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KATA ORIGIN TRANSLATIONAnanku Shorin-ryu Light from the southAoyagi shito-ryu Blue WillowAnsan Okinawa-te Keepin safe 3 waysBassai Dai shito-ryu Penetrate a fortressBassai Sho shito-ryu Penetrate a fortressChi No Kata shito-ryu Earth KataChinto shito-ryu Fighting to the EastEmpi Shotokan Flying SwallowGojushiho Goju-ryu Fifty Four stepsHaku Cho Okinawa-te White SwanJiin shito-ryu Compassionate GroundJion shito-ryu Compassionate SoundJutte shito-ryu Compassionate HandsKusanku shito-ryu Founders NameKururunfa shito-ryu Holding your groundMatsukaze shito-ryu Pine tree in windNijushiho shito-ryu 24 stepsPinan Shorin-ryu Peaceful MindRohai shito-ryu Crane on a rockSanchin Goju-ryu Three BattlesSaifa Goju-ryu Final Breaking pointSanseiryu Goju-ryu Thirty Six HandsSeienchin Goju-ryu A storm with calmSeipai Goju-ryu Eighteen HandsSeisan Goju-ryu Thirteen HandsShihokosokun shito-ryu Mabuni's versionSuparempai Goju-ryu One Hundred Eight HandsTekki Sho Shotokan Iron Horse oneTen no Kata shito-ryu Heavens KataTensho Goju-ryu Changing handsTomarai Bassai Tomari-te Penetrate a fortressThe origins, of the Kata, are as close as I can historically account. Please remember thatprior to the early 1900's there were not very many written records of the any karate system,and of those, many were lost during the second World War. The Kata that are listed are not allof the Kata. They are, however, the Kata that are taught by the Seishinkai. The history of Katagoes back to China and will show the influence of Chinese boxing on the Okinawan art of Te(hand) that was taught by Master Itosu. Kata were not entirely the invention of the Masters ofthe 1800's, but were formulated, from the beginning, by the Te Masters In concert with theChinese that were introducing Kungfu to the okinawan martial artists. However, the moremodern masters did add their own Kata. The early masters of Okinawa-Te all had eitherstudied with the Chinese directly, or were students of Okinawans who had studied with theChinese. The Chinese influence brought the animal forms taught in their Kempo into theOkinawan art of Te. The animal forms that were studied were the Tiger, Eagle, Bear, Rooster,Crane and Snake. Each of these forms was copied from the observation of each of the animals andtheir movements in combat. Each animal represented a different style of combat, and taught acertain series of movements to each student. A student might spend his whole life mastering themovements of one animal and formulating his combative ability around that one animal. Like all
human endeavors, the Kata of the early Okinawan Masters was improved upon by their beststudents, and that continues still today. I am sure that the Kata of the early Okinawan Te Masterswould not resemble the Kata of today's Masters. However, the original purpose of the Kata is stillthe same. Body power, breath control and precise movement are still the same lessons that aretaught by Kata. It is generally understood that it is not the quantity of the Kata that a studentshould be concerned with, but the quality of the few Kata that the student has learned.Understanding kata and the role it plays in a traditional system of martial arts is important but thatimportance pales by comparison with a students ability to translate the movements of the kata intoviable fighting applications, both for competition and for self-defense.
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KATA ORIGIN TRANSLATIONAnanku Shorin-ryu Light from the southAoyagi shito-ryu Blue WillowAnsan Okinawa-te Keepin safe 3 waysBassai Dai shito-ryu Penetrate a fortressBassai Sho shito-ryu Penetrate a fortressChi No Kata shito-ryu Earth KataChinto shito-ryu Fighting to the EastEmpi Shotokan Flying SwallowGojushiho Goju-ryu Fifty Four stepsHaku Cho Okinawa-te White SwanJiin shito-ryu Compassionate GroundJion shito-ryu Compassionate SoundJutte shito-ryu Compassionate HandsKusanku shito-ryu Founders NameKururunfa shito-ryu Holding your groundMatsukaze shito-ryu Pine tree in windNijushiho shito-ryu 24 stepsPinan Shorin-ryu Peaceful MindRohai shito-ryu Crane on a rockSanchin Goju-ryu Three BattlesSaifa Goju-ryu Final Breaking pointSanseiryu Goju-ryu Thirty Six HandsSeienchin Goju-ryu A storm with calmSeipai Goju-ryu Eighteen HandsSeisan Goju-ryu Thirteen HandsShihokosokun shito-ryu Mabuni's versionSuparempai Goju-ryu One Hundred Eight HandsTekki Sho Shotokan Iron Horse oneTen no Kata shito-ryu Heavens KataTensho Goju-ryu Changing handsTomarai Bassai Tomari-te Penetrate a fortressThe origins, of the Kata, are as close as I can historically account. Please remember thatprior to the early 1900's there were not very many written records of the any karate system,and of those, many were lost during the second World War. The Kata that are listed are not allof the Kata. They are, however, the Kata that are taught by the Seishinkai. The history of Katagoes back to China and will show the influence of Chinese boxing on the Okinawan art of Te(hand) that was taught by Master Itosu. Kata were not entirely the invention of the Masters ofthe 1800's, but were formulated, from the beginning, by the Te Masters In concert with theChinese that were introducing Kungfu to the okinawan martial artists. However, the moremodern masters did add their own Kata. The early masters of Okinawa-Te all had eitherstudied with the Chinese directly, or were students of Okinawans who had studied with theChinese. The Chinese influence brought the animal forms taught in their Kempo into theOkinawan art of Te. The animal forms that were studied were the Tiger, Eagle, Bear, Rooster,Crane and Snake. Each of these forms was copied from the observation of each of the animals andtheir movements in combat. Each animal represented a different style of combat, and taught acertain series of movements to each student. A student might spend his whole life mastering themovements of one animal and formulating his combative ability around that one animal. Like all
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