Kyokushin Kata Pdf

[Magdalena Liendo]

TheKata as we know and practice in Kyokushin Karate trace their origin back to the island of Okinawa. Okinawa is one of a chain of islands that are collectively known as the Ryukyu Islands. Okinawa lies 885km (550 miles) east of mainland China, approximately halfway between China and Japan.

The history of this is long and complicated, so I will try to abbreviate as much as possible. If you would like the complete history there are many sources available. I will probably be adding or editing to this article over time.

During the 11th century, many Japanese warriors fled Japan, because of the Taira-Minamoto wars, and made their way to Okinawa. The bujitsu of the Minamoto samurai had a large influence upon the fighting methods employed by the Okinawan nobles.

The Okinawans began training in secret with family and a few trusted students. During this time their empty hand developed and they practiced in the use of fighting with farming and fishing tools, which gave rise to the development of Kobudo.

Many of the kata practised at this time were Chinese in origin, but they would have been influenced by the techniques and concepts collected from fighting traditions originating from other parts, like the Samurai of Japan. The Okinawans also developed their own kata to record their fighting systems. The only purpose behind a kata at this point in history was to record, like a living encyclopaedia, highly effective and brutal methods of combat, and to provide a training method to help perfect those methods.

In 1891, during their medical for recruitment into the army, the exceptional physical condition of some karate exponents was noted. As a result, the military enquired as to whether karate could be of use to the Japanese army, as Jujitsu and Kenjitsu had been. This was abandoned due to the disorder of the karate community, the length of time it took to become competent and due to fears that the Japanese troops may use the new found skills in brawls.

In 1901, Anko Itosu, a teacher and practionor of Shuri-te (Northern styles of Karate) campaigned successfully to get karate onto the physical education program of an Okinawan elementary school. As it stood, Itosu believed karate to be too dangerous to be taught to children and set about disguising the more dangerous techniques. As a result of these modifications, the children were taught the kata as mostly blocking and punching. It is also said that Itosu also changed many of the more dangerous strikes (taisho, nukite etc.) into punches with the clenched fist. This enabled the children to gain such benefits as improved health and discipline from their karate practice, without giving them knowledge of the highly effective and dangerous fighting techniques that the kata contain.

Itosu was eventually appointed as karate teacher to an Okinawan college, and a few years later he wrote a letter to the education department that outlined his views on karate. In this letter, he asked that karate be introduced into the curriculum of all Okinawan schools. Itosu was granted his wish and karate became part of the education of all Okinawan children.

Credited for the early development of Naha-Te is Kanryo Higaonna (1853-1915). Kanryo Higaonna students include Chojun Miyagi (1888-1953), the founder of Goju-ryu. He became a disciple of Kanryo Higaonna, when he was 14. He endured harsh ascetic practices and in 1915 went to Fujian Province in China to perfect his skills in the martial arts. He also undertook a lot of

research on noted Chinese warriors. As a result, he was able to take over and organize karate techniques and the principles of the martial arts that he had been taught. He consolidated modern karate do, incorporating effective elements of both athletics and the martial arts in addition t

In addition to such traditional Kata, Goju-ryu has added Kokumin Fukyugata, a series of Kata created by Chojun Miyagi for the nationwide popularization of the school Gekisai I, Gekisai II and Tensho-which complete the Kata of Goju-ryu for Tanren.

Unlike their cousins to the north, the kata of Naha-te did not get incorporated into the school system and thus retained their original purpose, of passing along effective self-defense and combat applications. This difference is quite noticeable when viewing both styles, particularly in any demonstration of the application, or bunkai. Styles from Naha-te, like Goju-ryu and Uechi-ryu can be very brutal in their training practices and application.

According to a highly regarded Kyokushin text, The Budo Karate of Mas Oyama, by Cameron Quinn, long time interpreter to Mas Oyama, the kata of Kyokushin are classified into Northern and Southern Okinawa Kata.

These three kata were created by Mas Oyama to further develop kicking skills and follow the same embu-sen (performance line) as the original Taikyoku kata. Sokugi literally means Kicking, while Taikyoku translates as Grand Ultimate View. They were not formally introduced into the Kyokushin syllabus until after the death of Oyama.

