Sanchin Kata

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="05d785a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Isshinryu Karate Do, Stamford Dojo</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |    </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id155.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Concepts"><U><B><IMG SRC="03b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>   </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"><B>     </B><A HREF="id84.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="4"><U><B><IMG SRC="02f0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>  </B><A HREF="id156.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Various Forms of Sight for the Marti"><U><B><IMG SRC="0300e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="3c3f0b63.jpg"> <div> Please (Email on the Contact Page) send in your definitions, ideas, concepts, or constructs which have to do with the mental and philosophical development of oneself in martial arts.  We will edit these and place the best ones here for our readers from which to learn.</div> <div> <A HREF="id155.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Concepts"><U><IMG SRC="482641e0.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="3c3f0b63.jpg"> <div> <B>Evolution of Sanchin Kata</B></div> <div> Both the Uechi-ryu and Goju-ryu sanchin came from China.  But Miyagi made a shorter version that went forward and back. The Isshin-ryu Sanchin came from Miyagi Chojun. </div> <bR> <div> Uechi-ryu steps with either right or left and thrusts with a reverse thrust, </div> <div> while the Goju-ryu sanchin steps forward with the right foot and starts with </div> <div> a left reverse punch.</div> <bR> <div> The Uechi-ryu sanchin uses open hand spear thrusts and the tempo is combat </div> <div> speed .  It is more in tune for combat applications then the Goju-ryu method. </div> <div> The Uechi-ryu sanchin can be performed starting either left or right while </div> <div> the Goju-ryu sanchin as a rule starts off with a left reverse punch and is </div> <div> performed using heavier Embuki breathing while the Uechi-ryu stylist uses a </div> <div> sharp chsssch sound (Nogari breathing). Uechi-ryu uses the chsssch sound at different points of exhalation while the Goju-ryu uses a uniform and always at the end complete exhalation. Both Goju-ryu and Uechi-ryu came from the same part of China.  Miyagi changed from using the open hand spear hand thrusts to a closed fist.  The Goju-ryu sanchin uses a prolonged tenseness and exhales all of the air at the completion of a technique.  The Goju-ryu sanchin stylist keeps the shoulders back expanding the chest which allows greater lung capacity. The </div> <div> Uechi-ryu stylist does not emphasize a straight back. Both try to slope their </div> <div> shoulders down. Both use a toe inward stance as we do in Isshin-ryu. </div> <bR> <div> The Uechi-ryu goes forward, reverses and goes back then either R or left </div> <div> depending on how they started. Their pattern or embusen is closer to (+)</div> <div> while the Goju-ryu embusen goes forward, turns in the opposite direction, </div> <div> then again turns back to the same direction it started with. So Uechi-ryu </div> <div> sanchin goes north, south, east & west or west & east, then north. The </div> <div> Goju-ryu goes north, turns around then goes south, then turns around and goes </div> <div> the way it first started, north.</div> <bR> <div> Arcenio Advincula</div> <div> Grandmaster, Isshinkai Karate Do</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id155.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Concepts"><U><IMG SRC="482641e0.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>