Worked with stick counters, and knife disarm.
From a Yokoman strike with the stick we did a carry over and as the arm comes around you roll your arm over their locking it under your armpit and with the other arm hold their hand on the stick and apply Nikyu by pressing the other stick end into their wrist and down their center.
Knife Menutsuke strike and it comes in Nage blends with it and Tenkan's around the strike allowing it to pass whilst rotating it in your hand as your elbow goes over their arm locking it under your arm pit as you are now facing the same direction as them. You should have them locked up in Gokyu as your remove the knife and deliver a strike to their head and use the connection to their neck to turn them so they are facing away from you and apply Kotagaeshi and a Tsumiyotosh strike with the knife to the middle of their forearm to launch them.
The next attack was Yokoman with a knife where the first strike misses and they coem wit ha secodn strike. As the second strike comes you carry their strike over directing it towards them and slicing through their ribs whilst applying a Sankyo. From Sankyo you can use the knife to draw them down by stepping in front of them and
Monday, March 18, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Leading and Ushiro Te-Kubitori Variations
Worked on leading today. When Uke comes in for a grab Nage leads them by moving with their pace and turns to draw them in and around but not allowing them to grab on.
Using this method we practiced several techniques with this. When they grab on you can step forward into them and deliver a forearm strike to their face whilst drawing their grabbing arm out and down to knock them off their balance. It's very important to lead Uke's strike and move slightly to draw them off their intended course.
Next we practiced a double grab when Uke tries to grab your from one wrist and then grab you by the other wrist from behind. As they grab the first wrist you allow them to see your other wrist to go for it. But as they run behind you to grab the other one you must keep the grabbed wrist in front of you and draw it up to your face in front of you as you keep the other arm low allowing them to try and grab on as you turn. When they grab the other arm your first wrist should be above your head but in front of you whilst your other one is bent in towards your center in an "unbendable arm motion". This allows you to break their hold and apply several locks and drops on them.
Using this method we practiced several techniques with this. When they grab on you can step forward into them and deliver a forearm strike to their face whilst drawing their grabbing arm out and down to knock them off their balance. It's very important to lead Uke's strike and move slightly to draw them off their intended course.
Next we practiced a double grab when Uke tries to grab your from one wrist and then grab you by the other wrist from behind. As they grab the first wrist you allow them to see your other wrist to go for it. But as they run behind you to grab the other one you must keep the grabbed wrist in front of you and draw it up to your face in front of you as you keep the other arm low allowing them to try and grab on as you turn. When they grab the other arm your first wrist should be above your head but in front of you whilst your other one is bent in towards your center in an "unbendable arm motion". This allows you to break their hold and apply several locks and drops on them.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Orange Belt Test
Orange belt test, did warm up stretches, Tenkan, Irimi and Tenkan Kata, Ukemi Kata all the way through front falls.
Remember that front falls start with hands up in front of you not near the ground. Need to kick feet out as your upper body approaches the ground and land with your forearms, head tilted to the side and legs split a bit landing on toes.
Demonstrated Shomanuchi Sankyo and had to demonstrate several ways to take down Uke from a Sankyo. When in Sankyo they can either be extended down into a roll or taken down by stepping forward and directing them down and out into the hole you create for their center. My entry was decent but I need to work on blending with the Shoman strike a bit softer and not clash so much. This will allow their energy to pass through better and set up for an easier Sankyo.
Demonstrated Shomanuchi Shomanate, which relies heavily on a good entry. As soon as Uke's foot steps up to move in for the strike you should be moving in to catch them before they place their foot down. When entering blend their strike with your inner arm to go past your head as your outer arm proceeds straight to their throat and up through their chin to the back of their head. As your un-bendable arm pushes through their face you turn them down to the ground and finish directing their energy up and down behind them.
Demonstrated Menutsuki Kotagaeshi, with an emphasis on NOT catching their punch but rather allowing it to pass through and blending on top of their arm as you Tenkan around it and draw them forward more by adding a bit of your own energy to off-balance them and turn them around. Whilst they are turning it's important to apply the Kotagaeshi before they place their swinging foot to the ground and regain their balance.
Demonstrated Katatedori Shihonage, which was from a cross grab. When the grab happens another punch is usually coming or some form of attack from the other hand so it's important to immediately turn the wrist to generate some movement. As this happens your fingers should form a blade and rotate to the inside of their wrist and land on top of their arm and press into them. You then either step across them leading their grabbing hand forward and placing them next to you facing the same way and you Tenkan around and apply the Shihonage. Stepping across their front side (Irimi motion) is the Omote version and instead of stepping across their front side, if you instead Tenkan around them keeping their arm in contact with your side and back and you apply the lock this is the Ura (inside version).
