Wankan (王冠) (Japanese: "King's Crown" or "Emperor's Crown") (also called Okan) is a kata practiced in many styles of Karate. Not much is known about the history of this kata. It originates from the Tomari-te school and in modern karate is practiced in Shorin-ryu, Shotokan, Genseiryu and Matsubayashi-ryu.
This kata combines elegant but powerful movements in both attack and defense sequences. It is often considered an advanced kata, despite its brevity.
Karate master Shoshin Nagamine considered Wankan to be his favorite kata. A quote from his book describes the kata as "Being characterized by unitary sequences of attack and defense".
Негізгі бет Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu, Wankan, by Sensei Eihachi Ota Hanchi. Medium Speed & Power
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