Go Tki Ki (Go Kenki)

 

 

 

The eight Chinese kata brought to Okinawa by Go Kenki (Wú xiánguì, Fuzhou 1886-Okinawa 1940), Master of the White Crane.

 

• San Zhan (三战, 3 battles) today Sanchin

• Ba Bu Lien (八 step 連, 8 steps) today Papuren

• Si Men (四门, 4 gates)

• Ba Hua Lan (八花篮, 8 baskets of flowers)

• Er Shi Ba (二十八, 28 constellations) today Nipaipo

• Shi Si Zi (十四字, 14 characters)

• Wu Shi Si shou (五十四手, 54 hands)

• San Shi Liu (三十六, 36 Mani) today Sanseiryu

 

Gokenki

(1852 - 1940)

 

 

Wu Xiangi or Wu Hsien Kuei, best known as GOKENKI a Chinese tea merchant and White Crane gungfu practitioner. Gokenki worked for the Eiko Chako Tea Company and taught White Crane in Okinawa between 1912 and his death in 1940. Gokenki was an occasional member of the 1920's Kenkyukai, and associated with many of Okinawa's great masters during this time.

 

 

Gokenki was a respectful nickname, a title given by the people that means "great or very honorable master" (this nickname is equivalent to "Ryuryuko"...).

 

 

 

Personally I am not really sure what is the total story behind Gokenki.