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  2. Shūdōkan - Wikipedia

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    Shudokan (修道館, Shūdōkan), literally "the hall for the study of the way of karate," [dubious – discuss] is a Japanese school of karate developed by Kanken Toyama (1888 – 1966). It was the total headquarters of Japan Karate Federation (old).

  3. List of shotokan techniques - Wikipedia

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    Hangetsu Dachi: half-moon stance (e.g. in the kata Hangetsu) Kiba Dachi: horse stance/side stance (e.g. in the Tekki katas) 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)

  4. Comparison of karate styles - Wikipedia

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    Goju-ryu places emphasis on Sanchin kata and its rooted Sanchin stance, and it features grappling and close-range techniques. 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.

  5. Pinan - Wikipedia

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    The Pinan kata originated in Okinawa and were adapted by Anko Itosu from older kata such as Kusanku and Channan [1] into forms suitable for teaching karate to young students. Pinan is the Chinese Pinyin notation of 平安; when Gichin Funakoshi brought karate to Japan, he spelt the kata name as Heian, which is the onyomi of 平安. Pinan or ...

  6. Shotokan - Wikipedia

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    The kata consists of kicks, punches, sweeps, strikes and blocks. Body movement in various kata includes stepping, twisting, turning, dropping to the ground, and jumping. 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 ...

  7. List of word processor programs - Wikipedia

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    Formerly ClarisWorks Word Processing, also an older and unrelated application for Apple II. Succeeded by iWork. Amí: Windows: developed and marketed by Samna: Apple Writer: Apple II, Apple III: SuperWriter: Apricot Portable: Built-in word processor in Apricot Computers devices Authorea: word processor for students and researchers AstroType ...

  8. Kanken Tōyama - Wikipedia

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    The translated partial list includes the karate-do shihan and hanshi title license and high degree rank (fifth dan to eighth dan). The '*' symbol indicates persons and organizations that did not train directly with Toyama, but were confirmed as members with the responsibilities of the shihan title and high degree rank.

  9. Unsū - Wikipedia

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    It is somewhat a condensation of other katas (e.g., Bassai, Kanku, Jion, Empi, Jitte and Gankaku), hence it is essential to have mastered these before practicing Unsu. [ 3 ] The movement, Unsu, or hands in the cloud, is used to sweep away the hands of the opponent and is said to signify the gathering clouds in a thunderstorm.