Shotokan Karate, Kata Gojushiho Sho - Kanazawa Hirokazu

[nayotokani]

almost everyone disagree with this but thats one hell of a kata

[jeremyat11]

i disagree with soooo much of this...lol.

[ronnieanand]

This is ridiculous... He is performing Gojushiho Dai.... but announces Gojushiho Sho........ How can Kanazawa make such a mistake...

[Karvakekeable]

@ronnieanand o. Originally, the names were reversed so that Dai was called Shō, and Shō was called Dai. The name change seems to have happened sometime in the 1960s or 1970s when a high-ranking JKA instructor announced 'Gojūshiho Dai' and then performed Gojūshiho Shō at the All-Japan Karate Championships. Due to his high rank, nobody dared question him about this hence why all Shotokan Karate Schools who Originate from the JKA use the reversed names

[ronnieanand]

@Karvakekeable .. Thank you..... Though it sounds a little ridiculous.... maybe its the truth..... Thanks for answering....

[ronnieanand]

@Karvakekeable .. What about Bassai-Dai Bassai-Sho, Kanku Dai, Kanku-Sho...

[Karvakekeable]

@ronnieanand In my understanding all Kūsankū katas (Bassai, Kanku) are as they are. Dai means "Greater" or "Higher" as in Sho is "lesser" or "minor". Katas like Bassai sho were created by Itosu Yasutsune as "introductions" to the real forms (dai) and "sho" was were taught to children.