Kata Chinte | Shotokan Karate 🥋⛩️ | Ultimate Karate USA

Chinte (珍手) can be translated by "Rare Hand" or "Unusual Hand". Chinte Kata is a unique Kata that has a lot of great self defense applications and can be used to work some specific self defense drills. Another interpretation of the name Chinte is 'calmness or quelling'. The mood of the Kata begins in calmness and builds intensity and return to calmness. Ueki Sensei and many other male instructors count this Kata as their favorite to compete with and often suggest its use to learn unique aspects