Wanshu Wado Ryu (kata)
The name “Wanshu” means “flying swallow”. This is a Tomari-te kata based on movements brought to Okinawa in 1683 by a Chinese envoy of the same name. The metaphorical name, “Flying Swallows” comes from the soft blocking sequences near the end of this kata. Funakoshi renamed this kata as Empi. [Source:... more »