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Wastelander
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Passai gedan-shuto-uke sequence application

Hello everyone,

This week, we look at the sequence of three gedan-shuto-uke (low-level sword hand receivers) found in both Passai Sho and Passai Dai. In our versions of these kata, the first gedan-shuto-uke circles high before moving to its final low position, while the second and third are more linear in nature. We use them to receive an attack, strike the eyes and groin, wrap the arm into a shoulder lock while pressing the head down, and then throw the opponent. As always, it doesn't really matter what your opponent attacks with, as much as it matters where you are in relation to your opponent, what points of contact are made, and where your opponent's energy is moving.

css1971
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Nice. I like the different applications of the triple movements. My one observation is I'm not sure you're being brutal enough.

Wastelander
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css1971 wrote:

Nice. I like the different applications of the triple movements. My one observation is I'm not sure you're being brutal enough.

Well, my Sensei was being nice to me :P. After the eye and groin strike, when you wrap the arm and force the head down, you strike the neck to do so. Once the head is down, you can (and we usually do) knee strike the face before executing the throw.

karate10
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In our Kyokushin dojo, my Shihan teaches a variation bunkai using a similar approach in Geksai Sho Kata, but from the moment you wrap the arms of your assailant, hiza geri to the stomach or face level and a otoshi hip throw to the side.......Good stuff Noah.

Jerry