Beyond questioning, The Princess Bride (1987) is one of the greatest movies of all time. (The book, by William Goldman is wonderfully cynical, so do not neglect reading it.) And without a doubt, one of the best rapier duels is set on the Cliffs of Insanity between Westley (played by Cary Elwes [1]) and InigoContinue reading “CAPO FERRO – rapier”
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CONCEPT TRAINING: IRIMI and NIKKYO
Another small Saturday morning. I love the focused training afforded by limited attendance. Fellow members, what did you miss? Two keys that I have presented before. Irimi nage direct as concept and nikkyo as concept. And while I taught them as techniques, the true value resides in the movements that they represent as concepts. First irimi-nage-direct, aka HubudContinue reading “CONCEPT TRAINING: IRIMI and NIKKYO”
CIRCULAR DISSOLVES
Circular dissolves. Master Keating explains the concept. What we explore here is a counter-clockwise dissolve but the concepts are applicable to clockwise dissolves. For the last several classes we have been exploring circular dissolves though the simplified cross-hand encounter – aihanmi katate dori (R/R, L/L grasps). Setting the encounter: Nage presents hand thumb up –Continue reading “CIRCULAR DISSOLVES”
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