Shindo Ryu Karate Kata DVD 1 Naha Te by Kazumi Hashimoto

Okinawan Traditional Kata for Practical Use

The Art of Building a Martial Arts Body Through Kata Without Unnecessary Tension

Shindo-ryu Karate-do, founded by Sensei Jinkichi Zaha, is known for its pursuit and training of Okinawan traditional kata.

This DVD explores five representative kata of Shindo-ryu, which fuses Naha-te and Shuri-te, in two volumes.

Volume 1 focuses on the Naha-te kata, explaining the training methods for the two kata: Sanchin and Seisan.

Contents:

■Introduction
・What is Shindo-ryu Karate?
・What is the Martial Arts Improvement Research Group?
・The Five Kata of Shindo-ryu
■Sanchin Chapter
○Represented Movements
・Sanchin Stance
・Reverse Punch
・Straight Punch
・Nakaware (Middle Split)
・Toraguchi (Tiger's Mouth)...Rotating Block
・Direction Change
○Kata Performance (Front/Side View)
○Key Point Explanation
・Sanchin Stance
・How to Pull and Extend the Fist
・Direction Change
・Nakaware
・Toraguchi...Rotating Block
・Sanchin Breathing
・Body Tightening
・Verification with a Partner...①How to Extend the Fist / ②Rotating Block
■Seisan Chapter
○Kata Performance (Front/Back View)
○Key Point Explanation
・Counter Punch
・Sashikae
・Three Consecutive Strikes
・Joint Kick
・Application to Kumite...①Sashikae (Continuous Punches) / ②Penetrating Hand and Toe Kick

About the Instructor: Kazumi Hashimoto
After 20 years of training in Shindo-ryu Karate, he left his organization to pursue his own karate style and started an independent training group for general martial arts. Later, in response to the requests of his students, he became the representative of the Shindo-ryu Karate Research Group and the Martial Arts Improvement Research Group, and currently teaches in Osaka and Kanagawa.

Instructional Assistance: Shiro Ohara, Toshiyuki Komiya

Language: Japanese

Run Time: 40 min.

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Note: This is a presale DVD and expected to ship in early Feb 2026.