This video explores how we might use the "reinforced chest block" as a transitional position to set up a basic throw in Pinan Shodan/Heian Nidan. In Matsubayashi, after the chest block position, we pivot around 225 degrees to face the corner, so to speak, instead of a full 270 degrees. I think that is because it ends in the classic position for the judo throw (Shoshin Nagamine, founder of Matsubayashi, also trained in judo and taught judo to fellow police officers in Okinawa). Reverse punch is the "blow before the throw," the reinforced chest block is the set up position, and the pivot into low block is the throw. We drill the application from both the haymaker punch and a basic clinch. Then, we apply the high block that follows the low block (throw) as a contingency plan in case the throw fails, and we train it with moderate to low complacency to experience how difficult it can be to throw someone in a live scenario.
I have some student footage as well. Remember, these are absolute beginners (David Bowie just popped into my head...LOL), and had been training at this point only 10 weeks or so. Instructional context: a college physical education course (we meet twice a week for 50 minutes).
Best,
David
Excellent application. Beautifully simple but practical. I especially like that you've considered (or recognised in the form) a plan B, in case throw fails.
Love it! Thanks for sharing. And your students are doing great. It's really nice to see how much fun they're having while practising.
Thanks so much, Anf and MichielC! I've found teaching such basic yet practical applications to complete beginners to be highly rewarding, mainly because they have no pre-coneived ideas or martial baggage to work through. As such, they are very open to this form of training. I'm thoroughly enjoying it.
Best,
David
Good stuff! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing! The “Reinforced Block” as a grip is very insightful! I like the age-uke follow-up too. We could also hook the neck with it, in a kind of “kubi-wa”, if the enemy was staggering but their balance is not completely broken. Good stuff David!
All the best,
Iain
Thank you, Mark and Iain! In Pinan Nidan/Heian Shodan, there is a high block and big pivot into low block. I teach a kind of 'kubiwa" or neck throw there, using the high-block position to encircle the neck and then step around for the throw. This is semester, we are working through P2/H1, so hopefully, I'll have a video for that in the near future.
Best,
David
Excellent demo.
In Traditional Jujitsu we call this a "Half Shoulder Throw", it can be a very quick throw and doesnt require a lot of heavy lifting. Also at 2:44 in the video, if the opponent is more straight behind you here then you have an "arm lock" just before the throw.
Great stuff David. Well presented.
It is the basically the same application I teach for the jump sequence in Heian/Pinan-Godan. My throw is a little different and instead of upper-blocking them when it fails I body-check them with morote-uke, but that's just a variation on the same theme.
All the best,
Marc