Demonstrated Shomenuchi Kaitenage, which involved blending with the strike and bringing their arm around their back and keeping it at your waist level. Your outer arm rests on the back of their neck to keep them bent over. Rotating their arm over and across their spine to the other arm allows you to perform the launching motion of this strike. When you blend the strike it's important to cut it down fast and allow their energy to pass through in order to lock in their off-balance and set them up for the launch. Once they are positioned an Irimi through them will launch them whilst another Tenkan will launch them behind you. This was a tough technique for me with the cutting motion of getting them to bend over and lose balance whilst locking their arm between your thumb and pointer as you cut it down. I practiced it a lot and was more comfortable doing it in the test.
Demonstrated Shomenuchi Tenchinage from a static and moving situation. When they hold on statically you bring your hands together and rotate them like bicycle pedals in a circular motion to generate motion. Depending on which side you feel them leaning you draw that hand down whilst the other arm brings them up and behind their head. This allows you to rotate your body and turn them down to the ground in a corkscrew motion. From a moving situation as they come in to grab you step back a bit to draw them forward and using the same sense of feeling you draw one hand down and the other up to their face and behind them as your corkscrew them to the ground.
Randori, need to work on being lighter and entering in before the attack has too much force behind it. Need to relax and not use Sankyo so much with multiple attackers, try Kotagaeshi or something faster like Shomanate.
Was tested, unbeknownst to me, with the Blue belt techniques as well and got my blue belt and skipped Orange because of my prior knowledge and experience from my last dojo showing that I was ready to progress past Orange. Great exam and lots of fun. Had to work hard to get my Blue Belt!!
Demonstrated Shomanuchi Shomanate, which relies heavily on a good entry. As soon as Uke's foot steps up to move in for the strike you should be moving in to catch them before they place their foot down. When entering blend their strike with your inner arm to go past your head as your outer arm proceeds straight to their throat and up through their chin to the back of their head. As your un-bendable arm pushes through their face you turn them down to the ground and finish directing their energy up and down behind them.
Demonstrated Menutsuki Kotagaeshi, with an emphasis on NOT catching their punch but rather allowing it to pass through and blending on top of their arm as you Tenkan around it and draw them forward more by adding a bit of your own energy to off-balance them and turn them around. Whilst they are turning it's important to apply the Kotagaeshi before they place their swinging foot to the ground and regain their balance.
Demonstrated Katatedori Shihonage, which was from a cross grab. When the grab happens another punch is usually coming or some form of attack from the other hand so it's important to immediately turn the wrist to generate some movement. As this happens your fingers should form a blade and rotate to the inside of their wrist and land on top of their arm and press into them. You then either step across them leading their grabbing hand forward and placing them next to you facing the same way and you Tenkan around and apply the Shihonage. Stepping across their front side (Irimi motion) is the Omote version and instead of stepping across their front side, if you instead Tenkan around them keeping their arm in contact with your side and back and you apply the lock this is the Ura (inside version).
Demonstrated Shomenuchi Kaitenage, which involved blending with the strike and bringing their arm around their back and keeping it at your waist level. Your outer arm rests on the back of their neck to keep them bent over. Rotating their arm over and across their spine to the other arm allows you to perform the launching motion of this strike. When you blend the strike it's important to cut it down fast and allow their energy to pass through in order to lock in their off-balance and set them up for the launch. Once they are positioned an Irimi through them will launch them whilst another Tenkan will launch them behind you. This was a tough technique for me with the cutting motion of getting them to bend over and lose balance whilst locking their arm between your thumb and pointer as you cut it down. I practiced it a lot and was more comfortable doing it in the test.
Demonstrated Shomenuchi Tenchinage from a static and moving situation. When they hold on statically you bring your hands together and rotate them like bicycle pedals in a circular motion to generate motion. Depending on which side you feel them leaning you draw that hand down whilst the other arm brings them up and behind their head. This allows you to rotate your body and turn them down to the ground in a corkscrew motion. From a moving situation as they come in to grab you step back a bit to draw them forward and using the same sense of feeling you draw one hand down and the other up to their face and behind them as your corkscrew them to the ground.
Randori, need to work on being lighter and entering in before the attack has too much force behind it. Need to relax and not use Sankyo so much with multiple attackers, try Kotagaeshi or something faster like Shomanate.
Was tested, unbeknownst to me, with the Blue belt techniques as well and got my blue belt and skipped Orange because of my prior knowledge and experience from my last dojo showing that I was ready to progress past Orange. Great exam and lots of fun. Had to work hard to get my Blue Belt!!
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