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dhogsette
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Pinan Shodan/Heian Nidan Pad Drill 1

This video explores a solo pad drill for the opening sequence of Pinan Shodan/Heian Nidan, including the simultaneous “chest block” and front kick technique to the rear. A bunkai application is explained and then a drill for practicing this application using a target mitt is demonstrated.

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David 

Iain Abernethy
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That’s a very cleverly constructed drill David! I like it! Excited to hear it is part of a series too! I look forward to seeing more.

All the best,

Iain

dhogsette
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Thanks so much, Iain! If all goes well, there should be about 5 drills that cover the main portions of the kata. I find them fun and dynamic. I must say, for as crappy as this pandemic has been on so many levels, it has forced us to be creative and to develop training drills and practices that we may otherwise have never considered! I'm thankful for that. 

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David 

Iain Abernethy
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dhogsette wrote:
I must say, for as crappy as this pandemic has been on so many levels, it has forced us to be creative and to develop training drills and practices that we may otherwise have never considered! I'm thankful for that.

Me too! There are forms of training that we’ve developed / adopted from necessity that have greater value than originally anticipated. Those will become a core part of training once this madness is behind us. A silver lining to a very dark cloud :-)

All the best,

Iain