Shōrei-ryū
Shōrei-ryū ( Japanese 昭 霊 流 , German style from the Shaolin monastery ) is next to the Shōrin-ryū one of the original styles of karatedō , which was developed by Higaonna Kanryō in Okinawa , more precisely in Naha , at the end of the 19th century .
origin
Much is not known about the origin of Shōrei-Ryū, but it is known that a Chinese expert in the field of Quanfa named Wai Chin Zhan lived in Naha , who probably taught his martial art Higaonna Kanryō. He in turn later traveled to China to perfect his skills, which he probably succeeded in because he learned many new kata from Fujian , the home of Baihequan ( Chinese 白鶴 拳 , Pinyin báihèquán , Japanese hakutsuru-ken , German white crane style ), brought back and took in his style.
Features of the style
The main features of Shōrei-ryū are the use of open hands, circular block techniques and kicks in the Gedan area . In addition, the use of short and hard techniques in close combat in combination with throwing techniques is a great specialty, especially from the Sanchin and Shiko dachi stalls . Great importance is also attached to training on the Makiwara . Another peculiarity is that the handling of Kobudō weapons such as Bo , Tonfa or Sai is also very practiced.
Kata (karate) of the Shōrei-ryū
| Gekisai dai ichi (撃 砕 大一) | Seisan (十三 手) | Pineapple (阿南) |
| Gekisai dai ni (撃 砕 大二) | Shisochin (四向戰) | Ohan () |
| Saifā (碎 破) | Kururunfa (久留 頓 破) | Peiho () |
| Sanchin (三 戰) | Sūpārinpei (壱 百零八 手) | Sōchin (壮 鎮) |
| Tensho (転 掌) | Pachu () | Niseishi () |
| Beechin (制 引 戰) | Heiku () | Useishi () |
| Sansēru (三 十六 手) | Paiku () | Unsu (雲 手) |
Others
Some modern styles such as Gōjū-Ryū and Ryuei-Ryū are derived from Shōrei-Ryū . The Shitō-ryū also contains many elements of the Shōrei-ryū, since Mabuni Kenwa was a student of Higoanna, and even the Shōtōkan contains kata from the Shōrei-ryū, which did not get there directly, but via Mabuni Kenwa to Funakoshi Gichin were passed on.