Chatan Yara Kūshankū. There is a theory that Kūsankū originated with Kōshōkun (Okinawan dialect: Kūsankū), who visited Okinawa during the Ryukyu Kingdom...

Kūsankū (クーサンクー) or Kōshōkun (公相君) was a Chinese martial artist who is said to have visited Okinawa during the Ryukyu Kingdom in the mid-18th century...

Kanken Tatsuo Shimabuku Important kata: Naihanchi sanchin (Shuri-te) Pinan Kūsankū Passai Jion Jitte Rohai Chinto Gojushiho The successor styles to Shuri-te...

that Kangi Sakugawa train under Kusanku, a Chinese master in Ch'uan Fa. Kangi Sakugawa spent six years training with Kusanku, and began to teach his son Kanga...

1609), as well as the theory that it was introduced by Kōshōkun (Okinawan: Kūsankū) based on the description in Ōshima Writing. There are also other theories...

Niseishi, Bassai, Chinto, Sochin, Tenshin, Ro Hai Dai, Sanshiryu, Ryushan, Kusanku, Sanchin 15 kata not including kihon and Bo kihon/kata KishimotoDi Okinawa...

of the three most practiced kata in Okinawa, along with Naihanchi and Kūsankū, but was already lost in China at the time. Originally there were two types...

originated in Okinawa and were adapted by Anko Itosu from older kata such as Kusanku and Channan into forms suitable for teaching karate to young students....

variation practiced in kyokushin. The Kanku kata was originally known as Kusanku or Kushanku, and is believed to have either been taught by, or inspired...

in Isshin-Ryu, five come from the teaching of Chotoku Kyan. Kusanku is one of these. Kusanku is often referred to as a "night-fighting" kata, or a form...

nidan sandan yondan godan Passai sho dai Gojushiho Dai Ni Gojushiho Chinto Kusanku sho dai Jion The following Kata are not taught in all Shōrin-ryū systems...

shortened version of this kata. The opening of the Chitō-ryū version of Kusanku (公相君) is nearly identical to the opening of the classical Shōrin-ryū versions...

who first developed the Pinan kata, which were possibly derived from the Kusanku form. One of his close friends, Chōjun Miyagi (宮城 長順, Miyagi Chōjun) (founder...

best students and learned the kata: Seisan, Naihanchi, Wansu, Chinto and Kusanku, along with the weapons kata Tokumine nu kun and basic Sai. He also began...

Pinan forms were (allegedly) created by drawing from two older forms: kusanku and chiang nan. In Okinawa, it is said Itosu always walked in the Naihanchi...

as naihanchi I & II, passai, seisan, chintō, gojūshiho, kusanku (the embodiment of kusanku's teaching as passed on to Tode Sakugawa) and hakutsuru. The...

Naihanchi Sandan Pinan Shodan, Pinan Nidan, Pinan Sandan, Pinan Yondan, Pinan Godan Kunishi Tomari Seisan Niseishi Motobu Choyu Passai Kentsu Yabu Kusanku...

Yes Some Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Juroku Yes Yes Kururunfa Yes Yes Yes Yes Kusanku/Kanku/Bokanku (some: dai and sho versions) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes...

techniques. Kusanku is the longest and most difficult of Sukunaihayashi kata. It is often regarded as the most beautiful kata of the style. Kusanku is the...

early days were versions of Naihanchin, Nijushiho, Sanchin, Chinto and Kusanku, as well as a Bō (6 ft staff) kata (Shishiryu no Bo), a Jo (4 ft staff)...

to the Hangeul spelling and varying regional pronunciations (dialect). Kūsankū is used under the name Kong-Sang-Kun. Enpi is used under the name Sei-shan...

Naihanchi Shodan Naihanchi Nidan Naihanchi Sandan Tomari Seisan Pinan Shodan Pinan Nidan Pinan Sandan Pinan Yondan Pinan Godan Passai Kusanku Niseishi...

Chi-i no Kata Jin-i no Kata Sansai Koryū Naifanchi Koryū Bassai Koryū Kusanku There are many more kata mentioned in this book, without pictures, a total...

(1925-2017) dropped the Chatan Yara no Kusanku and the Oyadamari no Passai he learned from Chotoku Kyan and he added Kusanku Sho and Dai and Passai Sho and Dai...

first developed the Pinan kata, which were most probably derived from the 'Kusanku' form. One of his close friends, Chōjun Miyagi (宮城長順) (founder of Gōjū-ryū)...

Naihanchi Ni (Tekki Nidan) Nandan shō (Nijūshiho / Niseishi) Kankū Shō (Kusanku Shō) Tekatana Naihanchi San (Tekki Sandan) Tensho There are other variations...

Naihanchi series (1-3) Ananku Wankan Rōhai Wanshu Passai Gojūshiho Chintō Kusanku These are the ranks as set out by the World Matsubayashi-ryu (Shorin-ryu)...

Pinan Sandan, Pinan Yondan, Pinan Godan, Passai Sho, Passai Dai, Kusanku Sho, Chinto, Kusanku Dai, and Gojushiho. Nakazato also created multiple weapons kata...

choki motobu ryu kenpo). Ufukun: it's an itosu no kushanku variation. (Kūsankū Dai) Motobu Kenpō is characterized by its emphasis on kumite as well as...

Chatan Yara is credited as the originator of the popular (Chatan) Yara Kusanku, Chatan Yara no Sai (iron truncheon), and Chatan Yara no Kon (6 foot staff)...