This post anthologizes the links to previous posts as a curriculum outline. Historical context: Koryu Basic Skills: uchi komi, kiri kaeshi Solo Practice – Suburi: Shihogiri, Happogiri, Eight Ken Suburi Paired Exercises – Kumi tachi: Ichi no tachi, Ni no tachi, San no tachi, Yon no tachi, Go no tachi, Roku no Tachi (6th kumitachi)Continue reading “AIKI-KEN”
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Friedrich Hayek
Had to memorialize this gem of a thread: Elizabeth Cohen was clearly baiting the idiots – and she reeled them in (and protected their identities). It was a cheap shot designed to draw trolls, but cheap shots are great tactics in combat. This wasn’t “the wisdom of crowds.” It was the illiteracy of crowds: aContinue reading “Friedrich Hayek”
KATADORI MENUCHI 2
Kata dori menuchi is the logical development from the kata dori grab. The kihon presentation of kata menuchi is for uke to execute two quickly successive actions; the kata grab followed by an immediate overhead strike (shomen uchi). To learn to deliver two discrete attacks in a quick succession requires serious practice. I have coveredContinue reading “KATADORI MENUCHI 2”
Protective Arts 