Naihanchi (Tekki) kata bunkai. This is about first sequence haito – empi uchi. Main point here is to use elbow to escape from grab and counter at the same time. Keep in mind that execute empi uchi in way that it is also escaping technique.
Oss. :)
Shorin Passai kata – mikazuki-empi bunkai
This is bunkai from kata Passai, also known as Basai Dai in Shotokan. It is close distance techniques sequence. You should execute
- Mikazuki kick,
-
Elbow strike,
-
Uraken to attackers face,
-
Escape from grab and
-
grab attacker groin as ultimate measure.
It is pretty cruel sequence, but it is sometimes necessary to be very lethal if you are not as strong or big as your opponent. Version of kata that we practice is known as Oyadomari Passai or Tomari Passai and it is the oldest version of this kata as far as I know.
Oss. :)
Passai kata bunkai – Sagurite udewa
Sagurite – searching hand. This technique is from kata Passai and it is aimed at attackers eyes. Parry with rear hand and poke with front hand because front hand can cover more distance. Use neko ashi dachi to align your body and cover. Eye-poke here is used as shock technique and after that you proceed with Udewa, grab head manipulate opponents neck and takedown. Funakoshi used term “Udewa” for this throw and I like that name. In Shotokan Basai Dai sagurite is replaced with generic shuto uke and bunkai is lost.
Oyadomari Passai – Shorin ryu kata video
This is Oyadomari Passai kata. That is Tomari version of Passai kata and it is generaly oldest version that survived today. This kata is modified in Shotokan and is also known as Bassai dai. Version that we practice is similar to one that is passed down through Matsubayashi school. There is saying that Passai means “Lion dance” and I think that it is highly possible because there are many paw and claw techniques that are similar to cat movements. Our dojo has lion as an amblem and Passai is our signature kata.
Kushanku kata – Shorin version video
Kata Kushanku is most advanced Shorin ryu kata. This kata is known as Kanku Dai in Shotokan. This is how we perform kata in Tsunami dojo. Version that we do is the oldest and is known as Chatan Yara Kushanku. Kushanku name is the name of Chinese envoy named Kushanku who showed fighting techniques to royal guards. This is mentioned in Oshima Hikki documents 1762.
Naihanchi kata video
This is Shorin ryu beginners kata. This is how we do it in Tsunami dojo Belgrade. This kata is also known as Tekki Shodan in Shotokan. Shotokan version is done with lower kiba dachi, but essentially it is the same form. Kata depicts basic kick, punch, strike and movement in close distance fighting.
Our dojo name origin or what “Tsunami” really means?
When they hear the word Tsunami, many think of the destruction and violence, but our dojo name has nothing to do with it. The truth is very poetic … Read more…
Shirotaru no Kon
This is one of most fascinanting bo kata performances. I allways enjoy watching this clip. Read more…
The oldest form of kata Passai
I came across an interesting article by sensei Robert Teller that the this footage of kate Passai is one of the oldest forms of this kata. His teacher Masonobu China told him that this kata goes back at least 200 years in the village of Shimabuku. Read more…
The Stories and Practice of the Okinawan Sai
Any penetrating review of Okinawan weapons history is a mixture of hyperbole and fact. Read more…
Gichin Funakoshi – The Beginning Of Modern Karate-do
Few martial arts enthusiasts could argue that if there was one Karate-ka (karate practitioner) known world wide that man would be Gichen Funakoshi. Read more…
The Kata of Shorin-ryu Seibukan
In the following article, I will briefly describe the kata of Shorin-ryu Seibukan, and their origin. Describing kata by text is very difficult. Read more…
Matayoshi Kobudo Tradition
Master Matayoshi Shinko was born in Kakinobana-Cho, Naha City, in 1888, third son of Matayoshi Shinchin. He spent his childhood in Senbaru, Chatan Town. Read more…
Kyusho – anatomically vulnerable points of human body
In order to execute effective karate blow, It is necessary to learn basics of human anatomy, physiology and first aid. This knowledge is called – kyusho. Read more…
Karate on Facebook
Tsunami dojo on Youtube
Bunkai Instagram
Reading books and deconstructing karate as it once was…
