Itosu Ryu Karatedo Kata DVD 1 by Sadaaki Sakagami

Kata serves as the gateway, progression of training depth, and essence of Karate-do. Mastering Karate-do involves correctly understanding the characteristics and meanings of various techniques encompassed within kata, practicing them until they become fully integrated.

Itosu-Ryu Karate-do, founded by the revered Master Anko Itosu, known as the modern-day saint of martial arts, introduced numerous katas, starting with the foundational "Pinan" series. This series presents all these katas as meticulously transmitted by the fourth-generation head, Seitoku Sakagami.

Contents:

• Pinan Ni-dan
• Pinan San-dan
• Pinan Sho-dan
• Pinan Yon-dan
• Pinan Go-dan
• Bassai-dai
• Bassai-sho
• Seienchin
• Unshu
• Niseishi

Featuring:

Sadaaki Sakagami Born in 1942 in Hyogo Prefecture as the eldest son of the third-generation head of Itosu-Ryu, Takashi Sakagami. He began his martial arts journey at the age of 12 under his father, studying Karate-do and Kendo. In 1964, he studied Ryukyu Kobudo under Master Heshin Yuniiku. In May 1969, he achieved first place in the kata division at the 8th All Japan Karate-do Federation National Tournament. In 1973, he received the Itosu-Ryu instructor's license from his father, assuming the role of chief instructor at the headquarters dojo. In 1975, he traveled to Canada for Karate-do instruction and subsequently taught vigorously worldwide, contributing to the global spread of Karate-do. In 1994, he succeeded as the fourth-generation head of Itosu-Ryu. In 2002, he attained the eighth dan from the Zen Nihon Karate-do Renmei. In April 2004, he became a first-class examiner for the Zen Nihon Karate-do Renmei. In March 2005, he was appointed vice chairman of the All Japan Karate-do Federation and chairman of the Central Technical Committee of the Zen Nihon Karate-do Renmei in April of the same year. In December 2005, he was honored with the title of Karate-do Hanshi by the Zen Nihon Karate-do Renmei. Additionally, he holds the ranks of Kendo Shihan (7th dan), Iaido Shihan (5th dan), Jojutsu Shihan (6th dan), and Ryukyu Kobudo Shihan. As the legitimate fourth-generation head of Itosu-Ryu, he meticulously refines the katas passed down through three generations: Anko Itosu, Kenwa Mabuni, and Takashi Sakagami, continually researching their techniques and applications to foster and guide future generations.

Language: Japanese with English subtitles

Run time: 120 min.

SPD-1825