Goju Ryu Karate - The Sanchin Kata

Recommended books about Sanchin kata are Way of Sanchin Kata by Kris Wilder and Okinawan Karate by Mark Bishop. Good video demonstration thanks for sharing.

ok then. Cause u said u do it different and I assumed you did isshinryu. Which branched off from Shorin ryu and goju ryu

Nope, I do goju.....but I'm in Canada....perhaps different countries have different versions of Sanchin

do u do isshin ryu?

For some reason this Sanchin Kata is VERY different from the one that I do.....after the 3rd punch, we turn to face the back, do a chudan (all very slowly) and execute 2 punches, turn to face the front and execute 4 punches, 3 knife hands and 2 miwashi ukis. And yes, I know I have terrible Japanese spelling! lol

The loud breathing is only so the Instructor can determine if the student is breathing correctly.

Otherwise, it is not done so loud.

Sanchin is the foundation of many arts.

i am 14 and i'm at the rank of shodan ho i have picked a thing or two that needs to be corrected the man on the right. im not sure if it is just the angle of the camera but his back foot isnt straight. person on the right your elbow is leaving you body as you punch it should run off the body you get so much more power. and when you punch the hand travels in a straight line to the target. your hands are making an arc shape as it travels.

dont you know its not a breathing problem.. haha oh GM Y.

that breathing is to cultivate your energy and strengthen your lungs

I fully appreciate the value of sanchin. but the loud unnatural breathing always makes me laugh. sanchin is a good and extremely important kata

essentiel kata

Ty for this, very usefull to my training.