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	Divide and Conquer - Sanchin
		Sanchin is generally believed to be the oldest kata in existence.
		Taught by Taishi Daruma at the Shaolin temple, Sanchin is a simple pattern with complex breathing and focus that emphasizes the three precepts of the kata: breathing, physical concentration, and mental concentration.
		Sanchin is often viewed as the very foundation of the martial arts, as it employs the three original techniques mind, body, and spirit.
	home.earthlink.net /~divideandconquer/martial_arts/sanchin/sanshin.htm (178 words)

	Sanchin
		This is achieved by the instructor pushing and slapping (thighs and shoulders) different parts of the body as a way of assisting the student in keeping their body tight, rooting stances, performing correct body posture and focusing their mind.
		This type of Sanchin training is known in China as “Iron Shirt Qigong” and is used to extend the Qi (chi) energy to the skin thus making the practitioner impervious to wounds.
		Sanchin Kata is considered to be the basic or fundamental Kata of Goju-Ryu Karate-Do.
	www.burlingtonkarateandkobudo.ca /sanchin.htm (329 words)

	Kyokushin Budo Kai.org - Kyokushin Budo Kai, Free Fight, Kyokushin Karate, Judo, Jiu Jitsu, Sambo, Martial Arts and MMA.
		Sanchin kata is traditionally practised in a number of schools such as Goju Ryu and Uechi Ryu.
		Sanchin is an isometric kata where each move is performed in a state of complete tension, accompanied by powerful, deep breathing (Ibuki) that originates in the lower abdomen (tan den).
		The practice of Sanchin not only leads to the strengthening of the body, but to the development of inner power (ki) and the coordination of mind and body.
	www.kyokushinbudokai.org /content/kata/sanchinoverview.html (1058 words)

	Karate, Goju Ryu, Martial Arts, Sanchin, Self-Defense, Keep Fit, Kata
		However, in sanchin kata, you imagine that the air does not stop at the lungs, continues down towards the lower abdominal area (tanden).
		The sanchin kata of Miyagi Chojun Sensei, utilizes the breathing method of number 3 which uses the slow and complete inhalation and exhalation.
		The breathing and the movements of the feet and arms must be co-ordinated throughout the performance of Sanchin kata.
	www.eastcoast.co.za /buddy/sanchinbtreathing.html (565 words)

	Sanchin & Tensho Kata of Shitoryu karateco Cyber Academy
		Sanchin and Tenshow are easy to learn but hard to master, yet the practice of these katas in the correct way is extremely helpful in building the foundation of attacking and blocking techniques in Karatedo, and is of great benefit to the constitution of the practitioners.
		Sanchin was brought to Japan by Sensei Kanryo Higaonna, who was the teacher of Sensei Kenwa Mabuni - the founder of Shitoryu Karatedo.
		Since Sanchin Dachi is the main stance adopted for the kata, so the kata is also called "Sanchin", and "Sanchin" is widely-received as the title of this kata nowadays.
	www.shitokai.com /newsletter/sanchin-tenshow.php (3458 words)

	Sanchin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sanchin routine uses only its namesake stance and is carried out with controlled breathing (ibuki breathing)- only half exhilation so that you never fully exhale.
		The version of Sanchin used by most styles of Karate was developed by Goju Ryu founder Chojun Miyagi and uses a very strong, tense closed fist "push".
		The narrow (shoulder width) upright "pigeon-toed" foot position of the Sanchin stance (Japanese: sanchin dachi) balances stability in two directions (front and side) with the flexible waist rotation needed for strong punches and kicks, whilst the hips remain forward and stable to maintain a rooted stance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sanchin (990 words)

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		Sanchin (or its older form, Paipuren) is the most basic and fundamental kata, and it is the way to a student become proficient in karate.
		This movement is executed in the Sanchin stance with the two arms/hands and is known as "two dragons fighting for a pearl".
		Sanchin is the prototype of these kata, and represents the Fujian concept of Quan Fa training.
	www.geocities.com /alaumirm/s_pagina5.htm (2043 words)

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		Sanchin is both an isometric and isotonic exercise, by the nature of muscular tension and range of motion demonstrated in its performance.
		Sanchin Kata was performed in the Isshin-ryu Karate method for the purpose of the study.
		Their where times during the performance of Sanchin that the EKG was unreadable due to muscular tension, but overall it was within normal limits for every participant involved.
	www.olemiss.edu /orgs/karate/sanchin.html (1540 words)

	Roots of sanchin kata
		Sanchin kata is the cornerstone of a number schools such as Goju Ryu and Uechi Ryu having been taken to Okinawa from Fukien province in South China.
		Sanchin has a legendary tradition that traces its introduction into China from India by the Buddhist monk Bohdidarma @520AD. Bohdidarma was sent as a missionary by his teacher Prajnatara to the Shaolin monastery to succeed the monk Bohdiruci.
		Now that the art and with it Sanchin has come to the West its practice now is very much a method of physical development and a demonstration of tension and strength.
	www.gojukarate.co.uk /sodokan005.htm (792 words)

