Record 008 · Hangetsu · 1922
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Hangetsu
JKA / Shotokan
“Hangetsu: the JKA version.”
JKA lists Hangetsu as a core kata. Written 半月. Also written Seisan / Seishan, Seishan (セーシャン). Dated 1922: described in Funakoshi 1922 (via Kadekaru 2016 / Swift); primary scan: NDL pid 971654. 41 movements, by the organisation's count. One of several lineage versions of this kata. Centred on breathing or tension.
- core-kata
- lineage-variant
- breathing-form
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
- “セーシヤン” · dl.ndl.go.jp
