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What's up guys my name is Jason

and welcome back to the channel.

I'm a fourth down in Chodokan Karate and in today's lesson we are learning kata heyan yondam.

So if you guys are ready, let's get right into it.

off from yoi position, the first move is going to be stepping into kokutsu dachi,

back stance with your left leg and hand motion is the same like heyan nidan.

The only difference is that your hands are open instead of closed.

Okay so if you guys remember heyan nidan right here,

heyan yondan, open Okay, down.

That's two.

Shifting to the other side.

And you twist the very end, the apex, the movement.

Okay, now from this position, we're going to shift into front stance.

We're going to bring this foot together.

pull it in, hands cross, jiuji uke, x-block, stepping forward, morote uke.

Alright now from this position we're gonna chamber our hands and chamber our leg for yoko gerike aage.

When you do the side snap kick you're gonna do a backhand and land into empi uchi elbow strike like so.

Okay from this position again Alright,

hand position like so, open.

From this position, you want to chamber, bring this leg in, hand at your hip, this hand is going to go Uraken,

Yokogeri, and then land into Mpiuchi.

After this position, you're going to go high and low guard.

The hand that was doing the elbows sweep down.

Hand on the outside, come up, protect your face.

From here, we're going to shift.

Strike to the neck.

Then, mayegiri, block, peri, kiai.

On the kiai, you guys want to make sure you're in kosadachi, which is a cross-legged stance.

Knees are together.

not open

and your hips are kind of at a 45 degree angle

not totally square not totally to the side just about 45

degree this is a backhand okay from here we're going to

turn to the 45 degree angle aka the corner okay hands come into X and

open like so and from here rear leg maegeri oizuki

yakuzuki okay

so from this yakuzuki position we're gonna repeat to the other

side okay make sure you have your weight to the back kokutsu dashi open up okay elbows slightly in,

not elbows out, here.

Now from here, we're going to go down the middle, okay, back towards the center line, doing morote oke, assisted block three times.

That's one.

Kokutsu dashi, two, three.

On number three you reach for the face shift into Zen Kutsu Dachi and then you reach the face to the face.

Finish the kata.

Alright so now that you guys have a better understanding of the kata, I'm going to count it out for you guys step by step.

So here we go.

Starting off in yoi.

And that's your kata.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5,

6, 7, 8, 9, 10 I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Kata Heian Yondan Full Tutorial”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: position, heyan, kata, elbow, leg. This video has 57 sentences and 502 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:36. The speaker talks slowly, about 76 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
elbow noun	/ˈɛlboʊ̯/	The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
chamber noun	/ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯mbɚ/	The private room of an individual, especially of someone wealthy or noble.
stance noun	/stæns/	The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands.
angle noun	/ˈæŋ.ɡəl/	A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
lesson noun	/ˈlɛs.ən/	A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
hip noun	/hɪp/	The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.
assist verb	/əˈsɪst/	To help.
knee noun	/ni/	In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
twist verb	/twɪst/	To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
snap verb	/snæp/	To fracture or break apart suddenly.
sweep verb	/swiːp/	To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
apex noun	/ˈeɪ.pɛks/	The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
gata noun		A kind of pastry in Armenia and some neighboring countries.
backhand noun	/ˈbækhænd/	A stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
dacha noun	/ˈdɑ.t͡ʃə/	A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
come up verb	To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
go down verb	To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
open up verb	To open.
step forward verb	to take one or more steps forward, especially in response to a request for identification

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 21 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like elbow, chamber, stance.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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