Naihanchi Bunkai Flow Drill

I found that video really interesting. I only wish I could see it in more depth and detail. Thank you for sharing!

I very much enjoyed this video. Like Drew, I too wish that I could see it in more detail, and perhaps in a more flowing manner. Regardless, It's a very good video. Thank you for sharing it.

Thank you both for your comments.

How many here work Naihanchi / Tekki - Kata? and what style?

I do Tekki Shodan and would love learn Nidan and Sandan. My style was Budokan - essentially modified Shotokan originating in Malaysia (I practiced it in Cardiff).

Thanks for the input Tau - i never heard of Budokan actually?

It's not a well known style although there are clubs worldwide. From what I gather it's Shotokan but with Korean input so our stances were higher than you would normally expect from Shotokan. It was created by Master Chew Choo Soot (or it could have been Choo Chew Soot) in Malaysia although the headquarters is now Australia. As is always the way there were modifications to the kata. I learned Heian, Tekki Shodan, Jion, Bassai Dai, Kanku Sho and Hangetsu whilst I was with them. Look at various YouTube videos and material from this side it seems that the kata as I perform them is essentially correct but stances or heights of techniques may change. To be honest, having learned Pinan and Heian over the years I'm not worried about the finer points so much but I have both sides of the gross differences in style. The main thing is that I can enjoy kata practice and bunkai study.

I think there are lots of clubs or organisations of different Japanese arts that call themselves "Budokan" but of course I'm talking of a specific style.

Wikipedia has a small entry on the style

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud%C5%8Dkan_(karate)

Mr. Chew Choo Soot sounded like quite the athlete, karate, judo, jujitsu, wrestling, and weight lifting.  From the article it seems there was some influence from Keishinkan (Masanao Takazawa, student of Toyama Kanken) as well.

Hi all,

Some nice stuff Nikolaj, thanks for sharing.

I practice Naihanchi, in fact my syllabus is structured around the form up to second dan.

As a rule I don't usually do longer flow drills, although the ones I use are not reciprical, Its all one way traffic as you demonstrated on your clip in the main part,that said flow drills are fun to play with .

When I figure how to get clips from my youtube site onto this site I hope to share some stuff of mine.

Again, great stuff, thanks for the share

All the best

Mark

@ Mark B - THanks for the input - can you tell more about your syllabus?

Reciprical - i don't know that term?

Normally i do active and reactive drills both in 1 long chain and in smaller links chained together to integrate awareness. Also this is my "flow drill" for naihanachi. I also use a Tuite drill and a Kyusho set for Naihanchi integrated. So many options when creative interpreting.

Btw. for your videos - i just posted the link and the magic fairy embedded it - like that! BOOM! ;-)

Hi Nikolaj,

I'll PM you if thats ok, I don't discuss the specific content of my syllabus in the public domain.

''Reciprocal'', in this case refers to a ''my turn, your turn'' type of drill. As a rule I don't do them, there are exceptions, to drill a particular application many times in a short space of time is one example.

With any combative drill I aim to design it so its always me on the offensive, obviously the same applys when my partner practices the drill.

All the best

Mark