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"Taisabaki" means body movement. Most schools however use this term to refer to a type of body shifting the goal of which is to move in relation to the attacker both to avoid a blow and gain a position of advantage. Certainly that is how we used the term “taisabaki” when I was first taught in my "home" dojo. However, translated literally the term “taisabaki” or “sabaki” might mean any kind of body movement – including stepping up and down the floor in zenkutsu (forward... Read More
One of the chief differences that has been pointed out to me about the way I was taught to do sanseiru and most other dojo is that in the second shiko dachi a jodan uke / age uke is used instead of the sokumen awase uke discussed previously. In this variation (perhaps the most common and regarded as the standard) the feet in the shiko are angled 90 degrees but the body is turned 45 degrees. The kata performer then effects a jodan/age uke (not an inside sokumen awase uke as I had al... Read More
Sanseiru/sanseru is an interesting kata in historical terms. Not only is it practised by all goju-ryu schools and tou'on-ryu, but also by uechi-ryu. Yet it is a kata that has arguably the greatest variation from school to school. The uechi-ryu version appears completely unrelated to the goju/tou'on versions. The tou'on-ryu version is very different from its goju cousin at the beginning (no mae geris) and does not end with the double ko uke. There is also no kanse... Read More
The second move in Taikiokyu Shodan I'd like to discuss is the "big turn". Move 2 - the "Big Turn" The big turn starts from a right forward stance. You look over your right shoulder and then bring your left foot around 270 degrees so that you are in a left forward stance, facing what was your right. You then execute a left downward block and advance to a right foot forward stance and execute a mid punch. This move is usually explained to beginning students as a simple change of direc... Read More
In our style (Hawaiian Kenpo) the Taikiokyu kata are taught first. The way we teach them, they are simple, straightforward kata. As with any kata, however, there is a great depth of meaning for each of the moves. Move 1 - Stepping out The first move in our T1 is to look to the left and step out with the right foot. You then pivot and execute a left downward block. Immediately you step forward to a right forward stance and execute a punch to the midsection. I typically hear... Read More
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