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Kosokun Dai (公相君) Kata

Kosokun (公相君) ‘Dai’. The name Kosokun or Kusanku or Kushanku is used in Okinawan systems of karate, and refers to a person by the name of Kusanku, a Chinese diplomat from Fukien who is believed to have traveled to Okinawa to teach his system of fighting. Kosokun is a kata from Shuri-te system. There are different versions of this kata which practices in Shitoryu Karate: Kosokun Dai, Kosokun Sho, Shiho-Kosokun and a version of Master Yara from village of Chatan (Called Chatan Yara Kushanku). In this Kata, one of its distinguishing features is the jump, which incorporates two kicks or Nidan Geri at the end of the kata.