Kata Jiin?

[ShotokanKid]

Have you heard of this kata? It starts off the same way as Jion, but goes to manji uke. I read that Shorin Ryu has this kata, with four mrve techniques than Shotokan (at the end of the kata). Does anyone know Jiin? I've never even heard of this kata before last night.

[makiwaraman]

Yes I have follow this link for it on mpeg: http://www.shotokankarateassociation.com/flash_content/kata.htm

Hope it helps regards maki

[Menjo]

i havnt however i would like to know who created it...........

[SaiFightsMS]

I have tested with this kata. The fun part of this kata is doing it in class when sensei goes wandering off to tell a story while you are stuck in shiko dachi during the final sequence.

[Menjo]

I have tested with this kata. The fun part of this kata is doing it in class when sensei goes wandering off to tell a story while you are stuck in shiko dachi during the final sequence.

I wonder why some dojos know it and others dont.........

[SaiFightsMS]

Much depends on sensei's lineage and preferences.

[Menjo]

then there are probably some more kata that i havnt heard of then yet....

[SaiFightsMS]

There are an amazing number of katas. One time while I was researching bassai dai I easily found 26 different versions of that one kata alone.

[ovine king]

So is it known who does the katas closest to how funakoshi taught them? And does anyone know how much they differed from what he originally learnt?

[Shorin Ryuu]

I haven't seen this Jim kata. However, I have seen a great deal of many other Funakoshi kata, whether performed by students today or pictures from "back in the day" in various books (including his own).

I must say they differ pretty substantially in essence from the Okinawan kata. You can tell they are the same kata, but they are executed rather differently and with different form, structure, emphasis, etc.

Edit: I have now realized I wrote "Jim"...chalk that up to the typo gnomes.

Edited July 31, 2005 by Shorin Ryuu