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Post by supergroup7 on Jul 14, 2007 22:31:55 GMT 8
Osu Guro Cory.. I'm having such a problem understanding your explanation. You are giving me such clear directions, yet I'm not "getting" what I should. Truly I feel that the fault lays in my lack of knowledge.:
Then you take your left arm while still having control of thier right wrist, and execute a LOW BLOCK or downward block movement at the same time you pivot into your front stance as you would in the form.. ""
This movement has me in a tither.. I must be placing my blocking arm in the wrong place. The results that I'm getting is that I'm somehow pulling my Uke into me. Their arm is bending at the elbow, and their head is coming forwards. There is no "locking" happening, but I do successfully unbalance them.. alot... as they arch their back to avoid falling down. Am I striking at the wrong spot? My left elbow meets their elbow, and my left forearm lands near their bicep muscle.
One of the things that I am doing is that I grasp my uke's right hand against my shoulder with my right hand, and I press it there. Keeping it still, and in place. Should I be grasping the uke's hand, and twisting counterclockwise against the wrist pulling away from my shoulder, and down to chambering position?
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Post by Colin Wee on Jul 16, 2007 21:23:56 GMT 8
Colin? Has the founder of the Taikyoku kata issue been cleared yet? Who knows? I don't even practice Karate. :-) Colin
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Post by Will Senn on Jul 17, 2007 2:12:04 GMT 8
Hmm... Lot's of applications here, but I think I can see what Guro Cory's getting at. Supposing that the uke grabs the left lapel with their right hand in a fisted grab, thumb side up. Further suppose that tori uses the right hand to trap the uke's hand, thumb to thumb, fingers grasping the little finger side of the hand as in preparing to perform a lock by rotating uke's hand. Then with the left hand/arm, block outside in and while tori manipulates uke's wrist, perform the sweep-to-low part of gedan barai, which will effectively lock or break uke's elbow. Obviously the punch that normally follows would be very shortened, but it'd work great from Sanchin or Nekoashi Dachi. Another application that Mike showed me that I am particularly fond of is this: When moving to the left... Uke punches migi chudan tsuki Tori blocks hidari gedan barai (sweeping to low) Tori moves right foot (back foot) to the left foot, while retracting right hip, moving off line and extending the left hand (ideally with a fist full of uke's sleeve) toward uke (some might consider this another punch) which will further offbalance uke Tori explodes into migi oi tsuki Sounds basic and I'm sure a bit's lost in translation, but I love this combination Will
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