tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128378722057166293.post3373616585505694264..comments2024-03-19T13:16:20.521-04:00Comments on Isshin - Concentration the Art: Recreating the Itosu Eight Point Kicking DrillVictor Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633221599323204720noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128378722057166293.post-37389503560088445672022-09-25T15:39:13.698-04:002022-09-25T15:39:13.698-04:00More –
When I worked out how to do this drill, I...More – <br /><br />When I worked out how to do this drill, I was astonished the kicks fit with the Isshinryu kicking vocabulary I was taught under Tom Lewis. Front kick, squat kicks, scoop groin kick, front kick to the hip joints and cross front kicks to the inner thighs.<br /><br />Even more I had never considered kicking to the hip joints, a very quick way to down somebody. Likewise I had never considered kicking across to the other inner leg thigh to destroy an attacker. Priceless lessons,<br /><br />I reserved this drill for the adult students, never shared this with youth students.<br /><br />Victor Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09633221599323204720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128378722057166293.post-75540698493820281312021-09-25T15:10:18.242-04:002021-09-25T15:10:18.242-04:00Now the rest of the story.
So long ago when I rea...Now the rest of the story.<br /><br />So long ago when I read about this drill, I was not content to let it become a memory. On my own I worked to recreate it using the Isshinryu kicking I knew. No doubt it is not what the original was, but it was sufficient for my purposes.<br /><br />Then when practicing what I had worked out I found it added a new dimension to my kicking knowledge. I hand never thought of cross body kicks to the hip joints, or cross body kicks into the inner thigh.<br /><br />By making the effort I learned a great deal.<br /><br />Moving beyond the written words to the actuality of the drill, is something we can continually learn to work towards.<br />Victor Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09633221599323204720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128378722057166293.post-58851639791468394752020-03-30T18:49:13.656-04:002020-03-30T18:49:13.656-04:00I had been doing karate maybe 20 years when I took...I had been doing karate maybe 20 years when I took the time to work out this drill. Thost kicks to the hip are meant to strike into the crease of the hip/leg to try to disrupt of break the hip joint. Not something for competition, rather to quickly put your opponent on the ground and incapicate him or her.Victor Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09633221599323204720noreply@blogger.com