Nanbudo - Nanbu Kata Book preview

Preview of the book that was never released to public due to certain restrictions.
However it was a good exercise on doing still images of predefined choreographic movements.

Published originally at PAAZMAYA.com around Summer 2005.

Transcript

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2. ]_ The katas shown in this book are studied in the Japanese martial art called as Nanbudo. Five katas are shown adn they are: - Nanbu shodan - Nanbu nidan - Nanbu sandan - Nanbu yondan - Nanbu godan.
3. ]_ %QOOQPFGVCKNU Every kata starts and ends with a bow, as shown in image 1. The preparation for beginning the kata is done as shown in images 2 to 7. This is called “Yooi”. Image 1. Image 2. Image 3. Image 4. Image 5. Image 6. Image 7.
4. ]_ ධㇱޓೋᲑ 0CPDW5JQFCP 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 1.4. 1.1. Musubi dachi Yooi kamae 1.2. Musubi dachi Metsuke, watching to the left 1.3. Musubi dachi Hiza magete, weight down 1.4. Zenkutsu dachi, migi Tenshin jodan uke, block to the head level 1.5. Zenkutsu dachi, hidari Migi gedan shuto uke, hidari kubi jime 1.6. Zenkutsu dachi, migi Migi mawashi uke, morote seiryuto uchi 1.7. Shiko dachi, migi Kakete, weight to the middle while pulling left hand 1.5. 1.6. 1.7.
5. The creator of this book, Jukka Paasonen, started practising Nanbudo in the year 2001. After a year of continius visits to International training seminars held by the founder of this martial art, Yoshi- nao Nanbu, Jukka graduated second black belt grade, nidan. Pictures for this book was taken in February 2005 by Elina Koivisto at her studio in Turku, Finland.