Gankaku and Matsumora Rohai

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1 NAME: Bushido-kai Kata Comparison Series Analysis and Applications Gankaku and Matsumora Rohai Ryusho SAKAGAMI performs Matsumora ROHAI Seminar support materials from Shihan Tony Annesi, Takeshin Sogo Budo BUSHIDO-KAI SEMINARS c/o 300 Eliot St. #369 Ashland, Mass. [01721] usa (508) Keinosuke ENOEDA (England) performs Shotokan Ganka

2 GANKAKU & Matsumora ROHAI Additional Information compiled by ony Shihan Annesi T History & Name GANKAKU/CHINT O - Gankaku ( Crane of a Rock ) is another name for O the (a kata personal CHINTname of a Chinese teacher that c also be translated as Eastern Battle.) Gichin FUNAKOSHI changed the name Chinto to Gankaku. In Ancestors 5 ther e is a form called Chentou meaning Sinking the Head while Chinto means Continu Suppress or Suppr ess to the East or ess Suppr Fighting. Yet, the first movement of Chinto is the last moveme Chentou so they may elated be r if not the same kata(kinjo, 1999) Sokon MATSUMURA (of Shuri-te) supposedly also studied under Master Chinto who was associated w Ancestral Fist. This is why Gankaku (aka Chinto) kata contains so many crane movements. There are 3 methods of Chinto kata: Matsumura/Itosu style (vertical line); Matsumora style (horiz Kyan style (angular line). The author of Gankaku and its origin date is unknown. It has been speculated that Daiji u Zhu taught Quan W(Go So Ken) Ancestor 5 Fist this purportedly could have included forms such as Chinto, Seisan, haps Wando per (Fujiwara & Gima, 1986) Supposedly Kosaku TSUMORA MA (of omari-te) T also learned/taught Chinto kata; edited he with is cr the origin of Matsumora Rohai as well MA TSUMORA ROHAI - Shotokan s Meikyo was based on ee the Itosu thrrohai kata. Itosu was said to have based these kata on t Tomari-te kata Rohai, aka Matsumora Rohai ( Sign or Emblem on ). of the Her Matsumura Rohai was once called Kuan Muan ( Crane eams or isions ). Dr V This kata s name is composed of two kanji. The first ock, is and r the second is crane (a stork). The etation common interpr is a crane standing ock, upon a r but it could also be taken to simply imply a species of crane or stork. Although Matsumora Rohai is also called omari-te T Rohai, it also has been called ura Rohai Matsum implying a Shuri-te origin. If Itosu based his 3 oot Rohai form, on it this stands reason to that r it would have been a Shuri-te or Matsumura kata since his teacher was Sokon ura. Matsum However, Rohai is also associated omari-te with the T lineage and thus with Kosaku ora. Matsum It s being included ominently pr in Mabuni s Shito-ryu could mean a Tomari origin (since Shito often is the style eserved which many has of prthe omari T kata) or it could equally support the Shuri-te origin since Mabuni studied under Itosu who studied ura. under Matsum General Ironically, crane stances e absent ar om frthe decendant kata, Meikyo, but they appear in one of its origin Rohai Shodan, in a sweeping foot crane stance (a form ferent somewhat than the difhooked foot crane stance of Matsumora Rohai or Gankaku.) Matsumora Rohai and Gankaku use a similar hooked crane ferent stance but w hand movements and Matsumora Rohai uses a sweeping foot movement which could originally have bee stance but now is now is done simply as a sweep. the embusen of Matsumora Rohai is somewhat similar to Meikyo the embusen of Gankaku is a straight arious line. forms V of oot its kata r Chinto perform the line, diagonally or horizontally vertically. Other Versions Generally, only Shotokan practices Gankaku but many Shorin and Shito oot styles form practice Chinto its r Matsumora Rohai is practiced by other styles, notably Shito-ryu. References: KANAZA W A, Hirokazu, Shotokan Karate International (Vol. 1), Kata MABUNI, Kenei, Karate-do Kata raditionnel T Shito-ryu, SEDIREP, McKenna, Mario, u WXianhui and ang T Daiji, Pioneers of Okinawan Karate Dragon Times, Volume 20, MORRIS, Vince & Aiden TRIMBLE, Karate Kata and Applications ol 4 Stanley ) (V Paul Pub., NAKA YAMA, Masatoshi, Best Karate ol. (V 1),Kodansha 1 International, REDMOND, Rob, Shotokan Planet ebsite W ( SAKAGAMI, Ryusho, Karate-do Kata aikan, TJapan Publications, SWIFT, Joe, "The Big Fifteen Original Kata of Gichin Dragon Funakoshi" Times, Volume 20, BUSHIDO-KAI SEMINARS, c/o 300 Eliot St., Ashland, Mass. [01721]

3 Ryusho SAKAGAMI (Itosu-kai Shito-ryu) performs Matsumora Rohai. Matsumora-ha ROHAI (Emblem of a Heron) The embusen of Matsumora Rohai is similar in some regards to the embusen of Shiotokan's Meikyo. "theoretical"embusen >>>

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5 NOTE: This illustrated outline of the Rohai om kata KARA TE-DO comes NO fr SHOSAI (The Details of Karate-do) olume 4: VNidan by Tony Annesi (Available ough thr BUSHIDO-KAI BUDOYA, this manual includes forms, 9 othersuggested bunkai, as well Takeshin as Nidan sparring and equirements.) kicking r Illustrations Gankaku for (following) comes KARA frte-do NO SHOSAI (The Details of Karate-do) olume 5: VSandan by Tony Annesi (Available ough thr BUSHIDO-KAI BUDOYA, this manual includes forms, 8 othersuggested bunkai, as well Takeshin as Sandan sparring and equirements.) kicking r

6 Teiji KAZE (France) performs shotokan Gankaku. GANKAKU ( Crane on a Rock ) embusen >>>

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9 27 is performed slowly while 28, 29, 30 are usually performed in rapid sequence