| "...karate has been popularised for
its utilitarian and competitive elements
and, for the most part, monopolized by young
people...the classical values of the art
have been ignored...kata is the central
vehicle of this profound tradition...without
restoration of these values, true classical
Okinawan karate will become extinct." |
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Nagamine
Shoshin
(1907-1997) |
| Weapon-less Karate
Kata
Ko-do Ryu practices the following
three Karate kata in their original manner:
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- Closed-fist
Sanchin (Miyagi style)
- Rokushu
(Tensho)
- Naihanchin
(Tekki)
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| There are an uncountable
number of - modern - Karate styles worldwide.
However, the styles mentioned below can
be considered as mainstream. The following
list broadly establishes which styles
practice the kata mentioned above.
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- Goju Ryu, Goju Kai, Shito Ryu and
Kyokushinkai, all practice (Miyagi)
Sanchin and Tensho kata
- Okinawan Shorin Ryu, Japanese Shotokan,
Shotokai, Wado Ryu,and Wado Kai, practice
Naihanchin kata.
- Shito Ryu also practices Naihanchin
kata.
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