Empi (Wanshu)

    Empi (sometimes called Enpi) means the Flying Swallow. kata Shorin it learned in Tomari (until the Meiji Restoration, distributed to Shuri and Naha). This kata was formerly known as Wansu or Wanshu (After an expert Chinese martial arts came to Okinawa). name this kata is changed by Gichin Funakoshi. Yasutsune Itosu made significant improvements from the original kata motion.
      Important Note :
      High-low position of the body, the rapid movement (speed). Has 37 movements with the application time of 60 seconds.