Goju Ryu Sanchin Kata Sequence, Technical Detail, and Breathing 

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i'm trying to figure out entierely, what sanchin is, i think about including this in my practice, the problem is i've heard it will give me a high blood pressure, also heard that many karatekas are dying "young" , in their 70s,of heart attack ... it actually makes sense imo ... any information about this? and please dont let your love for karate influence your answer.

@@anonymousanonyme5905 Hi, a good question. If you watch the video, we do say that training sanchin with full intensity is not advised for older students, but there is still value in the kata. Also, some of those karate-ka could have underlying heart issues that were not diagnosed, or they are smokers (it happens!) and its not really that likely that sanchin kata gave them a heart attack. Exercise is proven to reduce the risk of a heart attack, so please work with your doctor and your sensei to fine-tune your karate to suit your health and needs. Karate can, and should be, flexible that way! Good luck, and thank you for taking the time to view :)

@@GojuRyuKarateCentre thx for taking the time to answer me ,i think i will start to practice and see ,as time goes . Great channal btw ,u deserve way more subs and you will get them for sure ! osu

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Thanks Yes kata is very important We focus on it a lot as well as a basic Bunkai Che

Dear Michael, We are so grateful to be a part of your martial journey - students like you inspire us every day. Anyone with a strong body and talent can do karate, and after decades of teaching, we've learned that these aren't the people who stick it out. Students like you make a dojo great - your ability to be teachable and to endure makes you truly special to your dojo. I'm sure your Sensei feels the same! Thank you so much for watching and commenting 🙇🏻‍♀️

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Thank you so much! A deceptively simple Kata in sequence, but it takes a lifetime to master 🥋

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Thank you kindly, Sensei! It is just a little video, but we are grateful that we can contribute to the understanding and improvement of this enormously difficult but important kata 🙇

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You are welcome! More on Sanchin coming soon ;)

Thanks for commenting Keep training OssU

Ah, Wing Chun is truly one of the most beautiful arts! Would love to attend a gashuku with a serious practitioner to explore the overlap. With Goju Ryu having its roots in White Crane and Monk Fist, there is much to be shared with our martial family in Kung Fu. Thank you so much for the lovely comment and for taking the time to watch 🙇🏻‍♀️

Ah, thank you for this lovely comment, and for taking the time to watch, Don! Much appreciated 🙇🏻‍♀️

Glad it was helpful! We hope to expand on our Sanchin series in the future 🙏🏻

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You're very welcome! Always love to hear from our karate cousins in Kyokushin!

@@GojuRyuKarateCentre in Poland this kata is pretty neglected. People do it mostly for their green belt exam and it's one of the few exceptions where it's not required to do Sanchin for the black belt exam. I don't understand why, it's one of if not the most important kata in karate. I was a shotokan karateka as a kid and disliked a lot about the style, the fact that we didn't spar and a lot of training was boring as hell, doing the first 3 kata over and over for ~15 months. They also had insane time requirement for kids to progress through ranks so after like 3 years of training karate I was still a yellow belt, while for adults now you need like 4-6 months to get to that rank in most dojos. Very strict dojo, punishing all kids with pushups if even one student was talking, which is insane for kids ages 7-11. I got my belt taken away by sensei for talking or crying (I don't remember) and I never came back. It made me hate martial arts for all of my teen life and only now at age 30+ after trying and falling in love in boxing I'm doing martial arts again. Kyokushin is very fun, sparring is hard, training is extreme and kata are done in a much more "relaxed" fashion, executed more naturally as if you're actually fighting someone. Shotokan way is good for training dynamic movement and antagonist muscles, but if I were trying to block a kick with shotokan-like gedan barai I would probably hurt myself more than my opponent.

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Thank you for watching! We have done a shorter video on how to teach Tensho, but we will definitely return to the kata in greater depth soon!

Thanks for the sub! Sanchin really is a rewarding, demanding and beautiful kata. Please do send us the link when your video is up!

@Goju Ryu Karate Centre , thanks for the great content 🙏🏽

Only a pleasure! We're glad to help you dust off old karate muscle memory 🥋 Thank you for watching and commenting!

