cathal Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 (edited) Hey all,I'm wondering if anyone has links to some analysis and/or bunkai on these kata. I have the moves down, and have plenty of videos, but I'm interested in what others have to say about them.As not all styles perform this kata, here are a few links:http://www.ucc.ie/karate/Tekki%20Shodan.jpg Tekki Shodanhttp://skkp8.samuraj-cz.com/grafika/kata/Tekki%20Nidan.gif Tekki Nidanhttp://home7.swipnet.se/~w-72482/tekki_sandan.jpg Tekki SandanThank you Edit: Fixed the links Edited May 4, 2006 by cathal .The best victory is when the opponent surrendersof its own accord before there are any actualhostilities...It is best to win without fighting.- Sun-tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armanox Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Looking at the pic for the first kata it is definatly a variant of Naihanchi Shodan, a kata common to all Okinawan based karate and Shotokan. Given the counting, I would say the next two (links broken) are Nidan and Sandan respectively. The application is quite simple and effective, but hard to explain w/o a visual. I can try to make one. "Karate is NOT about the colour of belt you wear it is about the person you become;...to be a good blackbelt is to be humble and respectful amongst other things." -Dobbersky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armanox Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 I would also point at that it's a good conditioning kata, and for verification of stances. http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/023/eng/011/003/b_011e.wvx "Karate is NOT about the colour of belt you wear it is about the person you become;...to be a good blackbelt is to be humble and respectful amongst other things." -Dobbersky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.A.L Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 we practice the application of Naihanchi in 45' . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palatoss Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Tekki is a Shotokan version of Naihanchi. I do Shotokan myself and have been training Tekki Shodan quite a lot this spring. However, I haven't done any bunkai for it, just the movements. I know that there is a lot of nasty bunkai for Tekki katas, some people consider them an "application goldmine". In Shotokan you stand in a wide kibadachi stance during the kata. The stance should be strong and stable and shouldn't collapse at any point. If I compare Shotokan Tekki to the one those Okinawan Senseis in the video are doing, I think that the major difference comes from the kibadachi stance. Those Okinawan guys use their hips very strongly. Shotokan kibadachi is much wider and because of this, you cannot use your hips much. In fact, if you use twist your hips in Shotokan Tekki, you are doing it wrong. The hand movements in Naihanchi Shodan and Tekki Shodan are quite similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palatoss Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Here is a site with some Tekki bunkai videos:http://www.budostudienkreis.de/Video/VidUbers.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathal Posted May 4, 2006 Author Share Posted May 4, 2006 Thank you for your input everyone. .The best victory is when the opponent surrendersof its own accord before there are any actualhostilities...It is best to win without fighting.- Sun-tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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