Itosu no Rohai(鷺牌) Kata
Rohai (鷺牌) kata originated from the Tomari-te school of Okinawan martial arts. Master Itosu later took this kata and developed three kata from it: Rohai shodan, Rohai nidan, and Rohai sandan. Itosu Rohai Shodan has different way of standing of “Sagi Ashi Dachi” which refers to its application of “Nami Gaeshi”. Itosu no Rohai Shodan is a short kata and it’s Embusen is a straight line while Rohai Nidan and Rohai Sandan dont use Sagi Ashi Dachi and their Embusen are different and are not in the straight line.
