Some of the kata in the book are explained thoroughly, with pictures. Genseiryu karatedo kyohan 2 kata collection is the very first book written in which it describe the style of genseiryu. The three elements of kumite gata and wadoryu as a style 5. Hence, the art passed on by miyagigoju ryu karatedoand its eight basic kata, likely represent an amalgam of fukien, animalboxing quan, retaining a strong fukien white crane core. Kings crown or emperors crown also called okan kata is practiced in many styles of karate. Perhaps because of his weak continue reading shitoryu katas.
The composer of this kata is unknown, but you can see some chinese influence in the techniques with many circular motions using open hands. From what i understand it is a very old kata with tomarite roots and today seems to largely belong to shito ryu. Genseiryu kata naihanchi wankan shukumine no bassai dai shukumine no bassai sho sansai rohai koshokun dai koshokun sho chinto. This system is also denominated as system of the tiger, crane and dragon, because it characterized by what these three animals. Karate master shoshin nagamine considered wankan to be his favorite kata. Goju ryu the origins and lineage of goju ryu can be traced back with certainty to the founder of whooping crane kung fu. It originates from the tomarite school and in modern karate is practiced in shorinryu, shitoryu, shotokan.
However, as zach notes, the shotokan version is very different. Gekisai dai ichi is a hookiyugata designed by miyagi chojun sensei at around 1940 due to the request of the governor of okinawa. Oct 11, 2009 mauro sensei from genseiryu karatedo australia practicing kata wankan. Like the other kata of gojuryu, sanchin can be found in several chinese arts san jan, particularly the southern styles including four styles of crane boxing, dragon boxing, tiger boxing, lion boxing. He was also called ryu ryu ko and was born in changle, fujian. It is often considered an advanced kata, despite its brevity. The first thing that i noticed is that shotokan does a much different version than everyone else. As you can see here, the shorinryu wankan is much more similar to shitoryus matsukaze.
The chitoryu crest is an identifiable symbol, often worn by chitoryu practitioners regardless of affiliation as a badge. Genseipedia genseiryu genseiryu martial arts forum. Kata wankan okinawa world karatedo tournament 2009 jesse enkamp. Toonryu, toonryu is a style of okinawan karate founded by juhatsu kyoda juhatsu kyoda, kyoda juhatsu, december 5, 1887august 31, 1968 entered the dojo of higaonna kanryo in 1902 and continued studying with him until kanryos death in 1915. Kyoda juhatsu and the evolution of toon gojuryu by yagi meitoku. Mabuni was a 17th generation descendant of the famous warrior uni ufugusuku kenyu. Ryukyu karate as their base model in their adaptation to mainland japan, only wadoryu became a distinct school by merging with jujitsu. Some of the distinguishing features are listed, such as lineage, general form of stances, and number of kata. Beside these there are also other elements, but this depents on the style. The combination of gensei could be translated as to control the. The kata of chitoryu are very concise and they reflect the unique and diverse training experiences of the founder. In the book shin karatedo kyohan many kata and techniques and training. The composer of this kata is unknown, but it has a long history.
The design was based on the original crest of the japan karatedo federation. There are 18 traditional nonweapon katas in shorinryu karate. Okinawan proverb enbukai means martial arts assembly and it is what we are doing. Shogenryu karatedo curriculum shogenryu karatedo is a culmination of knowledge and training of the founder, taba kensei, hanshi. It was developed by seiken shukumine 19252001 who combined classic techniques with his own innovations thus developing the special characteristics of genseiryu. It originates from the tomarite school and in modern karate is practiced in shorinryu, shitoryu, shotokan, genseiryu and matsubayashiryu. Martial arts books are great tools to supplement the information being taught by. In the book i have, which is a book of hyung by the late gm of orthodox itosuryu, sakagami ryusho, the wandaun kata is listed under the itosu ha kata list. In contrast, it is probably the single most valuable training exercise in gojuryu.
