- Gojushiho
Infobox martial art form
name = Gojushiho
other_names = Useishi
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martial_art =Karate
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creation_date =Gojushiho (Japanese: 54 Steps) is a kata practiced in
karate , which has its origin in the "Phoenix Eye" style. Its name derives either from the repetitive movements of a woodpecker pecking a tree-trunk, or from the staggering and hesitant steps of a drunken man. In some styles of karate, there are two versions of this kata - Gojushiho Sho and Gojushiho Dai. An advantage of the two versions of the kata is to better master the difficult techniques presented therein, but not without facing some confusion, for many sequences are the same and others only slightly different. Theembusen of both Gojushiho Sho and Gojushiho Dai are nearly identical. Gojushiho Sho begins straight off with a wide variety of advanced techniques and, as such, is highly recommended for study. Gojushiho Dai consists of many advanced open-handed techniques and attacks to the collar bone.Gojushiho-Dai and Gojushiho-Sho are two versions in
Shotokan of the same, singleShorin-ryu style kata called Useishi (54) or Gojushiho. Originally, the names were reversed so that Dai was called Sho, and Sho was called Dai. The name change seems to have happened sometime in the 1960's or 1970's.It should be noted that, within the Shotokan Karate Do International Federation of Kanazawa Hirokazu, the "Dai" and "Sho" forms are reversed.
External links
* [http://www.karate-psv-hattingen.de/images/Kata/Gojoushiho_sho_g.jpgShotokan Gojushiho Sho kata diagram]
* [http://www.karate-psv-hattingen.de/images/Kata/GojushihoDai_g.gifShotokan Gojushiho Dai kata diagram]References
* Redmond, R. Kata: The Folk Dances of Shotokan, 2006 (http://www.24fightingchickens.com/kata/)
ee also
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Bunkai
*Karate kata
*Kata
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