One: Respect silence People say a martial art teaches discipline. Well, the root word of discipline is ‘disciple.’ Thus the disciple should quieten the mind, avoid needless chatter in the dojo, and be present. Two: Give Back The training you…
Complexes Fukazatsu is a word that means complex. Complexes are patterns, always done with a partner, that are extremely flexible and adaptable. They do not stem from a specific kata, but rather combine many concepts into realistic practice. There are a…
You Don’t Do Deep Stances? Recently I got a lot of comments on my YouTube channel because I have higher stances than many karate schools. These were called “bad” and “incorrect”, so I would like to talk about it. I do…
Sequence Rei Yoi Right foot back to shiko-dachi, right kazure te-uke (backs of fists touching) Left soto shuto-uke (right shote supporting left wrist) Trap, flip hands, left tetsui-uchi right hikite Right foot sweeps to the front, spin 180◦ to shiko-dachi…
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…
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…
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…
Sequence Rei Yoi (left hand holds right fist in front of solar plexus, push out and down to cover groin) Turn left foot to musubi-dachi Jump forward to kosa-dachi, right sasae-chudan-uke Pivot to left neko-ashi-dachi to the rear, left chudan-uke…
Kuzushi The term “Kuzushi” tends to confuse a few students at our club. I hear a few people talk about how you have to “break your opponents kuzushi before you can complete the technique.”. Let’s get the definition of kuzushi…
