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TRANSLATIONS OF POPULAR KATA

KIHON
basic
ANNANKO
southern light
AOYAGI
green willow
BASSAI DAI
to breach a fortress - (major version)
BASSAI SHO
to breach a fortress - (minor version)
CHINTEI
extraordinary hands
CHINTO
fighting to the east or name of chinese official
GOJUSHIHO
the 54 steps
HAPPO SHO
eight walk 1949
HIJI ATE GO HO
five step elbow smashing form
JIIN
temple ground
JION
temple sound
JUROKU
sixteen
KENSHO
pure/innocent light
KURURUNFA
come stay the waves - forever stops - peacefulness - tearing
KUSANKU
name of chinese attache
MATSUKAZI
pine tree wind
MYOJO
morning star
NAIHANCHIN
sideways fighting
NIPAIPO
twenty eight steps
NISEISHI
twenty four steps
PINAN 1-5
peaceful mind or stay safe
ROHAI
sign of the white heron
SAIHA
tearing or breaking point
SANCHIN
three battles
SEIENCHIN
calm without the storm
SEIPAI
eighteen
SEISAN
thirteen
SHIHOKOSOKUN
name of chinese attache (4 direction version)
SHINPA
mind wave
SHINSEI
pure heart
SHISOCHIN
four calm monks
SOCHIN
men of peace
SUPERINPAI
108 or name of a white crane general
TENSHIN HAPPO
eight directions of defence
TENSHO
rolling hand
UNSHU
hand in the clouds
WANSHU
a chinese ambassador's name
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