Do you practice Sanchin kata?

[JR 137]

Yamaguchi performing Sanchin:

Yamaguchi performing Sanchin then Tensho before Sanchin ends (notice the breathing):

Interesting JR, I'm diggin that Gi jacket!!!!!

Yeah, kind of like a hakama jacket.

[Spartacus Maximus]

Sanchin is supposed to be one of the oldest kata in karate with direct links to existing Chinese systems. Several chuan fa(Kung fu) styles include it in one version or another. Especially the crane styles from Taiwan and the coastal region which had a long history of cultural and political relations with the Ryukyu kingdom.

Although sanchin is mostly associated with karate lineages of Naha-te, it is possible that the kata may have been included in Shuri-te or influenced the shorin ryu styles. Naihanchi or at least its predecessor is considered the basis of all shorin ryu styles. These are at least as old as Sanchin and are considered as fundamental in shorin ryu as sanchin is in Naha te styles.