anyone know the translation to this kata name?my sensei told me but it slipped my mind.
Posted by: Anonymous
Re: hein yodan - 11/07/04 09:33 AM
How about,
peaceful and confident.
oldman
Posted by: Anonymous
Re: hein yodan - 11/07/04 02:41 PM
Number four of the peacful mind set, or of the children's set (Pinan).
Posted by: schanne
Re: hein yodan - 11/08/04 09:37 AM
My Korean instructor told me that it was peaceful like the still water/peaceful but also holding the power of the ocean.
Posted by: Mark Hill
Re: hein yodan - 08/23/05 12:01 AM
Heian means peaceful, as in a peaceful mind.
The idea is if you iknow the applications, you have a peaceful mind as to the understanding of basic but robust self defense - armbars, throws, escapes, takedowns are all the Heians. Fits in with the idea of having a basic martial competency before reaching Ydansha.
The original name was Pinan. This simply meant belonging to a child/children. They were, children's kata, with some applications specifically for smaller people, or the Kanku/Channan kata split up, (as they are long and difficult).
Yondan simply means fourth, as you can guess.