JIIN
Jiin is not a JKA kata. Often paired with Wankan because both were excluded from Masatoshi Nakayama's Best Karate volumes, these kata are quite unpopular and rarely, if ever, practiced. Jiin can be interpreted as "Love and Shadow," with some preferring the translation of "Temple Grounds." Gichin Funakoshi named the kata Shokyo which translates as "Pine Shadow," but this name was never adopted by his students. Having many similarities to Jion, Jiin is most likely another kata inspired by the teachings of a Buddhist temple in China. Jiin is sometimes grouped with Jion and Jitte, since all three use similar techniques, and all three begin in the "Ming salutation" posture (palm over fist). Jiin is a fairly plain, no frills kata, not offering much in the way of new techniques. Its primary technique is the kosa-uke (uchi-uke/gedan-uke), similar to the one found at the beginning of Jion, except in Jiin, gedan-uke (rather than uchi-uke) hovers over the front leg.
Jiin contains two uncharacteristic features for a Shotokan kata. First, jodan is the target for move #34; traditional straight punches to jodan do not exist in JKA Shotokan kata. Second, in order to finish on the starting point, the karateka must pull in the left leg, an action not in accordance with JKA kata procedure. If the practitioner pulls in the right leg, as is normally the case when finishing in kiba-dachi, the starting point won't be reached. Perhaps for these reasons, it was decided to remove Jiin from the JKA syllabus, leaving 25 kata instead of 26. Of course, one should know that starting and finishing on the same spot in kata training is a relatively new concept implemented to standardize the judging of kata for competition.
#
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Technique
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Translation
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Stance
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Target
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Notes
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1
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uchi-uke /
gedan uke (kosa-uke)
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inside block /
down block (crossing block)
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zenkutsu-dachi
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chudan
gedan
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2
|
uchi-uke /
gedan uke (manji-uke)
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inside block /
down block (swirling block)
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kokutsu-dachi
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jodan
gedan
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3
|
uchi-uke /
gedan uke (manji-uke)
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inside block /
down block (swirling block)
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kokutsu-dachi
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jodan
gedan
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4
|
age-uke
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rising block
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zenkutsu-dachi
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jodan
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5
|
oi-zuki
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lunge punch
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zenkutsu-dachi
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chudan
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6
|
age-uke
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rising block
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zenkutsu-dachi
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jodan
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7
|
oi-zuki
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lunge punch
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zenkutsu-dachi
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chudan
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8
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gedan-barai
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down block
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zenkutsu-dachi
|
gedan
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9
|
shuto-soto-mawashi-uchi
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outside knife-hand strike
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kiba-dachi
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jodan
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10
|
shuto-soto-mawashi-uchi
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outside knife-hand strike
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kiba-dachi
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jodan
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11*
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shuto-soto-mawashi-uchi
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outside knife-hand strike
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kiba-dachi
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jodan
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12
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ryoken-kakiwake-uke
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both fists wedge block
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zenkutsu-dachi
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chudan
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slow speed
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13
|
mae-geri
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front kick
|
ashi-dachi
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chudan
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14
|
oi-zuki
|
lunge punch
|
zenkutsu-dachi
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chudan
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|
15
|
gyaku-zuki
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reverse punch
|
zenkutsu-dachi
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chudan
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|
16
|
uchi-uke /
gedan uke (kosa-uke)
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inside block /
down block (crossing block)
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zenkutsu-dachi
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chudan
gedan
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17
|
ryoken-kakiwake-uke
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both fists wedge block
|
zenkutsu-dachi
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chudan
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slow speed
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18
|
mae-geri
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front kick
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ashi-dachi
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chudan
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|
19
|
oi-zuki
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lunge punch
|
zenkutsu-dachi
|
chudan
|
|
20
|
gyaku-zuki
|
reverse punch
|
zenkutsu-dachi
|
chudan
|
|
21
|
uchi-uke /
gedan uke (kosa-uke)
|
inside block /
down block (crossing block)
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zenkutsu-dachi
|
chudan
gedan
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|
22
|
kentsui-uchi-mawashi-uchi
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inside hammer-fist strike
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kiba-dachi
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chudan
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23
|
kentsui-uchi-mawashi-uchi
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inside hammer-fist strike
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kiba-dachi
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chudan
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|
24
|
kentsui-uchi-mawashi-uchi
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inside hammer-fist strike
|
kiba-dachi
|
chudan
|
|
25
|
tate-shuto-uke
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vertical knife-hand block
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zenkutsu-dachi
|
chudan
|
slow speed
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26
|
gyaku-zuki
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reverse punch
|
zenkutsu-dachi
|
chudan
|
|
27
|
tsuki
(oi-zuki)
|
punch
(lunge punch)
|
zenkutsu-dachi
|
chudan
|
|
28
|
mae-geri
|
front kick
|
ashi-dachi
|
chudan
|
|
29
|
gyaku-zuki
|
reverse punch
|
zenkutsu-dachi
|
chudan
|
|
30
|
uchi-uke /
gedan uke (kosa-uke)
|
inside block /
down block (crossing block)
|
zenkutsu-dachi
|
chudan
gedan
|
|
31
|
uchi-uke /
gedan uke (kosa-uke)
|
inside block /
down block (crossing block)
|
kiba-dachi
|
chudan
gedan
|
|
32
|
gedan-uke
|
down block
|
kiba-dachi
|
gedan
|
slow variation
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33
|
ryoken-kakiwake-uke
|
both fists wedge block
|
kiba-dachi
|
chudan
|
slow speed
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34
|
tsuki
(choku-zuki)
|
punch
(straight punch)
|
kiba-dachi
|
jodan
|
chudan variation
|
35*
|
tsuki
(choku-zuki)
|
punch
(straight punch)
|
kiba-dachi
|
chudan
|
naore variation
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