sensei8 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Finally able to participate in the first club training session this semester today!Among other things we practiced the two pinan katas for 4 and 3 kyu, Yondan and Godan. Yondan provides a bunch of yummy things across the board as far as its Kihon and Bunkai are concerned. The upgrading of transitions are quite exciting, or can be.I love drilling it backwards in segments...I'm evil that way. **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatsuShinshii Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Finally able to participate in the first club training session this semester today!Among other things we practiced the two pinan katas for 4 and 3 kyu, Yondan and Godan. Sounds like it will be lots of fun. Hope you enjoy yourself. The person who succeeds is not the one who holds back, fearing failure, nor the one who never fails-but the one who moves on in spite of failure. Charles R. Swindoll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayofaswede Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 Yondan provides a bunch of yummy things across the board as far as its Kihon and Bunkai are concerned. The upgrading of transitions are quite exciting, or can be.I love drilling it backwards in segments...I'm evil that way. Yes, Pinan 1-3 (especially 1-2) has been drilled almost every session. 4 and 5 moves into much less known territory. What surprised me the first time I saw yondan was that one of the stances looked just like the ones I associate with Kung Fu. Little did I know then about the history of karate and its Chinese influences.Backwards in segments...sounds very hard, but fun and inspiring. Any particular favorite kihon or bunkai from Yondan you would like to pick out and elaborate some on? Curious and interested to hear about such. Relation to kihon/bunkai always makes parts of a kata seem more logical and makes it easier to remember The path so far: 2 kyu Karate (Shito-ryu), 3 kyu Aikido (Aikikai), 5 kyu Judo, 9 kyu Bujinkan Budo TaijutsuNot a day without a kata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayofaswede Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 Sounds like it will be lots of fun. Hope you enjoy yourself.Thank you, I sure am. Immediately realized and remembered how much more intense and demanding a club session is compared to my solo ones in the livingroom where it's much easier to pick more comfortable kihon, strength exercises and katas The path so far: 2 kyu Karate (Shito-ryu), 3 kyu Aikido (Aikikai), 5 kyu Judo, 9 kyu Bujinkan Budo TaijutsuNot a day without a kata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei8 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Yondan provides a bunch of yummy things across the board as far as its Kihon and Bunkai are concerned. The upgrading of transitions are quite exciting, or can be.I love drilling it backwards in segments...I'm evil that way. Yes, Pinan 1-3 (especially 1-2) has been drilled almost every session. 4 and 5 moves into much less known territory. What surprised me the first time I saw yondan was that one of the stances looked just like the ones I associate with Kung Fu. Little did I know then about the history of karate and its Chinese influences.Backwards in segments...sounds very hard, but fun and inspiring. Any particular favorite kihon or bunkai from Yondan you would like to pick out and elaborate some on? Curious and interested to hear about such. Relation to kihon/bunkai always makes parts of a kata seem more logical and makes it easier to remember To the first bold type above...The embusen for Pinan Yondan is unlike any you've encountered, thus so far. The introductions of transitional shifts and the like are also unlike any you've encountered, either, thus so far.Therefore, the Bunkai, especially Oyo, opens up the flood gates of effective possibilities, that's for sure.To the second bold type above...Without the Bunkai, imho, Kata is merely a dance. As far as the Kihon, well, imho, they stand seperate and away from the Kata; Kihon speaks for itself, and truly don't rely on the Kata, like the Kata depends on the Kihon. It's the Bunkai that marries the two together, Kihon and Kata, and can't be divorced from the Bunkai, however, and once again, the Kihon doesn't need Kata. **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayofaswede Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 ...The embusen for Pinan Yondan is unlike any you've encountered, thus so far. The introductions of transitional shifts and the like are also unlike any you've encountered, either, thus so far....Without the Bunkai, imho, Kata is merely a dance. As far as the Kihon, well, imho, they stand seperate and away from the Kata; Kihon speaks for itself, and truly don't rely on the Kata, like the Kata depends on the Kihon. It's the Bunkai that marries the two together, Kihon and Kata, and can't be divorced from the Bunkai, however, and once again, the Kihon doesn't need Kata.Looking forward to learning those "transitional shifts" I agree about the bunkai and the view of kihon as "building blocks" separate from the continuous flow and logic of a kata The path so far: 2 kyu Karate (Shito-ryu), 3 kyu Aikido (Aikikai), 5 kyu Judo, 9 kyu Bujinkan Budo TaijutsuNot a day without a kata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayofaswede Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Not many people attending yesterday's club sessionLead to me and another green belt receiving instruction on our own from CI. Among other things we went through Gekisaida ichi - now I know which differences has been made and will start adding it to my solo sessions. I really like the flow of the kick-elbow-combinationsSome notes to self from last night:- Second arm motion in Pinan is much smaller, only the lower arm is used- Hand open protecting the side in kosa dachi in Pinan Yondan- Feet together after "pulling together to the side" in Pinan Yondan The path so far: 2 kyu Karate (Shito-ryu), 3 kyu Aikido (Aikikai), 5 kyu Judo, 9 kyu Bujinkan Budo TaijutsuNot a day without a kata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayofaswede Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 No club training yesterday......because the lock to the hall we use as club dojo had been broken, so we couldn't get inside. The entire club met outside, eager to train, but had to go home again. Sigh... The path so far: 2 kyu Karate (Shito-ryu), 3 kyu Aikido (Aikikai), 5 kyu Judo, 9 kyu Bujinkan Budo TaijutsuNot a day without a kata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei8 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Every dojo needs those down days, even if they're caused by outside forces. Well, there's practice at home. **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayofaswede Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share Posted September 26, 2018 Yes, there sure is. Problem is I get a lot of home practice, but not half as much of the more intense - and often in pairs - club training as I would like. Anyway, tonight it's time for solo practice at home again - perhaps with toddlers climbing on top while doing crunches.My 3-year actually participated the other day, wearing my old white belt wrapped 3 times around her before it was tied The path so far: 2 kyu Karate (Shito-ryu), 3 kyu Aikido (Aikikai), 5 kyu Judo, 9 kyu Bujinkan Budo TaijutsuNot a day without a kata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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