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Jan 23, 20141 min read
Tekki Sandan
English Translation: Second Level Horse Riding Original Okinawan Name: Naihanchi Ge Information: Created by Anko Itosu from Tekki Shodan...
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Jan 22, 20141 min read
Bassai-Dai
English Translation: To Storm A Fortress Original Okinawan Name: Passai-dai Information: Bassai-Dai is a very old kata, and there are...
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Jan 21, 20141 min read
Bassai-Sho
English Translation: To Storm A Fortress (the lesser) Original Okinawan Name: Passai-sho Information: Created by Anko Itosu from the...
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Jan 20, 20141 min read
Ji'in
English Translation: Named after a Buddhist monk Original Okinawan Name: Ji'in Information: Funakoshi Sensei tried to rename this kata to...
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Jan 19, 20141 min read
Ji'on
English Translation: Named after a Chinese temple Original Okinawan Name: Jion Information: This kata retained its original name. It was...
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Jan 18, 20141 min read
Ji'tte
English Translation: Ten hands Original Okinawan Name: Jutte Information: Ju (Ten) te (hands) implies, once mastered, one is able to...
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Jan 17, 20141 min read
Kanku-Dai
English Translation: Looking Skyward Original Okinawan Name: Kushanku-dai Information: Originally named Kushanku (or Koshokun), it was...
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Jan 16, 20141 min read
Kanku-Sho
English Translation: Looking Skyward (the lesser) Original Okinawan Name: Kushanku-sho Information: Created by Anko Itosu from the...
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Jan 15, 20141 min read
Chinte
English Translation: Chinese hands Original Okinawan Name: Shoin Information: Shoin was Funakoshi Sensei's name for this kata, but later...
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Jan 14, 20141 min read
Enpi
English Translation: Flight of the Swallow Original Okinawan Name: Wanshu Information: It is often claimed that the origins of the kata...
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Jan 13, 20141 min read
Hangetsu
English Translation: Named after the stance, half/crescent moon Original Okinawan Name: Seisan Information: Perhaps the oldest kata in...
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Jan 12, 20141 min read
Nijushiho
English Translation: Twenty-four Steps, or Moves Original Okinawan Name: Niseishi Information: Niju (20) shi (4) ho (steps) is of unknown...
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Jan 11, 20141 min read
Meikyo
English Translation: Highly Polished Mirror Original Okinawan Name: Rohai Information: Whereas there are three Rohai (Rohai Jo, Rohai...
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Jan 10, 20141 min read
Sochin
English Translation: Named after the stance, Sochin-dachi (fudo-dachi) Original Okinawan Name: Sochin Information: Modified and...
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Jan 9, 20141 min read
Gojushiho Dai
English Translation: Fifty-four Moves, or 'Woodpecker Tapping A Tree' Original Okinawan Name: Useichi Information: Funakoshi Sensei tried...
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Jan 8, 20141 min read
Gojushiho-Sho
English Translation: Fifty-four Moves, or 'Woodpecker Tapping A Tree', the lesser Original Okinawan Name: Useichi Information: Funakoshi...
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Jan 7, 20141 min read
Wankan
English Translation: King's Crown Original Okinawan Name: Wankuan / Shiofu Information: Modified by Gigo Funakoshi, it was never...
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Jan 6, 20141 min read
Unsu
English Translation: Cloud Hands Original Okinawan Name: Unsu Information: A kata of unknown origin, traceable to Ankichi Arakaki, it was...
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Jan 5, 20141 min read
Gankaku
English Translation: Crane on a Rock Original Okinawan Name: Chinto Information: Probably more myth than reality, it is said that Chinto,...
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Jan 4, 20141 min read
Gankaku-Sho
English Translation: Crane on a Rock (the lesser) Original Okinawan Name: none Information: Gankaku-Sho is a very traditional...