Ananko No Sai

[Ichi_Geki]

Has anyone ever seen this Kobudo Kata done? I have never seen it outside of my style. I have seen the te version, but never the kobudo version...(Unless done by me or my organization".

[still kicking]

No, I have never seen it. I practice Shito-ryu -- the IKF version. Annanko is an important kata in our organization, and we also have a bunch of sai kata, but as far as I know we do not have Annanko no sai. I wish we did, though, because I love Annanko and I love sai. I know that the head of our organization created an additional version of Annanko, which we also practice. It's called Annanko henka, which I guess just means "Annanko variation". Anyway, I hope some day he makes, or I guess I should say, adapts, an Annanko no sai for us, too!

[Ichi_Geki]

Yes, I love Annanko ( I will call it Annanko no te from now on haha).

It is a very beautiful kata. And I hope to spread this form around as well. Im working on getting a video camera to post it to youtube soon.