Shorin-Ryu Siu Sin Kan
Shōrin-ryū Siu Sin Kan ( Japanese 少林 流 修 心 舘 空手道 ) is a direction of Shōrin-ryū karate. The school has its origins in Malaysia , but draws on many influences from Okinawa.
Naming
The name Shorin ( 少林 ) derives from the Chinese origin Shaolin and means "small forest". Ryū ( 流 ) stands for style or school. Put together, Shorin-Ryu can be read as the “school of the little wood” or “flexible pine school”. The other characters Shū ( 修 ) 'develop', Shin ( 心 ) 'heart' and Kan ( 舘 ) 'training place' can be read as "place where heart and character are developed". The characters Kara ( 空 ) 'empty', Te ( 手 ) 'hand' and Dō ( 道 ) 'way' stand for the “way of the empty hand”.
history
The style was first given its name in 1928 by the Okinawan master Chibana . The school takes its name from its Chinese origins, the Shaolin monastery, in which the local Kung Fu originated. The Japanese name for Shaolin is Shorin, while Ryu in Japanese is a style.
The modern style of Shorin Ryu karate was more recently developed in Malaysia. Karateka learned the techniques and kata there from 1960 from changing trainers and from different styles such as Shito Ryu , Shotokan , Goju Ryu and Keishinkan . When Chin Mok Sung went to Okinawa for a year around 1969, he learned the Shorin-Ryu Seibukan style there. From Zenpo Shimabukuro, who later also gave lessons in Malaysia, he learned the contents of the Okinawan style. Convinced of the new style, he worked to spread it in Malaysia as well. During the seventies of the last century the style found its way beyond the borders of Malaysia to Europe, India, New Zealand, South Africa and the USA. In 1979 it was decided that Neo Ho Tong would lead the style in Germany. He renamed it "Shorin Ryu Siu Sin Kan" and founded a new style of Shorin Ryu Karate. Head of style Neo Ho Tong was born in Malaysia in 1946, began karate training in 1963 and acquired the 1st Dan in Keishinkan there in 1968 . In 2014 Neo Ho Tong handed over the direction of the style to Horst Bresele (6th Dan Karate, 5th Dan Kobudo ). He started training with Neo Ho Tong in 1981 and has represented the style since 1996 at the Bavarian Karate Association and the German Karate Association . The style has its dojo mainly in the Upper Palatinate and Lower Bavaria.
training
The Shorin Ryu includes light, quick movements. The Siu Sin Kan style also very clearly combines weapon training ( Kobudo ) with karate training, according to traditional training in Okinawa .
The contents of the training are:
- Kihon (technique training)
- Kumite (partner training and free fight)
- Kata (fixed forms of movement)
- Bunkai (simulated fight using the kata)
- Self-defense (manipulation and lever techniques for hazard prevention)
Kata
Examination catalog of the style:
| graduation | Kata |
|---|---|
| 9. Kyu | Taikyoku Shodan / Taikyoku Nidan |
| 8. Kyu | Taikyoku Sandan / Heian Shodan |
| 7. Kyu | Heian Nidan |
| 6. Kyu | Heian Sandan |
| 5. Kyu | Taikyoku Yondan / Heian Yondan |
| 4. Kyu | Taikyoku Godan / Heian Godan |
| 3. Kyu | Tekki Shodan |
| 2. Kyu | Tekki Nidan / Tekki Sandan |
| 1. Kyu | Bassai Dai |
| 1st Dan | Bassai Sho / Kanku Dai |
| 2nd Dan | Kanku Sho / Hangetsu |
| 3rd Dan | Seisan / Ananku / Juroku |
| 4th Dan | Wanshu / Nijushiho / Sanchin |
| 5th Dan | Empi / Jion / Gojushiho |
| 6th Dan | Shippet / Seienchin / Tensho |
| 7th Dan | Hakufa / Chinto |
| 8th Dan | Hakutsuru |
Kobudo in Siu Sin Kan Karate
In the Shorin-Ryu Siu Sin Kan style, due to its origins in Okinawa, an essential component is the Kobudo training. The content is based on techniques and kata that Neo Ho Tong and Chin Mok Sung learned from Matayoshi Shinpō during their stays in Japan .
The origin of the Karate style Shorin Ryu Siu Sin Kan in Okinawa has always favored the occupation with the Kobudo weapons. The style founder Neo Ho Tong and the founder of Shorin Ryu Seibukan in Malaysia, Mr. Chin Mok Sung , learned not only the karate techniques, but also various Kobudo weapons during their stays in Okinawa. The lessons with Matayoshi Shinpo (1923–1997), who had been teaching in his dojo Ryukyu Kobudo Renmei since 1970, were formative. The preoccupation with the gun leads to a mental attitude of honesty and self-control. The highest demands on the precision of the techniques and controls are essential. The philosophy of the Matayoshi school emphasizes the straightforwardness and simplicity of the technique, as well as the exact execution of the technique at the right moment.
Kobudo Kata in Siu Sin Kan Karate
In Siu Sin Kan the weapons Bō , Tonfa , Sai and Kama from the Matayoshi direction are preferably practiced.
| Bō | Tonfa | Sai | Kama |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shi Ho Kon | Shorin Tonfa Shodan | Shorin Sai Shodan | Sang Shu |
| Tek Lo Kon | Shorin Tonfa Nidan | Shorin Sai Nidan | Shorin Kama Nidan |
| Shushi no Kon | Shorin Tonfa Sandan | Shorin Sai Sandan | Shorin Kama Sandan |
| Shishi no Kon | Shorin Tonfa Yondan | Shorin Sai Yondan | Shorin Kama Yondan |
| Eku | Nunci | Timbei | Kuwa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorin Eku Shodan | Shorin Nunti Shodan | Matayoshi no timbe | Kuwa Kata |
| Shorin Eku Nidan | Shorin Nunti Nidan |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ CP Oehmichen; Integration and identity formation in Karate-Dô 2012, ISBN 978-3-643-11636-9 , p. 57.
- ↑ Karate-Straubing.de
- ↑ Bavarian Karate eV district of Upper Bavaria
- ↑ W. Brockers; Karate in Transition: A Martial Art Between Budo Spirit and Competitive Sport 2012, ISBN 978-3-844817-70-6 , p. 132.