Kata PINAN SANDAN - Breakdown for Beginners

Pinan Sandan is the 3rd of the Pinan Kata series created and developed by Anko Itosu. This kata is often one of the first kata introduced to beginners in any of the styles of Karate influenced by Shurite, including Wado Ryu, Shotokan, Shito Ryu etc. This kata is also known as Heian Sandan in Shotokan. Gichin Funakoshi changed the name from the more Chinese and Okinawn sounding Pinan to the more Japanese Heian.
This video is specifically for beginners and covers the basic movements of the solo form of the kata and as such is not intended for more experienced practitioners.
(Note: Apologises for low sound quality during parts of the video this is significantly improved using headphones)
To watch all of the Pinan Series Breakdown videos check out the playlist here: • Pinan Kata - Beginner'...
Check out the other Pinan Kata Breakdowns Below:
Pinan Shodan: • Kata PINAN SHODAN - B...
Pinan Nidan: • Kata PINAN NIDAN - Bre...
Pinan Yondan: • Kata PINAN YONDAN - Br...
Pinan Godan: • Kata PINAN GODAN - Beg...
Check out performances of Kata here:
Pinan Shodan: • Kata PINAN SHODAN - Ka...
Pinan Godan: • Karate Kata - 100 KATA...
Kushanku: • Kata KUSHANKU - Karate...
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[@muhammadali3155]

Thanks.. We can watch the katas everywhere.. Thanks for the step by step breakdown

[@DanielPyatt]

Your most welcome

[@cookingwithann1423]

Hi, This Helped me a lot.

[@DanielPyatt]

Really glad it helped

[@modernsanyasi9888]

there are some differences in kata which i learned in my style of shotokan,i spotted three.but it is almost same.i liked it.keep it up sensei..oss.

[@kalpanayesudas4436]

hiean and pinan are the same

[@mariammoatasem4608]

hi my name is mariam Im learning karate and tomorrow I have tournament you tech me how to do the kata and thank you ❤

[@DanielPyatt]

Feel free to post questions you have about the kata below, and hope you enjoy the video.

[@stevenmael]

God, shotokan has done a number on okinawan karate....

[@DanielPyatt]

You do know Anko Itosu was Okinawan :D

[@whitewh1]

What is your "serious" bunkai for the elbow-block sequence?

[@DanielPyatt]

Heath White Hi, we have several including simple striking, arm locks, neck cranks, and throws I will add it to the list of future videos if your like?

[@whitewh1]

That would be great! In general, I think bunkai for the Pinan forms would be a great (long) series.

[@DanielPyatt]

Heath White well I am intending to do a fair bit more bunkai moving forward so I can happily include a lot of the Pinans if you think that would be valuable.

[@whitewh1]

I do ... and let me just say that this channel is fabulous. (1) Your technique is awesome (2) you have a deep understanding of the material (3) you are a talented teacher. Not an easy combination to find. Keep up the good work!

[@DanielPyatt]

Heath White thank you Heath, I’m just glad that you find the content useful and interesting. I will hopefully continue to improve the content I can produce and will definitely look at the bunkai for the Pinan series soon. But really glad you like the channel 😊

[@frankrowley4700]

You call the block Soto, I think. I call that an inner block, as it begins on the inside. O Soto gari, major outer reap is on the outside. So Uchi, inner, soto, outer. I am a Jitsuka, regularly have this argument with Karate people, Shotokan say, inner block, Wado Ryu, outer block; who is right?

[@DanielPyatt]

This is a great question. You can make the case as you suggest that the block starts on the inside therefore call it inner block e.g. Shotokan however whilst any dojo can name any technique how they like as its primarily function is to have meaning in the dojo then. You could say therefore both are correct. However, if you a apply a systematic naming protocall then Shotokan is incorrect and the exception to the rule. The reason is that the only universal reference system is the centre line so the action is named in reference to whether is moves outward and away from the centre line or inward towards the centre. This naming protocall can then be applied systematically to the correct names for many throwing techniques but also in consideration of the other planes of the body and hence inside or outside the guard and legs. Hope this helps 👍

[@brianking9372]

Which which part met the first move shanku which witch which distance left leg why thank you is it punch first on the Shankill second

[@DanielPyatt]

Apologies I don’t know what you mean?

[@darrendavidson2254]

Concise sifu

[@pedrodeoliveira8141]

Please angle the camera down so that we can see your feet, we're not so interested in the ceiling. Thanks

[@DanielPyatt]

Pedro de Oliveira point noted for future 👍🏻

[@magicstar8758]

You are quite quiet, and also it would be better if you could say left and right so we know which arm or foot we should be moving.

[@MZH47]

These videos are already long. Maybe you could add one complete run through the katas instead of just the break down.

[@DanielPyatt]

Yep, that will follow, currently there is a complete run through for Pinan Shodan, there is also a run through of Pinan Godan (on the 100 kata challenge video), once the other 2 parts have been realised (Yondan Next week and Godan the week after) the complete versions of all of the kata will follow and I will link them with these videos so they are easy to find. Although that being said there are 100's of versions of each of the Pinan katas on youtube, I'd look at several and find ones that most closely resemble your own training.