Sensei James H. Coffman performing Kata and knife tech July 7th 1983

[houseoflightkarate]

It is the Shorinji version, you can tell by the use of single bone blocks as opposed the the double bone of Matsumura kata. Also the use of vertical punches and the ninety degree stances.

[maulervaughan]

Awesome Kata,

[blackjacos]

what kata is this?

[sgrahamdo]

The kata is Gojushijo.

[blackjacos]

what version? this doesnt look like matsumura seito.

[sgrahamdo]

I can't say if it is a Matsumura or Shorinji kata. Either way it is Shorin Ryu.

[MatsumuraSeito]

looks to be Shorinji ryu , maybe I wrong, not Matsumura Seito.

[OkinawanTemple]

If you don't know what the point was then you obviously didn't listen to the dialogue. Another example of Black Belt wanna be's looking at the pictures and not the explanation.

[Sundome1]

And the point of that was...

[anaaman]

The point never was. The point will be!