cathal Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Yesterday we learned a new exercise meant to show us that you do not need a lot of room to practice Karate. So long as you have enough room to drop into a stance you have enough room to practice Karate. This is best practiced with 5 people, one in the centre. The four are standing around the center person, all of whom are within striking distance. All one has to do is drop into a stance and then perform a punch to strike the person in the center. They are positioned as though they were in a square, rather than at the four cardinal points of north, south, etc.The people on the outside will only be doing a lunge punch to the head.The center person starts by going into (left leg forward) front stance (zenkutsu-dachi) with a left arm upper-rising block (age-uke). Then, very quickly, changes their front leg & performs a straight punch.The person who was behind & to the right of the center is now directly behind the center person. This person comes in with the face-level lunge punch their right hand. The center person turns in place (morote), so that their left leg is forward in zenkutsu-dachi as before. Another left-arm age-uke is performed to block the punch. However the rear leg goes to the ground, and the counter attack is perfomed simultaneously in the from of an upper-rising punch (age-zuki).The person who was behind & to the left of the center moves in for a left-hand lunge punch to the head now. The center person rises up into horse stance (kiba-dachi) with a high outside-inward block (jodan soto-uke) to block the punch. Counterattack is a quick left-shift & hook punch.The last person is the one who was front & to the right of the center. They execute their lunge punch which is performed with the right hand. The center person shifts to the right into a right-leg forward zenkutsu-dachi. The center person does a simultaneous block/counter in the form of a mountain punch (left arm is high, right arm low).In all after a few times practice you have a good feel for some in-place technqiues which aren't too repetitious. As well, with some of the advanced students, you can vary some of the counters, and experiment with some knee-balance disruptions (carefully). .The best victory is when the opponent surrendersof its own accord before there are any actualhostilities...It is best to win without fighting.- Sun-tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sohan Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Nice drill. Thanks, cathal.With respect,Sohan "If I cannot become one of extraordinary accomplishment, I will not walk the earth." Zen Master Nakahara Nantenbo"A man who has attained mastery of an art reveals it in his every action." Samuarai maxim"Knowing others is wisdom; knowing yourself is Enlightenment." Lao-Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterRadley Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Cool drill! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathal Posted October 3, 2006 Author Share Posted October 3, 2006 I think it's great, we only started using this exercise and I can see so many applications and subtle lessons here. .The best victory is when the opponent surrendersof its own accord before there are any actualhostilities...It is best to win without fighting.- Sun-tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 That is a nice drill. I like the sound of it, and it could easily be rearranged and adapted. Thanks, cathal. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardHangHong Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Sounds like a good exercise, I'll give it a go in class soon. Richard Hang HongChief InstructorSeitou Ryu KarateFind me on Facebook!Seitou Ryu Karate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffy Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Sounds like a good drill to me. The mind is like a parachute, it only works when it's open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathal Posted October 5, 2006 Author Share Posted October 5, 2006 I'm liking it the more I do it. It seems well-suited to just about every body type, but the kids seem to enjoy it a lot more. .The best victory is when the opponent surrendersof its own accord before there are any actualhostilities...It is best to win without fighting.- Sun-tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotokan-kez Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 This sounds cool, we have done something similar in class before and i love it. Walk away and your always a winner. https://www.shikata-shotokan.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukokai2000 Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 i'll try this drill mon class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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