GKC Global

08/25/2026

Still time to join participants from Netherlands, Bermuda, Italy, Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom, Norway, Canada, Uruguay, Brazil, Australia, Spain, and across the United States in this Sunday's upcoming Sparring Online Workshop. Find information here:

Sunday August 30, 2026 - 10:00am - 11:30am PST. Introducing Sparring Sparring can be, not only anxiety producing, but also dangerous when approached in the wrong way - It is therefore vital to start students off on the right track. Too much too soon, or too much intensity early on can hamper the dev...

08/20/2026

Seipai 十八手 segment from opening line of the kata - clasped hands.

08/18/2026

“Knocking down the barn door”
Angled gedan barai that appear in kata such as Seiyunchin and Suparinpei are designed to deliver whole body weight transfer - as demonstrated in this video. With this in mind foot then arm (step then ‘block’), while possibly an intermediary step, should be quickly rejected in favor of foot and arm together.

08/17/2026

When teaching Tensho kata at seminars or to our GKCglobal members (many of whom learned tensho from Higaonna Morio Sensei’s lineage) they are often completely unfamiliar with Tensho beginning with punches as in Sanchin kata - as was I. It was when I trained under Miyazato Eiichi Sensei at the Jundokan dojo Okinawa that I was first introduced to this method.
In the video Higaonna Sensei, who began his training at the Jundokan, is performing Tensho this way also.

08/14/2026

Two different ways to use a Chi’shi; for muchimi or for shock. Ask in the comments if you would like a definition for muchimi.

08/14/2026

Save the date..

08/13/2026

Very much looking forward to our spring seminar in Denmark!

08/12/2026

Seipai 十八手 informal run through during a break from teaching online GKCollege classes.

08/09/2026

Kata arranged in list form gives the impression of a start and end point, and an order of hierarchy. The wheel format illustrates that all kata are intrinsically related to, and governed by, Sanchin. There is a beginning point for the neophyte, but for the seasoned practitioner the journey is circular; the beginning forgotten, an end point nonexistent.

Sanchin (三戦)
Gekisai Dai Ichi (撃砕第一)
Gekisai Dai Ni (撃砕第二)
Saifa (砕破)
Seiyunchin (制引鎮)
Shisochin (四向戦)
Sanseiru (三十六手)
Seipai (十八手)
Kururunfa (久留頓破)
Seisan (十三手)
Suparinpei (壱百零八手)
Tensho (転掌)

08/02/2026

久留頓破 informal Kururunfa kata with ‘te no omomi’.