This kata was created by Seigo Tada, founder of the Seigokan branch of Goju-ryu. In Seigokan goju-ryu the kata is known as Kihon Tsuki no kata and is one of two Katas created by the founder. How the kata was introduced into Kyokushin is largely unknown, but since Tadashi Nakamura are often claimed in error as the creator of the kata in Kyokushin, speculations are that he introduced it into Kyokushin after learning it from his Goju-ryu background.

The kata Garyu, is not taken from traditional Okinawan karate but was created by Oyama and named after his pen name (Garyu =reclining dragon), which is the Japanese pronunciation of the characters 臥龍, the name of the village (Il Loong) in Korea where he was born.

This was great. So many things I never thought about. I do believe that there is to much emphasis on doing the stance, turn technique correct and not enough time spent on learning why we do what we do.

In karate, we traditionally translates basic form. These sequences of movements are codified combat sequences that the Masters have developed to transmit knowledge. They are not imaginary fights, but must be seen as real fighting against imaginary opponents. Kata is therefore not a simple exercise, but a real fight, executed in the same spirit that the whole practice of Karate Do, to achieve harmony of body and mind.

The traditional style of Kyokushin kata are 34 in number. Forms of work Ura (reversed) for Katas initiation and basic Katas are exercises to work the core foundations that are the positions, movement, balance, and deep work that is seeks to transfer weight, respect the body axes of rotation and the internal energy work.

Each Kata Kata each sequence has a specific educational purposes and often conceals deeper notions of hidden for transmitting the knowledge of masters by direct instruction and not by the mere repetition of the dance movements. These hidden precepts are never transmitted by writings, but only in courses or courses and still most of the time they are only suggested.

The Bunkai (practical application of pure technique), and Bunkai Kumite (diverted to actual combat application) allow this understanding and reveal complex shapes seemingly simple techniques. A simple lock can be used in attack, in release or capture technique or projection without departing from the pure line of movement.

Through learning, repetition and development of Katas, the combat itself is taught by the work of postural stability, understanding of body weight and mass transfer and energy, for the coordination of movement, breathing and adapted by the technique itself. Kata is both a way of work and research, both physical and spiritual learning exercise, and body sculpting and just move.

Higher and advanced kata come from different styles like Shurite (North styles rather linear and jerky), from which the Shotokan, and Nahate (southern styles rather circular and fluid) which comes Goju Ryu.

At the beginner to black belt, a student must understand its kata and able to give at least a realistic application for each sequence of Kata. Just as when learning a Kata, a student must ask the instructor a logical explanation on any technique he does not understand in the Kata. Learn the Kata Bunkai can understand and therefore better work in the future.

Taikyoku means search of the body or the original form. The Taikyoku punches (which were 6 at the origin), were created by Gichin Funakoshi in the 1920s to serve as an introduction to understanding the work of Katas in a pedagogical simplification for beginners. The Taikyoku legs (Sokugi) are apparently specific Kyokushin style.

Pinan is a word of Chinese origin means the way of peace. Heian is the Japanese translation. It was Master Funakoshi who gave them this name when he introduced karate to Japan. The origins, only existed on Kata Kankudai long and very difficult to learn. This is from Kata Kankudai that Master Itosu Shurite early 20th century created the five basic Katas for pedagogical reasons.

Tsuki no kata means shape of the fist . This comes from the very linear Kata Shurite Okinawa, himself a native of fighting techniques of northern China. It is the understanding of the different positions of feet and the passage from one to the other with the search for stability and work a shift without changing pitch. Other deeper concepts such as the work of Hara and release of force from the hips are covered.

Yantsu means three guards. This is a Kata where we work in only three directions: front, left and right, remaining almost the same place. The hidden meaning of the Kata (as have-it seems all senior kata, the practitioner is to learn to fight back against a wall against adversaries that assail it from both sides.

Saiha means total destruction . Master Kanryo Higaonna had studied in China in the late 19th century. It also represents the concept of wave , such as that which animates the pace of Kata, constantly linking fluidity or pure strength. One of the hidden precepts of this kata is its application in actual combat against two opponents seeking to encircle the fighter. This is probably the only Kata that is demonstrably the Bunkai from beginning to end with only two partners take turns to chain predetermined attacks.

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