Containing more than 265 photos, the book is divided into chapters that illuminate each of the ten classical kata of gojuryu. Challenging timeworn conventions of karate training and revealing the original intent of classical kataor formsthrough detailed descriptions of selfdefense applications known as bunkai, this is a crucial addition to any martialarts library. In the book he mentions the name genseiryu a few times. Jan 23, 2015 this page provides details about shorin ryu kata. There are such things as weapon techniques kobudo and selfdefence goshinjutsu. The kata is practiced by an individual or in a team. The kogen kan manual for karate gives the reader a tool to navigate the history, exercises, equipment, techniques, kata forms and kumite sparring of okinawan goju ryu karatedo. If you buy his other book introduction to karate, and use the two together,i think you have got the basic bases covered.
Genseiryu is a karate style with roots in shurite, one of the three original karate styles of okinawa japan. Drawing on more than forty years of experience in the martial arts, giles hopkins sensei takes us on a journey into the gojuryu karate system, providing a principlesbased method for analysis of kata practice. There are 18 traditional nonweapon katas in shorin ryu karate. The only kata in the shogenryu curriculum as well as most okinawa karate to be performed at a diagonal to the front, kata chinto is the first kata to use a jump kick. This kata was brought to okinawa in 1761 by a chinese martial artist named kusanku. It originates from the tomarite school and in modern karate is practiced in shorinryu, shitoryu, shotokan, genseiryu and matsubayashiryu it is often considered an advanced kata, despite its brevity. Everything you need to know about karate katas jka wkf. There are many more kata mentioned in this book however without pictures, a total of about 44 kata, including taikyokushodan, tenshono kata, wankan, etc. Kosokun dai, kosokun sho, shiho kosokun, chinto, sanchin, tensho, sepai, sochin, nipaipo, matsumura rohai language. Jitte jion jiin matsukaze wanshu rohai bassai dai bassai sho tomari bassai matsumura bassai kosukun dai kosukun sho kosukun shiho chinto seienchin sochin history kenwa mabuni mabuni kenwa was born in shuri, okinawa in 1889. Uechiryu okinawa karatedo contents of the system uechi kanbuns pangainoon system broughted from china, was consisted of three kata, one bunkai, and several conditioning and techniques of training. This page will help you to learn the basic katas for genseiryu karate so you can.
The purpose of this guidebook is to serve as a training aid in furthering the development of karate students and instructors from the kogen kan specifically and all karate. However, the differences attributed to style are often a reflection of the disposition and preference of the teaching instructor i. In his early years, he studied ming he quan boxing. Wankan also called okan is a kata practiced in many styles of karate. There are many more kata mentioned in this book however without pictures, a total of about 44 kata, including taikyokushodan, tenshonokata, wankan, etc. This book is composed of complete line drawings showing the entire seisan kata.
A quote from his book describes the kata as being characterized by unitary sequences of attack and defense. Karate gensei ryu kata gensei shodan by juan calvo gomez. Gensei ryu karatedo cinco principios, tres dimensiones. Goju ryu s kata origins come from the martial arts taught in the fuzhou area of southern china, largely crane and xingyibaqua as well as other internal and external martial arts. The kata of muso jikiden eishin ryu shoden level or omori ryu there are three levels of iai aware and ready kata formal techniques in eishin ryu. Buy les katas superieurs, shotokanryu karate by taiji kase isbn. One of four isshin ryu karate kata books by steve armstrong, one of isshin ryu founder tatsuo shimabukus first generation students along with harold mitchum his senior, don nagle, and harold long. The first or shoden level consist of eleven forms developed by omori rokurozaemon, a student of hasegawa eishin and an expert in shinkage ryu kenjutsu. Many of the sequential movements in kusanku can be found within the pinan kata. Mauro sensei from genseiryu karatedo australia practicing kata wankan. The video gensei ryu kata zenshu complete edition of genseiryu. A quote from his book describes the kata as being characterized by unitary sequences. This system is also denominated as system of the tiger, crane and dragon, because it characterized by what these three animals symbolize. One of two heishu kata of gojuryu, sanchin is probably the most misunderstood kata in all of karate.
Kata wankan nanbeikai genseiryu karatedo butokukai youtube. It originates from the tomarite school and in modern karate is practiced in shorinryu, shotokan, genseiryu and matsubayashiryu. Uechiryu okinawa karatedo kyokai serbia hombu okikukai. Complete series of shito ryu kata book 2 budovideos inc. On this webpage you can download a free 141 page e book on the 36 kumite gatas of wadoryu written by timo klemola. Go back to about 1700 and theres two or three karate practitioners we know the name of hama higa, takahara, go to about 1750 and theres a few more, like sakugawa, yara, members of the kojo family, members of the motobu family. Youll find reference about kishimoto soko in the following books by. Chitoryu project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Taikyoko heian shodan heian nidan heian sandan heian yondan heian godan.
