Around 1895, master choki motobu popularized the kata by daily performing the three forms as one kata at least five hundred times. Therefore, people are sometimes confused and think there are gojuryu. Shitoryu kata sanchin shitoryu kata shinsei shito lineage. Aug 19, 2015 seisan kata ryukoku seidokan karate youtube. The intention with this tutorial is to explain a bit how seisan works and to demonstrate the most often used functions in seisan without having to install the test data set and follow the much more extensive seisan training course.
In china, this kata was known as seisan bo meaning th room and was the completed form learned in the th of 36 rooms in the fuchanshin buddhist temple in foochow, fukien. Isshinru karate techniques kata bunkai norbert donnelly. Seisan is a different deal entirely, its an awesome kata, and is meant to be used as bunkai. It is intended to act as a model methodology of how these kata should be performed not only in normal class activity but more importantly in both kyu and dan gradings. The layout is clear, crisp, and easy to understand. Kata is a tree with many branches beware of the autopilot enjoy your journey. This kata is present in all styles shorin, goju, uechi, ryueryu, toon, shito. This public document was automatically mirrored from pdfy. When different versions of seisan are viewed in close succession they clearly exhibit unique stylistic quirks, yet preserve common aspects of some original pattern or set of concepts. The intention with this tutorial is to explain a bit how seisan works and to demonstrate the most often used functions in seisan without having to install the test data set and follow the much more extensive seisan. However, the sanchin kata is occasionally separated into two katas by some schools. It is easy to notice the similarities in movements between the various systems.
The kata was designed for fighting in an alley, on a bridge, or with ones back to the wall. Traditional karatedo fundamental techniques volume 1. Presented by norbert donnelly, the isshinryu system is devoted to producing the highest quality teaching materials for isshinryu karate. Seisan, has its heritage in shurite shorin styles, tomarite shorei styles, for the most part nonexisting today and nahate goju styles. Not all styles of karate possess a version of seisan but enough do to warrant a rather ubiquitious reputation, causing some practitioners to refer to it as the universal karate form. Seisan kata bunkai bunkai description kata description left punch, left shuto block, left block across, left parry block across and down, left middle block. Seisan kata ryukoku seidokan karate youtube martial. From shorinryu, emphasizes straight forward stances, the front kick mae geri, and introduces the break, a move designed to free a karateka from a wrist grab. The kata of seisan japanese martial arts traditional karate scribd. Angi uezu volume 02 seisan, seiunchin, naihanchi november 20, 2017 mikeoliver grandmaster angi uezu walks you through the isshinryu kata seisan, seiunchin, and naihanchi from multiple angles and speeds as well as demonstrating the bunkai application of each kata. To evaluate the efficacy of seisan kata as an aerobic power training mode, four male 28. Hangetsu translates to half moon or half month a reference to the halfmoon stance used extensively and the semicircular stepping actions in this kata.
Seisan is introduced to gkr students at sandan 3rd dan along with sochin. To download the product you want for free, you should use the link provided below and proceed to the developers website, as this is the only legal source to get seisan. It is an elementary kata that demonstrates various elements of katas. Seisan kata is a masters form with exciting layers of wellformed techniques and concepts, he says. Isshinryu karate seisan kata youtube sep 12, 2010 sensei mike reeves teaches seisan kata, one of the fundamentals katas of isshinryu karate. It is perhaps the slowest by way of timing kata practiced in gkrs curriculum. The seisan distribution includes 2 test events, a local event and a distant event. There is much evidence suggesting that seisan is probably the oldest form in karate.
Seisan kata isshinryu system karate books, videos, dvd. For the first time, you can find explanations for all of the movements of seisan kata in a serious book for all levels of student, from beginner to black belt. Much of the following material i have acquired through matthew apsokardu sensei 4th dan, okinawa kenpo karate and kobudo and his website at im grateful for his knowledge, insight and wisdom. Prior to that i had also learned goju seisan several versions, first from canadian goju pioneer, bob dalgliesh, and usabased instructor chuck merriman. Our builtin antivirus scanned this download and rated it as 100% safe.
Seisan part 1 by mike fenton isshinryu karate kata background understanding the history of the isshinryu kata can provide the isshinryu karateka with a greater knowledge of the kata and the techniques it employs. Tatsuo shimabuku learned seisan from his primary instructor, chotoku kyan. Seisan the fifth kata of the uechiryu system the first dan kata the operational form. Emphasizes straightforward stance, straight kicks, and rapid techniques. Most of what ive learned is simple, direct, and effective. Seisan kata last evening my sensei introduced us to seisan kata.
