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Friday, July 24, 2009

Want to know what kata you should learn/perform for tournaments?

White Belt -Yoso No Kata #1
White Belt II -Yoso No Kata #2, Yoso No Kata #3, Yoso No Kata #4, or Kyoku Shodan
White Belt III - Yoso No Kata #5
Yellow Belt -Wonhwa Eui Hyung, Sunghwa Eui Hyung, or Pinan Nidan
Orange Belt - Empi Iwa or Kyoku Nidan
Green Belt -Pinan Shodan, Pinan Sandan, or Pinan Yondan
Blue Belt -Pinan Godan, Kyoku Yondan, or Kyoku Godan
Purple Belt -Chang Jo Eui Hyung, Basai Dai or Jion
Brown Belt -Shimpa Tan, Kanku Dai,
Black Belt -Kanku Sho, Enpi, Chinte, or Unsu

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Kyoku Kata

Kyoku Shodan

Kyoku Shodan ... "... is your friend" from Dennis Browne on Vimeo.



Kyoku Nidan

Kyoku Nidan from Dennis Browne on Vimeo.



Kyoku Sandan

"Look at sun" open
2. Look left, back to LFF cat stance, L side block
3. Down, L low block (break knee)
4. Up, forward to RFF FS, R punch.
5. Turn 180 degrees, RFF cat stance, R side block
6. Down, R low block (break knee)
7. Up, forward to LFF FS, L punch.
8. Look left, turn 90 to LFF cat stance, side block, low block.
9. Step to RFF FS, R low block
10. Kick L, LFF FS, L low block
11. Kick R, RFF FS, R dbl shuto, L double shuto (w/ twist).
12. 270 degree turn, LFF cat stance, L side block
13. Down, L low block (break knee), Up, Punch R, punch L.
14. R "Pinan Kamai", L Hammer fist, L side kick.
15. Turn 90 degrees to LFF FS, Smash R fist to L hand.
16. Step out 45 degrees, horse stance, R dbl low shuto
17. Turn 135 degrees, RFF cat stance, R side block
18. Down, R low block (break knee), Up, Punch L, punch R
19. L "Pinan Kamai", R Hammer fist, R side kick.
20. Turn 90 degrees to RFF FS, Smash L fist to R hand.
21. Step out 45 degrees, horse stance, L dbl low shuto
22. Step back, turn 45 degrees to LFF cat stance, L side block, L cross block.
23. Crouch to low X block, up to LFF cat, dbl outer block.
24. Kick, punch
25. Cresant kick, punch, punch
26. Creasent kick, punch, punch
27. Turn 225 degrees, horse stance, low shuto, hi OH guard
28. Up to Itosu stance, hi ridge hand, hi OH guard
29. Step out 90 degrees, horse stance, low shuto, hi OH guard
30. Up to Itosu stance, hi ridge hand, hi OH guard.
31. Back to center
32. Bow out (bend back).

http://www.ryu.com/mascio/karate/kyokosan.html

Kyoku Yondan

Kyoku Yondan from Dennis Browne on Vimeo.



Kyoku Godan

Kyoku Godan from Dennis Browne on Vimeo.

Monday, July 20, 2009

CLUB 道 NAHA Basic Shudokan Fighting Techniques (FTs)

1: Migi Gyaku Zuki, Migi Gyaku Zuki, Migi Gyaku Zuki
Right Reverse Punch, Right Reverse Punch, Right Reverse Punch

2: Migi Gyaku Zuki, Migi Gyaku Zuki, Migi Mawashi Geri
Right Reverse Punch, Right Reverse Punch, Right Roundhouse Kick

3: Migi Gyaku Zuki, Migi Gyaku Zuki, Migi Makisuki Geri
Right Reverse Punch, Right Reverse Punch, Right Crescent Kick

4: Migi Gyaku Zuki, Migi Gyaku Zuki, Hidari Mawashi Geri
Right Reverse Punch, Right Reverse Punch, Left Roundhouse Kick

5: Migi Gyaku Zuki, Migi Gyaku Zuki, Hidari Makisuki Geri
Right Reverse Punch, Right Reverse Punch, Left Crescent Kick

