Another kata from Arakaki that came from the Fujian Province. Chinese based from the Black Tiger system. I learned it from a 1936 book put out by Mr. Nakosome (a student of Toyama), it was taught and passed down by Master Mabuni, the Shito-ryu master. I added it to our curriculum ...
And I blame this one partly on Shito-ryu wizardTeruo Hayashi, founder of Hayashi-ha Shito-ryu, who apparently “learnt” (that can be disputed) the kata in Okinawa and codified it to meet his Shito-ryu standards, which basically opened up for everyone to do the same, using this new Shi...