1c. Kihon Sandan
Prerequistes Rising Block (Age Uke) To perform a rising block, the blocking hand (same side as the foot that is in front) is brought up the center line of the body in an uppercut motion before finally being “flipped” into…
1b. Kihon Nidan
Prerequistes High Reverse Punch (Judan Gyakuzuki) To perform a high reverse punch is identical to performing a middle reverse punch with the exception of your target area. Your target area is the nose (center of the head) of an imaginary…
1a. Kihon Shodan
Prerequistes Natural Stance (Shizentai Dachi) Natural Stance is done by placing both feet shoulder width apart. The front foot (we shall assume left for this example) is also about shoulder width in front of the rear foot. The front knee…
Class Notes 5/4/2011
This article is the class notes for 05/04/2011. It contains: 1) Ian Abernethy 2) Book: "Bunkai-Jutsu" 3) Makiwara Practice 4) Naihanchi 5) Videos and Questions
Class Notes 5/3/2011
This article is the class notes for 05/03/2011. It contains: 1) Naihanchi Shodan 2) Makiwara Practice 3) Overwhelm the Attacker 4) Blocking Drill 5) Spartacus Kendo
Empty Hands – Part II
In my “Empty Hands – Part 1″ post we discussed striking methods using a closed fist. In this post, however, I would like to discuss striking methods using an open hand. There are a great many of these methods and…
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