Quoting David <david@...>:

> 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 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.

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 add an
article to my website I then published some of my findings (particularly the
background to the kata, from what is known.)on my site. The article could have
been longer and certainly I still think of it as "work in progress". I know
that other people have their take on Naihanchi within Wado, but out of my
research I came to the conclusion that if anyone wants to get a real handle on
the intention of Naihanchi within Wado the best way to do that was to (a) link
it in with everything else you are doing (provided what they are doing is
correct) and (b) get along to a good teacher who knows what they are talking
about.

David, I don't know who your Sensei is but maybe he/she has their own views of
what Naihanchi in Wado is for?

The article be found through the index page of the website at
www.wadoryu.org.uk

Regards

Tim Shaw
Essex
UK

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