{"id":702,"date":"2012-11-05T12:57:30","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T17:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karate.gregoryzone.org\/?p=702"},"modified":"2012-11-05T12:57:30","modified_gmt":"2012-11-05T17:57:30","slug":"beautiful-paintings-that-meibukan-students-will-appreciate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backinthegi.com\/?p=702","title":{"rendered":"Beautiful paintings that Meibukan students will appreciate."},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the main differences between Meibukan Goju-ryu and the others schools within the style<\/a> (Jundokan, Shorei-kan, and Japanese Goju-ryu) is the inclusion of five additional kata that were created by the school’s founder, the late Meitoku Yagi. These kata are different from the core Goju-ryu kata in several ways, including the opening, the position of the fist in chamber (vertical rather than horizontal) and of the chambered hand in kake uke (centre rather than at side chamber), and especially in distancing (e.g., there are a lot of body shifts in Meibuken kata). They’re very interesting and challenging kata.<\/p>\n

The first one that Meibukan students learn is Tenchi, “Heaven and Earth”. It is a rather difficult kata for a beginner, with lots of low stances and steps along a 45-degree angle. It was originally two kata that were paired with each other, meaning that the attacks of one correspond to the defences of the other and vice-versa, but it was merged into a single kata. Here it is, being performed by Meitoku Yagi’s grandson, Akihiro Yagi:<\/p>\n