tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045182.post4933244206607346600..comments2024-03-29T01:18:25.361-08:00Comments on Goju-Ryu Karate-do: Imagine that...Giles Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00792620001178526712noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045182.post-50770962115857022332014-03-08T14:35:40.903-08:002014-03-08T14:35:40.903-08:00Mike, I agree--as a sort of sticky hands exercise ...Mike, I agree--as a sort of sticky hands exercise it seems an interesting use of kata. But kata to me is a window to bunkai, and that window is almost impossible to see through because of the way different kata moves have been interpreted or the way there are no finishing techniques.<br />GilesGiles Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792620001178526712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045182.post-29397181941587442272014-03-08T14:30:18.058-08:002014-03-08T14:30:18.058-08:00Cris, the premise of Okinawan karate is that the a...Cris, the premise of Okinawan karate is that the attacker only gets the one chance to attack. Off-line movement and the controlling or bridging technique has hopefully thwarted any continuous attack. On the other hand, maybe it shows you how fast one needs to apply the controlling and finishing techniques after the initial receiving uke. What are you doing watching hours of YouTube stuff anyway??<br />GilesGiles Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792620001178526712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045182.post-73148056515906311502014-03-03T14:04:57.392-08:002014-03-03T14:04:57.392-08:00Interesting post. I happened upon Taira's var...Interesting post. I happened upon Taira's various YouTube videos the other day myself. You right that the continuous sequences are not bunkai, (i.e. self defense applications), they are more like one directional sticky hands drills, or maybe continuous gaining/losing/regaining of opportunity to strike, and maybe actually apply a finishing technique? Seems to me to be far less useful for reaction training, than to go right through to the finishing technique and really have muscle memory how to get there. Not to say there isn't some place in training for losing and regaining of openings (sticky hands), but it getting to finishing should be the end goal, right? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587383902430853589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045182.post-54066737313583457702014-03-02T17:19:22.196-08:002014-03-02T17:19:22.196-08:00When considering Bunkai, as you have mentioned bef...When considering Bunkai, as you have mentioned before, most of the entry and controlling techniques seem to bring the opponents head down. after much practice and watching many hours of youtube, I come to believe that many of the follow up techniques are considering a opponent who is in a compromised position but has somehow managed to continue attacking "which is a likely scenario in battle unless we get lucky or are really THAT good". continued attacks ought to be considered not continued defense as Taira Sensei shows it.<br />If someone somehow managed to get my head down and not finish me, id likely tackle them.<br />Thanks for the post Sensei.<br /><br />CCristobal Alfredo Gidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707128913993915206noreply@blogger.com