SEIUCHIN
					Seiuchin kata was named after master Seiuchin. Seiuchin means lull in the storm or storm within a calm. Master Seiuchin lived in the 15th or 16th century and excelled in Chinese boxing. Legends tell stories of Master Seiuchin being so powerful with gouges that he could drive his fingers through a cow's side and pull strips of meat from the inside. There is also a story about him pulling out a man's heart.      The Seiuchin Kata is known for wide stances and for re-inforced punches and blocks. The kata is also used as strong emphasis on internal power and is sometimes used as a tension kata.      The kata was supposedly brought to Okinawa by Kanryo Higashionna. He had gone to China to study Kung Fu under master Woo Lin Chin. He had studied in China between five and thirty five years. Returning home, he developed Naha Te or Shorei Ryu.
		His top student was Chojun Miyagi. Master Miyagi also studied in China. Together they developed Goju Ryu Karate. Master Shimabuku learned the kata directly from Master Chojun Miyagi. It is said that Seiuchin Kata is the most popular out of all the Okinawan Katas
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