Pinan Sono San - Karate Kata

This video shows the "Pinan Sono San" karate kata. The pinan katas (in Chinese Mandarin "Ping An" = "Peace - Peaceful") are a series of five empty hand forms, taught in a variety of karate styles such as kyokushin karate. Pinan sono san is only the 3rd basic pinan kata which is used as a preparation of the 5 main pinan katas: Shodan, Nidan, Sandan, Yondan, and Godan. For more karate katas, click here, and don't forget to check out the animated karate section.

Execution

This kata only involves kicks.
A side kick is performed after every turn.
The pinan katas serve as a foundation for many advanced karate katas.
Your katas should always end at the same spot where they started.

Advice

History: It's said that the Itosu learned a kata called: "Chiang Nan" from a Chinese martial artist who lived in Okinawa. The original form was lost, but with what Itosu learned from this this Chinese man, he developed the 5 main pinan katas, which he thought would be easier to remember. If you put these 5 katas back together, you get Pinan Dai.
Once you know the 5 main pinan katas, you can try the pinan dai. Pinan dai (the great pinan) is a combination of the 5 main pinan katas in one big form. Pinan dai, although originally an Okinawan kata, encompasses the basic Buddhist elements and is performed in the order: Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether, so that the 5 katas blend naturally from one into another.

Performance

In this Video: Kyokushin Karate Club La Paz Bolivia
Expertise: Kyokushin Karate
Location: La Paz Bolivia Av. Rigoberto Paredes 1234
Taped by: Mavi

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