tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post7311344154092842266..comments2023-10-22T16:13:55.130+01:00Comments on My journey to black belt: Kosokun Shio - 'To view the sky'Sue Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16008609198511182782noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-31356870511857367102011-11-10T08:16:46.493+00:002011-11-10T08:16:46.493+00:00John, ...the sun, the moon, opening curtains? who ...John, ...the sun, the moon, opening curtains? who knows eh? Looking forward to learning the bunkai on this one, though some of it will be familiar from the pinan katas.<br /><br />Marie, you've probably noticed its quite difficult gathering information about specific katas. I always think it adds a bit of mystique and intrigue to the kata even if you have to take some of it with a pinch of salt!Sue Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008609198511182782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-541113000776132902011-11-09T13:08:16.393+00:002011-11-09T13:08:16.393+00:00Thanks for your lovely comment on my blog Sue. It&...Thanks for your lovely comment on my blog Sue. It's nice to be back :)<br /><br />Good luck with your new kate. I love reading your kata posts like this one. Something similar to this is a requirement for my Shodan grading (presentation on the history of a chosen kata but kata performace and bunkai). I've started to fish about the internet for information on a couple of katas and it is truly a mine field of information! Always lots of contradicting views and opinions. I guess you need to take whichever makes the most sense to you in how you feel about the kata and how you apply it. It's a scary prospect though (as if knowing all the practical grade syllabus wasn't enough! LOL).<br /><br />xMx.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03272574764983174076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361443425638782419.post-19864852497629225282011-11-08T16:34:49.185+00:002011-11-08T16:34:49.185+00:00We don't have the pinan series in Ishhinryu bu...We don't have the pinan series in Ishhinryu but we do Kusanku. Unique to our style is a sai version of the same form.<br /><br />The opening move -- hands come up and down in a circle -- supposedly signifies groping in the dark. Another explanation that makes a little more sense is that of someone parting a curtain. Who knows. <br /><br />A beautiful and challenging kata, good luck with this. Without going into too much detail, there are some very interesting applications found in this form. Well, you'll find out.John Vesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434740196022601040noreply@blogger.com