The Kata Sushiho is a greatly modified version of the old Okinawian kata that in Shotokan is known as Gojushiho, and in some other styles as Useishi. Apr 10, 2020 - Explore David Goode's board "Karate Girls", followed by 680 people on Pinterest. , As the karateka grows older, more emphasis is placed on the health benefits of practicing kata, promoting fitness while keeping the body soft, supple, and agile. He chose the kata which were best suited for physical stress and self-defense, stubbornly clinging to his belief that karate was an art rather than a sport. https://the-dojo.org/2019/05/14/women-of-shotokan-miki-nakamachi Karate Female Team Kata Bronze Medal - Serbia vs Italy - WKF World Championships Belgrade 2010 (1/2) von World Karate Federation vor 8 Jahren 7 Minuten, 1 Sekunde 18.409.057 Aufrufe History of , Karate , . Kata is often described as a set sequence of karate moves organized into a pre-arranged fight against imaginary opponents. List of Karate Kata (Shotokan, Kyokushin, Goju-Ryu, etc.) Sanchin Kata is one of the most important Katas in Karate. The kata consists of kicks, punches, sweeps, strikes and blocks. The pages below include videos and/or written kata instructions for a huge number of different Karate katas. Bassai-dai; A very old Okinawan kata of unknown origin, the name Bassai or Passai translates to “to storm a castle”. https://the-dojo.org/2020/03/13/miki-suetsugu-women-of-shotokan SKA National is a nonprofit organization that has been teaching traditional karate-do in the United States since 1956. To him, kata was karate. SKA was founded and is still led by Tsutomu Ohshima who is also recognized as the chief instructor of many other SKA-affiliated national Shotokan organizations worldwide. Shotokan is known as a hard martial arts style (rather than soft) because it emphasizes strikes, long stances and sparring techniques. Shotokan Karate Kata 2- Learn Karate at Home. In Shotokan, kata is a performance or a demonstration, with every technique potentially a killing blow (ikken hisatsu)—while paying particular attention to form and timing (rhythm). This section provides details on the kata used by most major Karate styles including Shotokan, Kyokushin, Goju-Ryu, Shito-Ryu and many others. See more ideas about karate girl, karate, martial arts women. The name means “54 steps”, referring to a symbolic number in Buddhism. Defense Against An Aggressive Shoulder Grab/ Hold - Female Self Defense Session 5 Shotokan Characteristics In a nutshell, Shotokan teaches practitioners self-defense through a series of kihon (basics), kata (forms) and kumite (sparring). Its name: San - "three", Chin - "battle" - refers to the 3 battles of mind, body and spirit/breathing.