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Post by supergroup7 on Mar 14, 2006 11:22:20 GMT 8
Yes, Colin.. the movement is the same.. but different.. because you are using the power in a different way. There's where my confusion lies... How does one know when the karate ka is applying a movement properly, or when the karate ka is totally unaware of what he/she is doing?
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Post by Colin Wee on Mar 17, 2006 20:33:32 GMT 8
You'll never know for sure.
In terms of my bunkai manual, I worked on the premise that the forms have strategic lessons - and these lessons guide you to decipher the techniques embedded.
But all that doesn't matter as much as when you need to use it for real and when you need to bring that bugger down.
Colin
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Post by supergroup7 on May 1, 2006 21:02:56 GMT 8
And that the block is a strike against their arm to dislodge or weaken their attack.
This advice was given to me by Bill about half a year ago, and it is only today, after reading up on Colin's explanations of the Chon-Ji Tae Kwon do kata that everything clicked in my head, and I understood what was being said.
Wow.. experience is SO important to being able to unravel the various movements contained in a kata. No wonder you could perform the same kata a thousand times, and still get something out if it.
Thank you, Colin for this forum. It really helps.
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Post by Colin Wee on May 1, 2006 21:30:27 GMT 8
Thanks Mir. The block is no different from any other weapon. All you've got to do is recalibrate your mind to it, rather than thinking of it in a defensive manner.
Colin
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Post by supergroup7 on May 11, 2008 20:39:03 GMT 8
Colin said "But all that doesn't matter as much as when you need to use it for real and when you need to bring that bugger down."
Bringing the bugger down.... hmmm....
Experience with this kata, and with more inner knowledge to draw from, I have noticed another possible application of the opening move.
My problem now? being able to explain it, or demonstrate it with effectiveness. The concept is in my head, but I know that it will be years before my body will be able to perform it properly.
Perhaps, I thought to myself, I might describe it, and someone more experienced ( like Colin) would see the potential, and if it is worthy to explore, he might enhance it, purify it, and make a video of it for me to watch? So here goes...
What if.. the opening move of Pinan Sono Ichi ( Heian Shodan) ( Pyugn Ahn Cho Dan) is an anticipatory move where the defender surges into the attacker with a strike to unbalance the attacker using the right arm(i.e.: the folding action of the down block) and simulateously placing the left arm up and under the attacker's right arm hooking upwards, and gaining control of the attacker. (This defense happens even before the attacker is at the point of sending an attack. This is happening at the time when the attacker is still closing distance, and using aggressive sounds to intimidate.) Already unbalanced, and under control, the defender only needs to follow through with the rest of the down block motion to create an arm bar on the right arm/shoulder of the attacker. A killing blow to the base of the skull by the right fist is now offered by the position of the attacker.
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Post by supergroup7 on Jul 24, 2008 21:27:52 GMT 8
It took awhile for me to realize that the thoughts in my head just do not translate well into statements, and it would be near impossible for someone else to capture what I "see" within. Perhaps that is why kata is so flexible, and wonderful, as each person can unearth their own interpretation to a movement.
Therefore, with time, and effort, I will see if I can capture that idea that I had into proper movement, and put it on a video.
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