This is a sample of the isshinryu karate kata dvd available at. This is truly a technical reference on seisan kata. Seisan lies within education tools, more precisely science tools. Kata kion, heian shodan, heian nidan, heian sandan, heian yondan, heian godan, tekki shodan, bassaidai, kankudai, empi, jion, hangetsu, bassaisho. That is, once you learn half of the kata, the remainder is exactly the same, but in reverse. This webpage serves as a pointer to the main urls from where you can download seisan.
The kata is based on a system of defenses to all sides. Seisan tutorial by jens havskov, lars ottemoller and peter. Master shimabuku was one of those few masters who continued to teach seisan as a beginning form. Uechiryu kata should be learned in sequence, according to rank. Gkr karate is a family club that is dedicated to fostering sound values and developing strong, humble, brave individuals and healthy communities. The discussion of two of the three key kata of uechi ryu are good, but seisan. Ive been lucky enough to learn from wilder sensei and his ideas on bunkai really resonate with me, his seisan stuff is great. This kata is sometimes the first introduced to students after the first and second charts of basics have been learned. Oxygen uptake, heartrate and blood lactate responses to the. Continuing on the bunkai practical applications of karates kata theme from. While a student could memorize all eight kata in a few months, he or she would not be learning the kata.
The karate creed by ed parker is an essential piece of knowledge required by all practitioners of isshinryu karate. Seisan origin unknown the shorinryu version seisan kata teaches the basic stances adopted by master shimabuku. However, if you have any questions about a particular shitoryu kata movement, please. That being the case, this walking tour article intends to. The text mentions bronze man6 statue, so we can conclude that this sphere of fighting was regarded with great seriousness that is a scientific method of that time was applied by relying on traditional chinese. The unique aspect of this kata is that it is a mirror image of itself. Click download or read online button to get shotokan free pdf ebooks users guide, manuals, sheets. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf the toyota kata practice guide. One of four isshin ryu karate kata books by steve armstrong, one of isshin ryu founder tatsuo shimabukus first generation students along with harold mitchum his senior, don nagle, and harold long. Originally called pangainoon, which translates to english as halfhard, halfsoft, the style was renamed uechiryu after the founder of the style, kanbun uechi, an okinawan who went to fuzhou in fujian province, china to study martial arts and chinese.
Osensei was a man who collected, studied and taught many rare kata. Another more obscure version of this kata known as aragakino seisan, bears the closest surface resemblance to the shotokan kata hangetsu. This kata can be found in most of the major systems of okinawan karate. This book is composed of complete line drawings showing the entire seisan kata. Basic knowledge of rolls and falls will also be tested. Seisan kata interpreted by michael peterson, shodan ki o tsuke rei peacewar heiko dachi stack right side step left foot forwardleft seisan left outside chest block right reverse punch step right foot forwardright seisan left reverse punch step left foot forwardleft seisan right reverse punch lunge forwardleft seisan. There are examples of basic, intermediate, and advanced bunkai.
Okinawan karate, the secret art of tuite martinez, javier on. The three naihanchi katas performed as one became known as motobus kata, and he is said to have stated many times, there is only one kata necessary to develop and excel in karate, and that is naihanchi as one. Step right into the kata line in the tstance, execute the downward backfist strike to the nose opponent grabs this hand, pull the opponent backward as you slide back into right cat stance, step across into left x stance, front kick right and kiai, come down from the kick into right seisan with right downward block, reverse punch left, pivot into right seiunchin with right middle. The shotokan version was probably renamed when gichin funakoshi formed his school in japan. Learning requires memorization, synthesis, and evaluation. However, seisan kata seems to be most widespread form in karate. The move can either slip the hand off or break the offending arm at the elbow.
We never believed that isshinryus first kata revealed something profound with the idea of stepping and punching into an opponent three times. However, we must warn you that downloading seisan from an external source releases fdm lib from any responsibility. The discussion of two of the three key kata of uechi ryu are good, but seisan needs enhancement sanchin info was. There will also be a history test on this, and every other examination. Kata kion, heian shodan, heian nidan, heian sandan, heian. In modern karate shotokan, this kata is renamed in hangetsu. Uechiryu, uechiryu is a traditional style of okinawan karate. The england karatedo wadokai is proud to present the associations official guide to the seishan and chinto kata. Seisan earthquake analysis software for windows, solaris, linux and macosx version 11. The origins of a kata can guide us toward understanding both. Page 4 introduction to the four stages t he first stage is the practise of the kata techniques without a partner and is what most people think of as kata practise. Developing scientific thinking skills for superior results book october 2017 with 12,858 reads.