The most popular image associated with kata is that of a karate practitioner performing a series of punches and kicks in the air. The kata are executed as a specified series of approximately 20 to...

Hangetsu (半月) (Japanese: "Half Moon") is an advanced kata practiced in Shotokan karate. [1][2][3][4] It originates from the Naha-te school. The first part is executed slowly with strong …

Comprehensive explanation of Shotokan Karate kata, Hangetsu. Footage from Nakayama's Legacy.

2018年6月27日 · Hangetsu is a very unique kata within the Shotokan system. It is an internal kata, focusing o...more. It is said that Sokon Matsumura learned this kata during one of his …

Hangetsu (半月) (Japanese: “Half Moon”) is an advanced kata practiced in Shotokan karate. It originates from the Naha-te school. The first part is executed slowly with strong breathing, …

Hangetsu is a very unique kata within the Shotokan system. It is an internal kata, focusing on the cultivation and release of ki energy, or one's inner force. The kata's main stance, hangetsu, is …

Hangetsu is a very unique kata within the Shotokan system. It is an internal kata, focusing on the cultivation and release of ki energy, or one’s inner force. The kata’s main stance, hangetsu …

Hangetsu is a very health orientated kata, with tremendous emphasise on breathing. The special breathing, which we will go through here. There are a few different ways that karateka practice …

KATA HANGETSU | by Jason Leung | 4th Dan Shotokan Karate ~ ⛩ HEIAN KATA SERIES ⛩...more

Hangetsu-dachi (half-moon stance) is the essence of this kata, semi circular stepping (half moon) combined with breathing and expansion and contraction. Hangetsu kata consists of 41 …