The Chinsu kata. It's one of the old original Tode Jitsu katas from Bushi Matsumura's Tode system (later Shorin Ryu). This kata was one that was broken into pieces like the Channan kata, and many people practice pieces of it and don't even know. Modern day, kata that resemble Chinsu are Shotokan's Sochin, and the Seito Shorin Useishi kata. Chinsu kata. 1. Standing feet together - draw hands up through center fingers open palms up 2. Push toes out then follow with heels out - end in a shizen tai (Natural Standing Posture) 3. Step forward left leg out - stop in Shiko Dachi, while doing this circle both hands out so that they end up straight out to the sides, hands are open and fingertips are up. 4. Turn 90 degrees to the left (pivoting on right foot) into left back stance with left down block and right upper-level backfist to the rear (simultaneously). (W) 5. Step forward into right sochin stance with right down block and left rising block (simultaneously). (W) 6. Step forward into left sochin stance with right sweep block. (W) 7. Left mid-level punch. (W) 8. Right mid-level punch. (W) 9. Spin 180 degrees behind (pivoting on right foot) into left back stance with left down block and right upper-level backfist to the rear (simultaneously). (E) 10. Step forward into right sochin stance with right down block and left rising block (simultaneously). (E) 11. Step forward into left sochin stance with right sweep block. (E) 12. Left mid-level punch. (E) 13. Right mid-level punch. (E) 14. Spin 180 degrees and Stand up with feet together, and then draw left foot out into horse stance with spreading the clouds block. (W) 15. Bring right foot back to your left, and then step forward with left foot into left forward stance with left high bent wrist strike (goose neck strike) (N) 16. Bring left foot back to your right, and then step forward with right foot into right forward stance with right high bent wrist strike (goose neck strike). (N) 17. Left face-level ridge hand strike. (N) 18. Left front kick, chambering the leg after the kick into crane stance. (N) 19. Pivoting on right foot turn 180 degrees behind, still in crane stance with right outside forearm block across your body. (S) 20. Bring left foot back into right forward stance with left mid-level punch. (S) 21. Pivoting on right foot turn 180 degrees behind into left forward stance with right face-level ridge hand strike. (N) 22. Right front kick, chambering the leg after the kick into crane stance. (N) 23. Pivoting on left foot turn 180 degrees behind, still in crane stance with left outside forearm block across your body. (S) 24. Bring right foot back into left forward stance with right mid-level punch. (S) 25. Bring left foot back to right into feet together stance with double down blocks out to your sides. (S) 26. Spin 180 degrees behind (pivoting on left foot) into right back stance with knife block. (W) 27. Step forward at a 45 degree to your left into left back stance with knife block. (SW) 28. Spin 135 degrees behind (pivoting on right foot) into left back stance with knife block. (E) 29. Step forward at a 45 degree angle to your right into right back stance with knife block. (SE) 30. Turn 45 degrees to your right (pivoting on left foot) into right back stance with knife block. (S) 31. Step forward into left back stance with knife block. (S) 32. Bring right foot up to left into modified cat stance, press block with left hand and follow with right hand mid-level horizontal spearhand attack (left hand ends open and under right bicep). (S) 33. Left front kick, return left foot back to right. (S) 34. Right front kick, left mid-level backfist to the front, right inside forearm block to your right (simultaneously). (S) 35. Land in right back stance with left inside forearm block to your left and right mid-level backfist to the front (simultaneously). Kiai!!! (S) 36. Stand and step forward into left sanchin stance while simultaneously performing double open hand circular blocks and immediately following with U-type palmheel strikes. (S) 37. Step forward into right sanchin stance while simultaneously performing double open hand circular blocks and immediately following with U-type palmheel strikes. (S) 38. Pivoting on right foot, turn 180 degrees behind into left forward stance with rising block. (N) 39. Right mid-level punch. Kiai!!! (N) 40. Bring left foot back to right into feet together stance with double down blocks out to your sides. (N) Yame.
