Seienchin

A literal translation of Seienchin means "lull or calm before the storm". This form was taught by Higaonna Kanryo, a Ryukyuan martial artist who founded a fighting style known at the time as Naha-te. His student, Chōjun Miyagi, later founded Goju ryu Karate, the basis of the style we teach at Wellbeing Martial Arts.

Seienchin (Version 2)

Kata are performed with many variations depending on the Master who adopts the form as part of their teaching. Typically more advanced katas tend to be practiced across a wider variety of styles, but each will include it own variants. In most cases, variations will be made to remember specific applications that a master wanted remembered.

We ask our students to learn two versions of Seinechin in order to appreciate how kata may vary. It is not that one is right and one is wrong, they are just different. This version does include some more advanced techniques than the first version.