6: Migi Gyaku Zuki, Migi Gyaku Zuki, Migi Yoko Geri
Right Reverse Punch, Right Reverse Punch, Right Side Kick

7: Migi Gyaku Zuki, Migi Gyaku Zuki, Hidari Yoko Geri
Right Reverse Punch, Right Reverse Punch, Left Side Kick

8: Migi Gyaku Zuki, Migi Gyaku Zuki, Migi Mawashi Geri Gedan, Migi Mawashi Geri Jodan
Right Reverse Punch, Right Reverse Punch, Right Roundhouse Kick to Legs, Right Roundhouse Kick to Head

9: Migi Gyaku Zuki, Migi Gyaku Zuki, Hidari Mawashi Geri Gedan, Hidary Mawashi Geri Jodan
Right Reverse Punch, Right Reverse Punch, Left Roundhouse Kick to Legs, Left Roundhouse Kick to Head

10: Migi Gyaku Zuki, Migi Gyaku Zuki, Migi Tobi Makisuki Geri
Right Reverse Punch, Right Reverse Punch, Jumping Right Crescent Kick

This is what point sparring should look like.





Thursday, July 16, 2009

Some Interesting Videos that I found on YouTube

Yoso No Kata #2


Yoso No Kata #3


Yoso No Kata #4


Pinan Nidan


Kyoku Shodan


Kyoku Godan

Monday, July 13, 2009

Yoso No Kata



Yoso No Kata #1

0. Ready Stance
1. Left Cat Stance, Left Inner Forearm Block
2. Right Front Stance, Right Middle Punch
3. Right Cat Stance, Right Inner Forearm Block
4. Left Front Stance, Left Middle Punch
5. Left Cat Stance, Left Inner Forearm Block
6. Right Front Stance, Right Middle Punch
7. Left Front Stance, Left Middle Punch
8. Right Front Stance, Right Middle Punch
9. Left Cat Stance, Left Inner Forearm Block
10. Right Front Stance, Right Middle Punch
11. Right Cat Stance, Right Inner Forearm Block
12. Left Front Stance, Left Middle Punch
13. Left Cat Stance, Left Inner Forearm Block
14. Right Front Stance, Right Middle Punch
15. Left Front Stance, Left Middle Punch
16. Right Front Stance, Right Middle Punch
17. Left Cat Stance, Left Inner Forearm Block
18. Right Front Stance, Right Middle Punch
19. Right Cat Stance, Right Inner Forearm Block
20. Left Front Stance, Left Middle Punch
21. Ready Stance

Zak of the Belfast Club Naha performing Yoso No Kata #1

So Sang One Step Sparring

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Club "NAHA" 4th of July Parade




Thank you to the Club Naha parents for these wonderful pictures

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Another video

Bunkai
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bunkai (分解?), literally meaning "analysis" or "disassembly", is a term used in Japanese martial arts referring to the application of fighting techniques extracted from the moves of a "form" (kata).
Bunkai is usually performed with a partner or a group of partners which execute predefined attacks, and the student performing the kata responds with defenses, counterattacks, or other actions, based on a part of the kata. This allows the student in the middle to understand what the movements in kata are meant to accomplish. It may also illustrate how to improve technique by adjusting distances, time moves properly, and adapt a technique depending on the size of an opponent. Some kata have another layer of application that is taught using an Oyo Bunkai.[citation needed] Different practitioners will learn or discover alternative applications, but the bunkai, like the kata, varies based on the style and the teacher.
A single kata may be broken into anywhere from a few to a few dozen applications, and the same sequence of kata moves may sometimes be interpreted in different ways resulting in several bunkai. Some martial arts require students to perform bunkai for promotion.
Bunkai can be obvious or elusive depending on the technique in question, the moves preceding and following it, and the individual practitioner. There are usually many stages of depth of comprehension of bunkai only reached through the passage of time. The terms toridai and himitsu are used to refer to techniques not readily seen to the casual observer and hidden techniques within kata.[citation needed] For example, in Gōjū-ryū karate, two-man kata training is used to reinforce bunkai and correct technique.[citation needed] If techniques in the kata are not performed correctly they will not be effective in two man training.