Tensho kata masterclass with Kenji Matsushima | Best Budo Lessons

Kenji Matsushima teaching Tomasz Piotrkowicz tensho kata during his visit in Poland in 1991.
Tensho is a kata originating from Goju Ryu karate. Translated, it means "revolving hands", "rotating palms", or "turning palms." This kata emphasizes the soft aspects of Goju Ryu, and encompasses continuous, flowing movements. Tensho, along with its harder counterpart sanchin, was developed by Goju ryu founder Chojun Miyagi from earlier Chinese forms. Tensho may be a variant of the Southern Chinese Kung Fu form Rokkishu.
Tensho was created in 1921 as "softer sanchin" by Chojun Miyagi to balance Go aspect of Heishugata (Sanchin-kata) with Ju variation for Heishugata.It combines hard dynamic tension with deep breathing and soft flowing hand movements.
Some styles calls it as Rokkishu and it was created from some movements taken from Hakutsuru, although more careful analysis suggest that it might be Miyagi's personal interpretation of Kakufa-kata that was in Higashionna's syllabus but is omitted in Gōjū-ryū now.
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This video about Tensho is so full of details. Very usefull! Thank you!

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La técnica más clara que he visto! Muchas gracias por compartir!

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This is way more simple than how we do it in our school.

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