So you’ve seen 5 year old kids pull off remarkably sharp kata like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?autoplay=0&v=rFtt5M9IO7c&autoplay=false And you’ve seen competitors jump high like this (2:20): And you’ve probably got a handful of students who are *really* sharp too… But as aesthetically pleasing as these examples are, it surprises me how many students can’t actually apply the movements of the kata […]
“Yoi!”, I commanded. “Osu!”, the class responded. “Bassai Dai”, I said. “Bassai Dai”, they announced. “Hajime!” My advanced junior class began their kata. Two or three looked super sharp, crisp with their technique, fast with their turns and with a visual intensity strong enough to burn holes. Then there were students whose techniques reminded me of […]
Important post today about applying bunkai… I know, I know “applying bunkai” is kind of redundant, right? Shouldn’t it be just “application” or “bunkai” instead of “applying bunkai”? Hmmmm. Anyway, I digress… Most often you’ll see two karate-ka apply bunkai (there’s that redundancy yet again) in the following way in a very formal manner. Both students […]
