The Nerd in Me (Naihanchi Shodan)

So I finally got a friend to help me video myself doing the Naihanchi Shodan kata, the results are below.

As you might expect for a white belt, its much in need of improvement, with all the points picked out by my Senseis plain to see. Still its better than where I was and gives myself something to compare my progress against in later months 😊😊
The friend who videoed it for me used to practice the Shotokan form of Karate (I am learning the Shorin-Ryu form) and said it was familiar to him, but not by the name of Naihanchi Shodan, so this set the Nerd in me to thinking.  

I decided to have a look on the Internet to see what I could find for the Kata relating both to Shorin-Ryu and other forms, and this is what I came up with in a short period of time:

Naihanchi Shodan Shorin-Ryu 1

Naihanchi Shodan Shorin-Ryu 2

Naihanchi Shodan Shorin-Ryu 3


Isshin-Ryu - Naihanchi

Shito-Ryu - Naifanchin Shodan

Shotokan - Tekki Shodan

Shuri-Ryu - Nai Han Chi Sho

Wado-Ryu - Naihanchi

There are obviously big similarities, but also lots of differences, but what did surprise me was the degree of variation I found within the Shorin-Ryu form itself 😊  This is a clear indication, to me at least, of how the Katas are not set in stone, but evolve as time goes by 😊😊
A big thanks to:

https://blackbeltwiki.com

From where a lot of this information was obtained. And thank you to Jerome Chee-A-Tow for the video 😊