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Kokutsu Dachi: back stance (in almost all Shotokan katas; usually first learned in Heian Shodan) Kosa Dachi: cross-legged stance (e.g. in the kata Heian Yondan) Neko ashi Dachi: cat stance (e.g. in the kata Bassai Sho)
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The above designations are particular to Shotokan and some other schools, and are backwards from other systems (Wado-ryu, Doshinkan, Uechi-Ryu, etc.) where soto uke is a block to the outside and uchi uke is a block to the inside — consistent with Gedan Barai is a block in the downward direction and Jodan Age Uke is a block in the upwards ...
Shotokan was the name of the first official dojo built by Gichin Funakoshi, in 1936 [3] at Mejiro, and destroyed in 1945 as a result of the Tokyo air raids. [4] Shoto ( 松涛 , Shōtō ) , meaning "pine-waves" (the movement of pine needles when the wind blows through them), was Funakoshi's pen-name, [ 5 ] which he used in his poetic and ...
Enpi (燕飛), also frequently transliterated as Empi, is a kata practiced by Shotokan and other karate styles. Enpi means Flying Swallow. [1] Enpi comes from the Okinawan martial art of Tomari-te, where it first appeared in 1683 [citation needed]. It is believed to have been influenced by Chinese boxing. It is the sister kata to Wansu.
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Some later styles of karate have been derived from blending techniques from the four main branches, while others have added techniques from other martial arts. For example Kyokushin, which is an extremely hard style derived from Shotokan and Gōjū-ryū, involves much more breaking and full contact, knockdown sparring as a main part of training ...
Yoshitaka was especially known for his deep stances and kicking techniques, and he introduced fudo dachi (rooted stance/immovable stance), yoko geri (side kick), and mae geri (front kick) forms to the Shotokan style. [8] All these techniques became part of the already large arsenal brought from the ancient Okinawan styles.