All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Jul 01, 2016 tensho therefore was trained as the internal method as sanchin was the external component. However, if we were to follow the historical development of the sanchin kata, we would discover how the tensho kata is its certain continuation, i. Bows toward the shomen judges shall be done from a. Tensho kata description and bunkai by kevin huun jin cullen.
Ancient form to modernday application rowen, chris on. Tensho, along with its harder counterpart sanchin, was developed by goju ryu founder chojun miyagi from earlier chinese forms. There are some videos available many of which are very helpful but id like to obtain a printed description of the form if. Not only was tensho one of mas oyamas favourite kata, stating that this kata is the route of karate power, he considered it to be the most indispensable of the advanced kata. Both of these kata but especially tensho, are termed heishu closed term heishu translates as closed and is for more internal control and muscular contractions, one hard one softer. Tensho miyagis secret treasure marvin labbate cny karate, syracuse, new york international headquarters okinawan seibukai organization this paper is the third in a sequence of articles that examines the fundamental principles of karate in the goju. This is the right way to do it since, as we all know, one cannot practice enough if one wishes to master a technique completely.
Sosai mas oyama sosai president masutatsu oyama, the founder of kyokushin karate, was born in southern korea in 1923. Mike rother mike rother improvement kata, the five coaching kata questions coaching condition. Chris had trained with the late grandmaster yamaguchi. Bows toward the shomen judges shall be done from a standing position.
Tensho therefore was trained as the internal method as sanchin was the external component. Tensho kata is complementary to sanchin, and equally important to the. Tensho kata description and bunkai by kevin huun jin. It is said they are the foundation and contain the secrets of the whole system. Kata kion, heian shodan, heian nidan, heian sandan, heian yondan, heian godan, tekki shodan, bassaidai, kankudai, empi, jion, hangetsu, bassaisho. It is a combination of hard dynamic tension with deep breathing and soft flowing hand movements, concentrating strength in the tanden, and is very characteristic of the goju ryu style. In the shotokan kata, the styletypical techniques are repeated from the first to the last kata, again and again. Tensho sochin shisochin seienchin happo sho shinpa saifa kururunfa seisan seipai niseishi sanseiru unshu ippyakureihachi nipaipo reference kata. Omoto shihan prefers to write the name of this kata as, which is lion. I currently practice the shitoryu version of tensho, in the past ive practiced the kyokushin kai, and gojuryu versions, but none move the body in circles. For several decades i have tried to gain a deeper uderstanding of the truth behind such statements. Translated, it means revolving hands, rotating palms, or turning palms. In that book all 5 of the heian pinan kata are examined in detail from the solo performance of each kata, to the two person bunkai sequences.
Kata kion, heian shodan, heian nidan, heian sandan, heian. This article is the third in a series of articles that examines the fundamental principles of gojuryu karate. Just like sanchin kata, tensho kata is basically a breathing kata. Tensho, hakucho, papuren many karate arts claim to start hard and develop soft skills at an advanced level. Dec 01, 2015 article tensho, which literally means turning hands, is one of the two main katas of the gojuryu go means hard, ju means soft, ryu means stream or school of karatedo. Sensei peter urban is a teacher, a writer, a selfemployed businessman, and a consulting psychologist. As we know, or at least is believed so, miyagisensei has created tenshogata out of rokkishu drill called rotating hands from former six hands. United states judo federation nage no kata general information officially, the judging of the kata does not start until the two contestants are on the center of the mat, standing approximately 5.
Click here to view the kata list in japanese pdf document kata itosu lineage kihon kata 112 pinan shodan godan naifanchin shodan sandan juroku shito lineage matsukaze shito lineage. Now includes the form filler for free oneoff license fee. Shitoryu international karate do kai official website. You need to know other forms within the system but this one you have to specialise in and know it thoroughly.
His specialty is the field of martial combatives and their cognates, and he is considered the worlds foremost authority on karatedo psychology or psychotherapy philosophical psychoanalysis of the martial arts. Click here to view the kata list in japanese pdf document kata itosu lineage kihon kata 112. International hayashiha shitoryu karatedo federation performed by sensei junko arai. International okinawan gojuryu karatedo federation.
I have always known that at last i would take this road, but yesterday i did not know it would be today. It combines hard dynamic tension with deep breathing. Kata tensho foreword i am so glad that chris rowen has decided to write this book. The gojuryu karate formed by chojun miyagi created the tensho kata, which is an openfisted kata, as opposed to the gekisai kata. How a technique from tensho kata saved my life on the street. Chojun miyagi creates the katas gekisai dai ichi and gekisai dai ni. All this makes tensho kata very effective weapon in karate, which is often not recognised and used only as a breathing kata. Tensho is a kata originating from the gojuryu karate tradition translated, it means revolving hands, rotating palms, or turning palms tensho was created in 1921 as softer sanchin by chojun miyagi sensei to balance the go aspect of heishugata sanchinkata with ju variation for heishugata. Searches for happoren turn up a very different kata, more in the vein of sanchin and tensho however is bears uncanny resemblance to some of the movements in papuren. The name tensho is translated as revolving hands, rotating palms, or turning palms. Kata sanchin pdf ive always heard that sanchin and tensho are the most important katas in the goju system and are equally important in kyokushin. Jul 07, 2014 six rotating hands of tensho gata 36 this beginning move is found in almost all kata related to white crane kungfu.
This kata is specially chosen to suit his or her ability and character. These concepts expressly come alive in kakie, which in advanced training, breathes life into the bunkai of the kata of gojuryu. Sanchin is the basic kata used to build karate strength kanren kata, which is the foundation for all of these kata. Cutepdf convert to pdf for free, free pdf utilities.
