punisher73
Senior Master
Sanchin is like a pretty jewelry box that is locked. You can marvel at it's beauty and appreciate it, but until you really dig in and "unlock" it do you find the treasure inside the box.
So to some, it is an "exercise" only kata that has no combat value. To others it contains all of the essence of their art. Both are right depending on how much time they spend with Sanchin and what it teaches them when digging. My opinion, if all you want is exercise, then the masters wouldn't have had students performing hojo undo as well. There was something else that was to be learned from the kata.
So to some, it is an "exercise" only kata that has no combat value. To others it contains all of the essence of their art. Both are right depending on how much time they spend with Sanchin and what it teaches them when digging. My opinion, if all you want is exercise, then the masters wouldn't have had students performing hojo undo as well. There was something else that was to be learned from the kata.