In this video you can watch applications for the first part of Pinan Nidan kata (a close relative to Shotokan’s Heian Shodan). It comes from the research by Muidokan founder Samir Berardo, aimed at understanding the true fighting meaning of kata (hontou bunkai 本当分解). For this video, Samir had the kind collaboration of Noah Legel…
...Father, husband and citizen. Translator with various published works, chief instructor of Muidokan Karate Kenkyukai and old style karate (toude) researcher, with emphasis on bunkai (the study of the meaning of kata movements – focus on the Shurite/Suidi kata branch). Samir is a black belt in Shotokan karate and Kukkiwon taekwondo, and has practiced Shorin-ryu…
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