Meotode

 

横山和正 沖縄空手の秘訣　夫婦手　
How to use Meotode By Kazumasa Yokoyama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQzCmn4NoPs

Kazumasa Yokoyama, Okinawa Shorin-ryu Karatedo, using husband and wife hands

 
Meotode (literally meaning “husband and wife hands” in the native Okinawan language) is an ancient Okinawan karate concept that maximizes strategic advantage in physical altercations. It involves utilizing both arms equally for continuous attacking and blocking while keeping vital body parts safe. The optimal footwork and body movements of tenshin, taisabaki, and irimi play a crucial role in executing Meotode.

 
Receiving is not just receiving! Infinite techniques born from "four movements"!!

I sent a copy of an article in Japanese to Robert Orozoko.
We uploaded an article of "The Origin of Meotode."
http://ameblo.jp/motoburyu/entry-12222198427.html (unfortunately it is no longer there.)

 

From the magazine "The King" (0/1925 September) 

 

Left by Gichin Funakoshi was Motobu chōki, right.

From his translation about the article on Meotode, it translated.
Though there are similarities and differences between each one of the common in 'husband and wife ' hand (Meotode).
...
A school use a couple hands if you look in the karate world, overwhelmingly minority. 20 years ago was reprinted books of Motobu chōki couple hand itself also became known rapidly.
...
...I think that couple hands is a principle of offense and defense, and this would simply translate "procedures under" and dropping an important essence of husband and wife, meaning. .


Robert commented on the article--------------------------------------

 
It does seem that the common definition of husband wife hands is centralized around posturing or open/closed gates.

However, the way I like to describe this is somewhat of a changing and rolling hands where the posture and hand placement is just the beginning.

There is also a lowering of the hands at times which is sometimes called a heavy hand but this has to do with accepting an attack and such.

Although I am only familiar with the Goju kata and how the above pertains to the execution of these kata, I believe it is safe to say that this also occurs in all other kata. This is sometimes touched upon by people but is usually left off with non lethal endings and perhaps only one attack and this normally this is done in 3s.

Anyhow, perhaps I am jumping too far ahead.

 
My teacher once asked me how many traditional punches were in the Goju kata.  .........

This is an interesting riddle to ponder as some people may stop at just saying that the other side of the technique is the punch but this is just the beginning.

So now bring husband wife hands into the equation and how does this fit into kata. The issue is where people think the waza begins and ends.

I always tell my students add one more. The interchanging of husband to wife and wife to husband hands is very significant to the understanding of kata and even a simple kakii has husband and wife hands incorporated.


RESPECTFULLY'
Robert Orozco

 

Additoinally From Robert Orozco

Mi-tu = Meoto (Japanese) = Husband and wife (Note: mi-tunda is another word for husband and wife in the Okinawan language) I once read someone using Meoto and then using the Okinawan pronunciation of hand when it follows a word "di"). It was quite funny since it was a mixture of Japanese and Okinawan (Uchina-Yamatu guchi) using only Okinawan this would be Mi-tudi or Mi-tundati. Anyhow, as I mentioned before my teacher told me that the kata kururunfa is a "husband and wife" kata.

 

https://isshin-concentration.blogspot.com/2015/09/mefutode-by-motobu-choki.html