By this video you can learn the Sanchin Katra in Traditional style, where the influences from competition and Bunkai are eliminated. This traditional Sanchin Kata has been inheritted at International Meibukan, a prestigious Dojo of Naha-Te.

In this video, Akihito Yagi explains Sanchin Kata from the point of Posturing, Breathing, Controling and etc., based on the knowledge that has been inheritted at International Meibukan. Akihito Yagi’s grandgather is the founder of International Meiboukan, and his father, Meitatsu Yagi is the second Souke. Now he serves with International Meibukan as a representative. This is a revolutionary video where you can find the true Karate that can only be learned from Kata training. Sanchin is the basic and also ultimate Kata of Goju-ryu Karate which is originated in Naha-Te. Naha-Te is one of the three major streams of Karate as well Shuri-Te and Tomari-Te. Sanchin Kata emphasizes how to gain physical strength. By practicing its breathing techniques, one can build up strong body with strong mind. It is said that in the old days in Okinawa, beginners had to practice only this Sanchin Kata for the first three years.

This video is conducted by Akihito Yagi of International Meibukan Goju-ryu Karatedo federation. International Meibukan was established by Meitoku Yagi who learned Karate from Chojun Miyagi, the founder of Goju-ryu Karate. Meitoku Yagi was titled as Okinawan intangible cultural property holder for “Okinawan Karate and Ko Bujutsu”. His first son Meitatsu Yagi succeeded the Ryuha as the 2nd Souke of International Meibukan and now Akihito Yagi succeded it. They have set Yagi Dojo in Naha city as the general head quarter Dojo of International Meibukan, where repreaentative is Akihito Yagi and vice representative Akihiro Yagi. Akihito Yagi continues his activities at Tokyo head quarter Dojo as well more than 70 branch Dojo in 20 countries. Instructed and edited by Akihito Yagi. Akihito Yagi was born in 1977 in Naha city Okinawa prefecture. He inherits traditional Okinawan Bujutsu and continues to promote it both in Japan and abroad. In 2007, he starred in the movie titled “KURO-OBI” and was in the limelight. Currently, he has moved to Tokyo to expand his activities.