Wanshu ( Wansu)
Ishin
Ryu, Wado Ryu, World Kara te Federation, multiple styles of Shorin Ryu, and
Tomari- Okinawa in 1683 by Wang Ji, of Wansu as he was known on Okinawa.
Shaolin temple white crane fist boxing 1690,
making it one of the oldest Okinawan forms.. There is also a Chinese name that
the form is translated to mean Flying Swallow.
The kata includes a distinctive upper level attack followed by the
defender grasping the opponent and drawing him inward, simultaneously jumping
in and attacking again. This movement resembles the up and down and flipping
away flight of a swallowThe form emphasizes speed and contains a throwing
technique. Towards the end of the form, there are a series of moves in which
the karateka picks up the attacker and dumps him to the ground. For this
reason, Wansu kata is known as "the Dumping Form". Because the form
emphasizes very strong vertical punches, it is also know as the "Strong
Arm Form".
Wang
Ji 1653-1750
Taka Hara1700-1774 / Wang Ji 1653-1750
Sakagawa 1733 – 1815
Matsumura
1797-1889
Itosu
1831-1915
Chataku
Kyan 1870-1945
Emil Motonick
Ted Ricketts
Joseph Panachone
William Duncan