Ive been lucky enough to learn from wilder sensei and his ideas on bunkai really resonate with me, his seisan stuff is great. It is an elementary kata that demonstrates various elements of katas. Kata kion, heian shodan, heian nidan, heian sandan, heian. However, seisan kata seems to be most widespread form in karate. Seisan origin unknown the shorinryu version seisan kata teaches the basic stances adopted by master shimabuku. This kata is present in all styles shorin, goju, uechi, ryueryu, toon, shito. We never believed that isshinryus first kata revealed something profound with the idea of stepping and punching into an opponent three times. This public document was automatically mirrored from pdfy. There are examples of basic, intermediate, and advanced bunkai. One by ahti kaend and the other by nakahodo sensei. The discussion of two of the three key kata of uechi ryu are good, but seisan. The discussion of two of the three key kata of uechi ryu are good, but seisan needs enhancement sanchin info was. The move can either slip the hand off or break the offending arm at the elbow. 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.
Seisan kata ryukoku seidokan karate youtube martial. Learning requires memorization, synthesis, and evaluation. This webpage serves as a pointer to the main urls from where you can download seisan. 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. Oxygen uptake, heartrate and blood lactate responses to the. Isshinryu karate seisan kata youtube sep 12, 2010 sensei mike reeves teaches seisan kata, one of the fundamentals katas of isshinryu karate. Our builtin antivirus scanned this download and rated it as 100% safe. Most of what ive learned is simple, direct, and effective. That is, once you learn half of the kata, the remainder is exactly the same, but in reverse. Seisan kata last evening my sensei introduced us to seisan kata.
The kata of seisan japanese martial arts traditional karate scribd. Therefore, people are sometimes confused and think there are gojuryu. Shitoryu kata sanchin shitoryu kata shinsei shito lineage. Developing scientific thinking skills for superior results book october 2017 with 12,858 reads. This kata can be found in most of the major systems of okinawan karate. Seisan lies within education tools, more precisely science tools. The origins of a kata can guide us toward understanding both. Seisan kata isshinryu system karate books, videos, dvd. However, if you have any questions about a particular shitoryu kata movement, please. However, the sanchin kata is occasionally separated into two katas by some schools.
Seisan the fifth kata of the uechiryu system the first dan kata the operational form. Isshinru karate techniques kata bunkai norbert donnelly. It is perhaps the slowest by way of timing kata practiced in gkrs curriculum. Seisan tutorial by jens havskov, lars ottemoller and peter. 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 kata was designed for fighting in an alley, on a bridge, or with ones back to the wall. Master shimabuku was one of those few masters who continued to teach seisan as a beginning form. While a student could memorize all eight kata in a few months, he or she would not be learning the kata. This is a sample of the isshinryu karate kata dvd available at.
Around 1895, master choki motobu popularized the kata by daily performing the three forms as one kata at least five hundred times. Traditional karatedo fundamental techniques volume 1. Seisan kata bunkai bunkai description kata description left punch, left shuto block, left block across, left parry block across and down, left middle block. Uechiryu, uechiryu is a traditional style of okinawan karate. The karate creed by ed parker is an essential piece of knowledge required by all practitioners of isshinryu karate. 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. 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. The seisan distribution includes 2 test events, a local event and a distant event. 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. Continuing on the bunkai practical applications of karates kata theme from. This book is composed of complete line drawings showing the entire seisan kata. There will also be a history test on this, and every other examination. 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.
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. Tatsuo shimabuku learned seisan from his primary instructor, chotoku kyan. Kata is a tree with many branches beware of the autopilot enjoy your journey. Another more obscure version of this kata known as aragakino seisan, bears the closest surface resemblance to the shotokan kata hangetsu. Click download or read online button to get shotokan free pdf ebooks users guide, manuals, sheets. 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. The england karatedo wadokai is proud to present the associations official guide to the seishan and chinto kata. Gkr karate is a family club that is dedicated to fostering sound values and developing strong, humble, brave individuals and healthy communities.
To evaluate the efficacy of seisan kata as an aerobic power training mode, four male 28. 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. That being the case, this walking tour article intends to. 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.
Presented by norbert donnelly, the isshinryu system is devoted to producing the highest quality teaching materials for isshinryu karate. Okinawan karate, the secret art of tuite martinez, javier on. Kata kion, heian shodan, heian nidan, heian sandan, heian yondan, heian godan, tekki shodan, bassaidai, kankudai, empi, jion, hangetsu, bassaisho. Previous to kyans instruction, the seisan form was a staple of local traditions. 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. 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.
Seisan is a different deal entirely, its an awesome kata, and is meant to be used as bunkai. This is truly a technical reference on seisan kata. Emphasizes straightforward stance, straight kicks, and rapid techniques. Test candidate must also be able to perform seisan kata as well as participate in five minutes of free sparring. 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. 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. The unique aspect of this kata is that it is a mirror image of itself. Seisan is introduced to gkr students at sandan 3rd dan along with sochin. 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. Prior to that i had also learned goju seisan several versions, first from canadian goju pioneer, bob dalgliesh, and usabased instructor chuck merriman. 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. It is easy to notice the similarities in movements between the various systems. Seisan kata is a masters form with exciting layers of wellformed techniques and concepts, he says. Basic knowledge of rolls and falls will also be tested.
Hangetsu translates to half moon or half month a reference to the halfmoon stance used extensively and the semicircular stepping actions in this kata. However, we must warn you that downloading seisan from an external source releases fdm lib from any responsibility. There is much evidence suggesting that seisan is probably the oldest form in karate. Traditional karatedo fundamental techniques volume 1 okinawa goju. In modern karate shotokan, this kata is renamed in hangetsu. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf the toyota kata practice guide. The layout is clear, crisp, and easy to understand. The kata is based on a system of defenses to all sides. Osensei was a man who collected, studied and taught many rare kata.