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kata. Kata is a Japanese word ( 型 or 形) meaning "form". It refers to a detailed choreographed pattern of martial arts movements. It can also be reviewed within groups and in unison when training. It is practiced in Japanese martial arts as a way to memorize and perfect the movements being executed.
Sanchin (三戦) is a kata of apparent Southern Chinese origin that is considered to be the core of several styles, the most well-known being the Okinawan Karate styles of Uechi-Ryū and Gōjū-Ryū, as well as the Chinese martial arts of Fujian White Crane, Five Ancestors, Pangai-noon and the Tiger-Crane Combination style associated with Ang Lian-Huat.
Etymology. The word is derived from Ancient Greek ὑφ' ἕν (huph' hén), contracted from ὑπό ἕν (hypó hén), "in one" (literally "under one"). An (ἡ) ὑφέν ((he) hyphén) was an undertie-like ‿ sign written below two adjacent letters to indicate that they belong to the same word when it was necessary to avoid ambiguity, before word spacing was practiced.
Sōchin. Sōchin (壯鎭) (Japanese: "Tranquil Force", or "Preserve the Peace") [citation needed] is a kata practiced in several styles of karate. It may have derived from Dragon style kung fu, [speculation?] and was taught in the Naha-te school in Okinawa by Seisho Arakaki.
Gun fu. Gun fu, a portmanteau of gun and kung fu (also known as gun kata, bullet ballet, gymnastic gunplay and bullet arts ), [1] is a style of sophisticated close-quarters gunfight resembling a martial arts battle that combines firearms with hand-to-hand combat and traditional melee weapons in an approximately 50/50 ratio.
The dire wolf ( Aenocyon dirus [10] / iːˈnɒsaɪ.ɒn ˈdaɪrəs /) is an extinct canine. The dire wolf lived in the Americas (with a possible single record also known from East Asia) during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene epochs (125,000–9,500 years ago). The species was named in 1858, four years after the first specimen had been found.
kue koya kacang tanah (peanut) Media: Kue satu. Kue satu (in West Java and Jakarta) or kue koya (in Central and East Java) is a popular traditional kue kering (dry traditional cookie) made of sweet white-colored mung bean powder that crumbles when bitten. It is commonly found as a traditional cookie in Indonesia, especially in Java.
Karate, Tang Soo Do. Place of origin. Okinawa, Ryukyu Kingdom. Creator. Wang Ji. Date of creation. Unknown. Wanshū (ワンシュー, also 腕秀 and 汪輯) is the name of several katas in many systems of karate, [1] including Isshin-Ryu, Shotokan (under the name empi ), Wadō-ryū, and others. The name Wanshū (腕秀) in Mandarin means ...