Seipai Kata - 50 min DVD or Video Download
A detailed karate kata video on the history, kata form, bunkai (applications) anatomy & physiology:
Content assembled from:
- 2 research trips to Okinawa
- presented by an instructor who lived in Japan
A complete study of any kata should involve its history, philosophy, medical physiology & application. - Kata pattern with style comparisons - done slow & fast bunkai for all moves (and variants)- Chinese moves and origins - kanji, history, philosophy This video is not concerned with minor style differences (comments are of course given with regard to different styles & approaches) as one must remember that as little as 100 years ago the modern karate styles did not exist. Therefore, the focus of this video is on a core embusen (pattern) of the kata Seipai and its applications - which are style universal & applicable to Goju, Shito-ryu, & Okinawan styles that work this classic karate kata. 2 Ways to access: 1. Click here to purchase the DVD $24 
Jason has a doctorate in studies of the medical effects of spaceflight (from Kansas State University and the NASA Center for the Commercial Development of Space) and a Master degree in Endocrinology (University ofQueensland). Okinawan trips added to his comeptition and Japan training experiences to create the material on this Karate Seipai Kata video. Pictured in Okinawa at the fanous Shuri Castle is the presenter of the DVD in 2009 - Shihan Jason Armstrong, 6th Dan. Below is a picture of the Shuri castle in the 1900s.   Chojun Miyagi Sensei was a key figure in the transmission of Seipai and good deal of his knowledge was passed to the Jundokan dojo in Okinawa with Taira sensei now acting as the primary instructor alonside Soke Miyazato.
  Mabuni Kenwa circa 1930 performing the opening move which can be interpreted as a throat strike
A detailed 50min video on the history, philosophy, anatomy and physiology around the kata and applciations of Seipai.
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