Enpi (other)
Enpi may refer to: *Enpi (elbow strike), a Japanese martial arts term meaning "elbow strike" *Enpi (kata), a kata found in Shotokan and other karate styles *ENPI, European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument, the funding instrument of the European Union's European Neighbourhood Policy See also *EMPI (other) EMPI may refer to: *Enterprise master patient index, a large-scale medical records database system *EMPI, American manufacturers of various aftermarket parts for air-cooled Volkswagens and the EMPI Imp. See also *ENPI Enpi may refer to: * Enpi ( ... * NP (other) {{disambiguation ...
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Enpi (elbow Strike)
A number of karate techniques are used to deliver strikes to the human body. These techniques are delivered from a number of stances. The karateka uses a number of blocks to protect themselves against these strikes. Vital points Arm techniques Foot techniques Foot movements Stances Blocking techniques pages 129-136 of Higaonna 'Fundamental Techniques' See also *List of shotokan techniques *List of Shito-ryu techniques A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ... References Literature * External linksKarate in the Okinawa Prefecture* {{curlie, Sports/Martial_Arts/Karate/, Karate ...
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Enpi (kata)
, also frequently transliterated as ''Empi'', is a '' kata'' practiced by Shotokan and other karate styles. Enpi means ''Flying Swallow''. ''Enpi'' comes from the Okinawan martial art of Tomari-te, where it first appeared in 1683. It is believed to have been influenced by Chinese boxing. It is the sister kata to '' Wansu''. Funakoshi Gichin changed the name to ''Enpi'' when he moved to the Japanese mainland in the 1920s. Funakoshi changed the names of many of the ''kata'', in an effort to make the Okinawan art more palatable to the then nationalistic Japanese. The most commonly accepted theory about its creation and development is that a Sappushi Wang Ji, an official from Xiuning, transmitted the ''kata'' while serving on Okinawa. Legend has that Wang Ji had the habit of throwing and jumping on his adversaries. Because of this dynamic form of combat, this ''kata'' resembles a swallow in flight. In Gichin Funakoshi's dojo, Enpi was considered an example of the Shôrin (light a ...
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ENPI
Enpi may refer to: * Enpi (elbow strike), a Japanese martial arts term meaning "elbow strike" *Enpi (kata) , also frequently transliterated as ''Empi'', is a '' kata'' practiced by Shotokan and other karate styles. Enpi means ''Flying Swallow''. ''Enpi'' comes from the Okinawan martial art of Tomari-te, where it first appeared in 1683. It is believe ..., a kata found in Shotokan and other karate styles * ENPI, European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument, the funding instrument of the European Union's European Neighbourhood Policy See also * EMPI (other) * NP (other) {{disambiguation ...
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EMPI (other)
EMPI may refer to: *Enterprise master patient index, a large-scale medical records database system *EMPI, American manufacturers of various aftermarket parts for air-cooled Volkswagens and the EMPI Imp. See also *ENPI Enpi may refer to: * Enpi (elbow strike), a Japanese martial arts term meaning "elbow strike" *Enpi (kata) , also frequently transliterated as ''Empi'', is a '' kata'' practiced by Shotokan and other karate styles. Enpi means ''Flying Swallow'' ...