When I began to get serious about my study of kata
application potential,
I spent much time looking at many
of the unlikely movements in kata.
One day I thought about the differences of stepping
between different Isshinryu groups.
Some just stepped out straight,
Some used a combination of straight stepping and the
crescent step.
Some just used the crescent step when moving.
I thought about this long and hard,
And 20 years after I began could only recall being
shown to use the crescent step.
The closer I looked, the more I saw.
The use of the crescent step was a force multiplier,
Allowing you to use the compression into your
centerline,
Then the explosion of stepping out from the
centerline,
Exploding, expanding your energy into your
techniques.
It also allowed you to use your kata technique in a
new way,
Attacking targets on your opponents lower body.
There is more, but enough for now.
So I made sure the only method of stepping we would
use was the Crescent Step.
It became an obsession.
Here are some of the reasons why.
Use
of the Crescent step
1.
stepping – on top of opponents foot / stomping
2.
stepping – hooking behind on the interior line of defense
3. stepping – hooking
behind on the exterior line of defense
4.
stepping – stepping on the opponents instep
5. stepping – hurried
stomping on the opponents instep
6.
stepping – sweep
2.
stepping – inner knee check/thrust
This might where the use of stepping was also a form
of kicking,
Such as used in Chinese Tam Tuie.
There is a lot to consider,
These illustrations are just several of
the possibilities.
Targets for stepping
1) Thigh, mid to
lower, lateral part (Fukuto) – causes severe pain, muscle cramping in thigh,
pain in lower abdomen and loss of leg motor function.
2) Fibula,
Middle (Kokutsu) – central lower leg on the front of leg. Causes severe pain
(fibular nerve) and loss of posture.
3) Soleus
Muscle, lower part (Kusanagi) – lower part of calf muscle. Trauma to the tibial
artery and nerve, also producing pain in abdominal and hip regions. Causes loss
of motor function.
4) Lower Inside
of Fibia – causes severe leg pain.
5) Medial
Malleolus (uchikurobushi) – Point just below the ankle bone. Causes trauma to
tibial artery, pain in the hip area leading to loss of motor function.
6) Instep (Kori)
– Point is on top of foot between temdons of big toe and 2nd toe. Causes pain
in leg, hip & abdomen, with loss of motor function.
7) Foot, top of
(Soin) – Point on lateral side of foot, about 3 inches behind and central of
small and 4th toes. Causes pain and loss of consciousness.
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