A quick look at the opening sequence of Tekki/Naihanchi Shodan.
Sorry, there is some background noise going on, but I hope you enjoy it and find it useful.
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Kata Bunkai From Jion Kata
Haven’t done a bunkai video for a while, so here we are taking a look at the opening salutation from Kata Jion (same as Jiin and Jitte),and also quite similar to the salutation or Bassai Dai.
I have to apologise that the battery run out just before the end, but I hope you enjoy it anyway.
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How To More Effectively Use Haito Uchi: Ridge Hand Strike (Korean: Sonkal Dung)
A strike that is often not very well explained is the Haito Uchi: Ridge Hand Strike. Or as it’s known in Taekwondo, Sonkal Dung: Reverse Knife Hand Strike. The focus is usually on striking with the hand, making it of limited use under pressure as it requires quite a lot of accuracy and the small bones in the hand can be damaged if they strike the wrong target.
A simple modification to focus on striking with the forearm makes it more powerful, requires less accuracy (very useful under pressure), can be used at multiple ranges, reduces the chances of Read more
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The Bunkai Challenge: Iain Abernethy Vs Jesse Enkamp
This is a light hearted fun challenge from Jesse Enkamp to Iain Abernethy. The rules are that each of them chooses a movement from any Kata and the other one has to give a practical street application to that movement.
The judges . . . . . well anybody watching the video can put there vote in the comments section (in Youtube) below the video. Read more
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John Johnston & Iain Abernethy Applied Karate Joint Seminar Oct 2015
1 seminar.
2 of the Worlds very best masters of applied traditional martial arts.
About 3 hair follicles between them 🙂
Sensei John Johnston adaptive Karate and Sensei Iain Abernethy are coming together again for another joint seminar in Derby, UK. Read more
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