American Kenpo Coordination Set 1

COORDINATION SET 1


Note: The Coordination Set 1 consists of ten sets of the same actions. The left foot is the pivot except for when it is lifted to kick or step down into a training horse stance.

Start from a meditating horse stance facing 12:00

SET I:

1. Drop your right foot back to 6:00 so you're facing 12:00 in a left neutral bow while simultaneously delivering a left outward block and a right back elbow strike.
2. Turn your outward block into a left punch to the head.
3. Shift into a left forward bow while delivering a right reverse punch to the solar plexus and a left back elbow strike.
4. Simultaneously deliver a right rear leg front snap kick to the groin and a left hand punch to the head with a right back elbow strike.
5. Plant into a left forward bow while delivering a right reverse punch to the solar plexus with a left back elbow strike.

SET II:

1. Step through with your right foot into a right neutral bow while delivering a right outward block and keeping your left hand palm up on hip.
2. Turn your outward block into a right punch to the head.
3. Shift into a right forward bow while simultaneously delivering a left hand punch to the head and a right back elbow strike.
4. Simultaneously deliver a left rear leg front snap kick to the groin and a right reverse punch to the solar plexus while keeping your left hand palm up on hip.
5. Turn into a right forward bow while delivering a left reverse punch to the solar plexus with a right back elbow strike.

SET III:

1. Drop your right foot back to 3:00, so you're facing 9:00 in a left neutral bow while simultaneously delivering a left outward block and a right back elbow strike.
2. Turn your outward block into a left punch to the head.
3. Shift into a left forward bow while delivering a right reverse punch to the solar plexus and a left back elbow strike.
4. Simultaneously deliver a right rear leg front snap kick to the groin and a left hand punch to the head with a right back elbow strike.
5. Turn into a left forward bow while delivering a right reverse punch to the solar plexus with a left back elbow strike.

SET IV:

1. Step through with your right foot into a right neutral bow while delivering a right outward block and keeping your left hand palm up on hip.
2. Turn your outward block into a right punch to the head.
3. Shift into a right forward bow while simultaneously delivering a left reverse punch to the solar plexus and a right back elbow strike.
4. Simultaneously deliver a left rear leg front snap kick to the groin and a right hand punch to the head while keeping your left hand palm up on hip.
5. Turn into a right forward bow while delivering a left reverse punch to the solar plexus with a right back elbow strike.

SET V:

1. Drop your right foot back to 12:00 so you're facing 6:00 in a left neutral bow while simultaneously delivering a left outward block and a right back elbow strike.
2. Turn your outward block into a left punch to the head.
3. Shift into a left forward bow while delivering a right reverse punch to the solar plexus and a left back elbow strike.
4. Simultaneously deliver a right rear leg front snap kick to the groin and a left hand punch to the head with a right back elbow strike.
5. Turn into a left forward bow while delivering a right reverse punch to the solar plexus with a left back elbow strike.

SET VI:

1. Step through with your right foot into a right neutral bow while delivering a right outward block and keeping your left hand palm up on hip.
2. Turn your outward block into a right punch to the head.
3. Shift into a right forward bow while simultaneously delivering a left reverse punch to the solar plexus and a right back elbow strike.
4. Simultaneously deliver a left rearrange front snap kick to the groin and a right hand punch to the head while keeping your left hand palm up on hip.
5. Turn into a right forward bow while delivering a left reverse punch to the solar plexus with a right back elbow strike.

SET VII:

1. Drop your right foot back to 9:00, so you're facing 3:00 in a left neutral bow while simultaneously delivering a left outward block and a right back elbow strike.
2. Turn your outward block into a left punch to the head.
3. Shift into a left forward bow while delivering a right reverse punch to the solar plexus and a left back elbow strike.
4. Simultaneously deliver a right rear leg front snap kick to the groin and a left hand punch to the head with a right back elbow strike.
5. Turn into a left forward bow while delivering a right reverse punch to the solar plexus with a left back elbow strike.

SET VIII:

1. Step through with your right foot into a right neutral bow while delivering a right outward block and keeping your left hand palm up on hip.
2. Turn your outward block into a right punch to the head.
3. Shift into a right forward bow while simultaneously delivering a left reverse punch to the solar plexus and a right back elbow strike.
4. Simultaneously deliver a left rear leg front snap kick to the groin and a right hand punch to the head while keeping your left hand palm up on your hip.
5. Turn into a right forward bow while delivering a left reverse punch to the solar plexus with a right back elbow strike.

SET IX:

1. Drop your right foot back to 6:00 so you're facing 12:00 in a left neutral bow while simultaneously delivering a left outward block and a right back elbow strike.
2. Turn your outward block into a left punch to the head.
3. Shift into a left forward bow while delivering a right reverse punch to the solar plexus and a left back elbow strike.
4. Simultaneously deliver a right rear leg front snap kick to the groin and a left hand punch to the head with a right back elbow strike.
5. Turn into a left forward bow while delivering a right reverse punch to the solar plexus with a left back elbow strike.

SET X:

1. Step through with your right foot into a right neutral bow while delivering a right outward block and keeping your left hand palm up on hip.
2. Turn your outward block into a right punch to the head.
3. Shift into a right forward bow while simultaneously delivering a left reverse punch to the solar plexus and a right back elbow strike.
4. Simultaneously deliver a left rear leg front snap kick to the groin and a right hand punch to the head while keeping your left hand palm up on your hip.
5. Turn into a right forward bow while delivering a left reverse punch to the solar plexus with a right back elbow strike.

Step clockwise, with your left foot into a horse stance facing 12:00.

Repeat on opposite side.