On the basis that Otsuka said you could spend a lifetime just studying
Naihanchi, and that reputedly Funakoshi was made to study it for ten years, and
that Motobu claimed it was the only fighting system you would ever need... just
what is in it?
There are after all only 28 - 30 moves (depending on how you count them) and
half of those are just repeats on the opposite side, so that makes 14 - 15
moves. I know there are movements in koshi, kuzushi, irimi and so on, but just
how deep can 15 moves get?
I would be very interested to hear what different people take from this kata.
Regards
David Ludington
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I remember reading somewhere (I think Karatedo Nyumon) that Shotokan originally used Naihanchi Dachi but changed to Kiba Dachi because when the legs tired in...
Steve Rowe
ShiKon@...
Dec 1, 1999 7:13 am
... Kung, `fa jing' and other related Taiji practices for one's Taiji training.. There is no doubt that Naihanchi dachi is a very functional stance and can be...
Steve Rowe
ShiKon@...
Dec 6, 1999 9:11 pm
G'day Steve, Ah yes... I should have known...sorry Steve... I guess it was all that 'fa jing body shaking and vibration' that got me excited. I really must ...
Reg Kear
wado@...
Dec 6, 1999 10:24 pm
Dear all, As some kind of relief from the interminable running gag about "Osu" (it is a gag, isn't it?) I though I might attempt to spark up some debate about...
Tim Shaw
tim.shaw@...
Mar 3, 2001 5:58 pm
great question Tim, have you asked any of the sensei's in your area ? and if so what was their thoughts. I'm going to e-mail the ohstuka's and see if there is...
R Mark Charlton
m1@...
Mar 3, 2001 6:23 pm
Greetings, I can simply point out some of the differences betwen the way I first learned Naihanchi and the way I learned from my friends in the Wado Ryu. I am...
Rob Rivers
bassboy@...
Mar 3, 2001 8:21 pm
Regarding the Ohtsuka/Motobu/ Naihanchi query, this is quite an interesting issue. I have compared some photos and films and have some observations, which I...
Ben Pollock
114602.511@...
Mar 3, 2001 11:07 pm
Tim, I know you are from the same neck of the woods as Julian Mead. and he does a tremendous version of Naihanchi which is I believe is part of the Yuishinkai...
blackpool budokan
rob@...
Mar 4, 2001 9:12 pm
Hi everyone, bit of a random question here, well questions, Wado Ryu, at least the karate part of it's heritage, is pretty much descended from Shotokan, and...
... Oops, the link lost it's extension..... You'll find it here as well (Naihanchi Enigma by Tim Shaw): http://www.wadoworld.com Igor A [Non-text portions of...
... http://www.wadoworld.com/history/naihanchienigma/introduction/introduc tionfr.html Many of you probably noticed that the link above was too long to render...
HI Clueless Not that this is any less clueless, but my understanding about why Wado ryu has only Naihanchi/Tekki Shodan comes from two things. The first is...
Hi Quiet time, so thought I'd stir the pot! On the basis that Otsuka said you could spend a lifetime just studying Naihanchi, and that reputedly Funakoshi was...
... Hi David, A little while ago I took upon myself to look into this very same issue and consulted people both inside and outside of Wado. As my aim was to...
Snipped - - - ... how deep can 15 moves get? ... Hi David , The applications are huge , arm bars , finger locks , neck break , knock outs , pressure point...
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