Niseishi Shito Ryu (kata)
Niseishi is the Shito Ryu version of Nijushiho, a kata created by Anikichi Aragaki. Niseishi means “24” in Chinese. In Japanese, it translates as Nijushi, the ‘ho’ character (in this case) means ‘move’ and hence Nijushiho translates as ‘24 moves’. The Chinese and Japanese Kanji are identical. Chito-ryu Niseishi is not the same Kata as Niseishi... more »