Class Notes – Page 40 – Protective Arts

JODAN TSUKI

From kata dori the logical progression is tsuki – specifically jodan tsuki. If kata dori is done energetically and nage starts to play the “advanced” timing (i.e, tori is never allowed to effectively employ kata dori), the flow pattern starts to replicate a head level direct strike (a punch or lunge). To warm up andContinue reading “JODAN TSUKI”

KATA DORI Sankyo and Kokyu Nage

The prior classes were all explorations of the lines of entry – the kihon (flanking), ushiro (absorbing), and irimi (closing) entries. Mastering the entries and the timing differences are critical to being able to execute techniques. First master the maai (distance) and time (kimusubi). Then we added atemi – as a facilitating device. Proper atemi of course could beContinue reading “KATA DORI Sankyo and Kokyu Nage”

KATA DORI Continued

In The Knowledge Illusion, Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach argue that the mind has evolved to do the bare minimum that improves the fitness of the host – one could insert cynical observations on the obviousness of this given the general lack of critical thinking skills … The authors draw on evolutionary theory to demonstrateContinue reading “KATA DORI Continued”