Happy New Year 2013!!!

Gekisai-Ni

Sanchin

Sanchin
I do Sanchin as follows.


1. five steps

2. turn 180 degrees

3. three steps

4. turn 180 degrees

5. three steps

6. ending

We often call it "Go-ho San-po San-po" in Japanese. It means five
steps, three steps and three steps. I believe every student from
Master Seiko Higa lineage perform Sanchin like this.

Urauke

Urauke block

Master Seiko Higa parrys the opponent's punch 

with Urauke block and Nekoashi stance.

Kouke and Totte-Hiite-Tsuku



the old tree

The old tree behind me has been living there for more than 800 years. People call it the sacred tree in the shrine. Compared with him or her, how short the lives of us human beings are.

In the shrine there is the large lantern made of stone carved animals. It shows the Chinese zodiac: the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and boar.