When you view the 1966 movie of Shimabuku Tatsuo
where he does Naihanchi (Nihanchi, Nifanchi) you will see the Naihanchi kata
performed by Shimabuku Tatsuo Sensei.
First half old style with hook punch using
old muscle memory.
Second half new style using spear-hand.
Of the three different versions shown on this video,
that is the first one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHikzVCF638
I understand well how this happens.
As it turns out I learned several different versions
of Nairanchi back whenever.
I can no longer remember which one came first.
One version had the middle block then lower strike
in the kata, both done with the left hand.
The other version had a simultaneous middle block
and a simultaneous lower strike using both the left and right hand together.
Decades later I only taught the one version, but
when ran the kata in later decades, I would begin with the one version and
conclude the kata with the other version.
My own senior moment perhaps.
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