Record 014 · Rohai / Meikyo · 1922
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Meikyo
JKA / Shotokan
“Meikyo: the JKA version.”
JKA lists Meikyo as a core kata. Kata group: Rohai / Meikyo. Written 明鏡. Also written Rohai. Dated 1922: named in Funakoshi's 1922 list. 33 movements, by the organisation's count. One of several lineage versions of this kata.
- core-kata
- lineage-variant
Image
- Credit
- Japan Karate Association (JKA), via youtube.com
- Licence
- No stated licence
- Source
- youtube.com
Dating
named in Funakoshi's 1922 list
- “In his 1922 “Ryukyu Kenpo Karate,” Funakoshi also lists an additional 16 kata (Funakoshi, 1922) including: an additional Passai kata (listing both Dai & Sho) and Kushanku kata (listing both Dai & Sho), Gojushiho, Chinte, Jiin, Wandau, Rohai, Jumu, Wando, Sochin, Niseishi, Sanseiru, Suparinpei, Wankan, Kokan, and Ushu.” · fightingarts.com
