Shushinkai Karate Katas?
mr ? asked: i’m starting a new style of karate called Shushinkai. i need to know the kata’s Jitte Sanchin Jion Naifanchi. where can i learn these before i start on monday. i know sanchin is easy but would like to know it.
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Many styles have a beginning kata, (form) or kata series, which is the best? Why?
Beatchanter asked: Many styles of Kung Fu and Karate have a beginning form, like Siu Nim Tao in Wing Chun, Goju-ryu’s Sanchin, Isshinryu’s Seisan, Shorinryu and Shotokan’s Pinan series, and some styles use Naihanchi Kata. In Isshinryu, which I study, it seems the founder was moving toward charts which are sets of exercises. Many more [...]
Continue Reading ArticleDifferent styles of karate?
Born to be Stupid asked: I’m thinking about taking up karate again after having a break, but the problem is the club I used to attend is now closed and I can’t find any other karate clubs nearby that has the same style (okinawa goju ryu) that I used to train.
Are there huge differences between [...]
In martial arts, where does Chun Par 1(a Kata in Tae Kwon Do) come from?
joe225612 asked: I know that it was introduced around 1986 or so by the head of United Karate. It is said that he saw it from another person and later implemented it into our curriculum. I was wondering where it originated. What style is it from? The history of the form? Because I can’t find [...]
Continue Reading Articlewhy do karate styles (eg shotokan) feel the need for so many kata?
sennachie1973 asked: I know that kata are meant to teach different skills however why so many?
in Okinawa many years ago the styles would be taught with only a few kata.
then students would go on to train with other masters to gain kata relevant for them. this would only happen when their instructors were sure they [...]