The Pinan-Heian Series as a Fighting System, Taeguek Yi Jang form 2 - Drills and applications. This phenomenon has alsospread to the West, and is even getting popular inBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA too. Yet at the same time, in contrast to many others, I believe similar to you that the Shotokan karate, done well to proper standards, can be highly effective. Its technique and thought were studied and refined by a Tomari-te master, Shinkichi Kuniyoshi (also known as "BUSHI" Kuniyoshi) and passed down to Grand Master Shigeru Nakamura, the founder of Okinawa-kenpo. I wouldn't brag about being a direct lineage of Funakoshi Sensei, because while he was a great karateka, he didn't teach his students as well as he could have. Good Job!!! Ian, you're still right.This Martial World has become so 'commercial'. Shotokan practiced according to the original karate-DO syllabus does have a developed grappling component, not always seen in the typical curriculum, and you know more than I on that score. I teach portuguese language, so I have understood what you said in terms of the difference between "to describe" and "to define". Due to a reason i cannot explain i am unable to see the images in #3, #4, #6, #8, #9, #10, Thank you so much for your very informative and inspiring articles. Home > Okinawa karate > Styles of Okinawan Karate. The most famous Okinawan Karate weapons are as follows : Master Funakoshi once said: Do not think karate belongs only in the dojo.. He was such a brilliant teacher that one of his students, Chojun Miyagi, learned from him and developed his own art form named Goju Ryu. Greeting. Imi translates tomeaning in English. *Yokoso*! My 2 cents on your points: First of all, the movements are so damn strenuous and need lots of corrections in order to do with the correct form and proper execution. Now I understand why I have a hard time understanding and being understood by Japanese Karate Practitioners. But these ones in particular I disagree with and wanted to share my thoughts. In old Dojos, there were just empty rooms with hardwood floors to fight on. If you really want to improve your Karate, you should definitely check out this article I wrote about my favorite equipment for training Karate at home. Lastly, heres something you might have noticed throughout the article: Many Okinawan Karate terms Ive mentioned so far like chinkuchi and tuidi are not Japanese words. I'm not a Wado Ryu practitioner, or a practitioner of Japanese karate. In the US you pretty much have to do whatever keeps you in business. Was there the Kokutsu dachi shotokan version on okinawa karate? I might as well quite kkarate after reading this article and same others which potentially say karate is crap. 4. Please note that there are slight differences from style to style in terms of stances. Enter your email to receive news and updates straight in your mailbox. The bigger, longer, lower version that you see in more modern Shotokan, not so much. I also believe that the traditional karate styles, including Wado Ryu, are superior to the conventional training we see in MMA. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. It is a traditional martial art that was handed down from the founder Sensei Chojun Miyagi to his student Sensei Anichi Miyagi and then to Sensei Morio Higaonna in an unbroken line, which means the art has not been diluted or embellished through the generations like many other martial arts have. I like the idea of personal attention from your instructor (sensia ?). Put your front foot in front of you at a 45 angle. You can see it after the classic twist/cover/chop in this old video of Yasuharu Makishi Sensei, who was a senior student of Nagamine Shoshin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKURGTA5AmM. But that's the benefit of the blog format. L and R is pretty much an interchangeable sound in Japan. karate kata [eg goju] contain many breaks from grabs 2. (Those of you who attended myseminars will recognise these.). Then kata. This style was named after Kanbun Uechi and was initially called Pangai-noon in China, which combines hard and soft. For example; when I went to Okinawa last summer, I learnt a new kata called Tomari Chinto. Interesting! Shischin, 7. Meaning or bunkai is also taught but usually with the intent to generate enough power to finish with one blow, hence more emphasis on "how" in order to capture the key points to generate it. Look forward to training at his new Dojo. Kanryo Higaonna (1853-1915) was known as the highest authority of Naha Te. The Naha-di system is comprised of nine kata and a philosophy. No. ThereforeUechi-ryuis also heavily influenced by the