tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045182.post7569549810041142284..comments2024-02-01T02:05:30.666-08:00Comments on Goju-Ryu Karate-do: The Sixth Principle...in no particular orderGiles Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00792620001178526712noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045182.post-24966377776285089682013-02-11T07:41:44.486-08:002013-02-11T07:41:44.486-08:00Dear Anonymous,
You're right, my thoughts hav...Dear Anonymous, <br />You're right, my thoughts have changed on this. Originally, and for the sake of simplicity, we looked at all potential attacks as punches. Though you can use much of this technique against a punch (a punch after all is only half of a double-handed push), I beleive the technique is really meant to be used against a two-handed technique. It just explains more--from both hands blocking to the use of both kicks.<br />GilesGiles Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792620001178526712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045182.post-1097096174513748802013-02-10T15:26:52.300-08:002013-02-10T15:26:52.300-08:00Mr. Hopkins,
I had a question about the second se...Mr. Hopkins,<br /><br />I had a question about the second sequence of Saifa that you discuss above, the northwestern step and the defense against a push. I have been reading your article titled, "The Shape of Kata: An Enigma of Pattern" from the Journal of Asian Martial Arts. In that article, you discuss this section of the kata, but it looks like the illistrations have you defending against a punch and not a push. Have your thoughts on this particular section changed since you wrote that article? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com