Go-Ju-Shi-Ho Sho
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Here the kata GoJuShiHo Sho
Gojushiho Sho (Japanese: 54 Steps Minor) is the minor form of a kata practiced in ShotokanKarate, which has its origin in the Phoenix Eye style. Its name derives either from the repetitive movements of a woodpecker pecking a tree-trunk, or from the staggering and hesitant steps of a drunken man. The advantage of the two versions of the kata is to better master the difficult techniques presented therein, but not without facing some confusion, for many sequences are the same and others only slightly different. The embusen of both Gojushiho dai and Gojushiho Sho are nearly identical. However, the latter kata begins straightoff with a wide variety of advanced techniques and, as such, is highly recommended for study.
This kata and Gojushiho dai previously had the other's name. The names were reversed at some point in the 1960's or 70's. Some Shotokan groups refer to this kata as Gojushiho dai.
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Here's some videos from Youtube
Original JKA Version
Here's another pretty traditional version. The first kiai in this version doesn't exist. That was a mistake!
Here the Sensei Kanazawa Version which he of course calls "GoJuShiHo Dai"... same kata but he controversially renamed "Sho" and "Dai" some years ago
Here's Luca Valdesi - an Italian kata guy... this is the ultimate in European style performance.
Here's the National Czech team performing the applications (bunkai) of the kata.
There are a few more videos on Gojushiho Sho on Squidoo.com... click here to see them!