	The International Budo Institute - Sanchin Kata
		Sanchin is a widely practiced kata, with minor variants in Goju Ryu, Uechi Ryu, Isshinryu, Shito ryu and in Shorinjiryu.
		Sanchin is a pseudo-isotonic and pseudo-isometric exercise which enables one to achieve and sustain a high heart rate with low impact.
		Sanchin should always be practiced with dynamic tension and students must be careful to proceed slowly when learning this kata and clalify its purpose.
	i-budo.org /content/view/349/29 (1680 words)

	info okinawa goju ryu karate do kyokai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In proper Sanchin stance, you must focus the strength in your tanden and straighten your backbone correctly.
		The depth of the Sanchin is immeasurable, the training of the ki, the breathing, and the body.
		The training of Sanchin is conducted within the limits of the practitioner' s body.
	jundokan.gojuryu.cz /interest/sanchin.htm (641 words)

	Sanchin Kata by Sensei Donnelly
		Sanchin Kata may be the oldest kata whose origins are believed to go all the way back to Bodhidharma and the exercises he taught Chinese Buddhist monks at the Shaolin Temple.
		Kanryo Higaonna, founder of Naha-Te, brought Sanchin Kata from China to Okinawa.
		Sanchin means three battles or conflicts and is supposed to produce a unity of mind, body, and spirit.
	www.isshinryu.com /sanchin1.htm (301 words)

	Goju - Kan Antwerp - Basic-knowledge - The essence of Sanchin.
		Goju - Kan Antwerp - Basic-knowledge - The essence of Sanchin.
		Kata Sanchin contains the essence of Goju-Ryu and its purpose is to develop a keen mind, an armoured body and explosive power.
		By practising Sanchin the rough surfaces can become smooth and eventualy transform in the three juwels which are of great importance for those who practise Goju-Ryu.
	users.skynet.be /gojukanantwerpen/websiteEN/wat-sanchin.html (369 words)

	Sanchin Breathing: Are you hurting yourself?
		I think this gentleman is accurately describing Sanchin as he has seen it performed and as he was taught how to do it.
		There are exceptions to this in the Uechi system; any pushing movements would benefit from doing an exhale with the movement as there is resistance to the movement in much the same way as there is resistance to muscles in a bench press.
		Goju Sanchin was designed to give us the ability to practice a tremendous dynamic range of resistance motions, and to learn how to correctly titrate the breathing resistance.
	uechi-ryu.com /oldsite/breathng.htm (1525 words)

	E-Budo.com - Views of Sanchin Kata
		Sanchin is _the_ single most important exercise in the Goju-ryu (and other) system.
		Sanchin is _the_ fundamental training exercise of Goju-ryu, Uechi-ryu and (I believe) Isshin-ryu.
		Sanchin is the 8th and last empty hand kata taught.
	www.e-budo.com /forum/printthread.php?t=9246 (1996 words)

	Kata
		Sanchin and Tensho Kata are both examples of Heishugata.
		All Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Kata, except Sanchin and Tensho Katas, are Kaishugata.
		As well as being a Heishugata, Sanchin Kata is also categorized in Goju-Ryu Karate-Do as a Kihongata because it is considered to be the fundamental or basic Kata of Goju-Ryu Karate-Do.
	www.burlingtonkarateandkobudo.ca /kata.htm (245 words)

	Martial Arts Planet - Sanchin Breathing
		I've read that Sanchin breathing may be dangerous to people predisposed to, or those that have (wa), hypertension.
		It is a deap breath in through the nose and exhaled through the mouth with your lips slightly parted and the tongue on the roof of your mouth.
		Sanchin Kata are performed with the entire body in a tense posture where all muscles are tense.
	www.martialartsplanet.com /forums/showthread.php?t=8419 (667 words)

	GKR Karate - Sanchin Dachi
		Sanchin Dachi is perhaps the most classic of all Goju stances, embodying immovability and strength.
		People believe that to protect the groin, the knees are brought together, which in fact provides very little protection, especially against knees and thrusting kicks, but this misconception has resulted in tjhousands of students practicing this stance in a way that makes them look knock kneed.
		Sanchin Dachi is an ideal defensive posture for close-up fighting, and is sometimes used as a base for grappling.
	www.gkrkarate.org /pages/techniqu/Stances/sal.html (451 words)

	MSISSHINRYU.COM \| Kata: Sanchin
		In fact, the term Sanchin (written as "three battles" in kanji) seems to be found only in Fujian-based Quanfa systems, as forms of this name are not found in the martial arts of other areas (Kinjo, 1999).
		The three of Sanchin is often described in English as the battles between mind, body and breath.
		The three important points of Sanchin have been described as the stance, the breathing method and the spirit, and if any one of these three are lacking, one will not be able to master Sanchin (Higaonna, 1981).
	www.msisshinryu.com /kata/empty/sanchin.shtml (575 words)

	www.martialartstalk.net - Is sanchin unhealthy?
		Sanchin was an unhealthy kata which could lead to hemorrhoids, heart problems & obesity.
		- 2006/10/28 23:27 In Okinawa their is a old belif wich sanchin does this, alteast amongst the styles that does not do the kata.
		However, no medical evidence has ever been presented to support that belief - and according to doctors whom have been asked about Sanchin, have genewrally said it to be OK when done correctly by a healthy person.
	www.martialartstalk.net /forums/karate/7429-is-sanchin-unhealthy.html (222 words)

