The skill that comes from the reciprocation of these methods is greater than what you would get from doing them separately. It is not enough to do them both. We need to connect them in a meaningful way.
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if our attention is deflected in the heat of combat, we become vulnerable to attack and miss opportunities to respond. The same is true in every moment of life, in every action, reflection, and plan. So we stay sharp, using well-cultivated bare awareness…
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I investigated: if we are supposed to use kata to train in self-defense, why was there no relationship between the way we move in kata, in kumite and in yakusoku? Why do even the kihon, as taught, not work in practical application? I began to get the answer…
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The missing link in conventional professional use of force training (and in personal self-defense) is a way to practice at full power, with enough repetition to perfect muscle memory and spontaneous access to the technique under pressure.
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This technique looks like a “chest block.” But this application in Pinan Yondan shows a defense against an attempted rear throw.
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Our double punch has a unique high-power application, facilitated by uniquely Okinawan training.
Training effect is optimized with high-intensity intervals, repeated short bursts of “all-out” effort. We use kata and kumite to achieve this.
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Balance is a requirement for combative excellence. The implications for mind training are stunning. Your potential is limitless.
Doing kata without knowing the applications can be good exercise. But that kind of shallow practice fails to make use of the potential for self-defense training that real kata training can provide.
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…more efficient and effective than weight lifting, it closes the gaps which other methods do not…
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This anti-choke interpretation of a sequence from Passai includes a baroreceptor knockout
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The same movement from kata Ananaku that trains the macrocosmic orbit can be used as a powerful defense against a rear choke.
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Faced off with one opponent, a second opponent attempts a take down from behind you. In Wanshu a technique nicknamed “hidden fist” occurs at this point.
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