Kata (forms)
| Gekisai dai ichi |
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| (Attack & Smash I) | |||||
| Geki means to "attack," and Sai means to "smash;" and as a compound Dai Ichi means "the first" or "number one." | |||||
| Gekisai dai ni |
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| (Attack & Smash II) | |||||
| Geki means to "attack," and Sai means to "smash;" and as a compound Dai Ni means "the second" or "number two." | |||||
| Sanchin |
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| (Three Battles) | |||||
| San means "three" and chin mean "battle." (mind, body, and spirit) | |||||
| Tensho |
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| (Rotating Palms) | |||||
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Ten means "turning" or "shifting," and Sho means "palm." |
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| Saifa |
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| (Smash & Destroy) | |||||
| Sai means "smash" or "break," and Fa means "tear," or "destroy." | |||||
| Seiyunchin |
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| (To Control and Pull in Battle) | |||||
| Sei means "to control," Yun means "to pull," and Chin means "to do battle." | |||||
| Sanseiru |
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| (36 Hands) | |||||
| San mean three, Sei means "ten," and Ru means "six." | |||||
| Shisochin |
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| (Four Direction Battle) | |||||
| Shi means "four," So means "direction," and Chin means "battle" | |||||
| Sepai |
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| (18 Hands) | |||||
| Sei means" ten," and Pai means "eight" | |||||
| Seisan |
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| (13 Hands) | |||||
| Sei means "ten" and San means "three." | |||||
| Kururunfa |
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| (control for a long time and suddenly defeat) | |||||
| Ku means "a long time," Ru means "keep in place" or "stop from moving," Run means "suddenly," and Fa means "destroy" or "tear." | |||||
| Suparinpei |
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| (108 Hands) | |||||
| Su means "one," Pa means "hundred," Rin means "zero," and Pei means "eight." | |||||