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Shotokan meets Okinawa

Naihanchi Ju no Kata

Demonstration,

Katsuyuki Shimabukuro 島袋勝之 was a student of Chibana Chosin, later Higa Yuchoku, now Tokashiki Iken.

In Okinawa, Naihanchi is performed with both open and closed hands. The bunkai are not exactly the same, but they are related. It’s like variations on a theme..

The kata has profound importance in traditional karate. In fact, Kentsu Yabu, a student of master Anko Itosu, famously stated that “Karate begins and ends with Naihanchi”. This highlights the kata’s fundamental nature in martial arts training. Naihanchi (also known as Naifanchi or Tekki) is a critically important kata in Okinawan karate with deep historical roots.

Update with Bunkai-Drills

This video demonstrates the kata Naihanchi (also called Naifuanchin or Tekki), warm-up drills for the kata, associated application practices developed by Motobu Choki (1871-1944), and of course the best part of learning — mistakes.

Shorin-ryu Karate

Show me more posst about “Naihanchi”

Tekki/Naihanchi Bunkai

Bunkai,

Naihanchi (ナイハンチ) or Tekki (鉄騎) is a karate Kata, performed in straddle stance. The form makes use of in-fighting techniques (i.e. tai sabaki (whole body movement)) and grappling. There are three modern kata derived from this Shodan, Nidan and Sandan. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naihanchi)

See the kata demonstration in the following ryus:

Tekki Shodan Bunkai

Bunkai, ,

Dr. Ilija Jorga explains the bunkai of tekki shodan. He is the founder of International Fudokan Karate do Renmei since 1980. Fudokan karate encompasses personal, moral and ethical guidelines identical to those described by Gichin Funakoshi – the moral code of traditional karate.