Juroku Shito Ryu (kata)
The word Juroku literally means ’16’ or ’16 hands’ and refers to the 16 different steps in the kata. There is no other meaning to this kata. It is a relatively modern kata developed by Kenwa Mabuni (1889 – 1952) with some help from his good friend Myiagi Sensei (1888-1953) founder of Goju Ryu... more »