Gankaku
Kata Series
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52m
The kata Gankaku, meaning crane on a rock, traces its lineage through Okinawa to Japan via Gichin Funakoshi, Mas Oyama, Bobby Lowe, and into Kosho Ryu. This tape places particular emphasis on the bunkai, drawing connections to the Fukien province movements and White Crane technique that preceded the linear Okinawan interpretation. Hanshi Juchnik dissects the opening kokutsu dachi and oi-zuki, explores how the open styles relate to the same movements, and demonstrates the importance of approaching bunkai with a mind of innocence, free of prejudice, rather than trying to fit square pegs into round holes.
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