cross Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 Do you learn bunkai at your karate school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasori_Te Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 Yes, we practice both bunkai and oyo. We then apply the variations to one, two and three step sparring and then to free fighting at a more advanced level. A block is a strike is a lock is a throw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kataman Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 yes we pratice bunkai at my dojo it even part of our exam when you are going for your blue belt you need to do 5 bunkai from heian shodan end 5 from heian nidan and so on for your future exams. I don't train for belt color I train to survive on the street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kempocos Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 Yes it is at the core of the style I study. not only the the techniques already pulled, but you need to do your own BUNKAI and be able to show its effectivness. You can find that some major movements can be interpeted many ways. Example, I have a great book by Rick Clark called " 75 down strikes " He shows shows 75 quality uses for a down block/strike. "If you don't want to get hit while sparring , join the cardio class" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goju1 Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 Yes, what would Karate be without Bunkai? We have the single applications which you would demonstrate for your BB test, these break down the kata to show the intent of the movements, and also there is a constantly moving full contact type of Bunkai, which when learned correctly and done full speed/power looks like a MA movie scene (except real ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imoñ Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 we lern some bunkai but thankfully dont put too much stess on it. to be honest i really dont like it and much prefer more realistic aplications to the katas, bunkai only works one set way and is unrealistic but thats just my opinion. Shotokan Karate - brown belt 2nd kyuJudo - Yellow beltJujustu - recently started, white belt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karatekid1975 Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 My school does on occasion. More so with the higher ranks. I wish they'd do it more often. But I do try to figure out my own bunkai from forms. It can be very insteresting to find your own bunkai Laurie F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jussi Häkkinen Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 Yes. From the first practice of the beginner's class. Bunkai is taught in virtually every training and always goes hand on hand with kata. Basically the kihon (basics) also come from kata, as well as all partner drills. Jussi HäkkinenOkinawan Shorin-Ryu Seibukan Karate-Do (Kyan Chotoku lineage)TurkuFinland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goju1 Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 we lern some bunkai but thankfully dont put too much stess on it. to be honest i really dont like it and much prefer more realistic aplications to the katas, bunkai only works one set way and is unrealistic but thats just my opinion. We've got to keep in mind that most of these applications are very old and may be unrealistic, but they just show one way. For instance, the 4th bunkai in Saifa would leave an attacker with broken eardrums, gouged eyes and a broken neck! We probably would not use that today, except in extreme circumstances But it leads one to wonder what other applications there might be. To me, without the bunkai, the kata become not worthless, but much less important. You've got to know why you're doing what you're doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karatekid1975 Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 I agree, Goju. But if you find more "ideal bunkai" for the situation, it might work. You have to find your own bunkai for each kata. Some people's opinions might not work for you, but yours will. Just study what you know, and go "deeper." A block is a strike, is a throw ..... The three months of shotokan I learned with my buddy Ann taught me that. I will always remember that Great stuff Laurie F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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