Naihanchi Sho Dan

A very cool and fast performance of Naihanchi Sho Dan by Onaga Michiko sensei.

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Sports

Tags:

• combat
• sports
• martial
• arts
• karate
• shorin
• ryu
• Okinawan
• Ti
• Naihanchi
• Naihanchin
• Naifanchi
• kata
• Onaga

[mrthebillman]

Goofy wrong

[Jakneife]

@mrthebillman - Please elaborate.

[mrthebillman]

@Jakneife No pauses to demonstrate balance at the points of highest symmetry; So fast that there is no correct follow through with the strikes; As you strike to the left, you strike with the back of your wrist (ouch); Strike as a whip, but not in slow motion; and what is up with your hips? It's not the Cha Cha. I apologize for so many negative comments, But I'm an anal retentive nutjob! Please dont seek me out, and kick my butt.

[Jakneife]

@mrthebillman "Ugh! What was I thinking!?" (grins). Actually, that isn't me. Pauses and power in strikes; see reply to a l r i t z a (also see my machiwara vid; she can hit). "Wrist strike (Do you mean initial movement repeated on left?)"; we block with forearm, rotating on impact. No whipping in slow-mo; again see reply to a l r i t z a. Cha cha; yep, we're crazy about koshi, machiwara vid shows it in a less kihon format. Sorry for cryptic responses. Not enough characters.

[FiasaPower]

What is "unnecessary moves" for you ? Kata isn't a beautiful dance who allows you gain medals in tournaments , but hidden knowledge .

"Does it better" , doesn't exist when we talking about kata . You must UNDERSTAND it better .

[skullheadz28]

I think you are both being childish. I have been training Karate in Okinawa for only about 3 years and am still a beginner myself and her version is different than my style and seems incorrect to me but that may have been how she was taught. Telling someone they will never come close is childish , unless you can see the future . How would you know? And challenging people to fights is also childish. I don't understand. Isn't Karate-do supposed to be about always learning and mastering ones self ?

[Vdude13]

@NONAG0N Cool :)

[Vdude13]

@NONAG0N The style she is doing is Shito-Ryu Itosu-Kai. It isn't a full horse stance, it is actually called a naihanchi stance :P The feet point inwards, while the knees try and point outwards (literary as if you are riding a horse), but the stance isn't as low as Shiko Dachi. I train with Key Tsamura in Toronto. He told me that the Kata comes from a legend about a man Naihanchi who was in charge of defending the entrance to a temple. And he had to defend sideways along the wall, hence the style

[Talis29]

This is actually quite beautiful and I appreciate it being uploaded. It's a shame that some people view their style as a religion, as if it's "the one true way" to do anything, but it's good to see that there are some here who appreciate this as much as I do.

[ptboyindenver]

I just checked out the makiwara vid. WOW! This chick is dangerous.

[Jakneife]

@NONAG0N Coming from a Goju Ryu background, I know what you mean. The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know, haha. Thanks for channel complement. I have been lax about putting up new vids but I think I have some demonstration footage of Shorinji Ryu schools doing kata in Okinawa. Maybe I can post them when a bit more time frees up.

[Jakneife]

@NONAG0N Deep Shiko Dachi = Shotokan (the Tekki series), Naihanchi Dachi = most trad. Kobayashi Shorin Ryu. I also noted wrists curled up slightly in hikete and hand-under-elbow positions but not during tsuki. As for the hikite positions themselves, I guess I don't know what is formally preferred in your system. In Shinjinbukan, they sling the hikite almost at belt-height. Are you referring to perhaps at max. speed, not fully retracting the hikite?