SEI-SHIN-RYU KARATE Characteristics-levels
KARATE SCHOOL CHARACTERISTICS ORGANIZATION KATAS CONCEPTS
 
:: CHARACTERISTICS::
presentation maai kokyu dachis ashi sabaki chakugan ukes
levels centre gravity koshi geris
 
basic level initial medium level high level veterans


Inside the style Sei Shin Ryu, the evolution of levels by examination it is only made 'til the 4th Dan. The posterior levels are granted by the labour made in favour of the development of the style and it is necessary to possess this level to accede to the title of "instructor" in this school.
1.- SEN-SEI or KANCHO 10th DAN (only the founder of the school)
2.- KYO-SHI ( sensei's successor)
3.- TAT-SHI 7thand 6th DAN (very veteran Senpai)
4.-REN-SHI 4thand 5th DAN (The control of the theoretical and technical style)
5.-SHI-HAN 4th DAN
6.-FUKU-SHI-HAN 3rd DAN
KANBU-IN: Right-hand person in the categories from 2nd to 6th. Minimal black belt, 3rd DAN.
YUN-KABU-IN: 2nd, 1st and BROWN belt very veteran.

BASIC LEVEL
KOTEI-WASA techniques (fixed position). From the first two months are learned HOKEI katas, that would be equivalent to the shoto-kan's taigyoku. A natural breathing an accession are worked. "Kihon" techniques are rather low, looking for a major accession.

INITIAL
IDO-WAZA techniques (displacement of position). They begin with the learning of the katas PINAN, SHURI-TE's region . The movements are rapid and fluid.

MEDIUM LEVEL
They begin to work TAISABAKI (avoid), practise the previous ones and begin with katas of the style TOMARI-TE. These are slightly slower and heavy than SHURI-TE. The majority of the techniques are made in linear work, though also we can find some circular techniques.

HIGH LEVEL
They work katas of SHOREI-RYU, NAHA-TE's region. In this style, the positions are very stable and contain many opened hand techniques. The majority of leg techniques are made in chudan or gedan levels. In the bunkai kumite, the techniques are done with taisabaki work. The techniques are circular and it's set is made by strong breathing, ibuki, demanding a study of the strong and flexible e trabajan katas de "SHOREI-RYU", estilo NAHA-TE.

VETERANS
they work with Chinese origin katas, being some of their Masters unknown.

Inside Sei-Shin-Ryu exists a complementary work which looks for an integral development, being this:

JU-JITSU, KOBU-DO AND IAI-DO, you start to learn and to practise it after the 1st KYU level (brown belt).

JU-JITSU:
GYAKU-WASA: immobilization techniques.
SHIME-WASA: strangulation techniques.
NAGE-WASA: techniques of projection, sweep and demolition.

KOBU-DO:
BO from Okinawa (1,80 cm stick), JO (1,50cm stick), TANBO (short stick between 20-40 cm), SAI OR ZYUTE (guard weapon), TONFA AND KAMA (peasant's tools), SHURI-KEN (secret guerrilla's weapon). "SHINGETSU-RYU" school.
The kobudo relating to the Bo and to the Jo belongs to the school "SHINDO-MUSO-RYU", founded by the Master Mûso Gonnosuke.