Kata Ji'in

Description: Love & Shadow (a word used in Buddhist teaching). Not too much is know about this Kata's history and it seems it is not taught a lot in the Shotokan style. It originated in the Shorin Ryu style and shows similarities with Jion and Jitte. It is said that Funakoshi did not teach this Kata very much.

More Information: Important techniques of this Kata are:

Kosa Uke

Ren Zuki

Morote Gedan Uke

 

Characteristic of this Kata:

Simultaneously executed double blocking and several changes in directions.