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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.
The karate gi appears to have been developed from the Judo uniform. When Gichin Funakoshi demonstrated karate in Japan at the Kodokan, he still wore a traditional judo gi. [7] "GI" is a recognised word in both the official Scrabble dictionary and the Merriam-Webster Second edition dictionary.
Kata (Japanese: 形, or more traditionally, 型; lit. "form") is a Japanese word describing detailed patterns of movements practiced either solo or in pairs. [1] Karate kata are executed as a specified series of a variety of moves, with stepping and turning, while attempting to maintain perfect form. The kata is not intended as a literal ...
Kihon basics is the practice of basic techniques in Shotokan Karate. It includes stances, blocks, punches, kicks, various displacements and their combinations, as well as the practice of Kihon Kata like: Taikyoku Shodan, which was developed by Yoshitaka Funakoshi, the son of Gichin Funakoshi, as a basic introduction to karate kata.
Gojūshiho (五十四歩, lit. 54 steps) is a kata practiced in karate. Gojushiho was developed by Sokon Matsumura, one of the key founders of Okinawan martial arts and named it "Uesheishi", which literally means 54 methods in Chinese. In some styles of karate, there are two versions of this kata - Gojūshiho Shō and Gojūshiho Dai.
Because of the complexity of its techniques, Kūsankū is the highest ranking and most complex kata in Matsubayashi-ryū, and is said to take more than ten years to master. [3] In Shotokan karate, Kankū-dai consists of 65 movements executed in about 90 seconds. It is a major form of the kata; its equivalent minor form is called Kankū-shō.
Like many styles of karate to date, the grading structure runs on a belt system, with 10 coloured belt levels for non-black holders (mudansha) and 10 levels for black belt holders (yudansha). The following describes the grading structure utilised by the Shorinjiryu Kenkokan organisation [ 5 ] and many of the descendant schools.
Sōchin (壯鎭) (Japanese: "Tranquil Force", or "Preserve the Peace") [citation needed] is a kata practiced in several styles of karate. It may have derived from Dragon style kung fu, [speculation?] and was taught in the Naha-te school in Okinawa by Seisho Arakaki. It was then passed down to Shitō-ryū.