kung fu from Fujian province. Hi Alastair, Here are two good warm up exercises and nice way to cover some ground fighting if you ever end up in this position. I'm really interested in how you're balancing the two training styles. If you're one of the 10%, ignore it. Feet facing outwards at 45. I came from an Okinawan based karate moving to a Japanese based karate, and I still sometimes struggle with the bigger deeper stances, but I'm getting there. Here is video from Okinawa https://www.facebook.com/seisho.tanahara.5/videos/1609511249266214/ with Shinjo Kiyohide Sensei, where is knowing as on of strenghten tradicionalist. AD, and later by S *Soke Hausel, Shorin-Ryu karate, Gilbert, AZ* Hi Jesse. I have trained under an Okinawan 'programme' to green belt (from Martin Rice). What struck me most (and also feature as key points in your article) are the competitive nature of Japanese karate styles (I used to enjoy competing in point based tournaments in my younger years), when compared to the non-sport nature of Okinawan styles. I simply try to gain useful information from whomever I train with. B- I saw a video who show a kokutsu dachi similitaries to neko ashi dashi, that video is about kyukoshinkai a japanese style Basel on traditional okinawa kata. I am a practitioner of Wado Ryu Karate and have been for over 40 years. commercial dojo to teachothers about traditions of Okinawa martial arts, god bless you (2)I made some comments based on my understanding of Okinawan vs. Japanese karate. The bigger, longer, lower version that you see in more modern Shotokan, not so much. Pull back your front leg with only the ball of your foot lightly touching the ground. Techniques feature one knuckle punches, kicks using the big toe, spear hand that symbolically refer to Tigers Teeth and Crane's beak (moves emulating animal fighting techniques). The facts are correct, but I think this is mainly true in Shotokan and some related styles. Torso erect. email: israelpiedade@gmail.com. That is not the case for all Japanese styles or practitioners, of course, but that is a generalization. If you As I don't live in Okinawa and there fore can't do karate there. The books mentioned below will get you hooked. If you're a . Training in *martial arts* can be intense as well as entertaining. 8. Well, thanks for the article, I will continue reading your site and I hope I helped you in some way. www.gojuryukenkyukai.com www.kenkyukai.com.au Ganbatte. Say you learn that a certain technique is actually an arm bar into an arm break. If I remember correctly, one way in which all karate is the same is the concept that "karate begins and ends with courtesy". Nobody has the truth. Could you possibly have been more condescending in your comments. "effective" at what? Therefore style cannot matter. Your posts about Karate are very informative and well-written. Thank you! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Vive la diffrence! Lower and longer stances are taught @JKA not merely to strengthen legs and stamina but to add to the power of a technique. ravichander Kenwa Mabuni, the founder of Shit-ry Karate. Individuation over Mass training. (Related reading: The #1 Reason Why Every Serious Karate-ka Needs to Travel to Okinawa Right Now). After reading this article i can really see that Okinawan Karate has such a different 'mindset' than Japanese Karate does. We do not use very long low stances. Dont get me wrong though;people in Okinawa compete too these days. To create this article, volunteer authors worked to edit and improve it over time. Great read! Nobody tries to hurt you or outwork you, and there is no holier-than-thou aura around the sensei either. *school teachers train in traditi *Karate & Kobudo go hand in hand as both use the same hand and foot But instead of waiting several years to know why we did it that way, I was shown an application and the difference in performing it improperly and properly and how all those little tweaks made the application so much more effective. I respect all traditional Karate styles, there's a benefit in every single one of them. One can build their ashi (legs) by repeatedly perform Sanchin. Just arrived from Okinawa after a three weeks stay for kobudo and Karate training I agree largely with your article. Got questions? The most famous Okinawan Karate masters of all time were: Kanryo Higaonna was the founder of the Naha-te fighting styles. Thank you. removal of grappling/joint locking etc, from karate.. Bunkai is the analysis and application of kata. 7. Shimabukuro Eizo OSensei used both Hai & Oss. 2. Personally, I try to mix the best of both. Hence, in Okinawan Karate, the meaning of a technique is often more stressedthan how the technique is actually executed. We noticed some of the differences which you list here, for example she never saw the oki tools nor the okinawan weapons at her dojo or tournaments. This is Western fencing. "It's very good. