tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154594336687188453.post3103462068338419056..comments2018-01-04T01:03:17.734-08:00Comments on Kodoryu Karate and Kobudo: Kata Escapology - Another Curse of BunkaiTom Maxwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12070336578195764976noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154594336687188453.post-78943570814503236712014-03-31T00:13:45.428-07:002014-03-31T00:13:45.428-07:00Reading Jonas' reply, I recognize a few things...Reading Jonas' reply, I recognize a few things that seem familiar from kendo kata practice. <br /><br />In our kata, a certain mindset is expected from both uchidachi (attacker/teacher) and shidachi (responder/student). At every step, uchidachi will offer shidachi an opportunity to react, or verifies the given responses. But all the time, both will need to 'feel' as if this is an actual duel to the death. The whole mindset is very well explained by Tsuneo Nishioka in the article "Uchidachi and Shidachi", in the book ‘Sword and Spirit’. Relevant excerpts may be found in this book (free) on kata -> http://www.kingstonkendo.org/Kata.pdf<br /><br />Drawing parallels to the kata you discuss, I would expect that the attacker is not simply making a grab. The kata do not start once the grab has been made, but I would expect the kata to start before that. Both parties would perceive the kata as part of a greater whole, with the defender reacting proactively. Then again, I know nothing about karate and am only trying to find parallels ;)<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your thoughts!Gsiwn3e49https://www.blogger.com/profile/10808604495011665188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154594336687188453.post-21315791495584555992014-03-27T22:57:04.626-07:002014-03-27T22:57:04.626-07:00I concur with Thomas. To learn how to run, we must...I concur with Thomas. To learn how to run, we must first learn to crawl. I consider this article to be related to another mishap... Students who wait for the attack to touch their GI before blocking. The reflex we want to promote is the reaction when the attacker's technique starts, not when it has been completed.<br /><br />However, learning to block before being hit is(in my humble opinion) decidedly easier than reacting as soon as a grappling technique is applied, but not dissimilar. A reaction from the attacker should be reacted upon at its outset,regardless of whether the end goal of the technique is a grab or a punch. <br /><br />The ideal situation would be to start of with the polite attacker,holding on inactively, waiting for a reaction from the attacked, progressing to a much less inactive response from both parties,as they continue on their karate learning path. That is the gist of what we are being told in our dojo at least.<br /><br />/JonasAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072284458731502499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154594336687188453.post-30127319056982337682014-03-26T18:18:00.737-07:002014-03-26T18:18:00.737-07:00If you wanna swim you gotta jump into the water. ...If you wanna swim you gotta jump into the water. It's the only way :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15950000377765636606noreply@blogger.com