Following is a draft copy of two sanseiryu bunkais our dojo has on tape...
<TITLE>Sanseiryu Bankai</TITLE>
<U><FONT SIZE=6><P ALIGN="CENTER">Sanseiryu Bankai</P>
</font></u><FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Rough Draft)</P>
The following bunkai descriptions are taken from two renditions we have on tape: the first from a demonstration by Master Yonamine at Camp ’90 in New England; the second from a demonstration by Master Kiyohide Shinjo at the Black Belt Championships in Clearwater, Florida in 1994. Please add your corrections and/or input for further editing.</P>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=5><P ALIGN="CENTER">Yonamine bunkai</P>
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Demonstrator stops @</font></TD>
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Attacker </font></TD>
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Defender</font></TD>
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1<SUP>st</SUP> double shoken </FONT></TD>
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R punch, L punch</FONT></TD>
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double circle block, shoken</FONT></TD>
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Leaning stance</FONT></TD>
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Overhead strike single hand</P>
Overhead strike double handed</FONT></TD>
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Leaning stance, block w/elbow strike</FONT></TD>
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Nukite</FONT></TD>
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L punch</FONT></TD>
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Block, bushiken</FONT></TD>
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Front toe kick</FONT></TD>
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L punch</FONT></TD>
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Outside block, front toe kick</FONT></TD>
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Double punch</FONT></TD>
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Attempt choke hold</FONT></TD>
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Double punch/strike</FONT></TD>
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Cat stance</FONT></TD>
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L front toe kick, R front toe kick</FONT></TD>
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Scoop block/throw</FONT></TD>
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Double leg strike</FONT></TD>
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R front toe kick</FONT></TD>
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Dan #6 takedown</FONT></TD>
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Scoop block/throw</FONT></TD>
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L front toe kick, R side thrust kick</FONT></TD>
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Scoop block/throw</FONT></TD>
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3 shokens</FONT></TD>
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3 shokens/turning back R thrust kick</FONT></TD>
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Scoop block/scoop & throw</FONT></TD>
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R side thrust kick</FONT></TD>
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Scoop block/throw</FONT></TD>
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R round kick</FONT></TD>
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Horse stance, block kick while elbow strike, uraken, shoken</FONT></TD>
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R shuto</FONT></TD>
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Leaning stance, block w/elbow strike</FONT></TD>
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R back front toe kick</P>
L punch</FONT></TD>
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L front shin block</P>
L outside wauke block & strike</FONT></TD>
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R back front toe kick</P>
L punch</FONT></TD>
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L front shin block</P>
L inside wauke block & strike</FONT></TD>
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Post</FONT></TD>
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Slide in/circle block/shukoken</FONT></TD>
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</FONT><FONT SIZE=5><P ALIGN="CENTER">Shinjo bunkai</P>
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Demonstrator stops @</font></TD>
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Attacker</font></TD>
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Defender</font></TD>
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Double shoken</FONT></TD>
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L punch, R punch, slide back</FONT></TD>
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Circle block, circle block, knock down (kanshiwa bunkai) shoken</FONT></TD>
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Nukite</FONT></TD>
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2 handed club</FONT></TD>
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Leaning stance, block w/elbow strike & recoil</FONT></TD>
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Double shoken</FONT></TD>
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R punch, step back</FONT></TD>
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Block & kick/ clear, shoken</FONT></TD>
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Sanchin post</FONT></TD>
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Throat grab</FONT></TD>
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Double forearm block/left wauke R elbow strike</FONT></TD>
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Before 3 shoken</FONT></TD>
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R high punch</P>
L front toe/ R round kick</FONT></TD>
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Block, scooping going to horse</P>
Downward R block</FONT></TD>
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Sanchin post</FONT></TD>
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R round kick</P>
R punch</P>
2 handed club</FONT></TD>
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Sweep block/ double bushiken</P>
Inside L block, elbow, uraken, shoken</P>
Leaning stance, block w/elbow strike & recoil</FONT></TD>
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2<SUP>nd</SUP> cat stance</FONT></TD>
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L punch R kick</P>
R kick L punch</FONT></TD>
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Shin block, wauke strike inside</P>
Shin block, wauke strike inside</FONT></TD>
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Shukoken</FONT></TD>
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L punch</FONT></TD>
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Block, shukoken</FONT></TD>
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[This message has been edited by Lori (edited 04-26-99).]