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Okinawan Shorin Ryu karate has many sub-styles, amongst which Matsubayashi-Ryu is the most common one. Almost everyone I know that comes from Shorin-Ryu understands that our origin is Shaolin Kung Fu. By the way, do you know if they practice kote/ashi kitae in japan karate? Okinawan systems put more emphasis on pressure point strikes. I remembered when I started at ,y current dojo, which is Shotokan karate, there was some confusion between my Sensei and myself about stances and some techniques. Ironically, and unfortunately as my local KoDo-ryu dojo was forced to close, I have recently starting training in Kyokushin karate, which is about as far removed from Ko-Do Ryu as I can get. Goju-ryu ()is one of the main traditional style of Okinawan Karate, featuring a combination of hard and soft techniques. 2. But theres a big difference in their approach. I told them (for what I was able to see, I never practiced JK)that Japan Karate was more "militarized"It seems related with your point 2 in the note "how over why", and point 9 "indidualisation over mass training", and of course, the sport vision I only have a few questions about their acceptance towards foreigners. I have trained it so and i have teached it this way. This is true.The positions are the basis of a best techniques in Perfect Karate. It's not hard to describe nature, but try TO DEFINE it. Karate () is a martial art developed in the in what is now Okinawa, Japan. Very clarifying article, thank you. One take away from this, totally unrelated to the topic of this article is "there is no holier-than-thou aura around the sensei either." Sanseiru, 8. IMHO, you are faulting my knowledge of MMA rather than responding to my statement. However, these two Dojos hold significance in Okinawas karate history. I really like your article You may want to use weapons. I encourage my students to de-construct the "How" as taught, into the "why" by looking at other karate styles to see how the Japanese style has evolved/morphed into what it is, thereby understanding its history and application. document.write('') Sanchin, 2. I respect the author's piece, especially since the Japanese karates evolved out of the Okinawan karates, to do a little synthesis, liking to the author's "Karate-Tree Piece." This kata uses stances and attacks comprising of the five previous Pinan kata. use of long, deep stances and the development of powerful thrusting and snapping strikes. When I started reading the history of karate, the strength, enthusiasm, and devotion of these indigenous people astounded me to my core. It is inaccurate to say that all Okinawan karate has high stances. There are several high ranking Sensei working the class so the quality of the training was never changed because of the size of the class. Would love to see more practitioners of Wado Ryu move over to MMA and demonstrate your strong personal feelings >>> in the Octagon. Kanbun uechi was the founder of uechi ryu karate. Tuide is joint manipulation etc. emailE=('martin' + '@' + emailE) No. If you look at the old photos of Funakoshi from his books, the kokutsu-dachi you see there is done in some Okinawan styles, to this day. Uchinna-guchi. are perhaps seen as a bit nerdy subject, but I like it very much, and find your articles to both interesting, and with a nicely paced flow of the text. Good reading, extremely intersting. shihan abbas hekmatnia 8th dan P.S. Thanks for the article Jesse! Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. The whole answer is I respect it & appreciated it's teachings, and try to benefit from study of it, it's values such as laid out in this article. Shotokan karate != all Japanese Karate. The technique encoded in the form/kata is basically identical despite the stylistic differences between Shaolin Kung-Fu and Shotokan and Shorin. So in conclusion before you attempt to explain differences martial arts do a little more research. having one-on-one attention from, say, a math teacher. Karate is practiced in every subcontinent. No. In reality Japanese Karate is a mixed martial art since throwing, grapling, joint manipulating, sweeping etc. Excellent article sir. I practice Goju-ryu which is an Okinawan karate and I never realised how different the Japanese karate was. If you practiced in Shotokan, I would say great article, you are spot on. 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