The use of Kata Technique – Section 6

Looking at the faster response as proposed by Shiroma Shimpan and my frieinds.

Opening Seisan Kata 104.01 – If it’s good enough for Chosin Chibanna

Attacker drives forward with their right foot and strikes toward you with their right fist.

Seisan Response - Technique 1. to 1.2

1. The defender moves the left foot to the center alongside right foot as that happens the arms cross before your centerline.

2. The defender then drives that foot outward into the left front stance. The arms uncross the left arm parries the opponent’s strike.

3. At that point the blocking arm performs a counter-clockwise circular technique before it strikes into their head. (the striking punch to 11 o’clock).

This Seisan application works the interior line of Defense.

Force multipliers to consider

a. Striking area is the side of the neck or the side of the head..

b. Makiwara long term study to develop a strike to drop the opponent every time

c. Crescent stepping to compress and then explode the movement dynamics to make the resulting parry to strike stronger.

d. Timing is not 1-2 not 1-1/2 but 1-1/4

Simply turn the block into a strike. (if less than perfect you have the rest of seisan opening to draw upon.

Opening Seisan Kata 104.02 – Jing Do borrowed from Ernest Rothrock

Attacker drives forward with their right foot and strikes toward you with their right fist.

Seisan Response - Technique 1. to 1.2

1. The defender moves the left foot to the center alongside right foot as that happens the arms cross before your centerline.

2. The defender then drives that foot outward into the left front stance. The arms uncross the left arm parries the opponent’s strike.

3. At that point the blocking arm performs a counter-clockwise circular technique and palm strikes into their head.

This Seisan application works the interior line of Defense.

Force multipliers to consider

a. Striking area is the side of the neck or the side of the head..

b. Makiwara long term study to develop a strike to drop the opponent every time

c. Crescent stepping to compress and then explode the movement dynamics to make the resulting parry to strike stronger.

d. Timing is not 1-2 not 1-1/2 but 1-1/4

Simply turn the block into a palm strike strike. (if less than perfect you have the rest of seisan opening to draw upon. The Jing Do short range striking is a series of immediate follow-up techniques to ‘blocks’ that allow a very quick response to a limb moving quickly in your direction.