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	WDOB.net MAI Shotokan Kata :: Kanku Dai
		The name Kanku is frequently translated as "To look at the sky." I prefer a different interpretation, "The View of the Sky." Other possible interpretations: Looking at the Emptiness and Sky Watching.
		At some point the name Koshokun was abandoned in favor of the name Kanku, and the -Dai suffix was appended when the kata Kanku-Sho was brought into the Shotokan canon.
		If the Channan theory is true, then Kanku is probably also loosely based upon this kata, and the Heian and it are actually parallel developments that are different views of the same kata.
	www.wdob.net /mai/styles/shotokan/kankudai/kankudai1.php (2682 words)

	Shotokan Kata
		Dai refers to big/large movements and is a less complicated kata than its Sho version.
		I believe the Sho version of a kata is the higher kata and shows that karate-ka can achieve a great deal with less effort but at the same time the practitioner must be more highly skilled to achieve this.
		Bassai Sho (Bassai – To penetrate a fortress.
	www.authenticshotokan.com /shotokan_kata.htm (1056 words)

	Kanku sho - TheBestLinks.com - Kata, Shotokan, Embusen, Bunkai, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Kanku sho - TheBestLinks.com - Kata, Shotokan, Embusen, Bunkai,...
		Kanku Sho is the minor form of this kata and derives its name from the opening movement of gazing toward the sky.
		The embusen of the kata is similar to that of Kanku Dai, but it begins differently.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Kanku_sho.html (95 words)

	Shotokan Karate
		The name Kanku means "to look at the sky", and was given to the kata by Funakoshi, probably because of the opening movement of the kata, somewhat resembling lookup up at the sky through the rising hands.
		There are stories that this kata used to be practiced on top of a cliff or hill at dawn, and the opening movement was actually following the rising of the sun.
		Kanku Dai is the longest Shotokan kata, but certainly not the most difficult, since most of the techniques found in Kanku Dai have already been covered in the five Heian kata.
	www.lelandvandervort.info /ma/showkata.php?doc=10 (190 words)

	Shotokan Kata
		Elements of the five Heian kata also resemble parts of the kata Kanku Dai and Bassai Dai and it is possible that Sensei Itosu created them from these, since they would have been too difficult to teach to beginners.
		This kata was derived from the Gojushio-Dai kata bei Itosu.
		Not in keeping with the traditional sho - dai pairing where the sho kata is the shorter and more complex kata, the Gojushio-Sho is the longer and less complex of the two Gojushio katas.
	home.arcor.de /varn/dojo/kata.htm (1152 words)

	Yudansha Kata - Black Belt
		Bassai sho was developed by Anko Itosu and based on the original "Dai" version, however the "SHO" version deals with an attacker wielding a Bo (staff).
		Often referred to as the "Peacock or Dragon Form", Gopei Sho was alledgedly linked to a Chinese master names Tong Ji Hsing.
		Word has it that Robert Trias the late head of USKA traded Hsing boxing lessons for martial arts lessons and that this form was either taught to him by Hsing or based on Hsing's teachings.
	www.angelfire.com /fl/shindoryu/bbkata.html (1285 words)

	WDOB.net MAI Shotokan Kata :: Kanku-Sho
		Even though the kata is shorter and requires less time to perform, many karateka report that Kanku-Sho tires them more than the bigger kata, therefore suggesting that it is more energy intensive and anaerobic.
		There is also a version of Kanku that still carries the original name of Kushanku.
		Yara Kushanku, Kushanku, Kushanku Sho, and Shiho Kushanku are the four Kanku kata."
	www.wdob.net /mai/styles/shotokan/kankusho/kankusho1.php (1137 words)

	Ovi's Karate Home Pages - Kyokushin, Shotokan ... everything about Karate
		The connection with Kanku Dai, even without analysis by experts, is readily apparent from the entire first half of the kata, since Heian Nidan mimics Kanku Dai almost exactly.
		In fact, the resemblance is so strong that even long time experts and masters frequently confuse the two kata and change from one kata to the other without thinking right in the middle of national tournament performances both in Japan and in the West.
		Later, Enpi, Kanku Dai, Kanku Sho, Meikyo, and Unsu will challenge the karateka to their absolute physical limits.
	www.oviskarate.com /htmlen/shotokankata.htm (6054 words)

	Application for Kanku Sho (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Put the attacker on the ground and punch him.
		Adjust the distance to get back to the "X" and then perform Ryo Sho Bo Uke-bo block.
		Allegedly a "block" against a shomen strike to your head with a bo.
	www3.baylor.edu /BUKarate/articles/KankuShoBunkai.html (1779 words)

