then step your right foot to #5, with your toes pointing to #3. Pull your hands to your right hip (crossing the sai handles).
42. Straighten your right foot, and execute a left front kick.
43. Upon re-chambering, step your left foot out to #6 entering a left front stance facing #5 while extending the left sai into a downward block. Retract the sai and reverse punch.
44. Quickly look over your left shoulder to #1. Right nami-ashi, stepping your right foot to #5, entering a horse stance facing #7 with a double behind-the-back pressing block, with your wrists on the back of your hips.
45. Shift into a left sleeping crane stance facing #1 with a left rising block and simultaneously extending the right sai with a vertical flip, pulling it to your right hip, with the tip pointing down.
46. Retract the sai and slide your right foot to #6, entering a right front stance facing #7, extending the right sai into a horizontal strike. Rotate your right wrist counter-clockwise for a parry. Retract the sai, then reverse and front-foot punch.
47. Shift into a left fighting stance facing #1 with a left guard.
48. Slide your right foot forward, into an attention stance facing #1 with chest-level double Figure-8 twirl, then pull your hands to your hips. Bow.

Notes

To aid in the development of muscle memory, this kata has many repeated series.

When using your reciprocal action, only rotate your hands a quarter-turn when using the sai. Otherwise, you’ll scrape yourself with the tine.

Bunkai

Many possible bunkai exist for any one kata. This is one example, where the tekkō is used in various ways to against opponents armed with bō.

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