Satori Martial Arts

Sanchin like many katas comes from Chinese kung fu. This kata is taken from Fujian White Crane, Five Ancestors, and the Tiger-Crane Combination style associated with Ang Lian-Huat. Tam Hon taught a style that was called simply "Saam Jin" ("Sanchin" in Cantonese). The name Sanchin, meaning three battles, is sometimes interpreted as the battle to unify the mind, body, and spirit.

A great book that uses many references on the subjest is;
Barefoot Zen: the shaolin roots of Kung Fu and Karate by Nathan J. Johnson.

The book also explores the mis-interpretension of modern karate bunkai.

Looks very much like a kata that is easy to learn but hard to master. Simple but highly technical at the same time.

Added a link to a Shito Ryu version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKLKMAr3sos

and one to a chinese version (mute the music)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbHQiuA2i...ature=fvwp

Interesting to see what is the same and what is different. The flow and tension say a lot about the differences in the martial arts.