Kata: Chinto

The kata is themed 'Crane on a Rock' because of its introduction of the one-legged sagi ashi dachi. It is also called Gankaku by Shotokan karateka. Otsuka Sensei, in commenting about Chinto, says in his book, Wado Ryu Karate, "If Chinto can be grasped fully, it should be the end. All other kata become the stepping stones to obtaining Chinto." Its origins are traced to a sailor that came from China to Shuri, Okinawa.

Note: Because of its overwhelming use in Wado techniques, if only one hand is mentioned, the other hand is performing a back hikite. Also, unless otherwise mentioned, all jun-tsukis are at the chudan (solar plexus) level.

Opening

  1. Rei. Masuba dachi.
  2. Yoi. Heiko dachi.
  3. Hajime.

Body

  1. Step back, chudan shooto kosa uke, (right hand in). Left Chinto dachi.
  2. Drop right, then left on right into left gedan uke (like in Godan). Same stance.
  3. Pull back right gyaku-tsuki. Pull back into tata seisan dachi.
  4. Mawata left 360°, while covering with right jodan empi, into right gedan uke. Sheeko dachi.
  5. Mawata left 90°, into jodan shooto kosa uke. Left zenkutsa dachi.
  6. Nippon Mae Tobi Geri, seikans to obi while jumping, then landing with gedan seikan kosa uke. Left zenkutsa dachi.
  7. Mawata right, 180°, seikans to obi while spinning, finishing with gedan seikan kosa uke. Left zenkutsa dachi.
  8. Mawata right, 90°, upward left chudan seikan uke, right gedan seikan uke. Right kukutsa dachi.
  9. Right chudan shooto uke, left gedan shooto uke. Left kukutsa dachi.
  10. While stepping up, do a chudan kosa uke into a forward facing, double shooto uke. Right zenkutsa dachi.
  11. Mawata left 90°, kosa uke, into inward double shooto uke. Naihanchi dachi.
  12. Relax, raise and drop hands into double gedan ukes. Hachiji dachi.
  13. Mawata left 90°, left gedan seikan uke, right soto seikan uke. Left kukutsa dachi.
  14. Right gedan seikan uke, left soto seikan uke. Right kukutsa dachi.
  15. Mawata left 180°, into left gedan seikan uke, right soto seikan uke. Left kukutsa dachi.
  16. Mawata right, 90°, double gedan seikan kosa uke. Left gyaku neeko ashi dachi
  17. Double seikan soto ukes. Naihanchi dachi.
  18. Relax, raise and drop hands into double gedan ukes. Hachiji dachi.
  19. Drop into double empi ukes. Naihanchi dachi.
  20. Right empi uke to the left. Naihanchi dachi.
  21. Left empi uke to the right, mawata right 180°, into a double soto seikan uke. Right gyaku- neeko ashi dachi.
  22. Chudan kosa uke, into left facing jodan tetsui, right soto uke, then left tae uke, right hikite. Right sagi ashi dachi.
  23. Mawata left, 90°, left tetsui/mae geri, land left zenkutsa dachi. Step right jun-tsuki with right zenkutsa dachi.
  24. Chudan kosa uke, into right facing jodan tetsui, left soto uke, then right tae uke, left hikite. Left sagi ashi dachi.
  25. Right tetsui/mae geri, left gyaku-tsuki. Right chinto dachi.
  26. Mawata left 90°, chudan kosa uke, left tetsui, right soto uke. Left tae uke, right hikite. Right sagi ashi dachi.
  27. Left tetsui/mae geri, right gyaku-tsuki. Left chinto dachi.
  28. Mawata right 180°, jodan nodo tsukami (throat grab). Sheeko dachi.
  29. Left empi into right shooto. Drop left koshi shotei, right koshi ippon seikan. Right ippon seikan, left jodan shotei.  Right tata seisan dachi.
  30. Mawata right 180°, left tae uke, right hikite. Right sagi ashi dachi.
  31. Left tetsui/mae geri. Right jun-tsuki. Land left zenkutsa, step right zenkutsa dachi.
  32. Mawata left 180° into Yame.

Closing

  1. Yame. Heiko dachi.
  2. Norei. Masuba dachi.
  3. Rei.