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The Kai said:I learned a Kata called Karumpha that seems to be similiar to Neko Buto #1 in Kosho - I don't have access to kajukenbo could they be the same/ (Twards the end of the form you drop into a kneel stance and deliver a reverse punch.)
Just curious
Todd
kelly keltner said:P.S. hey Doc I'm still waiting.
Could this be related to the Goju-ryu kata Kururunfa? Seems that the names are too similar to be a coincidence. Just a guess on my part, could be wrong. Been known to happen.Karazenpo said:Never seen Karumpha either.
Quick answer, and then we can get back on topic.GAB said:Hi,
Did it start out as Kajukenpo or has it always be Kajukenbo? When was it changed? Or was it changed? I can remember when that was discussed (long ago and a faraway time).
Regards, Gary
BlackCatBonz said:i was just wondering if gary or kel could clear something up for me.......
i was told....and i could be wrong......that mitose sensei taught the Nai Han No kata, not the NaiHanchi kata back then......and that nai han no was a mitose family form. i havent seen hanshi in awhile so i havent been able to pick his brain. the nai han no kata was more akin to a dance than naihanchi.
shawn
i know people have letters and trinkets and relics, but it has been known that one tiny misprint or mistaken word can cause a whole world confusion.KenpoDave said:According to a letter that I have from Thomas Young, Mitose taught Naihanchi.
Here comes some more info. Sorry I haven't been posting on the portion of the topic dealing with the topic of Neko Buto's, but I found some info last night while helping Hanshi Juchnik organize some of his files. we came across a letter from Robert Trias with a diagram of the Junni-ippo Kata. The letter stated that around the same time he(Trias) was showing Mitose Junni- ippo kata. Mitose was developing the Neko buto forms. The Neko Buto's were forms that used attributes from the form Karumpha and Naihanchi katas.Karazenpo said:Hi Kelly, where did you hear that the Neko Buto kata was taught to Robert Trias by James Mitose? I have corresponded with Dr. Roberta Trias-Kelley and she did confirm a relationship of her father with Mitose back in those early years. However, Shihan Mike Brown told me that it was Robert Trias who taught Mitose Naihanchi but now it seems it also could have been Nabura Tanamaha. Man, it gets confusing, doesn't it? Just when you think you have the answer, another plausible alternative comes up.