Seienchin

[deGuzmanEddie]

The order isn't a surprise, those first three steps forward involve very powerful breathing technique, as in Sanchin kata.I'm not sure if you can sense how much energy I use in the first three steps as my movement has changed since my karate days. Here's a quote from the wiki:In Goju Ryu, sanchin kata is the foundation to all other Gōjū kata because it teaches basic movements, basic techniques, power generation and breathing techniques from qigong.

[deek77]

No doubt Seipai and Seienchin in this system is a result of Tesshin Sensei's time studying under Gogen Yamaguchi of the Goju-Kai. What I find interesting though is that in Goju, Seienchin comes before Seipai, but in Shorin-Ken it comes after.