JKA Kankusho (48 moves ) by Osaka Sensei

Kanku Sho is a smaller and more advanced version of Kanku Dai. In Shotokan, there exist three kata that have two versions: Kanku, Bassai, and Gojushiho. Each has a Sho (small) version and a Dai (big) version, the Dai form usually being the one with the larger frame and greater number of movements. Yasutsune Itosu is believed to have been responsible for these second editions. He used Kanku as a model for the newer Kanku Sho, thereby creating two forms of the kata, each having similar embusen and pattern of movements. Although the shorter kata, Kanku Sho is quite exhaustive, requiring a greater level of fitness, especially if it must be performed repeatedly. It is one of the more acrobatic kata found in Shotokan, complete with, not one, but two jumping techniques, which are very difficult for the average karate student first learning them. The first jump is similar to the jump found in Empi (kaiten-tobi), except the jump should be performed on the spot, rather than moving backwards. The second jump, s