Performing and studying this kata for 15 years now i keep finding new ways of using it for different purposes. Many gojuryu practitioners feel as if they are martial arts technicians, in that they utilize angles to deflect strikes rather than trying to meet strength with strength. Tensho goju is a compilation of goju ryu, chinese goju, aiki jitsu, tae kwon do, wing chun and armed forces combative. This pdf details the first kata of the heian series, heian shodan pinan. This kata emphasizes the soft aspects of goju ryu, and encompasses continuous, flowing movements. Understanding this kata opens up body strength, effective self. The very basic kata in okinawastyle karate is sanchin, and it has been understood historically that you master karate only if you master this kata. Publication date december 1, 2015 topics karate, tensho kata collection opensource. Snake, crane wing, tiger, leopard, standing dragon, laying dragon, remember to sink from the chest, find the feet, float from the waist, use the asking hand, come on now, stay connected. Six rotating hands of tenshogata 36 this beginning move is found in almost all kata related to white crane kungfu. This superb book is essential reading for all those who wish to understand the highly effective techniques, concepts and strategies that the kata were created to record. While living at his sisters farm in manchuria at the age of nine, he began his lifelong journey along the martial way when he began studying the southern chinese form of kempo know as eighteen hands. Jun 23, 2016 in shin ai do karate every student on one stage of their progression through grades is given a kata.
That soft instruction if any turns out to be a few lessons in joint locks that has little or nothing to do with traditional kata. This is the breathing we incorporate into tensho kata. Tensho sochin shisochin seienchin happo sho shinpa saifa. Download and install sejda desktop for mac and edit your pdf files offline. Tensho is a basic illustration of the definition of karate, derived from chinese kempo, as a technique of circles based on points. Tensho kata tensho is a kata originating from the gojuryu karate tradition.
Tenshogata is not unique for the gojuryu style, as rokkishu really is or was in one form or another. Thats ok session is to remain in a positive physical, emotional and mental state throughout the day by way of the concept of zanshin the remaining mind. When i was a teenager, and unfortunately that was decades ago, i saw a japanese karate master perform tensho in a circular manner. The principles for understanding kata were largely unknown. There might be failure by the author who might neglect or. The first article discussed hard go elements of the. Tensho was created in 1921 as softer sanchin by chojun miyagi to balance go aspect of heishugata sanchin kata with ju variation for heishugata. Tensho is the soft and circular yin counterpart to the hard and linear yang sanchin kata. As an undercover detective, this is just one of several stories i could tell based on this assignment.
Kenji matsushima teaching tomasz piotrkowicz tensho kata during his visit in poland in 1991. Felders interpretation for tensho can be best defined as rotating palms of hard and soft. Tensho was created in 1921 as softer sanchin by chojun miyagi sensei to balance the go aspect of heishugata sanchinkata with ju variation for heishugata. Finally, gojuryu is just another form of white crane kungfu being. The idea is somehow to write a tensho kata musical score in order to compare it with other traditional japanese musical scores as those of noh. Tensho videos international hayashiha shitoryu karate. His interpretation of tensho goju is best described. Tensho has many of the same principles of sanchin but goes further to include more intricate concepts of the techniques of gojuryu. This kata was introduced by chojun miyagi in to the goju ryu system in 1921 as a softer sanchin. Its origins are based on the point and circle principles of kempo.
Gojuryu karate is generally a standup style, characterized by both hard closed fist and soft open hand or circular techniques. I was first taught the form by chris some twenty years ago in his traditional dojo on the top floor of the east west centre in london. Open the online pdf editor with safari or your other favourite browser. Tensho kata masterclass with kenji matsushima best budo. Tensho kata description and bunkai by kevin huun jin cullen, 10thdan soke ateru goju ryu karate jutsu precursor anytime anyone attempts to capsulate something as tremendously important as kata there exist many opportunities to fail. Tensho may be a variant of the southern chinese kung fu form rokkishu.
Not only was tensho one of mas oyamas favorite kata, he considered it to be the most indispensable of the advanced kata. I was an undercover police officer detective for the nypd. Tensho kata when i was a teenager, and unfortunately that was decades ago, i saw a japanese karate master perform tensho in a circular manner. Id like to locate a diagram or other documentation of the tensho kata. Tensho goju an eclectic universal martial arts discipline tensho goju is an expression of the felders mental, physical and spiritual oneness combined with extensive martial arts training spanning over forty on 41 years. Dirgha pranayama known as the complete or threepart breath, dirgha pranayamateaches howto fill. So mabuni doesnt mention papuren in his kata list from 1938, although interestingly neither does he mention nipaipo neipai that he also learntdeveloped from go kenki. Tensho could be rightly caned the kata of smiles be.
Make pdf booklets, impose nup pages, combine pdf files, add watermarks, edit forms, add comments, add headers and footers, rearrange pages, security, digital signature, scan, ftp and much more. Kyokushin karate kata tensho tensho tensho means rolling or fluid hand, literally translated as revolving palms, from the characters ten. Tensho hakucho papuren karate katas 3no7kgdydeld idocpub. I am so glad that chris rowen has decided to write this book. Tensho goju maintains its vigor of goju ryu with stances, breathing, strikes and several kata. It was heavily influenced by the late by chojun miyagi and was. Along with many other senior karate practitioners, i love kata tensho. Tensho miyagis secret treasure marvin labbate cny karate, syracuse, new york international headquarters okinawan seibukai organization this paper is the third in a sequence of articles that examines the fundamental principles of karate in the gojuryu style.
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