Esoteric Kiai: Internal Chanting- Sanchin Kata

In this installment of my series on Esoteric Kiai, I would like to look at the chants that I use in the Esoteric Sanchin Kata. As with all my more advanced Esoteric Kata posts, my intention is to motivate you to create an Esoteric Kata program that works for YOU not copy what works for ME. As such, I will not make your learning process easy.

Sanchin Kata is the preeminent Kata of Karate. If you accept my premise that Zazen, seated meditation is the “Big-Bang” (as in Big bang theory of the Universe) of all Kata. Then Sanchin Kata is the first emanation from the Big Bang from which all other Kata emanated.

Sanchin is a powerful Kata that in my opinion, anybody, anywhere, any time should perform regardless of whether or not they study karate. Esoterically speaking, as discussed in the video, Sanchin Kata is not a Kata to be trifled with.

As with all videos in this series, I do not provide you with a move-by-move account of my technique. Rather I give you access to my notes, via J-pegs incorporated into the video to motivate you to explore your own Esoteric Kata methodology. I will; however, give you one hint. The chant I use in Sanchin is derived from a very unusual source – Dante Aligheri. That serves as a reminder that your chant can come from any source that has significance for YOU. In fact, I urge you to esoterically adopt the motto of my Kata Lab to you esoteric practice – namely – “Think * Sweat * Experiment with your (Esoteric) Kata. 

Enjoy the class video (Please see Endnote # 1 for an interesting commentary):

Here are a few Sanchin Kata links to help you along the way:

• •If you do not know Sanchin Kata, you can learn my Sanchin-Dai Kata for FREE:  https://senseijohn.me/2024/01/03/sanchin-dai-kata-learn-for-free-lesson-three-sanchin-module/
• •Sanchin Kata – the Esoteric tree Battles: https://senseijohn.me/2023/11/06/sanchin-kata-the-esoteric-three-battles/
• •Sanchin Kata symbology (introduction): https://senseijohn.me/2023/10/27/sacred-trinity-of-kata-symbology-esoteric-sanchin/
• •Zazen: The Big-Bang of Kata: https://senseijohn.me/2023/03/03/zazen-the-big-bang-of-all-kata/

I hope you will continue your exploration of Esoteric Kata. If you choose to do so, please proceed with a pure heart, clean spirit and open mind. Until the next submission, I remain,

Cum superiorum privilegio veniaque *

Sensei John Szmitkowski

  * (with the privilege and permission of the superiors)

Endnotes:

1. A word about my shirt in the video.

The shirt commemorates the inaugural motorcycle ride in honor of my dear friend and karate-do comrade, shihan Wayne Norlander, who passed away May 18th, 2011. I miss not only the nights at the Dojo with Sensei Wayne, but also riding motorcycles, and generally hanging-out. Both during life and after his death, he has a great impact. See, for example,    https://senseijohn.me/2017/02/01/a-deceased-sensei-saved-my-life/

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