Record 003 · Pinan / Heian · 1922
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Heian Sandan
JKA / Shotokan
“Heian Sandan: the JKA version.”
JKA lists Heian Sandan as a core kata. Kata group: Pinan / Heian. Written 平安三段. Also written Pinan Sandan. Dated 1922: described in Funakoshi 1922 (via Kadekaru 2016 / Swift); primary scan: NDL pid 971654. 20 movements, by the organisation's count. One of a numbered series. One of several lineage versions of this kata.
- core-kata
- numbered-series
- lineage-variant
Image
- Credit
- Haresh karate, via commons.wikimedia.org
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Source
- commons.wikimedia.org
- Note
- Floor-pattern diagram
Dating
described in Funakoshi 1922 (via Kadekaru 2016 / Swift); primary scan: NDL pid 971654
- “the 15 kinds of kata, or forms, described by Gichin Funakoshi in his major study that appeared in three volumes: Ryūkyū Kenpō Karate (1922); Rentan Goshin Karatejutsu (1925); and Karate-dō Kyōhan (1935)” · jstage.jst.go.jp
- “The fifteen kata in Funakoshi’s syllabus included: Pinan 1-5 (Heian) Naihanchi 1-3 (Naifanchi, Tekki) Kushanku (Kanku) Passai (Bassai) Seisan (Hangetsu) Wanshu (Enpi) Chinto (Gankaku) Jitte (Jitte) Jion” · fightingarts.com
- “When Funakoshi arrived in Japan in 1922, he originally taught a total of fifteen kata” · fightingarts.com
- “ピンアン三段” · dl.ndl.go.jp
