It is fascinating to see these photographs from the earliest book by Master Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of modern karate, because they show what the kata of the Shorin-ryu style he practised looked like before they were reshaped into modern Shotokan.
Pinan nidan

Pinan sandan


Pinan yondan

Pinan godan


Naihanchi nidan


Naihanchi sandan

Pasai


Chinto


Wanshu


Jitte


Jion


Seishan


Pinan shodan











Naihanchi shodan


Koshokun





