The last kata, chatan yara no kusanku, is said to take at least ten years to master. The lost book of kushanku is the genesis of karate it reveals a chinese kung fu manual, even older than the bubishi that influenced okinawan martial arts. Kushanku sho, kushanku dai, higa no kushanku, chibana kushanku, shiho kushanku, kuniyoshi kushanku, yara no kushanku we practice kushanku sho, kushanku dai and higa no kushanku a kata created by hanshi oscar higa in honor of master yuchoku higa. Yamanniryu also incorporates rapid figure8 blocks, high. The katas the first time on dvd are the original forms that came from okinawa to japan going as far back as the 1700s. The katas include the history, bunkai and are demonstrated in slow motion and at performance pace. Kiyuna ryo this majestic kata comes to us from the once secret family style of karate known as ryueiryu. Chatanyara kushanku videos international hayashiha. An interesting take on bunkai from robert hunts forthcoming karate history book.
Kushanku is one of the most shadowy figures in the history of karate. Kata chatan yara kusanku old style okinawa kokosei. He is credited as having an influence on virtually all karatederived martial arts kusanku learned the art of chuan fa in china from a shaolin monk. Sakugawa was not as experienced in chinese martial arts as chatan yara another of kushankus stidents and did not know the principles of the chinese martial arts. Chatanyara kushanku videos international hayashiha shito. Jan 21, 2016 karate historytheres a beginning somewhere. Japan national teamhasegawa brotherschatan yara kushanku. The lost book of kushanku therefore is the evergreen classic of wang zongyue and his other teachings. Kushanku was a well known kempo expert shaulin quanfa and his influential on okinawan martial arts the local te is very significant regarding to knowledge transfer as well as style influence. May 04, 2014 the lost book of kushanku which you can read and keep totally free here, is a groundbreaking new book in the field of karate research. Kayo sokon was born in 1797 in yamagawa village of the city of shuri and may have been of chinese descent. Kata chatan yara kusanku old style version antigua.
Richard biggie kim, lefty nakayama, clarence lee, richard lee, and herbert lee taught me all the katas contained in this book. The lost book of kushanku is the genesis of karate it reveals a chinese kung fu manual, even older than the. At the age of 12 years his uncle, a retailer, convinced his parents to send him to china to study both the language and chinese culture. This may correspond to chatan yara kushanku, where you kick against your left. Chatan yara kusanku these days is commonly seen among the superior prizewinners at the wkf world championships, the alljapan tournament, the national athletic meet, the interhigh school competitions and so on. He was said to be a chinese master who passed his skills onto tode sakugawa and chatan yara in the 1750s and the ultimate root of forms like kanku dai, kanku sho and the heian forms. The hypothesis of the book is that shuri karate ie shotokan, shorin ryu were not derived from white crane but from the so called wu tang boxing methods of bazi. The kata is a record of the combative techniques and concepts formulated by a chinese martial artist who went by the name of kushanku.
These katas are very rare and only a few people around the world practice them. In this book akhri chattan pdf, he described the mongol attacks on khwarizm dynasty. There are many versions of kusanku kata created by itosu anko, chatan yara and many other masters. Lost forgotten classic okinawan shorinji ryu karate katas. Kushanku kankudai is frequently said to be one of the most important forms practised within the various karate styles. Chatan yara was an early okinawan master of whom some information exists. After kushankus death, sakugawa developed and named the kushanku kata in honor of his teacher. Chatanyara kushanku international hayashiha shitoryu. Akhri chattan novel by naseem hijazi pdf download the. History get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies. The hypothesis of the book is that shuri karate ie shotokan, shorin ryu were not derived from white crane but from the so called wu tang boxing methods of bazi quan, hsingi quan and taiji quan and furthermore the legendary karate pioneer kushanku was actually.
