Tekki Nidan, literally “horse riding level two”, is the second of a series of three Tekki kata practiced in many styles of karate. The other two kata in the series are tekki Shodan and Tekki Sandan. The series of Tekki kata were derived from the older, original Nifanchin kata. Nifanchin was brought to Okinawa via... more »
Tekki nidan, literally “horse riding level two”, is the second of a series of three Tekki kata practiced in many styles of karate. The other two kata in the series are tekki Shodan and Tekki Sandan. The series of Tekki kata were derived from the older, original Nifanchin kata. Nifanchin was brought to Okinawa via Fuzhou, China, at some point in the... more »
Tekki Sandan, the most advanced in the Tekki Series, is the most complex and difficult to master. However, once the fundamental elements have been perfected in the previous kata such as maintaining correct posture, and the development of a strong and rooted dachi, attention can be paid to the complicated hand and arm movements.... more »
Tekki Sandan, the most advanced in the Tekki Series, is the most complex and difficult to master. However, once the fundamental elements have been perfected in the previous kata such as maintaining correct posture, and the development of a strong and rooted dachi, attention can be paid to the complicated hand and arm movements. This is in... more »
Tekki Shodan, originally a Shuri-te kata, places much emphasis on deep rooting. To maintain a strong kiba-dachi, with accurate posture and to avoid bobbing up-and-down requires much lower body strength, and this kata, as with all of the Tekki Kata are renown for their effective development of the ‘Hara’ (Located three fingertips below the... more »
Tekki shodan, originally a Shuri-te kata, places much emphasis on deep rooting. To maintain a strong kiba-dachi, with accurate posture and to avoid bobbing up-and-down requires much lower body strength, and this kata, as with all of the Tekki Kata are renown for their effective development of the ‘Hara’ (Located three fingertips below the... more »
Tekki sono ichi is Kyokushinkai Karate Kata. It is known also as Naihanchi. This kata is a very old Okinawian kata with unknown origin. It is generally classified as belonging to the Tomari-te traditions. The name Tekki translates to “iron horse” but the meaning of the name Naihanchi is “internal divided conflict”. It was... more »
Tekki sono ni is Kyokushinkai Karate Kata. It is known also as Naihanchi. This kata is a very old Okinawian kata with unknown origin. It is generally classified as belonging to the Tomari-te traditions. The name Tekki translates to “iron horse” but the meaning of the name Naihanchi is “internal divided conflict”. It was... more »
Tekki sono san is Kyokushinkai Karate Kata. It is known also as Naihanchi. This kata is a very old Okinawian kata with unknown origin. It is generally classified as belonging to the Tomari-te traditions. The name Tekki translates to “iron horse” but the meaning of the name Naihanchi is “internal divided conflict”. It was... more »
Tensho “Turning Palms” is derived from the Chinese form “Rokkishu”. Unlike Sanchin, which is almost identical to its Chinese counterpart, Tensho is uniquely Okinawan. From his understanding of the Kata of Goju-Ryu and the “nature of man”, Miyagi Sensei developed Tensho to further complete his Goju-Ryu where Sanchin left off. Tensho has many of... more »
Tensho was originally created by Chojun Miyagi. “Tensho” means rolling or fluid hand, literally translated as “rotating palms”. Tensho is the soft and circular (yin) counterpart to the hard and linear (yang) Sanchin kata. Not only was Tensho one of Mas Oyama’s favorite kata, he considered it to be the most indispensable of the... more »
Tetsui tsuki (hammer fist) is a Karate technique. In Tetsui the striking is with the little finger end of the fist, and by default it is aimed at the bridge of the... more »
The Karate Kid is a 1984 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by Robert Mark Kamen, starring Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita and Elisabeth Shue. It is a martial arts film, and an underdog story in the mold of a previous success, Avildsen’s 1976 film Rocky. It was a commercial... more »
Tokumine No Kun is the first Bo Kata of Isshin Ryu Karate This bō form comes from Shimabuku’s time with Chōtoku Kyan. Kyan is to have learned the form either from Tokumine himself, or from Tokumine’s landlord after the aforementioned had passed on. Shimabuku Tatsuo also commented that this was his favorite... more »
Tonfa also known as tong fa or tuifa, is an Okinawan weapon. It was traditionally made from red oak and wielded in pairs. A similar weapon called the mae sun sawk is used in Krabi Krabong. The tonfa can be gripped by the short perpendicular handle or by the longer main shaft. In defense,... more »
This kata was created by Seigo Tada, founder of the Seigokan branch of Goju Ryu. Tsuki no Kata by its very name is “kata of punches”, and there is only one kick and just a few blocks in the entire form. The word Tsuki can also mean fortune and luck. Good fortune and luck... more »
Uchi uke or Uchi ude uke (inside-forearm-block): tis a Karate block that follows an opposite path to Soto ude uke. This block travels from the inside in an outward direction. Like the other blocks, timing the return arm with the blocking arm is important, and rotation of the forearm is vital. This too is... more »