HOW TO: GANKAKU – SLOW & FAST | Shōtōkan Karate Kata by Fiore Tartaglia

🔊 Turn on subtitles 🇺🇸 Video description: GANKAKU – SLOW & FAST | Shōtōkan Karate Kata The original name of Gankaku is Chintō. In the styles Wadō-ryū, Shōrin-ryū and Shitō-ryū it is still called so today. The name “Gankaku“ (crane on the rock) comes from the often used position Tsuru ashi dachi. The stand on one foot is reminiscent of a crane standing on one leg. The elegance of this Kata is expressed particularly by the unusual movements. It teaches balance, and by constantly changing the rhythm – waiting calmly for the right moment and then acting explosively – it conveys the superiority of a relaxed state of mind (in the tsuru-ashi-dachi posture). The first turn to 180° is particularly demanding: although you move forward, on your left leg, your body weight should not be brought forward accordingly, the upper body should remain where it is in Kokutsu dachi (standing). This is only made possib