ANANKU is a relatively short kata that was composed by Chotoku Kyan. It uses many techniques in zenkutsu-dachi (front leaning stance).
These videos are part of an advanced study project I took on as a Yondan and Renshi. The purpose was to video document the full set of 18 Matsubayashi Ryu kata as well as a few additional kata to use as a baseline for further refinement and study.
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This kata is based on the version described in Shoshin Nagamine’s book:
