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[Taikyoku series] Chinte The 2 calligraphic charectars "Chin te" translated literally mean extraordinary (rare) hands
The kata begins with calmness and slowly emerges with power finishing in tranquility. The rare use in karate of tate ken is seen in this kata as well as the nihon nukite. The circular movements in the kata make it different from other Shotokan kata. The kata has it's origins in the Shuri Te school and has 33 moves.
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.