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Seidokan Shorin Ryu System -- Ananku


 Meaning                  Origin/Author                                                      

Light from the South






Chotoku Kyan

                                                                                                   

A Tomari kata introduced to Okinawa from either China or Taiwan in the late 19th or early 20th century. 

 

This kata forms the basis for Ananku Sai that was passed from Kyan to Zenryo Shimabukuro of Chubu Shorin Ryu (today Seibukan).

  
THIS IS RON NIX PERFORMING ANANKU KATA OKINAWA JAPAN.
 




 
Practitioners: Ron Nix, Nix Hamaya
Dojo: Nix Dojo Okinawa Japan
Performed: Kennedy Center Washington DC
Date: April 2008
 
 
 

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Additional Videos to study from other similiar Shorin Ryu systems.  Utilize the following videos to gain further insights into the study of this kata. 


Ananku kata is thought to have been brought to Okinawa from Taiwan by Chotoku Kyan.Performed by Zenpo Shimabukuro of the Seibukan.






Here's some vintage footage of Ananku kata as performed by Nakama Haruka that Patrick McCarthy has shared with the world.
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