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Kata of the Month for November & December: Kanku Sho

11/17/2017

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Kanku Sho  観空小

The kata of the month for November & December is Kanku Sho. It has familiar elements of several other kata, but is unique in that is has two jumps - one similar to Empi kata (kaiten-tobi) and one somewhat similar to the jump in Unsu (mikazuki topi geri). (pictured above)
Kata Details
Number of movements: 48

Number of kiai: 2 (move #6 and move #48)
(There is some variety with number of kiai (some add a third kiai)
Related kata:
​Kanku Dai, Empi, Jion, Bassai Sho, Gojushiho Sho, Unsu
Signature Techniques
kaiten-tobi – spinning jump
mikazuki-tobi-geri – jumping spinning crescent kick
oi-zuki & zenwan-hineri – lunge punch & forearm twist
tsukami-uke – hand grasping block
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