Orange County Uechi-Ryu Karate

FOR GREEN- BELTS

 

KATA helps you pay attention to yourself. SPARRING helps you 

pay attention to someone else.

 

Wouldn't it be cool if we

could mix KATA and SPARRING

together?!

 

We do.

 

KANSHIWA KATA

(Pronounced "Kawn - She - Wah  Ka-Ta")

is your first FIGHTING KATA

or COMBAT KATA.

 

It will challenge you to pay

attention to yourself so that you

"know what you are doing"

and can help

you NOT to get hit by

"knowing what you are NOT doing"

 

MEMORIZE

it as quickly as you can

so that we can challenge you. People will spar you as you do your KATA.

(That's called KANSHIWA BUNKAI)

 

 

Perform your KATA ferociously  like a TIGER!

Move swiftly and quietly,

be strong and sturdy,

and attack with power!

 

This is the TIGER KATA.

 

Footwork

(what you do with your feet)

is very important.

Pay close attention to the new kicks

you're learning.

Pay close attention to the way we step.

To help you learn and practice at home, you can watch the video and print out the

instructions.