Hakko Form

Complied Name Meanings

1. Immovable
2. Immovable in the face of Danger
3. The Grand Force.
4. To Move into Battle
5. To Preserve Peace
6. Old Man Fighting
7. Strength and Control
8. The Grand Prize
9. Preservation of Peace.

Path of Form

China ->

Okinawa ->

Japan ->

Korea ->

Chinese Version

Name(s)

·         Suchin

Description

Known Changes

 

Okinawa Version

Name(s)

·         Hakko

·         Hako

·         Arakaku Han Sochin

·         Sochin - The characters mean: So - Villa or House;; Chin - Calm

·         Soshin

·         Soshin (Dai Ni)

·         Suchin

Description

Forever Peacefulness, Stops, Shatters. This forms contains a wide variety of open hand techniques and especially hand hip coordination techniques. It also contains soft movements followed by hard, with the differences well marked with slow drawn out movements, followed by a pause, and then explosive techniques.

Believed developed by Ankoh (Yasutsune) Itosu (Okinawa). Similar to Hangetsu in the feeling of being calmly and powerfully rooted to the Earth, unmovable in the face of the greatest danger, and a strong stable stance giving a powerful base to resist attacks from all quarters. Form should not be rushed, but shift from a relaxed awareness to full tension. Some shifts should be gradual. Give visualized opponent time to react to your moves. The Name comes from it strange rooted stances.

The Name comes from its strange rooted stances. The purpose of this Kata is to teach defense against stick attack. Also teaches a diagonal straddle leg stance, powerful hand techniques and immovable body positions.

Known Changes

Japanese Version

Name(s)

·         Hakko

·         Sochin

Description

 

Known Changes

 

Korean Version

Name(s)

·         Hakko

·         Sochin

·         Sojin

·         So-Ojin

Description

Known Changes

 

Hakko Form Information ©2001 (updated 4/30/2001) Dave Hacker [email protected]