Karate master shoshin nagamine considered wankan to be his favorite kata. Naihanchi wankan shukumine no bassai dai shukumine no bassai sho sansai rohai koshokun dai koshokun sho chinto. There are many more kata mentioned in this book, without pictures, a total of about 44 kata, including taikyokushodan, tenshono kata, wankan, etc. A short history of each kata can also be read at the before mentioned site. Anything you need to know about karate can be found. Wankan project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. One month after kyoda started, miyagi chojun cofounder of gojuryu entered the dojo. All karate styles contains at least three essential elements.
Traditional karatedo fundamental techniques volume 1 okinawa goju. Genseiryu karatedo kyohan 2 kata collection is the very first book written in which it describe the style of genseiryu. Taikyoko heian shodan heian nidan heian sandan heian yondan heian godan. It originates from the tomarite school and in modern karate is practiced in shorin ryu, shito ryu, shotokan, genseiryu and matsubayashi ryu. This kata is the most magnificent and advanced kata of all matsubayashi ryu karate. The book implies that genseiryu is based on a combination of this old school or classique karate with the kata naihanchi, bassai and kusanku with new techniques and the kata teni, chii, jini and sansai. Some of these kata may have only one or two signature moves that relate it to the original, and in other cases the kata. These are translations from the book and are of course ed material and should be treated as such at all times. Tetsuya fujita gensei ryu karate do kata sansai seminar latvia riga duration. I have plans of studying abroad in japan within a few years i am at college right now, and hopefully coming in contact with a. He refer to the contents of the book as being koryu, which is considered as old tradition or old school karate.
He refer to the contents of the book as being ko ryu, which is. Looking to crowd source some information here on wankan, matsukaze kata. It was originally a family style of the nakaima family of naha and is now one of the internationally recognized okinawan karate styles. For some unclear reason, karate tournament judges seem to think that kata of the nahategoju ryu etc are more impressive to watch. In the book he mentions the name genseiryu a few times. Ryuei ryu, ryueiryu is an okinawan style of karate. There are such things as weapon techniques kobudo and selfdefence goshinjutsu. Genseiryu karatedo international federation wikipedia. Matsubayashi shorin ryu, wankan, by sensei eihachi ota. It originates from the tomarite school and in modern karate is practiced in shorin ryu, shotokan, genseiryu and matsubayashi ryu. In addition to the 18 kata, 7 yakusoku kumite forms are practiced. In the book shin karatedo kyohan many kata and techniques and training materials are described. 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. Kanazawa explains all the key kata in great detail.
List of shorin ryu kata bunkai practical application of kata. Genwakai, to my knowledge, is still a very young, very small ryu of karatedo. Mauro sensei from genseiryu karatedo australia practicing kata wankan. If you buy his other book introduction to karate, and use the two together,i think you have got the basic bases covered. Genseiryu has its roots in an old karate style called shurite. The versions of the kata in this book are the versions officially recognized in japan by the japan karatedo federation jkf. Kata is often described as a set sequence of karate moves organized into a prearranged fight against imaginary opponents. Genseiryu karate do international, melbourne, victoria, australia. It originates from the tomarite school and in modern karate is practiced in shito ryu, shorin ryu, shotokan, genseiryu and matsubayashi ryu.
Weapons kata bojutso kihon kata nunchaku kihon kata bojutso kumite kata nunchaku. The complete kata, hirokazu kanazawa, the foremost figure in the karate world today and a disciple of gichin funakoshi, the father of modern karate, offers the definitive work on the subject. Kata wankan okinawa world karatedo tournament 2009 youtube. It originates from the tomarite school and in modern karate is practiced in shorin ryu, shotokan, gensei ryu and matsubayashi ryu. Gensei ryu karatedo cinco principios, tres dimensiones. Hello, i am a karateka of genwakai, and im very interested in learning the history of genwakai. This public document was automatically mirrored from pdfy. I know genwakai came out of genseiryu, but i am not completely sure of how or when. Kata wankan shorin ryu performed at the okinawa world karatedo tournament 2009, budokan, okinawa, in the junior division. This section focuses on the bunkai used in various branches of shorin ryu karate. Beside these there are also other elements, but this depents on the style. The kata of chitoryu are very concise and they reflect the unique and diverse training experiences of the founder.
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. Kata wankan okinawa world karatedo tournament 2009. The book contains pictures and detailed descriptions of the nine official advanced kata of genseiryu a total of 23 kata are taught and practiced in genseiryu as part of the official curriculum. I heard many times over, even from my sensei, that even placing in the top 4 with a shuriteshorin ryu kata. It is practiced in the united states, argentina, venezuela, europe, and okinawa. There are many more kata mentioned in this book however without pictures, a total of about 44 kata, including taikyokushodan, tenshono kata, wankan, etc. Wankan is one of the shortest katas in the shotokan system and with its rather uncommon steps and moves it is harder to learn than it seems. Wankan is often considered an advanced kata, despite its brevity. Illustrated gensei ryu karate book by seiken shukumine the founder of gensei ryu. In the book i have, which is a book of hyung by the late gm of orthodox itosu ryu, sakagami ryusho, the wandaun kata is listed under the itosu ha kata list. There are many more kata mentioned in this book, without pictures, a total of about 44 kata, including taikyokushodan, tenshonokata, wankan, etc. Kings crown or emperors crown also called okan is a kata practiced in many styles of karate. Mawashigeri hidari motodachi chudan three times and jodan three times, same as for migi motodachi. Traditional karatedo fundamental techniques volume 1.
From what i understand it is a very old kata with tomarite roots and today seems to largely belong to shito ryu. Considering its, it will be obvious that no texts, pictures, etcetera, are being placed. Karate gensei ryu kata gensei shodan by juan calvo gomez. Shito ryu kata pinan shodan watch pinan nidan watch pinan sandan watch pinan yondan watch pinan godan watch naihanchi shodan watch naihanchi nidan watch naihanchi sandan watch kurarunfa watch seipai watch nipaipo watch seienchin watch suparenpei watch is the biggest karate website in the world. It is also the longest and most difficult kata, requiring painstaking practice for more than a decade for mastery. Matsubayashi shorin ryu, wankan, by sensei eihachi ota hanchi. A quote from his book describes the kata as being characterized by unitary sequences of attack and defense. Genseiryu kata naihanchi wankan shukumine no bassai dai shukumine no bassai sho sansai rohai koshokun dai koshokun sho chinto. The kata consists of kicks, punches, sweeps, strikes and blocks.
It is written by kunihiko tosa, around the period of 19821984 and is published in 1984 by shureido. List of shorinryu bunkai practical application of kata. The first thing that i noticed is that shotokan does a much different version than everyone else. The links below contain videos that demonstrate a number of practical applications and combinations associated with each kata bunkai is a karate technique where kata is broken down and studied for its offensive and defensive elements. 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. 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. It is difficult to stay balanced during the neko ashi dachi turns and also difficult not to tense up during the mae geri oi. Kings crown or emperors crown also called okan kata is practiced in many styles of karate. Tetsuya fujita gensei ryu karate do kata sansai seminar latvia riga. How to choose your ultimate karate competition kata. Genseipedia genseiryu karatedo international federation. In the book he added some kata that he created himself. He refer to the contents of the book as being koryu, which is. Genseiryu karate do international martial arts school.