	Brandeis Uechi-ryu Karate - Techniques (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sanchin can be done fast and hard or soft as a moving meditation.
		It emphasizes transitions and cat stances which encourage the practitioner to exhibit more control over body positioning and stance than previous kata, but is much shorter than seisan and appears deceptively simple.
		A relatively lengthy kata, it includes both sanchin and "horse" stances and introduces a variety of new movements not seen in previous forms.
	people.brandeis.edu /~uechi/techniques.php (353 words)

	Aikido Journal :: View topic - Ushiro Sensei at R.M. Summer Camp
		In fact, I think most westerners haven't got a clue about what Sanchin is. I didn't really put it together until after I had a lot of experience in Chinese martial training exercises and until after (by accident) I happened to see an old video of the Uechi founder's son doing the kata....
		The point is that Sanchin is a body conditioning exercise, not really a "here's a nifty set of martial moves" type kata.
		"Sanchin" is, at heart", a method of training the body around the 3 contradictions that are the famous six-directions of training.
	www.aikidojournal.com /forums/viewtopic.php?t=9121 (3416 words)

	Sanchin - Wikipedia
		Von der Kata Sanchin existieren zwei Versionen: eine ältere mit zwei eingebauten Drehungen und eine modifizierte, beide von Chojun Miyagi, mit reinem Vor- und Zurücklaufen.
		Sanchin dient dazu, grundlegende geistige und physische (körperliche) Prinzipien auszubilden.
		Deshalb sollte der Schüler in Sanchin nicht nach Techniken der Selbstverteidigung suchen, obwohl diese sehr fein verborgen innerhalb der Katabewegungen vorhanden sind.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sanchin (268 words)

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		Of the eight kata, Sanchin is considered to be the "anchor" of the whole system.
		Sanchin is of the highest importance to new students.
		The Sanchin elbow or "immovable" arm adds to the circular blocks effectiveness by keeping vulnerable areas of the body covered and by assisting in the "closing" of the rib cage.
	www.womenskaratetour.org /History5.htm (2337 words)

	Sanchin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sanchin Kata - Sanchin translates as "Three Conflicts" or "Three Battles".
		Though thre are many opinions on what those three battles may be, most accept that they are Mind, Body and Spirit.
		From Yoi, (naha te Yoi) step out right leg into sanchin dachi same time make morote uke with both arms, tuck up hip and push forward.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /websites/Yuishinkai/page31.htm (193 words)

	Boonton Karate - Sanchin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Kanryo Higashionna, founder of Naha-Te, brought Sanchin from China to Okinawa.
		Master Shimabuku once stated he saw no direct fighting application for Sanchin kata—its exclusive purpose was to develop muscle tension and concious breathing.
		Though the shortest kata in terms of the number of moves, it can be one of the longest in terms of time due to the slow ibuki breathing and the controlled, precise muscle movements.
	www.boontonkarate.com /sanchin.html (133 words)

	Sanchin Kata
		To begin, slowly slide the right foot forward in an arc into right Sanchin Dachi, while inhaling and executing Morote Chudan Yoko Uke, exhaling as the block is completed.
		Next, slide the left foot into left Sanchin dachi and perform the same sequence using the opposite hand.
		Step into rt side Sanchin Dachi and slowly execute a LH Chudan Tsuke while exhaling.
	members.tripod.com /AmblerGKK/sanchin.htm (204 words)

	KarateForums.com - View topic - Groin kicks during Sanchin? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As goes for Sanchin, my Sensei does not test with a straight leg groin kick to see if your knees are together enough.
		In Uechi we generally keep a pretty wide Sanchin, a little wider than the shoulders, so it is not really possible to keep the knees that together anyway.
		My Sensei does test our arms in sanchin, he punches to the stomach and chest, low kicks to thighs and calfs, high roundhouse or punches to the lat, double strike to the traps (neck), and he often stands on the calf of our back foot at the end.
	www.karateforums.com /archive/o_t/t_10185/start_0/index.html (771 words)

	Kata Sanchin
		To begin, slowly slide the right foot forward in an arc into Migi Sanchin Dachi, while inhaling and executing Morote Chudan Yoko Uke, exhaling as the block is completed.
		At this point, stay stationary in Hidari Sanchin Dachi and perform the punch-block combination three times.
		Then step into Migi Sanchin Dachi and perform a Hidari Gyaku Zuki, while leaving it out, bring the right down into Seiken zuki position.
	www.gojukai.nl /karate/en/kata_sanchin.html (251 words)

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