How a technique from tensho kata saved my life on the street. Tensho therefore was trained as the internal method as sanchin was the external component. Gekisai dai ichi, gekisai dai ni, tensho kata, junbi undo and zenshin kotai. Zen do kaizen do kai shodan ho shodan ho trainingtrainingraining programprogram version 2. Tensho was created in 1921 as softer sanchin by chojun miyagi to balance go aspect of heishugata sanchin kata with ju variation for heishugata. Kyokushin budo kai the ultimate beginners guide revision 2. Bob later left tino to develop his own sytem called zen do kai in the 1970s. As an undercover detective, this is just one of several stories i could tell based on this assignment. Zen do kais traditional forms, personal form and weapons forms add up to a total of thirteen minutes over a lifetime of study in zen do kai. You need to know other forms within the system but this one you have to specialise in and know it thoroughly. But what is the likely truth about the origins of tensho.
Im getting a bullshit vibe from a place i was considering going to, can anyone confirm. The zen do kai program is a karate based system with emphasis on punches, kicks and strikes. In particular, there is a lingering cultural memory that it stems from an older chinese form known as rokkishu. Jan 03, 2017 sempai jake from new zealand performing tensho aka rotating palms kata from the zen do kai curriculum at an altitude of approximately 1500 meters in the south island of new zealand. Along with many other senior karate practitioners, i love kata tensho. We use cookies to offer you a better experience, personalize content, tailor advertising, provide social media features, and better understand the use of our services. 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. Masters succeeded in getting karate do admitted into the butoku kai, the official. First jamaica zen do kai kan karate organization, portmore, jamaica. Soke bob later lefttino to develop his own sytem called zen do kai in the 1970s.
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. Feb, 2015 zen do kai s traditional forms, personal form and weapons forms add up to a total of thirteen minutes over a lifetime of study in zen do kai. Teaching modern principals on a solid foundation of karate. In shin ai do karate every student on one stage of their progression through grades is given a kata. Just looks like one of the many freestyle karate schools we have here in the us. Tensho kata tensho is a kata originating from the gojuryu karate tradition. Oct 22, 20 tensho is a kata that is steeped in mystique. First jamaica zendo kai kan karate organization home.
There are some videos available many of which are very helpful but id like to obtain a printed description of the form if. The candidate must demonstrate in a formal manner drill number one. Chojun miyagi creates the katas gekisai dai ichi and gekisai dai ni. Sanchin no kata is one of the cornerstones of kyokushin karate.
The world seido karate organization in new york city. The kataspassed down were tensho, sanchin with closed fist, saifa. There might be failure by the author who might neglect or. Suparinpei was originally listed as a wadoryu kata with the dai nippon butoku kai by hironori otsuka, but he eventually discarded it.
Tensho goju zen chu prepares the student to adjust to our ever changing. This place does a few sessions of muay thai and quite a few of something called zen do kai. It is the official zen do kai black belt kata and full understanding of it must be demonstrated at the practitioners black belt grading. 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.
Zen do kai karate zen do kai is a freestyle martial art system that was founded in 1970, when soke bob jones opened the first zen do kai dojo in elizabeth street, melbourne. It was rumored that because of higaonnas focus on sanchin kata training that it was. Seinchin is practised by the zen do kai student throughout the coloured belt stages. Goju ryu karate do reference manual goju ryu karate do ho ei. The first article discussed hard go elements of the. Zen do kai takes techniques from many martial arts such as muay thai, karate and brazilian jiujutsu and combines them into one martial art. Id like to locate a diagram or other documentation of the tensho kata. 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. Zen do kai is a freestyle martial art system which was developed in australia by bob jones. Zen do kai balnarring and red hill, balnarring, victoria. Guy learns formal karate, but wants to do techniques outside his style, so breaks off and does his own thing.
Karatedo and founder of the internantional karatedo gojukai. Hq wolmers prep kings gate prep portmore missionary prep. Tensho goju zen chu prepares the student to adjust to our ever changing society and gain. Zen do kai balnarring and red hill,has training for kids, teenagers. Zen do kai delivers training in the traditional kata. Gogen yamaguchi founds the karatedo gojukai in tokyo. Jul 07, 2014 six rotating hands of tensho gata 36 this beginning move is found in almost all kata related to white crane kungfu.
Tensho, along with its harder counterpart sanchin, was developed by goju ryu founder chojun miyagi from earlier chinese forms. In addition to the solo kata listed above, many wadoryu schools also practice paired kata, which reflects its jujutsu heritage. The core of the tensho goju system is coupled with the close quarters fighting skills consisting of chokes, locks, bars, throws, short range and long range techniques and. Six rotating hands of tenshogata 36 this beginning move is found in almost all kata related to white crane kungfu. When i was a teenager, and unfortunately that was decades ago, i saw a japanese karate master perform tensho in a circular manner. Its understanding is required to be displayed in part throughout the students gradings to black belt. The style was founded by jones and richard norton when they left the japanese goju kai karate dojo of tino ceberano. Full text of traditional karatedo fundamental techniques. The core of the tensho goju system is coupled with the close quarters fighting skills consisting of chokes, locks, bars, throws, short range and long range techniques and the manipulation and redirection of energy. It combines hard dynamic tension with deep breathing. The style was founded by jones and richard norton when they left the japanese goju kai karate dojo of tino ceberano jones describes zen do kai as an open system, and as such is open to influences and ideas from all around the worldzen do kai means, according to jones, the best of everything in. Zen do kai is very popular here in australia and new zealand and is one of the largest martial arts organsiations in the country, originally it started out as a freestyle karate martial art with its base in goju ryu hence they do some goju kata but i think.
