I agree that relegating tensho to the role of a breathing kata is doing it a great disservice. Chojun miyagi sensei saw a kata called rokkishu on one of his trips to china and added this to our system under the name of tensho. A combination of goju ryu and shorinji ryu led to the development of chito ryu. Tensho kata tensho is a kata originating from the gojuryu karate tradition. These concepts come alive in kakie, which in advanced training, breathes life into the bunkai of goju ryu kata. The 15 core katas of the shotokan style by funakoshi gichin.
Tensho rotating palms turning or flowing hands, tensho is uniquely okinawan. In that book all 5 of the heian pinan kata are examined in detail from the solo performance of each kata, to the two person bunkai sequences. It is a combination of hard dynamic tension with deep breathing and soft flowing hand movements, concentrating strength in the tanden, and is very characteristic of the goju ryu style. Factors that might explain the traditional or standard history of gojuryu there is a tendency for martial artists to venerate the past and play down innovation. Performing and studying this kata for 15 years now i keep finding new ways of using it for different purposes. Masutatsu oyama, the founder of kyokushin karate, was born in. As an undercover detective, this is just one of several stories i could tell based on this assignment. This is a video list of kyokushin karate katas with instruction. The first article discussed hard go elements of the. All this makes tensho kata very effective weapon in karate, which is often not recognised and used only as a breathing kata.
Shotokan shotokan is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by gichin funakoshi 18681957 and his son gigo yoshitaka funakoshi 19061945. Along with many other senior karate practitioners, i love kata tensho. Your videos show how the methods of the kata can be employed combatively. Therefore, the usa karate federation embraces the japan karate federation official kata system that enables fair, accurate, and strict judging of kata competition. The kata can also be employed as a sticking hands drill as shown below.
The tensho goju karateka practitioner adapts to skills beyond the. Tensho kata description and bunkai by kevin huun jin cullen, 10thdan soke ateru goju ryu karate jutsu precursor anytime anyone attempts to capsulate something as tremendously important as kata there. A form of ritualised selftraining in which patterned or memorised movements. Unlike sanchin, which is almost identical to its chinese counterpart, tensho is uniquely okinawan. Usually, bunkai is translated as application of movements.
Kata tensho foreword i am so glad that chris rowen has decided to write this book. With this additional martial art training okinawate, nahate and the chinese arts, sensei miyagi developed a refined form of empty hand, although even today its whooping crane chinese kung fu roots can still be seen in its forms or kata. Sanchin literally means three battles or three conflicts. Some say this story even gave birth to the karate man and his practise of breaking tiles with theopen. Bunkai shotokan the word bunkai means analysis or to find. Kata shotokan katas what the kata empi looks like on paper. Thats ok session is to remain in a positive physical, emotional and mental state throughout the day by way of the concept of zanshin the remaining mind.
Kata kion, heian shodan, heian nidan, heian sandan, heian yondan, heian godan, tekki shodan, bassaidai, kankudai, empi, jion, hangetsu, bassaisho. Kata international okinawan gojuryu karatedo federation. Dan advanced grades from 1 to 10 hajime start johakyu the concept of rhythm within the kata. Virtually all of the katas taught today in the shotokan system have two kiai points. Tensho, along with its harder counterpart sanchin, was developed by goju ryu founder chojun miyagi from earlier chinese forms. This pdf details the first kata of the heian series. It once again requires coordination between the movements and breathing. Translated, it means revolving hands, rotating palms, or turning palms. W6 nise hi nise hi r18 nise hi nise hi s21 jiin jiin highlighted in bold and colour. Publication date december 1, 2015 topics karate, tensho kata collection opensource. I currently practice the shitoryu version of tensho, in the past ive practiced the kyokushin kai, and gojuryu versions, but none move the body in circles. Sokugi taikyoku sono san pinan sono ichi, ni, san, yon, go 15 pinan sono ichi ura, ni ura, san ura, yon ura, go ura 15 sanchin yantsu tsuki no kata gekisai dai gekisai sho tensho saifa seienchin garyu seipai kanku sushiho. Both of these kata but especially tensho, are termed heishu closed term heishu translates as closed and is for more internal control and muscular contractions, one hard one softer.
The kiai or spirit cry as it is sometimes referred to, occurs only at certain predetermined moments in each kata. Doshikai shotokan karate member handbook yokogeri side kick mawashigeri round house kick bunkai the application of the technique, a description of the realworld scenario around which the kata is formed. The range of kyokushin kata is as diverse as the martial arts background of the thus, the early kata are mostly based on shotokan taikyoku and pinan and. Tensho therefore was trained as the internal method as sanchin was the external component. There are some videos available many of which are very helpful but id like to obtain a printed description of the form if. Shotokan karate is comprised of 26 katas, each with their own emphasis on fast and slow or controlled and powerfull movements. This is the breathing we incorporate into tensho kata. Ippon kumite, selfdefence, and kata are training exercises to apply and perfect the principles and techniques you learn through bunkai. Tensho may be a variant of the southern chinese kung fu form rokkishu. Chris had trained with the late grandmaster yamaguchi.
When i was a teenager, and unfortunately that was decades ago, i saw a japanese karate master perform tensho in a circular manner. Karate gi kyokushin karate cotton jacket martial boxing elastic waist kimono collections belt. This kata emphasizes the soft aspects of goju ryu, and encompasses continuous, flowing movements. Understanding this kata opens up body strength, effective self. Id like to locate a diagram or other documentation of the tensho kata. It combines hard dynamic tension with deep breathing. It is the principal kata in certain okinawan karate styles, such as goju ryu and uechi ryu, and it is likely. Tensho miyagis secret treasure marvin labbate cny karate, syracuse, new york international headquarters okinawan seibukai organization this paper is the third in a sequence of articles that examines the fundamental principles of karate in the gojuryu style. International okinawan gojuryu karatedo federation. Mas oyama said that one should think of karate as a language the kihon. Kyokushin katas pdf this is a video list of kyokushin karate katas with instruction.
Kata kion, heian shodan, heian nidan, heian sandan, heian. In this first chapter, through different paragraphs. Ancient form to modernday application rowen, chris on. The purpose of studying bunkai is to make kata a more effective training tool, as you visualize your opponent, and apply the principles based on what you imagine them doing. Fudokan karate kata tensho performed by sensei karlhans konig, 7th dan fudokan at the budocenter at steinen, germany in 20. Shotokan karate kata bassai dai bassai dai, literally translates to storm a castle, major or to penetrate a fortress, major is a kata practiced in shotokan karate and is one of many variations of the passai kata. Six rotating hands of tenshogata 36 this beginning move is found in almost all kata related to white crane kungfu.
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