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[Taikyoku series] Jion The 2 calligraphic charectars "Ji on" translated literally means Love Goodness. The kata is named after a temple in China
The kata is representative of the Strong movements of Shotokan Karate and is said to be considered of having it's origins in Tomari Te. The turning of the body and shifting of the body can be learned by practice of this kata. The kata cosnsits of 47 movements and the performance lines are "I" shaped.
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.