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[Taikyoku series] Wankan The 2 calligraphic charectars "Wankan " translated literally mean "King" and "Crown"
The kata is very short and the smallest kata in Shotokan karate. Having it's origin's in the Shuri Te school, the kata is also uncommon as it has only one kiai
Kata
These three katas Taikyoku Shodan, Nidan & Sandan were developed by Yoshitaka Funakoshi Sensei, the son of Funakoshi Ginchin Dai sensei These katas are primarily to teach the absolute fundamentals of Shotokan Karate-do.