From Shorin-Ryu, this kata is named after Master Chinto. It emphasizes the
pivot, which is difficult to perform while holding perfect balance. This
kata uses dynamic movements: kicking techniques including the flying kicks,
and unitary techniques of offense and defense. (NAGAMINE Shoshin, The
Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do, p 218.) Chotoku Kyan incorporated
Chinto into Shorin-Ryu, and taught the kata to Shimabuku.
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- From musabi dache, step into hieko dache.
- Look to diag left; RF steps backwards along diag into cat stance.
- Both hands open to open hand position and move into a low guard
position in front of thighs.
- Both hands circle to cross in front: LH sweeps a small tight oval in
front of L body; RH grandly sweeps all the way behind the body and over the
head and crosses over LH.
- Feet shift into nahanchi dache. Hands twirl at wrists such that LH
is over RH. RH does inverted nukite strike to solar plexus.
- LH backfist to temple.
- Step-step along diag toward opponent; RF straight punch to ribs.
- LF steps out into shika dache. Double block: LH comes to high side
block; RH leg block.
- Look over R shoulder.
- Full turn pivoting on RF to come to LF forward seisan dache; LH leg
block.
- Again: RF back into neko ashe dache and hands circle to cross in
front.
- LF jumping straight kick; land in seisan dache.
- Hands, still crossed, come to R side chamber; double block to groin.
Block is done with fleshy part of fists (which are facing each other).
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- Look over R shoulder; half-turn forw pivot around RF into LF
forward seisan dache; double block.
- Half-turn back pivot around L foot into RF forward seisan dache; RH
straight punch.
- Half-moon step forward; LH straight punch; elbow smash.
- Hands come to open hand guard.
- While still looking NW, RF shifts into shika danche such that body
is aligned on NW line: double shuto (RH to throat; LH to solar plexus).
- Forward step in shika dache: same double shuto.
- Look to cardinal left: double inverted shuto to throat.
- Look to back diagonal: double punch straight down (thumbs to
opponent).
- Step into RF forward seisan dache (RF comes back) along left diag;
open hand side block.
- LH hammer smash into RH.
- LH oppens; RH closes.
- Pivot around LF to RF forward seisan dache: throw/re-enforced leg
block.
- RF backs up into kake dache; double block (RH leg block, LH side
block)
- RF snap kick; foot lands in front and body turns and drops into shika
dache; double downward punch (thumbs to opponent). Torso is facing NE.
- Shift to RF forward kake dache, facing SE; double head block.
- Step out along diag to LF forward kumite dache; LH leg block, RH head
block
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- Step forward; RH leg block, LH head block.
- Tracking, pivot around RF to LF forward seisan dache and
LH leg block.
- Look over R shoulder; pivot around LF to LF forward kake dache.
Double head block.
- Look to L; step forward on NW diag to shika dache (torso facing SW).
RH elbow smash; double downward punch.
- Look to NW; move up to NW-facing, RF-forward kake dache. Double
head block.
- Step back into RF forward seisan dache: LF snap kick; set foot down in
front into seisan dache.
- Step to RF forward seisan; RH punch & kiai.
- Look to L (SW); drop into shika dache. Double roundhouse punch.
- Back in NW/SE-aligned, LF-forward kake dache.
- RF snap kick; as set foot down, pivot to RF-forward kake dache (facing
SE).
- Double block: RH side block, LH leg block.
- LF snap kick; set down into seisan dache.
- LH open hand side block, RH smash into LH.
- RF snap kick.
- As RF comes down, drop/lunge, and LH straight punch & kiai.
- End.
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