SHITO-RYU KATAS

[tenkamusou]

Hi... I've been trying so hard to find Shitoryu versions of Rohai, Anan ( not ananku), Kururunfa and Suparipei...

 

if you guys know any site where I could dl the katas would be very helpfull...

 

I didn't know It was so hard to find anything about shitoryu on the net...

 

it really impressed me....

 

could be Goju ryu style too... it's almost the same..

 

Thanx

[tenkamusou]

 

and another thing... why S.h.i.t.o is censored???????????

[omnifinite]

S.hito contains a profane word, much to the dismay of the s.hito ryu users of the forum .

[SaiFightsMS]

The name for Shi-to ryu gets censored because the auto censor programing just sees the 4 letter s word which is a no-no.

 

As for looking for Rohai some shi-to ryu groups do Matsumara rohai and Itosu Shodan, Nidan and Sandan. There is a lot of differences of opinion on wether or not the Itosu Rohai's are versions of Matsumura rohai broken down into three katas the way that Itosu broke down the Naihanchi katas into three separate katas from one.

[ronryu]

I to am a Shi-to ryu stylist and have found no sites with mpegs or any other form of recording of the kata on the net . However most of the naha (gojo) kata look almost the same . To me Rohai is the most gracefull kata of them all very elagent .

[tenkamusou]

yeah.. I dunno why but I think that shito-ryu is the hardest style to find things on the WEB...

 

I never found anything bout it.. except on the https://www.shitokai.com

[SaiFightsMS]

I have a written description of one version of Rohai if you are interested. I think it is a variety of Itosu Rohai Shodan.

[tenkamusou]

sure.. thanx

[SaiFightsMS]

I sent it to you in an email. I just couldn't get it to do a proper copy and paste to put it here. Had a bit of a formatting problem.

[SaiFightsMS]

ROHAI

 

MUSABI

 

YOI: Hands are held palms open facing inward at same height as regular yoi.

 

12:00

 

1. Slowly raise hands to chest level maintaining parallel position. Do not

 

move feet.

 

2. Focusing toward hidari step with right foot into kokutsu dachi. Windshield

 

wiper type movement with hands. Left hand goes to right side next to knee

 

in a horizontal shuto block. Left shuto goes across chest palm up.

 

3. Changing focus to migi, pivot feet into kokutsu dachi / (L) shuto strike.

 

Right fist goes to side.

 

4. Slide step, maintaining kokutsu dachi, cross body punch with right fist.

 

5. Bring right foot up to left into heisoku dachi. Bring fists to side in a slow seppuku type

 

move.

 

1:30

 

6. Step once toward shomen with left foot. Step toward front right corner

 

once with right foot. Step toward corner with ball of left foot touching

 

ground briefly. Immediately step back with left foot, then raise right foot

 

behind left knee into crane stance. Left hand blocks at head level with open palm facing out. Right hand goes down into a horizontal shuto block in front of knee.

 

7. Continuing toward right front corner step, (L) zenkutsu dachi. Open left

 

palm in a reinforced side block position against right arm. Immediately reach out with right hand in a grab and pull it back in maintaining reinforced side block.

 

8. Step ® zenkutsu dachi / double punch L-R.

 

10:30

 

9. Step back with left foot pivoting toward front left corner. Bring right foot

 

behind left knee in crane stance. Left palm out head block – ® horizontal

 

shuto down block by right knee.

 

10. Continuing toward front left corner step ® zenkutsu dachi. Open palm

 

in reinforced side block. Immediately reach out grab, and pull hand back

 

in maintaining reinforced block position.

 

11. Step (L) zenkutsu dachi / double punch L-R.

 

 

 

12:00

 

12. a)Raise right foot to left knee while blocking to left side with horizontal shuto

 

down block. ****KIAI***

 

b)And immediately land right foot in shiko dachi (facing shomen) while

 

punching straight down with right fist.

 

 

 

13. Focusing toward shomen step back with left foot. Raise right foot into

 

crane stance. Right hand in low horizontal block. Left hand in high palm

 

out block in front of fore head.

 

14. Step toward shomen into ® zenkutsu dachi. Reinforced open handed

 

side block. Immediately grab and pull hand back maintaining reinforced

 

blocking position.

 

15. Step (L) zenkutsu dachi / double punch L-R.

 

16. Pull left fist to side, right fist back across abdomen horizontally and to

 

side is seppuku type movement. Step forward in a deep ® zenkutsu dachi.

 

Bringing both hands (palms open) forward to opponents knee level

 

In a grab to off balance them. (right hand is on top)

 

17. Bring right foot back to musabi dachi touching heels and immediately

 

step towards shomen (L) zenkutsu dachi / double palm heel strike 1.

 

(bottom hand matches front leg)

 

18. Step back, into musabi. Touch heels, step ® zenkutsu dachi / double palm

 

heel strike 2.

 

19. Step back into musabi, touch heels, step (L) zenkutsu dachi / double palm heel

 

strike 3.

 

20. Pivot into (L) kokutsu dachi / (L) shuto block. Right fist at side.

 

21. Maintaining stance slowly twist left wrist so fingers point forward.

 

22. Right crescent kick into left palm pivoting around 360 degrees on left

 

foot. Land right foot. Pivoting on right foot step around 180 degrees ccw

 

into (L) kokutsu dachi(facing shomen)/ (L)shuto block ® shuto across

 

chest.

 

23. Step back with right foot into (L) kokutsu dachi/( L)shuto block 2 –

 

® shuto across chest.

 

YOI with palms open and parallel as in beginning of kata.

 

MUSABI