Karateka manual whitegreen belt karate chinese martial arts. Adult karatedo manual classical martial arts centre. Though they may practice and master the techniques and series of movements, deeper spiritual mastery is often out of reach. Due to this, zen do kai focuses on many different techniques such as hand and leg strikes, grapples, submission holds and 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. Sosai mas oyama sosai president masutatsu oyama, the founder of kyokushin karate, was born in southern korea in 1923. It is said that after finishing his sanchin kata, the wooden floor would be hot. Pdf a preliminary analysis of gojuryu kata structure fernando. Blue belt kata, naihunchin iron horse preformed slowly for demonstration and practice purposes to further assist our extended zen do kai family.
John rizzo5th degree thesiszen do kai wildcat divisionnovember 29th 2006. Im getting a bullshit vibe from a place i was considering. The katas passed down were tensho, sanchin with closed fist. This zen do kai concept of probationary ho rank applies at every degree dan level. Tensho is a basic illustration of the definition of karate, derived from chinese kempo, as a technique of circles based on points.
Jul 27, 2007 zen do kai is very popular here in australia and new zealand and is one of the largest martial arts organsiations in the country, originally it started out as a freestyle karate martial art with its base in goju ryu hence they do some goju kata but i think its not exactly the same as original goju but not sure. The style was founded by jones and richard norton when they left the japanese goju kai karate dojo of tino ceberano jones describes zen do kai as an open system, and as such is open to influences and ideas from all around the world zen do kai means, according to jones, the best of everything in. New members information booklet download all stars defence. Kata lists in different styles of karate shotokan shitoryu. Tensho, hakucho, papuren many karate arts claim to start hard and develop soft skills at an advanced level. First jamaica zendo kai kan karate organization, portmore, jamaica. 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. Forms kata lightning strikes twice and free combat delta group eye of the tornado and free combat delta group wrath of the python and free combat delta group freeform personal kata 60 seconds and free combat delta group lecture personal synopsis of the martial arts to this point of your training. While living at his sisters farm in manchuria at the age of nine, he began his lifelong journey along the martial. Gojuryu kata and chinese goju kata higaonna, miyagi, miyazato, shinjo, toguchi, yamaguchi, urban. Tensho was created in 1921 as softer sanchin by chojun miyagi to balance go aspect of heishugata sanchinkata with ju variation for heishugata. Shorinjiryu koshinkai shotokan shudokan shukokai shuriryu toonryu uechiryu.
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. Zen do kaizen do kai shodanshodan ttrainingrainingraining program version 2. Zen do kai s traditional forms, personal form and weapons forms add up to a total of thirteen minutes over a lifetime of study in zen do kai. This kata is specially chosen to suit his or her ability and character. Bob jones apparently owns the zen do kai name, and according to his site they teach free style karate, and bjc muay thai bjc being bob jones corproration. Some wadoryu instructors and schools still teach this kata. In addition to the solo kata listed above, many wadoryu schools also practice paired kata, which reflects its. 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.
Introduction gojuryu is the name of a karatedo style miyagi chojun 18881953. 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. Tensho kata description and bunkai by kevin huun jin cullen. Welcome to the international okinawan gojuryu karatedo federation iogkf. Ancient form to modernday application rowen, chris on. Kata tensho foreword i am so glad that chris rowen has decided to write this book. Goen videos the world seido karate organization in new. Masters succeeded in getting karatedo admitted into the butokukai, the official government headquarters for the japanese martial arts. The forms are demonstrated slowly and at normal speed with seminar footage that explains tempo, balance, posture, power, focus, etc. 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. Green belt kata, sanchin three battles preformed for demonstration and practice purposes to further assist our extended zen do kai family. Sempai jake from new zealand performing tensho aka rotating palms kata from the zen do kai curriculum at an altitude of approximately 1500 meters in the south island of new zealand.
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. I was an undercover police officer detective for the nypd. Jun 23, 2016 in shin ai do karate every student on one stage of their progression through grades is given a kata. Zen do kai also expects her second degrees to exemplify far greater standing fighting skills than the lower grade black belts in both defensive and offensive maneuvers. 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. The closequarter attributes of tensho goju are commonly. Translated, it means revolving hands, rotating palms, or turning palms. 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. Tensho may be a variant of the southern chinese kung fu form rokkishu. Jul 01, 2016 tensho therefore was trained as the internal method as sanchin was the external component. See more ideas about goju ryu, goju ryu karate and karate. Full text of traditional karatedo fundamental techniques volume 1 okinawa goju ryu. Chris had trained with the late grandmaster yamaguchi.