It is important to realize that karate is a mental/spiritual and physical art. To change the feeling and movement of karate into words is very difficult to do. Once one talks about technical details other then left or right foot difficulty of explanation increases. As we say in Holland, you thus have to 'take it with an extra pinch of salt'.
The driving force to understand kata is Kaisetsu in Wado, which is the study of the principles of kata and are demonstrated with a partner with simple common sense for karate.
How can we use gravity to karate knowing and using physics theory, falling, accelerating and ideals of movement.
Breathing has both yin and yang states
Kuzushi means unbalancing
This is about timing, go-no-sen, sen-no-sen and sen-sen-no-sen
Remaining mind and full effort
Metsuke is the use of the eyes
Concept of space-time
Step refers only to foot movement. Moving refers to bodymovement
Nuki means litterely: power off
Hikite means pull back the hand
Speed times mass = impact...
Nagasu is to flow, to let it pass
Noru is to jam, to ride, to put something on top
Inasu is to deflect
Seichusen and embusen mean Centerline and demonstration line. How does this apply to technique?
How can we use and effect torimi's and ukemi's reach?
Tanden is the exact center of the body. The origine of the bodies own powersource
Every bodymove should incorporate the change of the body, change of position and change of technique, this is san mi ittai.
Kobo ichi means that attack and defense are one
In wadoryu, technique is secondary to bodymovement.
Torimi and Ukemi is the relationship between "attacker" and "defender".
Wadoryu regards the body to be one, move as one and always use the whole body. Yet, there is a
left and a right side of the body. How to functionally and efficiently use the body?
What appears on the surface to possibly be obsequious or a matter of supplication is actually an expression of power, this is seiza
The idea is simple, but how can you manipulate ukemi to do certain
technique, that allows you to actually do minimum movement?
There is always a imaginary line between the weapon used and its
target. The point is how to use this information.
One of the most prominent factors in budo is to manipulate your
enemy and put such pressure that he is actually going to do, what
you want him to do..
Get stuck to the floor
A dead angle, how to use or create?
Is
kamae just a shape or mold?
Basic ideas of how one could move and why to use it and Wado flow.
Energy must be utilized to either do delivering or receiving movements.
(otoshi)
Otosu is the function of dropping techniques and using gravity
Makiwara is a traditional tool to hone correct technique. Makiwara or punch/kick bags or pads are indismissible in karate training.
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