This is a great treasure to have! The Kusano-Ha system is very closely guarded. As to Soke's name, he has officially changed it from Masaru to Kenji to honor his father.
kitsune2323 1 year ago
he passed me for my black belt exam!!!!
you should see his late fathers version it's incerdible
anderz1992 3 years ago
I had the opportunity to learn Suparinpei from his father, Soke Kenji Kusano. Beautiful.
seikenkarate 3 years ago
Yes, it seems that that kata, like all katas, have it's different variations, even within the same Ryu.
seikenkarate 4 years ago
Kusano-ha version of this Kata is not the Mabuni Shito-ryu version, Shito-ryu version of this Kata is very different. Nice performance
uchinadi 4 years ago
@uchinadi That's what makes it Kusano-Ha!
This is a great treasure to have! The Kusano-Ha system is very closely guarded. As to Soke's name, he has officially changed it from Masaru to Kenji to honor his father.
kitsune2323 1 year ago
he passed me for my black belt exam!!!!
you should see his late fathers version it's incerdible
anderz1992 3 years ago
I had the opportunity to learn Suparinpei from his father, Soke Kenji Kusano. Beautiful.
seikenkarate 3 years ago
Yes, it seems that that kata, like all katas, have it's different variations, even within the same Ryu.
seikenkarate 4 years ago
Kusano-ha version of this Kata is not the Mabuni Shito-ryu version, Shito-ryu version of this Kata is very different. Nice performance
uchinadi 4 years ago
@uchinadi That's what makes it Kusano-Ha!
kitsune2323 1 year ago