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		Kanku-dai means to observe the universe or the sky (from the distinctive first movement).
		Dai denotes that this is the greater Kanku kata.
		The kata was originally known as Kushanku, the name of a Chinese martial artist who came to Okinawa in the eighteenth century.
	shotokanja.tripod.com /Katas.htm (1990 words)

	Kanku dai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Kanku is the Japanese variant of the Okinawan Kushanku.
		Today the Kanku is practised in many schools of karate (named Kushanku on Okinawa).
		The Kanku teaches the right relationship between strong and easy effort in the technique and the relationship between slow and fast in the rhythm.
	www.klassisches-karate.de /karate/074e.htm (343 words)

	E-Budo.com - Gojushiho Dai and Sho
		The sho kata is usually much shorter and more complicated, thus the name Gojushiho-Sho means "Small 54 Steps." If you examine these kata, it is pretty clear that they are not named properly.
		Containing many back stances and larger scale movements than the original Sho kata, this is the one believed to have been created first and the Sho kata was thought to be added later.
		JKA's Gojushiho Sho is virtually identical to Shito Ryu's Gojushiho.
	www.e-budo.com /forum/showthread.php?t=19065 (1348 words)

	Kanku_Dai_e
		The name Kanku frequently is translated like "to look at the sky".
		In some point the name Koshokun was abandoned in favor of the name Kanku, and the suffix Dai was added when the kata Kanku-Sho was introduced in the repertoire of Shotokan
		If he memorizes the HEIAN correctly, the domain of KANKU will be easy.
	www.karateskifargentina.com.ar /KankuDai_e.htm (446 words)

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		It is said that master Itosu has changed the order of the techniques in the five Heians so that students first learn simplier movments (Heian 1and2) and then gadually proceed to more advanced techniques (Heian 3and4and5).
		Many forms of Kanku Dai exist in Shorin Ryu and was thought to be Gichin Funakoshi's favorite.
		It is believed to be based on the teachings of the 18th century Chinese instructor Kung Hsiang Chun.
	members.shaw.ca /goshindo/kata.htm (1034 words)

	Lafferty Shotokan Karate-Do (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The high points between the two are: the counterattack, making use of the sword hand strike or front kick after a block.
		In "Dai", these are delivered mainly to the upper level, in "sho", mainly to the middle level.
		HANGETSU ("Half Moon"): Known as this because of the semicircular movements of the stances and of the movements of the hands and feet.
	www.laffertyshotokan.com /philosophy/aug2002phil.htm (893 words)

	Ataru SKC - Kanku Sho (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Kwanku means 'To view the heavens' and Kanku means 'To view the sky', 'Watching the sky' or 'To look at the sky'
		Dai being the major version and Sho the lesser or minor version.
		The kata originates from Shuri-te and it is believed that the Chinese Military Attache to Okinawa, Kume Mura Kong-Shang (Kushanku to the Okinawans) taught the kata under the name Kwanku to his students Tode Sakagawa and Yari.
	www.ataru-karate.co.uk /kata/kankusho.htm (139 words)

	KDS Official Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		One was Yoshitaka Sensei and the other was the kata Kanku Sho.
		I first saw the kata Kanku Sho at a local display and it was the jumping kick that impressed me. But, unfortunately at the Shotokan dojo I had no opportunity to study it.
		Then, in 1967 when I returned to Japan from Great Britain, I had the chance to learn Kanku Sho with the university (Waseda) group.
	www.karatedoshotokai.com /interview/index.asp (774 words)

	IMA - International Martialarts Association, Lousiville Colorado (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Most of the elements of the Heian Kata were derived from this kata.
		The first movement in this kata views the sky, which symbolizes the universe and shows your opponent that you are unarmed.
		KANKU SHO (to view the sky - small)
	www.imakarate.com /studentinfo_kata.asp (540 words)

	Shotokan Karate
		The name Kanku means "to look at the sky", and was given to the kata by Funakoshi, probably because of the opening movement of the major form (Kanku Dai) of the kata, somewhat resembling lookup up at the sky through the rising hands.
		This form of the kata, however, does not contain this classic opening move, but instead goes straight in with powerful augmented block/strikes in three directions.
		Though nowhere near as long as its sister kata, Kanku Dai, this one is considerably more complex, and includes two spinning jumps, one landing on the spot with a knife-hand strike, the other landing face down on the floor then springing back up to a low knife-hand strike in back stance.
	www.lelandvandervort.info /ma/showkata.php?doc=17 (172 words)

