Kanku-Dai / Kushanku bunkai

[RAM18]

Hey,

Many will know Iain Abernathy's great practical kata stuff but personally i think this video is amazing.

Kanku-Dai / Kushanku i think are quite well known katas and this really shows some interesting applications of it.

[GojuRyu Bahrain]

Absolutely agreed! I like Iain's material because it seems well researched and very applied. I hope i can train with him sometime.

[sensei8]

For the most part, Ian's right on point, and when he's not, then it's just because I don't agree with his interpretation of said kata. That doesn't mean that what Ian is teaching is invalid or invaluable, it just means that his and mine interpretations are just that, interpretations. That's the beauty of Bunkai; it's right for THAT practitioner.

Said video here, is solid in his interpretations, and he shows possibilities that need to be explored for that practitioner.

[Wastelander]

I like a lot of Iain Abernethy's material and, as sensei8 said, when I don't like it, it's usually just a disagreement on it's relation to the kata in question. His Kusanku material is, in my opinion, pretty good--some of it is even what we teach at our dojo. Thanks for sharing!

[ps1]

Abernathy Sensei puts out some really great stuff. Thanks for sharing.