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Wanshu is also the Okinawan-adapted name of Sappushi 'diplomat' 'Wang Ji' (1621-1689), the leader of a large ambassadorial mission from China sent by the Qing government to the village of Tomari, Okinawa in 1683. A poet, calligrapher, diplomat, and martial artist in the Shaolin tradition of Fujian White Crane , he is often credited with teaching Chu'an Fa to the gentry of Tomari. The Wanshu kata was either a creation of Wang Ji's, or composed by his students and named in tribute to him. Regardless, many Karate traditions include a Kata bearing the name of Wanshu or a variant (Ansu, Anshu) which vary in schematics but carry certain distinctive similarities. One translation of the word "Wanshu" is "dumping form" for the dramatic grab-and-throw technique seen in most versions. The two main versions are Matsumora-Wanshu and Itosu-Wanshu; though Itosu Anko trained with Matsumora Kosaku , it is uncertain whether Itosu adapted his version from Matsumora-Wanshu or whether he acquired a separate Wanshu kata that would have developed in parallel to Matsumora's. Itosu-Wanshu, while still bearing this name in certain karate styles, was renamed Empi by Gichin Funakoshi for use in Shotokan . EXECUTION Japan Karate Institute's Wanshu kata: {Link without Title} REFERENCES 1 2 3 4 |