Well.. I tried. I did my best to capture what I was thinking onto a video so that I can show you.
You can see it here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCLK13l_ys0 I attempted to do the combination of movements at speed.. but well.. I pretty much stumbled through the start, and fell through the end of it. My lack of experience made me feel concerned that I would harm my demonstration partner if I had actually placed effort in the movements, so I ended up losing the whole feel, and rhythm.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_1UiHQruH0 Please tell me if you think that it is a valid set of movements for that sequence.
As in "valid", I'm looking for confirmation that what I think that I'm achieving is a possibility. Since I am just starting to look seriously at kata bunkai, I'm not sure that what I think is happening will, and can happen.
Here are Colin Wee's comments.
>1. You may not be able to deflect the oncoming linear strike without
>either moving aside more quickly or if you don't use your back hand
>to do some of the deflection or if you don't use the open palm
>strike to deflect the oncoming strike.
I did find it difficult to do a circular knee block to block the oncoming punch, but I felt that it was more due to my limited hip flexibility. I couldn't bring my knee up high enough. Once I asked my partner to lower her punch, it was comfortable to bring my right knee up, and around, and sweep away that punch with no effort to land my foot on the inside of her lead leg. I also found that my upper arm also contributed to creating a form of deflection as I sent the back of my hand towards my opponent's ear.
>2. There are some merits for you to strike the ear with the back of
>the hand. This is slightly unorthodox, and might not be as effective
>as a palm strike, but it does merit some good points to you.
I realize that it is unorthodox. The reason that I considered it is that I had been thumped on one of my ears awhile back, and BOY did it have quite an effect on my ability to see straight, and walk straight for quite awhile. The doctor told me that there was swelling in my inner ear, and my sense of balance has been affected.
>3. I think there is great merit in using the elbow strike against
>the opponent's arm/tricep. This is a good and solid application
>irrespective of you practice hard or soft styles.
Thank you Colin. What I noticed as I performed this was that locking that arm into my hip, and then striking the bicep/tricep was pushing the shoulder up and out. I remembered your explanation about how the shoulder is a floating joint that is easilly dislocated with a sharp jar in that direction.
>4. The lower block as kotegaeshi I think is not a very smooth
>interpretation. Many people think the lower block is a throwing
>bunkai, but from the angles in which you are approaching the
>opponent, this is not very plausible. I would hesitate to say that
>once you destroyed the arm with the elbow strike, the opponent might
>come back at you with a left roundhouse. This roundhouse could be
>blocked using the lower block, by stepping through with your left
>back leg. Then the punch across the body can be done onto the
>opponent's ribs.
My hope is that a) I've already sent my opponent's head ringing with pain from the ear strike, and ruined his/her sense of balance, b) I've put my opponent into severe pain by dislocating their shoulder.. so now.. I CRANK up the pain by grabbing the already injured arm and twisting it in the opposite direction. Now their wrist, elbow, and shoulder are all screaming with torment, and my opponent just wants it to stop therefore they will throw themselves towards relief.