A punch to the face is what Mulligan sensei called a high affect encounter – jodan tsuki scares most people. Jodan and jodan tsuki are both covered in earlier posts. This morning presented the classic karate punch, meaning the fist is twisted at the final contact and the elbow is turned point out, forearm parallelContinue reading “PUNCH TO THE FACE”
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8 COUNT KUMIJO
Muso Gonnosuke Katsuyoshi developed the jō from the longer bo staff after his defeat by Miyamoto Musashi. A good retelling of that tale is >here< (An example of learning from defeat: pain as a teacher.) The use of the jō in Aikido more closely resembles jukendo (bayonet) techniques than it does koryu arts like ShintoContinue reading “8 COUNT KUMIJO”
KATADORI MENUCHI
Kata dori menuchi must start with a proper grab >review< to set the logic of the encounter. Uke initiates the action by grabbing the nage’s lead shoulder (because it is closest) and performs an overhead strike (shomen uchi) with the back hand. Although nage’s shoulder is grasped, the arm remains free to move. Watch Yamada senseiContinue reading “KATADORI MENUCHI”
Protective Arts 