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The Pronunciation of 108

Translated by Andreas Quast

Among the kata of karate there is the one called 108 (一百零八). In Chinese language style, the pronunciation is Sūpārinpei or Sūpārinpē. It has been handed down to Gōjū-ryū and Shitō-ryū, and is often said to be the highest kata of…