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Mark B
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Application for opening sequence of Passai

Here's a quick application for the opening sequence of Passai.  This Oyho is working from pushing energy,  it works equally well on the inside of the combative engagement

All the best

Mark

Wastelander
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I like it, and I can see how it would work on the inside, as well. If you step into kosa-dachi (which I realize you couldn't really do in the video, because you had to control your partner as he fell to the wooden floor) the way the kata does, you would actually be set up for a hip throw, should your inital takedown fail. Thanks for sharing!

Mark B
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You're welcome. Kosa Dachi is one of the most important methods of transferring energy, much of my approach to Naihanchi (and my karate) centres around it. You're absolutely correct regarding this example, I had to ease my partner down. Drive through in Kosa Dachi and the opponent,  more often than not goes down like a felled tree as you deliver body weight through the technique. Reorienting yourself in kosa Dachi will change the angle of the takedown should the opponent "roll" out of initial technique.

All the best

Mark

Kokoro
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thanks for the application, i will have to play around with this one.

btw does anyone have an application for the opening step. What I mean by this is most version of passai step foward with the left foot before the kosa dachi. i havent looked into this too much but im also at a lose for an explination.

thanks

J

Mark B
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Hi Kokoro,

You are most welcome. 

I think the step is teaching the principal of transmitting body weight through whichever application you might prefer.

In the version I practice the first motion sees me step out at about 30° with my right foot , "leaving " the hands behind in their Yoi position.  On the application I shared here the head is taken down, the step then transfers the body weight forward, the opponents head follows a fraction after, the back foot driving the opponents weight over, in conjunction with the arms , finishing in Kosa Dachi. As has been mentioned I didn't have mats down so had to ease my Uke over. On the clip there are strikes within the Oyho which are not obvious on the recording.

All the best

Mark

Steve Gombosi
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Mark,

One of the things I particularly like about your last couple of posted applications is that you show them working against a larger opponent. To me, one of the most important aspects behind a technique is that it should help overcome a size and/or strength disadvantage. You show that very well.

Mark B
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Hi Steve , Many thanks for your kind words. They were much appreciated.

Kokoro
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Thanks Mark,

I do several versions of passai (about 6 of them) most of them and the original versions all start with the left foot and your not immediately going into a kosa dachi, you are clearly stepping for some reasons. it wasnt until the shotokan version was created that they started with the right. In all the versions there is a clear step with the left foot which I get vague explanations for, well except for your is about one of the more decent one. Transmition of body weight makes more sense the the ones i was given, one explanation i got was that it was a left handed kata, that guy should have just said he had no idea then that.

thanks

J

Mark B
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Hi Kokoro

thanks for that. I can't give an opinion on the left foot movement. As you say , it's better to state you don't know than come up with some weak explanation.

Regards

Mark

Kokoro
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Mark,

Actually I think you  have given me a decent one, your remark about principal of transmitting body weight. although there may be other explinations as well. i can kinda see this one fitting too.

thanks

J

Mark B
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In that case I'm glad I was able to be of some help :-) All the best Mark