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Tue, 2011-08-02 03:34
This short video was filmed at a class in July 2011. It looks at an application for the sequences immediately following the first “spear hand” strike in Kushanku (Kanku-Dai).
The sequence begins by controlling the enemy’s arm and pushing it across. It is important to keep the enemy’s arm high (i.e. the karateka’s arm position should be similar to the kata) in
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Fri, 2011-07-29 10:53
This video was filmed in July 2011 at Marc and Dianna MacYoung’s annual Animal List BBQ in Colorado, USA. I taught for a couple of hours on the Saturday where I covered general kata principles. This clip shows a little of our discussion on angles in kata and why things are in threes.
We know that it is advantageous in conflict to be off the enemy’s attack line, while they are
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Wed, 2011-07-27 10:36
This video was filmed in July 2011 at Marc and Dianna MacYoung’s annual Animal List BBQ in Colorado, USA. It was an amazing four days spent in the company of many highly talented people. I taught for a couple of hours on the Saturday where I covered general kata principles. This clip shows a little of our discussion on “two-handed fighting”.
It’s vitally important to
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Fri, 2011-07-22 16:44
This video was filmed in July 2011 at Marc and Dianna MacYoung’s annual Animal List BBQ in Colorado, USA. It was an amazing four days spent in the company of many highly talented people. I taught for a couple of hours on the Saturday where I covered general kata principles. This clip shows a little of our discussion on the application of stances.
Stances are frequently viewed as
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Tue, 2011-07-12 11:02
Here is the third and final part of the three part technical pad drill. If you’ve not yet seen Parts 1 & 2 you should watch them first. You can view them via the links below:
Part 1 - Basic: http://www.iainabernethy.co.uk/content/extreme-impact-3-week-drill-week-1-basic-video
Part 2 - Intermediate: http://www.iainabernethy.co.uk/content/extreme-impact-3-part-pad-drill-week-2-
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Fri, 2011-07-08 09:35
Here is the second part of the three part technical pad drill. If you’ve not yet seen Part 1 you should watch that first. You can view it by clicking HERE.
The final part (out next week) will combine Parts 1 & 2, as well as introducing another element.
This part of the drill involves hitting while moving to an angle, going on the attack, and effective transitions between hands and
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Wed, 2011-07-06 09:07
This video is on the first of the nine throws Gichin Funakoshi shows in Karate-Do Kyohan. The name Funakoshi gives to the throw is “Byobuaoshi”; which translates as “folding screen topple” or “to topple a folding screen”. In the wider world of martial arts, the throw is more commonly known as “Osotogari” or “major outer reaping throw
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Mon, 2011-07-04 11:57
This video - that was filmed yesterday - shows a flow drill using a sequence of motions from Naihanchi (Tekki Shodan) to move and manipulate your partner’s arm. The aim of the drill is to move the arm through various positions while maintaining flow and contact. These various positions create openings for a wide range of techniques.
It is important that this drill is not mistaken for a
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Sat, 2011-07-02 12:09
Here is the first part of a three part technical pad drill. We’ll be sharing one part with you for the next three weeks, and the idea is that you spend a week working on each part.
The complete drill will allow you to practise timing, hitting while going forward, hitting while angling, hitting on the retreat, combining kicks & punches, etc. The drill builds from basic (week 1) to
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Wed, 2011-06-29 10:00
This clip shows a bunkai drill for the sequence of “blocks” found at the start of Passai / Bassai-Dai. The common explanation as “blocks” fails to explain why the hands on the hip need to be there and why they can’t be anywhere else. It also fails to explain why the arms need to come in before moving out, and why you would turn away after doing nothing to
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