Who knows this kata?

[Ti]

I don't know this style or kata.

I do shotokan.

But he is fast, I admit that.

[legkicker]

this kata is Unsu and it's in Shotokan....

I do this kata and it's in my top 3, my other 2 favorites are Paiku and Chinto.

I learned the kata while in hayashi ha shito ryu kai, though. It's usually not learned until you're a shodan or nidan, sometimes, even sandan.

here's a "somewhat well known" Shotokan practitioner performing Unsu:

[alsey]

i don't really know it, but yeah, that's unsu. very unique kata, i hope to learn it some day.

[Isshinryu_heart]

That's the first time I've seen that kata done but it looks really interesting.

Kinda reminds me of kusanku....

[bushido_man96]

First time I have ever seen this form, and it looks very nice.

[Ti]

I knew there was something weird about him slapping his thighs.

[legkicker]

I knew there was something weird about him slapping his thighs.

Why did you repost the video that I posted and what do you mean, weird? There are different variations of this kata. In this video it was done a "few years" back. I'm not sure what the current JKA way of doing this Kata is, since you're shotokan you should know.

I know the Shito Ryu way of doing this kata but it is near identical minus a few differences. The strike goes to the inner thigh in the way I do this Kata and how I've seen other JKA shotokan practitioners do this kata in the last decade. Kanazawa is doing this kata more then a decade ago. I can't answer you why but that maybe shotokan tried to break away from the Shito Ryu way of doing it?

Shotokan did get this from Mabuni, not Funakoshi, so that would make sense.

Edited August 29, 2006 by legkicker

[Jiffy]

Very nice kata, I like that one. Different schools will do the katas slightly differently.

[Ti]

I knew there was something weird about him slapping his thighs.

Why did you repost the video that I posted and what do you mean, weird? There are different variations of this kata. In this video it was done a "few years" back. I'm not sure what the current JKA way of doing this Kata is, since you're shotokan you should know.

I know the Shito Ryu way of doing this kata but it is near identical minus a few differences. The strike goes to the inner thigh in the way I do this Kata and how I've seen other JKA shotokan practitioners do this kata in the last decade. Kanazawa is doing this kata more then a decade ago. I can't answer you why but that maybe shotokan tried to break away from the Shito Ryu way of doing it?

Shotokan did get this from Mabuni, not Funakoshi, so that would make sense.

Cause I thought it was part of your signature.

[cathal]

Definitely Unsu. You can here him say it twice at the beginning if you listen closely. In our dojo we do perform this kata a little differently. The timing is different, and the jump is as well.