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Roots of Shotokan: Funakoshi's Original 15 Kata Joe Swift About The Author: Joe Swift, native of New York State (USA) has lived in Japan since 1994. He holds a dan-rank in Isshinryu Karatedo, and also currently acts as assistant instructor (3rd dan) at the Mushinkan Shoreiryu Karate Kobudo Dojo in Kanazawa, Japan. He is also a member of the International Ryukyu Karate Research Society and the Okinawa Isshinryu Karate Kobudo Association. He currently works as a translator/interpreter for the Ishikawa International Cooperation Research Centre in Kanazawa. He is also a Contributing Editor for FightingArts.com. Roots Of Shotokan: Funakoshi's Original 15 Kata Part 1- Classification & Knowledge Of Kata Introduction Gichin Funakoshi is probably the best known karate master of the early 20th century and is known by many as the "Father Of Japanese Karate." It was Funakoshi who was first selected to demonstrate his Okinawan art on mainland Japan. In Japan Funakoshi helped build the popularity of his fledgling art and helped it gain acceptance by the all important Japanese organization founded (and sanctioned by the government) to preserve and promote the martial arts and ways in Japan (the Dai Nippon Butokukai). An author of several pioneering books on karate, he was the founder Shotokan karate from which many other styles derived. When Funakoshi arrived in Japan in 1922, he originally taught a total of fifteen kata, although it has been speculated that he probably knew many more. The purpose of this article will be to introduce some of the theories on the possible origins of these kata, provide some historical testimony on them, and try and improve the overall understanding of the roots of Shotokan. Funakoshi's Kata Classification System Funakoshi, following a traditional model of classifying karate by divided it into two separate traditions, Shorei and Shorin. This classification derives from early karate masters which were not associated with their own ryu or martial traditions, but with the towns within which they lived and practiced: Shuri, the capital and political center; Naha, a nearby seaport and trade center, and Tomari a smaller sea port. The early karate practiced in Shuri and to a lesser extent Tomari combined to be known as Shorin-ryu and is associated with the descendants and/or styles of such karate luminaries as Soken Matsumura (Shuri), Kosaku Matsumura (Tomari) and followed by Anko Itosu and Chosin Chibana. The karate of Naha became known as Shorei-ryu and is associated with such karate styles of Goju-ryu and Uechi-Ryu. It was the Shorei and Shorin classification of styles (ryu) that Funakoshi followed. He characterized them as follows. Funakoshi said that "Shorei-ryu is suitable for people of large build, whereas Shorin-ryu is suitable for those of smaller frames, less physically powerful or thin, like a willow. For basic posture, Shorei- ryu is good, but it lacks the speed necessary for a real confrontation. Shorin-ryu is quick, but if the practitioner is grabbed, they will be unable to move. Therefore, for those who aspire to practice karate, it is important to pick up the good points of each." (Funakoshi 1922, pp. 5-6) This specific classification, i.e. dividing Shorin-ryu and Shorei-ryu by the body types of the practitioners, can be traced as far back as 1914, when Funakoshi penned an article on karate for the Ryukyu Shinpo newspaper, based on the lectures of his main teacher Anko Asato, and writing under his pen name Shoto. While it is true that Funakoshi's other main teacher Anko Itosu, had also stated that there were two "styles" of karate, Shorin-ryu and Shorei-ryu, in his 1908 letter addressed to the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of War, he never characterized them as relating to body types. The famous Okinawan Bubishi also mentions Shorinji-ryu and Shoreiji-ryu (see, for example, Mabuni, 1934), but again, does not state the differences between the two. Indeed, other prominent teachers of the day also took exception to Funakoshi's classification. In 1930, Chojun Miyagi was quoted as saying that the breakdown of Shorin-ryu and Shorei- ryu into kata for differing body types, as Funakoshi did, was unfounded (Miki, et al, 1930). Miyagi also went on to say basically the same thing in his 1934 essay Karatedo Gaisetsu (McCarthy, 1999). At the 1936 "meeting of the masters," he said that the only real difference between Shorin-ryu and Shorei-ryu lay in their teaching methods (ibid.). Later, Mabuni Kenwa and his co-author Nakasone Genwa, in their 1938 publication "Kobo Kenpo Karatedo Nyumon," also disagreed with Funakoshi's categorizations. The main thrust of the Mabuni/Nakasone argument is that if this is indeed a valid classification system, then why did Funakoshi change the classifications of certain kata, namely Wanshu (Shorei-ryu to Shorin-ryu), Chinto (Shorei-ryu to Shorin-ryu) and Jitte (Shorei-ryu to Shorin- ryu, than back to Shorei-ryu)? They also argue that following Funakoshi's