	Shotokan Kata \| Kanku Sho \| Cory Searcy's Shotokan Karate Pages
		I assume no responsibility or liability for any injury whatsoever that may result from practicing the techniques and exercises discussed on this web site.
		Kanku Sho is generally regarded to be one of the most challenging Shotokan kata to perform well.
		It incorporates a number of complicated techniques, including double blocks, double punches, and two jumps.
	www.i-clps.com /karate/kankusho.html (2652 words)

	Kamikaze: First class Karate equipment. Equipos de Karate de primera calidad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		All aspects are covered in detail including all the basics for each grade from punching, kicking and open hand striking techniques and the variety of blocking techniques required for each level.
		Vol.4: Jitte, Tekki Nidan, Bassai Sho, Kanku Sho, Gankaku, Sochin, Nijushiho.
		Vol.2: Tekki Shodan, Nidan and Sandan, Bassai Sho, Unsu, Chinte, Meikyo, Wankan and Jiin.
	www.kamikazeweb.com /index.php?action=articles&id=062 (1343 words)

	Shotokan Karate Do Academy of New England
		Kanku Dai / To view the sky (greater)
		Bassai Sho / To penetrate a fortress (lesser)
		Kanku Sho / To view the sky (lesser)
	galileo.spaceports.com /~azazel/kyu/kata/kata.htm (163 words)

	Bublos.com, Books ›› Best Karate: Bassai Sho, Kanku Sho, Chinte (Best Karate, 9) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The techniques in Bassai Sho, using sword hand, ridge hand and tiger mouth, make good defenses against stick attacks.
		In Kanko Sho are many counter-attacks to the upper level.
		Chinte has unique techniques, the rarely seen tateken, and is especially valuable for women's self-defense.
	www.bublos.com /isbn/0870116800.html (749 words)

	KANKU SHO
		Kanku-Sho (the suffix - Sho, 'lesser' or 'minor', indicating its origins) was created by Master Yasutsune Itosu.
		The basic embusen or configuration of the two Kata is very similar in essence, but Kanku-Sho devotes most of its attention to middle-level techniques, in contrast to the upper-level bias of Kanku-dai understanding this should make students aware of such considerations as the difference in height necessary in the two jumping techniques.
		Kanku Sho - To Look at the Sky - Minor
	www.wsko.org /kata/page17.htm (272 words)

	Amazon.ca: Best Karate 06: Bassai Kanku: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Best Karate 09: Bassai Sho Kanku Sho Chinte by M Nakayama (Author)
		Fully described and illustrated in this volume are the widely practiced Bassal and Kanku kata from the JFA recommended group.
		The student learns fast and slow techniques, the dynamics of strength, how to turn weakness into strength, changing directions, jumping and going to ground.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0870113836 (496 words)

	Amazon.com: Best Karate: Bassai Sho, Kanku Sho, Chinte (Best Karate, 9): Books: Masatoshi Nakayama (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Amazon.com: Best Karate: Bassai Sho, Kanku Sho, Chinte (Best Karate, 9): Books: Masatoshi Nakayama
		Best Karate: Gojushiho Dai, Gojushiho Sho, Meikyo (Best Karate, 11) by Masatoshi Nakayama
		Best Karate: Bassai, Kanku (Best Karate, 6) by Masatoshi Nakayama
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0870116800?v=glance (870 words)

	Ataru SKC - Kanku Dai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		(Major version of Kanku, also known as Koshokun, Kushanku, Kwanku and Shankyu)
		Kanku Sho was created in more recent times by Master Itosu.
		Also practiced by Shorin Ryu, Shito Ryu and Wado Ryu, although form/application are differing.
	www.ataru-karate.co.uk /kata/kankudai.htm (139 words)

	West L.A. Examination Requirements (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Choice from Tekki Nidan or Sandan, Bassai Dai, Kanku Dai, Jitte, Jion, Hangetsu, Empi, Gankaku, Chintei
		Choice from Goju Shiho Dai, Goju Shiho Sho, Unsu
		One from Tekki Nidan or Sandan, Bassai Dai, Kanku Dai, Jitte, Jion, Hangetsu, Empi, Gankaku, Chintei
	wlakarate.com /getwla/Online_Documents/West_Los_Angeles_Karate_School_information/West_L.A._Examination_Requirements.inchtml (675 words)

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	Misakko - Best Karate, Volume 9: Bassai Sho, Kanku Sho, Chinte (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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		These advanced katas may be selected for testing above shodan level.
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	Budovideos.com - Best Karate 9: Bassai Sho, Kanku Sho, Chinte Book by Masatoshi Nakayama
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