Empi bunkai

[bassaiguy]

I'm making Empi kata (Wanshu for non-Shotokaners) my special project for this summer. I'd be interested in collecting any interesting bunkai vids or links for Empi kata. Thanks for helping me out.

[Wastelander]

I'm making Empi kata (Wanshu for non-Shotokaners) my special project for this summer. I'd be interested in collecting any interesting bunkai vids or links for Empi kata. Thanks for helping me out.

I know Iain Abernethy has some videos of applications for Enpi/Wanshu, so those should be easy enough to find on his Practical Kata Bunkai channel on YouTube.

John Titchen has this one for the opening sequence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAhe_yfjYbk

This guy made a whole series of videos on his applications for Enpi, and there are definitely some interesting ideas and concepts explored in them--here is the playlist:

[bassaiguy]

Thanks! That's excellent material.

[Stefano123]

Wow! Empi is truly one of the most beautiful kata of karate!!!

Do you know what is the meaning of the word "empi"???

[Stefano123]

And what about "wankan"???

[Stefano123]

And "gangaku"???

[sensei8]

Enpi means Flying Swallow.

Wankan means King's Crown.

Gangaku means Crane on a rock.

Having said that, meanings and their known names vary from style to style, therefore, founder to founder.