Thank you so much for watching and commenting, Angga!

I'm sure it was like riding a bicycle - Sanchin has a way of staying with us, no matter how long. Thank you so much for commenting and watching!

I'm so sorry I'm only spotting this now! The dynamic tension, breathing and focus go a long way to developing power, regardless of one's size or ability. Perhaps one could draw a line to the paths? They are mentioned in the Bubishi, after all. Thank you again for taking the time to watch and comment - we appreciate it!

Glad it was helpful! We are actually doing some filming today, so I will put Sanchin Dai Ni on our list :) Just because of the sheer detail of the kata, we only focus on Goju Ryu katas, but if we had more time in our syllabus, it would be amazing to do one or two Shotokan kata. Anan is one of my favourites to watch, as well as Unsu. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment!

Thank you too!

Hi, Tracey! Thank you for the lovely comment! Unfortunately the Teikoku katas aren't part of our syllabus at all, so we're not really qualified to do videos on them. But hopefully there are channels out there that have done them justice :)

Well, as Sensei Jagger says - you're only as old as your spine! Thank you so much for this thoughtful comment and interesting question. Tensho is indeed the softer side of Goju, and perhaps is Miyagi Sensei's greatest gift to us. But it definitely isn't as demanding as Sanchin can be! The demands of Sanchin remain the same, even though our bodies change, so we must adapt the kata to our bodies, rather than try match an imagined ideal of a hardcore "perfect" Sanchin regardless of our age and ability. Two separate lines in the dojo kun are there to ensure that we train safely within our abilities. That being said - if you are in excellent health, and have the oversight of a good doctor and the supervision of your instructor, then there's no reason you can't perform Sanchin to your physical maximum past your 40s, 50s, or even 60s. In Okinawa there are older practitioners performing the kata at impressive levels, but they have also been doing it their whole lives. We are hoping to have our resident dojo doctor do a video with us to discuss the real medicine and anatomy behind kata, so please do watch this space! Thank you as always for the very kind words, and for the wishes for our success! We are humbled by the response to our very small channel.

@@GojuRyuKarateCentre And thank you, as always, for your quick and informative response! I do look forward to all your videos, though the the study of the benefits of kata are the most intriguing to me at this stage;). As for your burgeoning channel, the substance and straight forward approach to what you're sharing, as well as your openness, and willingness to keep learning, will certainly continue to buoy your success! geez- THAT was a mouthful! ha! Take care!

All Goju styles should teach both versions, at a higher level eventually, as the original version had the reverse in directions. However, as Sensei Miyagi got ill, the one way version was adopted as he no longer got up from his chair to do corrections. Younger students from that time in his life might have only learnt the one direction one, and that is why we see it more often. Most of this is anecdotal, but it seems to be the most sensible answer we can find. Definitely worth doing a video on the original one! Thank you for the interesting question!

@@GojuRyuKarateCentre I would think that what sanchin teaches is not dependent on reversing direction.

Exciting! Such a special milestone in this karate journey. Please let us know how it went :)

@@GojuRyuKarateCentre it went well I got my shodan

Thank you!

Ah, thank you so much! We might offer a Zoom seminar in the future, so watch this space! I would love to visit Canada, and I did meet some great OGKK instructors from fair Canada when last in Okinawa. It's Jagger like Mick Jagger, but have traced part of the family tree to German Yagers/Jagers :)

I love that, going to use it with the kids 👏👏 Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment 🙇🏻‍♀️

Hello! I dug around the Jundokan website but couldn't find any mention of breathing - could you perhaps send the link to us? Ché speaks in more details of the 5 kinds of breathing in our other Sanchin video on the anatomy - I hope this will give you a better answer than I can here in text 🙏🏻

@@GojuRyuKarateCentre I found the site a wgile ago but now I have forgotten its link, sorry...! Thanks for your kind comment... :)

Thank you!

Thank you! If you are ever visiting Johannesburg, we would love to have you come train with us 🥋

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Hi Ilan!

Yes indeed!

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Okay, champ, see you Monday