Shito Ryu and Shukokia

[AndyKS]

Apologies if this question has been asked before, I started Shukokai 6 months ago now and am on my Orange belt.

My questions are; 1) how different is Shukokai compared to Shito ryu and

2) Can anyone reccoemned a good shukokai video to help learn katas and combinations etc

Thanks a lot in advance

Andy

[KarateK]

Andy its almost impossible to find self help videos directed at Shukokai - our club do inhouse dvds, maybe you should speak to your Sensei to see if they have any plans to do instructional videos or if he knows of any?

[AndyKS]

Karate K,

Thanks for your reply.

In the end, I bought a Samuaria Karate video.

Although the Kata's are taken in different series, the demonstartions of them are invaluable and helped me to learn the foundations of Pinan Shodan over the weekend.

Thanks again for your reply.

Regards

Andrew

P.S

If you do read this, how do I put my belt colour on my porfile, I'm an orange and proud of it!

[KarateK]

The belt colour is dependant on the number of your posts - if you see the FAQ at the top of the page it explains it better for you

Kirsty

[bushido_man96]

Welcome to KF, AndyKS!

Just curious, but does the KS mean that you are from Kansas?

[Traditional-Fist]

Apologies if this question has been asked before, I started Shukokai 6 months ago now and am on my Orange belt.

My questions are; 1) how different is Shukokai compared to Shito ryu and

2) Can anyone reccoemned a good shukokai video to help learn katas and combinations etc

Thanks a lot in advance

Andy

If my memory serves me right, Shukokai is based on Shito-ryu karate, or at least the founder of Shukokai was a Shito-ryu master. As a result I believe there will inherently be many similarities between the styles. If I would have to hazard a general guess, then I would say that Shukokai is a more sporty (or sport friendly) style than the older Shito-ryu.