Kusanku did many things which influenced shurites and ultimately shorinryus development. Chatan yara no kushanku, as traditionally taught in japan, makes use of neko ashi dachi where the author and images suggest kokutsu dachi. Chatan yara also known as yara guwa, ueekata, and yomitan yara, is credited with being one. Chatan yara kushanku sensei tanzadeh shitoryu karate 8th dan, kyoshi. The original kata was called chatan yara kushanku this kata can still be seen in. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. And now we know wang zongyue taught something containing the words kung hsinchieh. It is a physically demanding and visually impressive form when performed correctly and it has a great deal to offer the practically minded karateka.
The early life of sokon matsumura kayo sokon was born in 1797 in yamagawa village of the city of shuri and may have been of chinese descent. This may correspond to chatan yara kushanku, where you kick against your left hand before turning and going down. International hayashiha shitoryu karatedo federation performed by sensei junko arai. Sep 09, 2015 we know chatan yara created yara kushanku and we know yara was taught by wang zongyue. Nov 10, 2008 in this podcast we will look at the history of the kata and examine some of the key concepts relating to its application. Naming a kata after ones master was one way to pay homage to them, and their contribution to the arts. Kushanku and sakugawa got to know each other is written down in the book. Motobu choki, famous for his youthful brawling, credited the kata with containing all that one needs to know to become a proficient fighter. The original kata was called chatan yara kushanku this kata can still be seen in okinawa not to be confused with the mutated tournament version. May 30, 2018 chatan yara no kushanku, as traditionally taught in japan, makes use of neko ashi dachi where the author and images suggest kokutsu dachi.
Sakugawa was not this experienced in chinese martial arts as chatan yara and did not know the principles of qi. Kusanku was a highly skilled kenpo master and famous for his fighting ability. Chatanyara kushanku vol6 advanced kata bunkai by kunio miyake. Yet, almost all of these chatan yara kusanku are modified copies of the original form. Some would argue that to change the form dilutes the original intent of the technique or bunkai. The lost book of kushanku therefore is the evergreen classic of.
Kushanku was a chinese from the fukienprovince that influenced the history of. The book ohshimahikki that contains the account says with his lapel being seized, kusankun applied his martial art and overcame the attacker by scissoring his legs. In gichin funakoshi 1925 book i have the italian edition the correct title might be. A troublesome child, his father sofuku arranged form him to have toshu jutsu lessons with teruya kanga tode sakugawa 1733 1815. Recently i talked about the chatan yara kusanku currently demonstrated at sports tournaments and that it is not the original kata. The lost book of kushanku which you can read and keep totally free here, is a groundbreaking new book in the field of karate research. Okinawan karate forms and use the forms that are more japanese in nature or were created to kowtow to kano jigoro, because neko ashi dachi allows you to easily prevent a judoka from grabbing. Mar 23, 2014 that document is the lost book of kushanku.
The ekw guide to kushanku and naihanchi kata karate. These were shinjo choken, kanga sakugawa and chatan yara. Chatan yara became as the inner student uchi deshi successor of kushanku and received the menkyo kaiden. The kata chatan yara kusanku old style version performed at the okinawa kokosei taikai 2009, at the okinawa kenritsu budokan. What follows here is the extended shotokan timeline which is much more in depth and contains much more information about shotokan karate. Chatan yara 17401812, a contemporary of sakugawa and said to have been a student of the legendary chinese emissary kushanku, and 6 shushinokon, an old kata which exists today in dozens of variations. The ekw guide to kushanku and naihanchi kata karate east. History of shorinryu kenshin kan karate archived 2004 0414 at the wayback machine. This amazing bo kata is named after the legendary okinawa di master chatan yara. According to most accounts, yara s parents sent him to china at the age of 12 under the advice of his uncle to study the chinese language and the martial. Kushanku name is the name of chinese envoy named kushanku who showed fighting techniques to royal guards. Chatan yara are kata being arbitrarily reconfigured. Kushanku probably had three students on okinawa shionja, chatan yara and sakugawa. In fact choken was one of the first practitioners of shurite.