Jan 23, 2015 this page provides details about shorinryu kata. Kanryo higaonna sensei was taught this kata, along with the other kata of goju ryu, while he studied in china from 18631881 under the direction of ruruko xie. He refer to the contents of the book as being koryu, which is. Naifanchi, wankan, shukumine no passai, shukumine no. One month after kyoda started, miyagi chojun cofounder of gojuryu entered the dojo. Its movements were mainly choosen from gojuryus 8 kaishu kata to demonstrate to the beginner some vital elements of karate training such as body mechanics.
This hypothesis is based only on the analysis of goju kata from the perspective of only the animal styles that appear to be emulated in the kata. A few others that i was wondering about where i can get more info on were chinshuitosuha, and a form pronounced shin ha writen, and is under the list for uechi ryu ha kata. Wanshu is the only kata in matsubayashi shorinryu with a dynamic hidden punch and a lift. These are translations from the book and are of course ed material and should be treated as such at all times. Reproduced with the permission of adeyto and rex lucent. There are many more kata mentioned in this book, without pictures, a total of about 44 kata, including taikyokushodan, tenshonokata, wankan, etc. He refer to the contents of the book as being ko ryu, which is. All karate styles contains at least three essential elements. Naifanchi, wankan, shukumine no passai, shukumine no passai sho, sansai, rohai, koshokun dai, koshokun sho, and gusukuma no chinto. Genseiryu is a karate style with roots in shurite, one of the three original karate styles. A short history of each kata can also be read at the before mentioned site.
All things begin with one the above statement was shimabuku tatsuos reply when kaneshi eiko, one of tatsuos senior students, asked him why he was naming his new style of karate isshinryu ichariba choodee once we meet and talk, we are brothers and sisters. This book was originally published in 1984, and yet remains in 2012 the best wado ryu basic kata book that i have been able to find. Kusanku was named after the chinese karate man, kusanku. Kata wankan okinawa world karatedo tournament 2009 youtube. The origin of it was uchinadi, which he systematized into a budo. Thus, through miyagi chojuns fervent desire, gojuryu karate came to be well. Genseipedia genseiryu karatedo international federation. Naihanchi wankan shukumine no bassai dai shukumine no bassai sho sansai rohai koshokun dai koshokun sho chinto. It is written by kunihiko tosa, around the period of 1982 1984 and is published in 1984 by shureido. Weapons kata bojutso kihon kata nunchaku kihon kata. Subsequently chojun sensei developed gekisai dai ni and incorporated both kata into the gojuryu system. For these versions, matsukaze and wankan would indeed seem to be alternate names for the same form. Weapons kata bojutso kihon kata nunchaku kihon kata bojutso kumite kata nunchaku.
The versions of the kata in this book are the versions officially recognized in japan by japan karatedo federation jkf. Kings crown or emperors crown also called okan is a kata practiced in many styles of karate. The others, goju, shitoh, and shotokan, maintain to differing degrees. Matsubayashi shorin ryu, wankan, by sensei eihachi ota. This kata is distinguished by having the most advanced techniques and is the longest and most difficult kata in matsubayashi shorin ryu. Many chitoryu kata bear the same name as other traditional okinawan kata, but the kata itself is typically very different from the original or standard version. Aikido shotokan karate kata goju ryu karate kyokushin karate marshal arts martial arts techniques martial arts workout book of shadows taekwondo. Kusanku the longest and possibly most difficult kata of shogenryu.
Looking to crowd source some information here on wankan, matsukaze kata. The kata of muso jikiden eishin ryu shoden level or omoriryu there are three levels of iai aware and ready kata formal techniques in eishin ryu. Taido karate taido karate stems from shukumine seikens genseiryu karate. He refer to the contents of the book as being koryu. The practitioners of karate can be arranged in a pyramid. The kata can be considered as the essence of karatedo. Kata wankan shorin ryu performed at the okinawa world karatedo tournament 2009, budokan, okinawa, in the junior division.
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