classification method, Chojun Miyagi's (founder of Goju karate) brainchild Tensho would clearly belong to the Shorei-ryu. However, as Mabuni (founder of Shito-Ryu karate) and Nakasone (a famous Tomari/Matsumura karate-ka) state, Tensho was based on the chapter entitled Rokkishu (showing six open hand positions with some description of their application) in the Bubishi (a once secret text on White Crane and Monk Fist kung fu hand copied and passed among many early Oknawan karate masters), and it is clearly stated within that Rokkishu belongs to the Shorin(ji)ryu (Mabuni et al, 1938). Funakoshi's Kata Knowledge The fifteen kata in Funakoshi's syllabus included: • Pinan 1-5 (Heian) • Naihanchi 1-3 (Naifanchi, Tekki) • Kushanku (Kanku) • Passai (Bassai) • Seisan (Hangetsu) • Wanshu (Enpi) • Chinto (Gankaku) • Jitte (Jitte) • Jion However, his early books indicate that he may have had at least a passing familiarity with several others. In his 1922 "Ryukyu Kenpo Karate," Funakoshi also lists an additional 16 kata (Funakoshi, 1922) including: an additional Passai kata (listing both Dai & Sho) and Kushanku kata (listing both Dai & Sho), Gojushiho, Chinte, Jiin, Wandau, Rohai, Jumu, Wando, Sochin, Niseishi, Sanseiru, Suparinpei, Wankan, Kokan, and Ushu. It is also no less interesting that in his 1925 "Rentan Goshin Karate Jutsu," he lists the same kata, with the addition of Sanchin (Funakoshi, 1925). So, we can see that Funakoshi had at least a passing familiarity with many kata outside of his own curriculum of fifteen. This is only natural as Funakoshi himself tells us that he had received brief instruction from many prominent masters of that era, including Sokon "Bushi" Matsumura, Peichin Kiyuna, Seisho Aragaki and Kanryo Higashionna (Funakoshi, 1956). Some sources even point to the famous Taite (Kojo) Kogusuku as being Funakoshi's first instructor (Fujiwara, 1990; Iwai, 2000). Although he does not quote his source, noted Japanese martial arts historian Ryozo Fujiwara states that Funakoshi first learned Pechurin kata under Taite Kogusuku, Kushanku under Anko Asato and Naifuanchi under Anko Itosu (Fujiwara, 1990). Pinan, Naihanchi, Kushanku & Passai Kata The Original Fifteen Kata of Shoto: The First Ten Pinan (Heian) 1-5 Funakoshi demonstrating pinan two (nidan) The Pinan series is commonly accepted as being created by Anko Itosu (one of Funakoshi's teachers). The only real controversy is whether he created them based upon his knowledge of the classical kata such as Kushanku and Passai, or whether he was reworking a unique Chinese form called Channan. Others historians suggest the Channan kata were originally Itosu's creations but were changed. There has also been argument recently about whether Itosu had created them as an adjunct to physical education, or whether he was trying to establish a separate tradition to further distinguish his modern karate tradition from Quanfa (fist techniques), or Toudi (Chinese Hand, also alternately pronounced as karate) -- both referring to older style fighting and self-defense traditions. In either case, the Pinan can be considered representative of Itosu's karate. The Pinan kata are said to have been officially introduced in the spring of 1904 (Gima et al, 1986). Although there is some opposition to the idea Itosu had developed these kata, most of the primary sources, including those by Itosu's students, point to Itosu as the architect of this tradition. Choki Motobu, in both his 1926 and 1932 publications, states: "The Pinan were created by the modern Bujin (warrior) Itosu Sensei as teaching materials for his students, making them truly a unique form of Okinawan kenpo, which is indeed a very joyous thing for those who follow the Way" (Motobu, 1926, 1932). In their early, formative years, these kata seem to have been called Channan, but later the name Pinan was adopted by Itosu, apparently upon hearing the opinions of the young students (Kinjo, 1956a; Mabuni et al, 1938; Murakami, 1991; Swift, 2000). Apparently, many of those who learned the Pinan kata as Channan continued to teach them under that name (Mabuni et al, 1938). In contrast, another theory states that Itosu did not create the Pinan kata, but actually remodeled older Chinese-based kata called Channan. This theory maintains that Itosu learned a series of Chinese Quan-fa xing/kata (kung fu) from a shipwrecked Chinese person at Tomari (a small seaport town on Okinawa), and reworked them into five smaller components, re- naming them Pinan because the Chinese pronunciation "Chiang-Nan" was too difficult (Bishop, 1999). An interesting side note on the Pinan kata is provided by the Okinawan karate authority Hiroshi Kinjo. He states that Hisateru Miyagi (a former student of Itosu who graduated from the Okinawa Prefectural Normal School in 1916) said that when he (Miyagi) was studying under the old master, Itosu only really taught the first three Pinan with any real enthusiasm, and that the last two were rather neglected (Kinjo, 1956b).
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