Wankan

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Wankan ( Japanese 王冠 , German royal crown ) is a kata - a stylized fight against imaginary opponents - in karate . It was introduced into Shōtōkan karate by Yoshitaka Funakoshi and with 16 movements is the shortest kata of this style.

Its origins lie in the Tomari-Te ( Shōrin school ), a forerunner of modern karate from the 19th century. Gichin Funakoshi called them Matsukaze ( 松風 , "pine wind") and Hito ( 飛雲 , "flying cloud"). In this kata only one kiai is used. A special or royal technique is Kōkō Uke ( 虎口 受 け , "tiger mouth defense"), which ends in a toggle throw. Wankan is practiced in Shōrin-ryū , Shōtōkai , Shōtōkan, and Matsubayashi-ryū .

literature

  • Werner Lind : Lexicon of the martial arts. China, Japan, Okinawa, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, India, Mongolia, Philippines, Taiwan, etc. Sportverlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-328-00838-1 , ( Edition BSK ).

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