Ryotedori – two hands vs two hands. There are any number of basic body-building reasons to train ryotedori – tanren development, resistance training – but for the advanced practitioner it is an indexing exercise. Indexing. The total number of combinations in a two hand v two hand wrist grab is three: double inside, double outside, one inContinue reading “RYOTEDORI”
Category Archives: Class Notes
ASHI-SABAKI
Ashi-sabaki generically means foot work but for us it denotes a very specific relationship. The solo form of practice will be similar to ikkyo. Standing shizentai as a universal posture, lower the center and zone out with the fingers in the up position, elbow pointed toward your own hip. Drive the fingers forward with theContinue reading “ASHI-SABAKI”
ARTIFACTS OF TRAINING
I have used the phrase ‘artifacts of training’ sporadically to refer to conditioned responses that result from improper training assumptions and methods. One of the most notable is the ‘sensei effect.’ The sensei effect works on both teacher and student – the student ‘over-reacts’ to the instructor’s input (making any given technique look more effective)Continue reading “ARTIFACTS OF TRAINING”
Protective Arts 