Here is the Tang Soo Do version of Seisan
The closest version of Seisan to this is Shotokan's Hangetsu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gfKxxBnEcE&feature=related
Here are some other versions of Seisan
Kyan no Seisan -
Isshinryu Seisan -
Aragaki Seisan -
Goju Ryu Seisan -
Uechi Ryu Seisan -
Here is the Wiki on Seisan. Lots of good information here. This is one of the more ubiquitous kata in all of the karate systems. It's found in almost all schools and is considered by many to be one of the oldest kata found in Karate.
It's interesting to see the different variations of this kata. When one tries to understand where seisan comes from, how it evolved, and how to understand it's application, this is essential. One thing that is really interesting is that if you look at these kata in the order that I posted them, you can see what looks like a gradual removal of grappling techniques.
Notice, even in the TSD version, the grappling moves aren't entirely absent. Still, it would seem that the closer one gets to the Chinese roots of this kata, it becomes clear that all manner of technique was included.
Any theories on why these changes occured? Can anyone explain some of the TSD specific changes? What applications do you see?
And the most important question...
Would you adopt movements in other versions of the kata in order to have access to those applications?
The closest version of Seisan to this is Shotokan's Hangetsu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gfKxxBnEcE&feature=related
Here are some other versions of Seisan
Kyan no Seisan -
Isshinryu Seisan -
Aragaki Seisan -
Goju Ryu Seisan -
Uechi Ryu Seisan -
Here is the Wiki on Seisan. Lots of good information here. This is one of the more ubiquitous kata in all of the karate systems. It's found in almost all schools and is considered by many to be one of the oldest kata found in Karate.
It's interesting to see the different variations of this kata. When one tries to understand where seisan comes from, how it evolved, and how to understand it's application, this is essential. One thing that is really interesting is that if you look at these kata in the order that I posted them, you can see what looks like a gradual removal of grappling techniques.
Notice, even in the TSD version, the grappling moves aren't entirely absent. Still, it would seem that the closer one gets to the Chinese roots of this kata, it becomes clear that all manner of technique was included.
Any theories on why these changes occured? Can anyone explain some of the TSD specific changes? What applications do you see?
And the most important question...
Would you adopt movements in other versions of the kata in order to have access to those applications?
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