Monday, June 12, 2023

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 (, 3 battles) today Sanchin

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

• Si Men (, 4 gates)

• Ba Hua Lan (八花, 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

 


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