Ananku (安南空) is a kata from Okinawan karate. Its history in Okinawan martial arts is relatively short in comparison to other kata as it was composed by...

Aṇaṅku is a phenomenon of sacred power described in ancient Tamil literature such as the Sangam literature. This sacred magical forces were supposed to...

"truly marvellous," e.g., the ones about aṇaṅku, sacred, dangerous power, the female breasts being the seat of aṇaṅku, the different nature of indigenous gods...

Passai (Tomari) Chintō Chinsu Chinpu Wankan Wanshū Seisan Jumu Nichin Juma Ananku The successor styles to Tomari-te include Wado-ryu, Motobu-ryū, Matsubayashi-ryu...

is speculated that Kyan Chotoku developed the Ananku kata. From several sources it is claimed that Ananku is Taiwanese in origin, and that Master Kyan...

following Kata are not taught in all Shōrin-ryū systems or dojo Seisan Ananku Wankan Rohai Wanshu Gorin Koryu Passai Teesho Ryuko The study of weapons...

include in the Isshin-ryu curriculum (presumably Gojushiho, Passai, and Ananku), and some derived from techniques that Shimabuku favored. Collectively...

Uechi-ryū Ryukyu Kempo Sēji-ryu Shindō jinen-ryū Shukokai Shōrinjiryū Kenkōkan Ananku Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Some Some Annan Yes Yes Yes Annanko Yes Yes Yes Ansan...

Anaku (アナク) is a kata derived from Ananku (See Karate kata). It is translated as "Expression Pivoting Form" or "Pivoting Swallow Form". This kata is typically...

adopted in Okinawa Prefecture, and is considered[by whom?] to be a copy of Ananku kata.[citation needed] A Fukyugata composed in c. 2015 to showcase Uechi-ryu...