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Notes on Kata Shinsei Sho and Shinsei Ni

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Kata Shinsei Dai
   
1 Right foot forward kamae              
2 Left foot forward kamae 
3 Left foot forward kamae  Snake Encoils Bough
4 Left foot forward kamae
5 Left or right foot forward kamae
   
   
  Willow Yields to Wind   Broken up
  Crane Turns on Foe   Broken up
  Dragon Lashes Tail   Broken up
  Dolphin Breaks Free   Broken up  Use half nelson sequence
  Mountain Stands Strong   Broken up
   
  Tiger added
  Horse added
  Snake added
  Monk added
Warrior added
   
   
 

Twelve elementary vital points:

   

a)         Eyes

 

b)         Ears

 

c)         Nose

 

d)         Mandible

 

e)         Throat

 

f)          Inside upper arm

 

g)         Fingers and thumbs

 

h)         Abdomen

 

i)          Testicles

 

j)          Inner thigh

 

k)         Shin

  l)          Instep
   
   
   

Twenty two vital points:   This list adds a further ten vital points to the elementary list.  These are identified in red. 

   
 

1.          Hair

2.         Eyes

 

3.         Nose

 

4.         Ears

 

5.         Mandible

 

6.         Carotid artery

 

7.         Throat

 

8.          Back of head

 

9.          Back of neck

 

10.        Sternum bone

 

11.        Solar plexus

 

12.        Rib cage

 

13.         Abdomen

 

14.         Testicles

 

15.         Inner upper arm

 

16.         Wrist

 

17.         Back of hand

 

18.          Fingers and thumbs

 

19.          Inner thigh

 

20.         Shin

 

21.         Knee

  22.         Instep
   
   
3.

Thirty four vital points: The following list introduces six vital point groupings which will form the basis for learning all 101 Shinseido vital points.   The new vital points are marked in red. 

   
  Vital point groupings:
   
  A.          Frontal centre line                        (Final total of  21   points)
  B.          Posterior centre line                    (Final total of     9    points)
  C.          Antero-lateral line                        (Final total of  14   points)
  D.          Upper lateral scroll                      (Final total of 10   points)
  H.          Upper extremity                           (Final total of 26   points)
  F.          Lower extremity                           (Final total of 21   points)
   
   
  Group A: Frontal centre line             (7 of 21 points)
   
 

1.          Hair

 

2.          Nose

 

3.          Throat

 

4.          Sternum bone

 

5.          Solar plexus

 

6.          Abdomen

7.          Testicles
   
   
  Group B: Posterior centre line ( 5 of 9 points)
   
  8           Back of head             (occipital bone)
 

9.          Back of neck              (3rd intervertebral space)

 

10.        Middle of the spine  (1st lumbar vertebra)

 

11.        Lumbar curve (5th lumbar vertebra)

  12.        Base of spine            (coccyx)
   
   
 

Group C: Antero-lateral line (9 of 14 points)

   
 

13.       Eyes

 

14.       Mandible

 

15.       Carotid artery

 

16.       Inferior aspect of sternocleidomastoid muscle

 

17.       Clavicle

 

18.       Pectoral muscle

 

Rib cage:

 

19.       7th intercostal space

 

20.      11th intercostal space lateral (floating ribs)

  21.      4th intercostal space
   
   
  Group D: Upper lateral aspect  (2 of 10 points)
   

22.      Ears

  23.      Temple
   
   
  Group E: Upper extremity             (5 of 26 points)
   
 

24.     Inner upper arm

 

25.     Elbow

 

26.     Wrist

 

27.     Back of the hand

  28.     Fingers and thumbs
   
   
 

Group F: Lower extremity     (6 of 21 points)

   
 

29.     Inner thigh

 

30.     Knee

 

31.     Shin

 

32.     Calf muscles

 

33.     Ankle

  34.     Instep