Never seen this kata before..been in the MA for over 48 years... Where is this from? I lived in Okinawa for 20 years.. this is new to me... Educate me please
@okcmadison
6 ай бұрын
I don't know too much about the history of the kata but it comes from the Shudokan style founded by Toyama. Toyama had hoped to unify karate under the single umbrella of the All Japan Karate-Do Federation in a manner similar to what Kano did with judo, but obviously wasn't successful. This was post war when the relationship between Japan and Okinawa was fraught to say the least and the politics of karate were unfavorable to Toyama. Toyama lived Taiwan for about 6 years (if Wikipedia is accurate) and studied martial arts there. This kata is likely of Chinese origins or at least heavily influenced by them. More than that I couldn't say.
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