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"Pinan 5"
The Difficult Techniques

1st Move

The leg movement in the first move is same as P1 and is initiated with the right foot placed in such a manner as to allow the legs to pivot left (on toes) to a shezentai-dachi stance.

From Yoi position, the split open-hand block is initiated with open hands moving to chamber positions- left open hand palm brought to right face/ear, right open hand in retracted chambered position.

The split block is executed as the body "drops" into Nekoashi-Dachi. The right hand executes chudan soto shuto uke. Simultanously, the left hand executes jodan uchi-shuto-uke. It is imperitive that the spilt block is delivered from the above chambered positions, and is not just "thrown out there".

90 percent of weight is on the back/rear foot. It is imperative that the left/front foot is not "pulled back/in" while transitioning into neko-ashi- dachi.

3rd Move

The lower cross block (gedan-kosa-uke) is initiated with the right fist chambered, and on top of the wrist of the left fist. The right fist is rotated 90 degrees ccw from its normal chambered position. This orientation between the fists is maintained as the arms are extended and the cross block is executed.

4th-7th Moves

As for all moves the step first principle applies to kick & elbow smash. Show balance on kick-keeping center over the supporting leg.

10th-13th Moves

Kicking foot should be brought straight back to starting point. Do not show pause. Each of the double punches should be hitting the same dime sized target.

17th move

After knee smash (hiza-ate), the transition to Nekoashi-Dachi with the right should be acomplished without having to alter ("pull in") the front/left foot.
Arigato, Kyoshi Robert Scaglione.