Movement of Seiunchin Kata in one lineage over time

Here are versions passed down through the Lewis, Tom Sensei lineage.  

Tom Lewis>Charles Murray>Victor Smith?>>>

I was originally taught Seiunchin kata by Dennis Lockwood, however almost immediately Lewis Sensei took over teaching another version to a Yellow Belt Demo team for an upcoming demonstration in Salisbury.

The team was so drilled intensely on Seiunchin that became the version I followed for the rest of my life. 

When I began training with Charles Murray, he pointed out differences on how we performed the kata. He told me to keep my kata I studied under Sensei as I had been taught, and for my other kata to be learned I should follow his way. 

I did my best to do that for the rest of my life, abet with some changes as age caught up with me.

Tom Lewis pre-1970

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0hzko5iadU

Charles Murray 1980

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohJ9Zq_L9EI

Young Lee 1989

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq0KS5EaBwo

Youth team 1989 + aiikido 1-6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI6unwsWEVY

Young Lee 1991

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aupXGh3Q8c

John O'Halloran 1996

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSYmQZao_Ro

Youth Brown Belts 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqgyuLv6-bE

Victor Michael and Dad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ekqGQl4ijU

Devin 1998

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk0yeDO_KMA

Group 2010

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxj8pRuxrYo

Group 2011

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avfa6Bn-nWo

Group 2012 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxj8pRuxrYo

Then my disabilities strike, but no reason not to work as I can. This continues to this day.

Victor 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUCu3o_Icno

Victor 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP5lU9hRq9A