In 1756, sakugawa became a student of the chinese military envoy kusanku also kushanku. He is credited as having an influence on virtually all karatederived martial arts. Due to this he cound not reach the depth of the martial art of kushanku even though he learned from kushanku for six years till his departure in 1762. Evidently, he was a master of many weapons and unarmed combat, thus, many kata are named after him. The 16th world championshipsfinal novrmber 2124th 2002. Khwarizm shah considers the last hurdles between mongols. They include matsumura passai, koryu jion, chatan yara kushanku, arakaki seisan, and wanshu. In a 1999 article the arbitrary modification of chatan yara kusanku and kata were adressed by two old boys top officials of the jkf. We seek it out, like paul harvey used to say, for the rest of the story. Both men had studied under a chinese envoy named kwang shang fu, better known as kushanku. International hayashiha shitoryu karatedo federation chatanyara kushanku kata view this video and many more on. The kata chatan yara kusanku performed by rika usami jpn.
Chara yara was one of the first to teach karate on the island of okinawa. Of course, there is no real beginning, just the hazy starting place we choose. Version that we do is the oldest and is known as chatan yara kushanku. Itosu is believed to have learned the original kusanku kata chatan yara kushanku from mr. Nakaima kenri, the founder of ryueiryu, introduced this kata when he returned to okinawa from fuzhou, where he studied under the legendary fujian martial arts master, ru ru kou. Our history okinawa shorin ryu matsumura seito karate. There is a popular shitoryu kata named chatanyara kushanku, a varient of the popular kushanku family of katas. Okinawan karate forms of richard biggie kim leroy rodrigues on. Jan 29, 2012 these were shinjo choken, kanga sakugawa and chatan yara. Kusanku learned the art of chuan fa in china from a shaolin monk. He taught many native okinawans including chatan yara and shionja of shuri. We know chatan yara created yara kushanku and we know yara was taught.
That isnt to say that the way shotokan influenced schools do the kata is wrong, simply that you cannot use the words classic kata of shorinji ryu. Kushanku taught a lot of martial art people in okinawa, among them chatan yara and his famous student, sakugawa kanga. Okinawan karate forms of richard biggie kim by rodrigues, leroy isbn. Sakugawa was not as experienced in chinese martial arts as chatan yara another of kushanku s stidents and did not know the principles of the chinese martial arts. We know chatan yara created yara kushanku and we know yara was taught by wang zongyue. May 07, 20 the 16th world championshipsfinal novrmber 2124th 2002. Development of shorinryu shorinkan karate and kabudo. History tells us that the kata is a record of the highly effective techniques that were designed by kushanku and then subsequently recorded by tode sakugawa. Kushanku kata also known as kankudai and kosokun is one of the most popular forms in modern karate. But, we want to understand karate history as far in the past as possible. Some authorities place his birth at about 1670, in the village of chatan, okinawa. Kusanku or kushanku, also known as kwang shang fu, was a chinese martial artist who lived during the 18th century. Another student of kushanku was sakugawa kanga 17331815, also known under the name tode sakugawa. This would mean it would take a dedicated karateka sixty one years to master all eighteen kata.
The name of the kata kusanku may be translated as to view the sky. The original form of the kata, the kuniyoshi no kushanku is taught in matsubayashi ryu. Apr 04, 2011 the kata chatan yara kusanku performed by rika usami jpn. The story how kushanku and sakugawa got to know each other is written down in the book the weapon less warriors by richard kim.
Kusanku kata has traditionally been called the night fighting kata. Both sakugawa and yara travelled to china, fukien province, to study the chinese martial arts. He was thought to have resided and possibly studied martial arts. In any case, he contributed much to okinawa karate. It thought that sakagawa became a student of kushanku about 1756. Kushanku the man is one of the most shadowy figures in the history of karate.
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