tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128378722057166293.post591593964620473352..comments2024-03-19T13:16:20.521-04:00Comments on Isshin - Concentration the Art: Jing Do - Chinese Short Range StrikingVictor Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09633221599323204720noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128378722057166293.post-84086236397208431392022-06-13T23:12:13.768-04:002022-06-13T23:12:13.768-04:00Uke – Too often dismissed as one of the most usefu...Uke – Too often dismissed as one of the most useful tools in kata study.<br /><br />The range of potential of the “blocks” we have in kata application potential is often overlooked.<br /><br />The motion of blocking can be used in many different ways.<br /><br />1. A block might be a deflection of a strike away from the center.<br />2. A block might be used as a strike into the opponents limbs, torso or head.<br />3. A block might be used to open up a strike for following techniques.<br />4. A block might be used as a ‘sucking motion’ to draw an attacker closer.<br />5. A block might be used with “osae” draw/drop an attacker to the ground.<br />6. Then a block might be used for multiple striking as in Jing Do.<br />a. The rising bock becomes a descending knife hand strike.<br />b. The middle outside block can roll into a forward palm strike into torso/head.<br />c. The middle inside block can roll into a forearm strike into the head<br />d. The low block can roll into the torso/head.<br />7. I am sure there are other uses too.<br /><br />All are potential uses for a block. Making an opponent not know what you response could be. All of them must be trained to become effective.<br /><br />But first this is only technique application potential.<br /><br />The next step is to find a way to reach toward technique application realization.<br /><br />And that is the much more difficult task. Realization something can be done is much more difficult than reaching than making it work every time.<br /><br />But moving toward that is the real challenge behind all our training.<br /><br />One tool is to take kata and specifically perform it with the differing energies required to make them work.<br /><br />One way I utilized was not so much as change the classic kata of my system, rather use the beginning kata I developed, Kata Sho Or rather use the embusen (floor movement of the form. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jud6cd3vdkg <br /><br />Taking Jing Do as an example.<br /><br />First perform kata sho with low block into torso strikes and high block into descending shuto strikes.<br /><br />Another version replaces the forward strikes with outside strikes into palm strikes on the out steps of the kata. And replaces the forward strikes with inside strikes into forearm strikes into the head.<br /><br />Another version can be done using all four jing do striking techniques.<br /><br />I recommend such an approach to develop more basic skill using jing do.<br /><br />Of course any of the 7 uses I have already suggested can be done also.<br /><br />For greater skill development these uses can be done with any kata.<br /><br />And doing so you begin to become more unpredictable.<br /><br />Personally as I did not study in Okinawa or Japan, I normally do not use the term ‘Bunkai’, to explain how technique can be used.<br /><br />This is just a small step to infinity and beyond.<br />Victor Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09633221599323204720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1128378722057166293.post-4761057314989586782022-06-13T07:49:22.771-04:002022-06-13T07:49:22.771-04:00Essentially the use of Jing Do striking becomes in...Essentially the use of Jing Do striking becomes instant alternative strikes for any uke technique in any kata.Victor Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09633221599323204720noreply@blogger.com