Wado-Ryu Karate – Katas, Techniques, etc. Wado-Ryu is a popular sub-style of Karate. It was created by Hironori Ohtsuka, who was born in 1892 in Shimodate City, Ibaragi, Japan. Wado-Ryu differs from other Karate styles (i.e. Shotokan) because it does not emphasis hard contact sparring. Rather, it focuses on Taisabaki (body shifting or body management) in order … Continue reading "Wado-Ryu" The meaning of Saifa kata is “To smash and tear”. For details on other Goju-Ryu Karate katas, please visit Black Belt Wiki’s main Goju-Ryu Katas section. There are 12 official “core” katas for Goju-Ryu. However, the Sanchin kata is occasionally separated into two katas by some schools. Therefore, people are sometimes confused and This Shito-Ryu kata is also known as Naihanchi Sandan. For additional Shito-Ryu Karate katas, please visit the main Shito-Ryu Karate Katas page. If you have a question regarding a particular movement, please check with your instructor as katas can vary between different Shito-Ryu schools and organizations. If you need help with other Karate This section provides details for Shorin-Ryu Kata – Kihon Ippon. This is an introductory kata taught to beginning Shorin-Ryu Karate students. This kata is also known by some Shorin-Ryu schools as Shorin-Ryu Kata – Kihon Shodan. For information on other Shorin-Ryu katas, visit the main Shorin-Ryu Katas section. Kata Japan Karate-Do Inoue-Ha Shito-Ryu Keishin-Kai. Kata (Form) Kihon Kata Ichi (Basic Form One) Ten no Kata (Heaven’s Form) Chi no Kata (Earth’s Form) Goju ryu (Japanese for “hard-soft style”) is one of the main traditional Okinawan styles of karate, featuring a combination of hard and soft techniques. Both principles, hard and soft, come from the famous martial arts book Bubishi (Chinese: wu bei ji), used by Okinawan masters during the 19th and 20th centuries. Ryuei-Ryu is a very interesting style of Okinawan Karate. It was founded in the mid 1800’s by Norisato Nakaima (aka Kenri Nakaima), a native of Kume village in the Naha area of Okinawa. In 1839, Kenri Nakaima went to study martial arts in China, first under the head instructor of the Military Academy in Beijing, Master Ryu Ryu Ko, and later This kata is also known as Sanseru. The name of this Goju-Ryu kata means “Thirty Six Hands”. There are 12 official “core” katas for Goju-Ryu. However, the Sanchin kata is occasionally separated into two katas by some schools. Therefore, people are sometimes confused and think there are 13 Goju-Ryu katas. In addition, some Goju-Ryu International Hayashi-Ha Shito-Ryu Kata – Kosokun Dai This page provides details on the International Hayashi-Ha Shito-Ryu Kata – Kosokun Dai. If you have a question regarding a particular movement, please check with your instructor as katas can vary between different Shito-Ryu schools and organizations. For other Shito-Ryu kata, visit Black Belt Wiki’s International Hayashi-Ha Shito-Ryu This kata was also the favorite form of Yusutsune Itosu (1830-1915) who was nicknamed "Iron Horse" because of his performance of this kata. Itosu is said to have modified Sho and Ni and developed Naihanchi San. This was confirmed in the writings of Mabuni and Funakoshi. Kenwa Mabuni, the founder of Shito-Ryu, learned all three from Ankoh Itosu. wAPIpr.