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[Taikyoku series] Tekki Series Originally called Naifanchi in Okinawa, the name was changed by Funakoshi Dai Sensei to Tekki meaning Iron Horseman
The Origin of the first of the tekki kata may be Chinese but the second and the third were made by Itosu Yatsune
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.