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{{nihongo|'''Unsu'''|雲手|extra={{lit.|cloud hands}}}}, is the most advanced [[kata]] found in the [[Shotokan]], [[Shito-Ryu]] and [[Wado-Ryu]] [[karate]] styles and is generally taught to [[karateka]] at the 3rd to 4th [[Dan (rank)|Dan]].<ref name="Lund2015">{{cite book |last= Lund |first= Graeme |date=December 29, 2015 |title=Essential Karate Book: For White Belts, Black Belts and All Levels In Between |url= https://www.google.com/books/edition/Essential_Karate_Book/EedkCwAAQBAJ |publisher=Tuttle Publishing |page= 100-101|isbn=9781462905591}}</ref> It contains many intricate hand techniques, such as the ippon-nukite (one finger strike) in the opening sequence. Unsu also contains a 360-degree spinning double-kick with a double-leg take down at the same time, landing on the floor face-down before continuing.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dzY-aG8S0T0C&dq=unsu+karate&pg=PA107|title=Shotokan Karate Kata|isbn=9781841260914|access-date=10 January 2015|last1=Grupp|first1=Joachim|year=2002|publisher=Meyer & Meyer Verlag }}</ref> Because of this, it is a very common kata in tournaments and seen as method of testing the competitors knowledge, spirit and skill. |
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Per Bruce Clayton in his book, ''Shotokan's Secret'', Unsu was created by [[Arakaki Seishō|Seisho Arakaki]] sometime around 1860-1870. Arakaki was a Japanese and Chinese language interpreter to the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Shuri court]], and a master of monk fist and white crane styles. It is somewhat a condensation of other [[Shotokan#Kata|kata]]s (e.g., [[Passai|Bassai]], Kanku, [[Jion kata group|Jion]], [[Enpi (kata)|Empi]], Jitte and Gankaku), hence it is essential to have mastered these before practicing Unsu.<ref> |
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{{cite book |last= Clayton |first=Bruce D. |date= 2004|title= Shotokan's Secret: The Hidden Truth Behind Karate's Fighting Origins |publisher= Black Belt Books|page=66 |isbn=9780897501446}}</ref> |
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The movement, Unsu, or hands in the cloud, is used to sweep away the hands of the opponent and is said to signify the gathering clouds in a thunderstorm. |
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"Unsu" is also the title of a 2006 album by French metal band [[Lyzanxia]]. |
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* [http://www.karate-psv-hattingen.de/images/Kata/Unsu_g.jpg Unsu kata diagram] |
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*Redmond, R. Kata: The Folk Dances of Shotokan, 2006 (http://www.24fightingchickens.com/kata/) |
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Masatoshi Nakayama suggests in ''the Best Karate'' volume containing Unsu, that the name derives from the constant transformations, expansions, contractions, shifting, etc. of the body as the Kata is performed, just as clouds constantly change and transform. It consists of 48 moves. |
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Latest revision as of 12:13, 20 November 2024
Unsu (雲手, lit. 'cloud hands'), is the most advanced kata found in the Shotokan, Shito-Ryu and Wado-Ryu karate styles and is generally taught to karateka at the 3rd to 4th Dan.[1] It contains many intricate hand techniques, such as the ippon-nukite (one finger strike) in the opening sequence. Unsu also contains a 360-degree spinning double-kick with a double-leg take down at the same time, landing on the floor face-down before continuing.[2] Because of this, it is a very common kata in tournaments and seen as method of testing the competitors knowledge, spirit and skill.
Per Bruce Clayton in his book, Shotokan's Secret, Unsu was created by Seisho Arakaki sometime around 1860-1870. Arakaki was a Japanese and Chinese language interpreter to the Shuri court, and a master of monk fist and white crane styles. It is somewhat a condensation of other katas (e.g., Bassai, Kanku, Jion, Empi, Jitte and Gankaku), hence it is essential to have mastered these before practicing Unsu.[3]
The movement, Unsu, or hands in the cloud, is used to sweep away the hands of the opponent and is said to signify the gathering clouds in a thunderstorm.
Masatoshi Nakayama suggests in the Best Karate volume containing Unsu, that the name derives from the constant transformations, expansions, contractions, shifting, etc. of the body as the Kata is performed, just as clouds constantly change and transform. It consists of 48 moves.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lund, Graeme (December 29, 2015). Essential Karate Book: For White Belts, Black Belts and All Levels In Between. Tuttle Publishing. p. 100-101. ISBN 9781462905591.
- ^ Grupp, Joachim (2002). Shotokan Karate Kata. Meyer & Meyer Verlag. ISBN 9781841260914. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Clayton, Bruce D. (2004). Shotokan's Secret: The Hidden Truth Behind Karate's Fighting Origins. Black Belt Books. p. 66. ISBN 9780897501446.
External links
[edit]- Redmond, R. Kata: The Folk Dances of Shotokan, 2006
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