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[Taikyoku series] Gankaku The 2 calligraphic charectars "Gan kaku" translated literally read as Crane standing on a rock.
Earlier called chinto, the kata has it's origins in the Shuri Te school and has 42 moves. The performance lines (embusen) is a straight line
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.