Practical Kata Bunkai: Chinto / Gankaku End Spin Bunkai

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This video was filmed in October 2014 when I was teaching in Canada. This clip covers the bunkai for the end spin of Chinto / Gankaku kata. It is obviously a potentially dangerous technique and it should only be practised under the supervision of a suitably qualified and experienced person.
It is presented here solely as an explanation for the motion found within the traditional kata. All viewers are encouraged to be aware of and to adhere to all local laws relating to self-defence.
All the best,
Iain

[@appolloian]

It makes my day everytime a new one of these videos gets up loaded.

[@IainMcMullen93]

Great Seminar Sensei Iain. Really enjoyed being a uki for all 3 days, can't wait till next year!

[@claudes.whitacre1241]

Not just a brilliant application from the kata...but a serious principle of cranking the neck by rotating their body in the opposite way. Karate isn't my art, Ba Gua is...but most of the moves are really attacks to the neck, and neck breaks...because the whole point was to kill the enemy fast and certain.

[@blockmasterscott]

I just wanted to thank you for all of these videos. I'm serious, I've learned a lot!

[@humdae6738]

Thats pretty rough, am gonna include it in my daily routine from tomorrow on, thank you!

[@alexhenke1979]

I know Chinto/ Gangaku since quite a while. Seeing Iain‘s bunkai, I finally understand why the old masters kept the interpretation of the most lethal parts a secret…

[@pakalpokas]

I know I am commenting on an old video, but, somehow I always imagined this part would would suit hand grab/block/push, elbow strike to an elbow lock while turning. Somehow I am not as keen on head cranks, but looking at bubishi pictures I guess this sequence would be way more rational :)

[@alwaystraining54]

I’m also not a fan of head cranks. It’s seems too loose for me.

[@MartyNozz]

Add me to the "wired wrong" list.

[@lodzianin1973]

Be consistent please: if chinto, than karato (not karate). Chinte has the same core in its name as karate (te = hand). Chinte means odd hand (more or less)

[@lodzianin1973]

But, to the point, your remarks on safety in bunkai and deadly efficiency in kata are just brilliant - I love them and I'm going to use the same arguments while teaching my students. Arigato gozaimasu!

[@practicalkatabunkai]

I think you may be confusing Chinte with Chinto? They are two different kata. Chinto is said to be the name of the Chinese sailor who inspired the creation of the kata. Chinto kata goes by the name of “Gankaku” (crane on a rock) in Shotokan due to Funakoshi wishing to give all the kata modern Japanese names. However, it is still known as “Chinto” in the styles that go with the older names. Chinte is a different kata. Thanks for the kind words on the bunkai!

[@lodzianin1973]

@@practicalkatabunkai wow, indeed I've never heard of another name of Gankaku and I don't think any of my Shotokan colleagues with black belt have ever heard of it. Than, apologies for my comment. I was sure that you were referring to Chinte and it would never come to my mind that there might exist another kata name so similar to Chinte