Funes the Memorious by Borges, for me, is a poignant reminder of the dangers of specificity – missing the forest for the trees. Funes focuses only on the details to the point that everything is unique – he has no ability to form connections to extrapolate a general pattern. There is a deep lesson here. Concentrate too heavilyContinue reading “JODAN”
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JODAN TSUKI (Highline Thrust)
With a nod back to the thrusting triangle, it is important to remember that tsuki – the thrust – can be delivered on any line. The doce pares count is a mnemonic for you to learn that every line (slash) can be a point (thrust). We continue to play the highline. Why? Because it is arguably theContinue reading “JODAN TSUKI (Highline Thrust)”
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”
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