aefibird Posted April 30, 2004 Posted April 30, 2004 If your style does the Heian/Pinan kata, do you call them by their Okinawan translation (Pinan) or by thr Japanese translation (Heian)? Just curious!! "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
SaiFightsMS Posted May 1, 2004 Posted May 1, 2004 When in Shorin ryu they were Pinan. When in shotokan they became heian.
returning_wave Posted May 1, 2004 Posted May 1, 2004 theve always been heian to me. altohugh i accept pinan is arguably the more 'correct'. 3rd Kyu - Variant ShotokanTaijutsu"We staunt traditionalists know that technique is nowhere near as important as having your pleats straight when you die."
Gyte Posted May 1, 2004 Posted May 1, 2004 Although the Heian kata's are derived from the Pinan kata's, they are significantly different kata's. So the question whether you call them Pinan or Heian is in fact irrelevant. "Practising karate means a lifetime of hard work."~Gichin Funakoshi
aefibird Posted May 1, 2004 Author Posted May 1, 2004 Yes, but most people seem to lump these kata together as similar (which they are, even though there are differences). I was just curious as to which styles do Pinan and which do Heian. "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
gheinisch Posted May 1, 2004 Posted May 1, 2004 Heian at our dojo. "If your hand goes forth withhold your temper""If your temper goes forth withold your hand"-Gichin Funakoshi
Karateka Posted May 2, 2004 Posted May 2, 2004 Pinan at ours. Though, we are Shito-Ryu "Never hit a man while he's down; kick him, its easier"Sensei Ron Bagley (My Sensei)
ramymensa Posted May 2, 2004 Posted May 2, 2004 It's heian in our Shotokan dojo, though we kinda know the other name too World Shotokan Karate
Rig Posted May 2, 2004 Posted May 2, 2004 We do Pinan Kata's in Shukokai. -- Righttps://www.AtherstoneKarate.co.uk
Gyte Posted May 3, 2004 Posted May 3, 2004 Yes, but most people seem to lump these kata together as similar (which they are, even though there are differences). I was just curious as to which styles do Pinan and which do Heian.As far as I know only in Shotokan and Shotokai these kata are called Heian. In all other styles they are called Pinan or Pian or Pyung Ahn. Even in styles like Wado-ryu and Kyokushinkai, which can be seen as Shotokan off shoots, they are called Pinan. "Practising karate means a lifetime of hard work."~Gichin Funakoshi
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