Pangai-noon

Pangai Noon (translated as: " semi-hard, semi- soft ") is a southern Chinese martial art of Fuzhou City, the ( formerly: Fukien ) lies in the region of Fujian. It is the basis of the instructions, developed later Uechi - ryū.

History

Pangai Noon was by a Chinese named Shushiwa (the name of the Japanese, the Chinese probably: Shu shabu ) taught, possibly this martial art even from different kung fu styles (particularly the animal styles of the dragon, the tiger and the crane ) has developed. Shushiwa was born in 1874 and died in 1926.

It is certain that a Shushiwa originating from Okinawa man named Uechi Kanbun taught the Pangai Noon. This Pangai Noon Uechi Kanbun brought back later to Okinawa. It included three kata, namely Sanchin, Seisan and Sanseiryu well as muscle and Abhärtungsübungen. Uechi Kanbun considered it important to accurately inform the Pangai Noon, which Shushiwa had taught him where he described it later as " Pangai Noon Karate -Jutsu ". Thus, it was of the kung- fu style, a style of karate, although at first did not alter the techniques.

Only after the death of Uechi Kanbun the martial arts has been renamed to " Uechi Ryu Karate" and later ( in particular by the son of Uechi Kanbun ) developed by various Kata and Kumite forms its own karate style which, although based on the Pangai Noon but not a whole identical to the original martial art.

Uechi Kanbun allegedly had spent too little time in China to learn a fourth kata. It should be noted that Uechi Kanbun 13 years lived in China, where he only learned the kata Sanchin the first three years. However Shushiwa to have assured that he is " complete " martial arts have learned a kata and no lack Uechi Kanbin. This seems plausible because Shushiwa and Uechi Kanbun were probably quite good friends, and Shushiwa recommended Uechi Kanbun even to open a martial arts school in China, which he did. Shushiwa would have certainly not have done if he had not been taught Uechi Kanbun the complete martial art. In addition Shushiwa had him formally in 1904 the title of Master conferred with authorization to teach in Pangai Noon. This speaks for the transmission of a complete system. Nevertheless, the speculations are that the fourth kata may have been a form called " Suparinpei ", where the execution is not likely to correspond to the shape in Goju Ryu Karate.

What is known about the Pangai Noon today, comes from Uechi Kanbun. Whether other students of Shushiwa have received the martial arts (in China), is unclear.

Significant differences for Uechi Ryu

The Pangai Noon comprised only three kata. In the Uechi Ryu Kata five more were added that had been developed by Uechi Kanbuns son and other students. In Pangai Noon there was probably no set Kumite forms, while a large number have been developed by Uechi Ryu in Kumiteformen. Some techniques, such as the typical punch of Karate ( Zuki or Tsuki ) were not part of the Pangai Noon, but were included in the Uechi Ryu.