In this essay I will share my observations of the Neihanchi kata of the Isshin Kempo and Isshinryu systems. I discuss Kiko and its relevance to Okinawan kata, and specifically to Neihanchi kata. I do not speak Okinawan, Japanese or Chinese but I am very fluent in a certain kind of foreign language—KATA, specifically the … Continue reading Neihanchi Kata: A Half-Century Musing On The Kata Of Okinawa