Chinto Wado Ryu

Chinto

Chinto was the name of a shipwrecked sailor and martial artist who taught Matsumura Chinese kempo. Matsumura formulated this kata as a means to record Chinto’s methods. Practise of this form will teach the student many grappling and throwing techniques in addition to developing stability and balance. Ohtsuka was taught this kata by Gichin Funakoshi.