Sunday, June 29, 2014

1991 attended a cliinic on kobudo with Kise Sensei


Fusei Kise, All Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo Federation

Greg Lazarus, Dover Kenshin Kan Karate, Dover, NH

 07/27/1991  notes I made attending a clinic of Kobudo of Shorin Ryu Kenshin Kan



 Back in 1991 I attended a kobudo clinic with Kise Fusei where a basic bo, sai and kama kata were taught. I’ve located my notes and am attaching them.  This is what I got from that clinic. These are not current practices.

 

Sai Kata (not named)

 

  1. Both Sai in the right hand
  2. Rei
  3. Open up with a double outward block, then a double low block
  4. RFF (45 degrees) Right Bone Block
  5. LFF (45 degrees) Left Bone Block
  6. RFF (0 degrees) Right overhead strike (from left parry to right down strike) – bone block
  7. LFF (0)  degrees Left overhead strike – bone block)
  8. RFF (0 degrees) Right overhead strike – bone block
  9. remain RFF – Right down block then right side block (bone block)
  10. turn 180 to rear or 6 o’clock (LFF) left overhead strike – bone block
  11. turn 90 to the right (or 9 o’clock) (RFF) right side bone block
  12. remain RFF – left then right punch
  13. turn 180 to the left (or 3 o’clock) (LFF)  left side bone block
  14. remain LFF – right then left punch
  15. turn 90 to the right  (or 6 o’clock) (RFF) right overhead strike – bone block
  16. LFF Left punch – left overhead strike – bone block
  17. RFF Right punch – right overhead strike – bone block
  18. Turn 180 to left (12 o’clock) LFF – left overhead strike – bone block
  19. turn 90 to right ( 3 o’clock) RFF Right side block – bone block
  20. Step RFF Right Side block – bone block
  21. RFF Left then Right Punch
  22. Turn 180 to left (9 o’clock) left side block – bone block
  23. LFF Right then left punch
  24. Turn 90 to right (12 o’clock) right overhead strike
  25. RFB left turn 45 degrees from 0, left open side block
  26. Slide to left, right sai spears out then in
  27. RFF (0 degrees) – Right overhead strike
  28. both sai to right hand – close
  29. Rei

 

Questions I don’t remember the answer too.

What is a bone block? An open strike to the bone of the opponents arm or a closed strike against the bone?  Looking these notes over I believe this was my way of expressing opening the sai and striking out with it.


Bo Kata (not Named)

 

  1. Open Stance – Bo parallel across the legs
  2. RF steps together – left hand up for a right side block,  then the left hand slides down to the side
  3. Rei  - Left hand up – double side block
  4. RFF Right down strike
  5. Left then right double side strike
  6. RFF 90 degrees to the right – right double side block
  7. RFF 90 degrees to the left – (now to the front) right down strike
  8. LFF Pull back then twisting jab forward (lock it out)
  9. RFF pull back then twisting jab forward
  10. LFF Pull back then twisting jab forward (lock it out)
  11. LFB left then right double under strikes
  12. no stance change right double side block
  13. Skip back (RFF) right double side block
  14. RFF – Right down strike
  15. LFF – pull back – twisting jab forward
  16. RFF – pull back – twisting jab forward
  17. LFF – pull back – twisting jab forward
  18. LRB – drop to left knee – left side down strike
  19. Change to back (rear) – drop to right knee right side down strike
  20. Stand up (facing back) LFF Left double slide block
  21. Turn 180 to the front – RFF right double side block
  22. Turn 180 to the rear – LFF left side down strike then
  23. RFF Right face jab
  24. Shift to horse stance – left down jab
  25. Remain in horse stance – bo left circle ¾ clockwise (parry) the jab, slide up to front
  26. Turn 90 right – RFF Right side double side block
  27. (remain RFF) Right down strike (then circle 360 degrees clockwise)
  28. (remain RFF) Right jab to face
  29. Shift to horse stance – left down jab
  30. (remain in horse stance) – left circle ¾ clockwise then left jab
  31. (remain in horse stance) facing front – double high block
  32. RFF Right down strike
  33. (remain RFF) Right double side block
  34. (remain RFF) Right down strike
  35. RFB ( natural stance) right double side block
  36. Rei
  37. RF out to horse stance (bo lies across thighs).


Kama Kata (not named)

 

“Z” strike – side block then down strike then cross cut to back then down cut

 

  1. Both kama in right hand hand – open stance then close stance
  2. Swing hand up over head, move left kama to left hand
  3. double hand down strike (to shoulder)
  4. RFB – left high block
  5. RFF – “Z” (left side, right down strike ,right cross strike, right low strike
  6. LFF – “Z” (right side, left down strike ,left cross strike, left low strike
  7. RFF – Right hi block
  8. turn 180 to left (LFF) left high block then right neck strike (simultaneously)
  9. look 90 degrees to the right (right crane stance) right open low cut
  10. RFF (90 degrees to the right) cross cut – “Z”
  11. Turn 180 left – left high block right neck strike (simultaneously)
  12. Look 90 right – (right crane stance) right open low block
  13. LFF (180) left high block
  14. RFF Right Punch – Right “Z”
  15. LFF Left Punch – Left “Z”
  16. RFF – Right high block
  17. Turn 180 LFF (to 12 o’clock) Left high block – right neck strike
  18. Look 90 right – right crane stance – right open low block
  19. RFF 90 right – right cross cut “Z”
  20. Turn 180 left (LFF) left high block – right neck strike
  21. Look 90 right Right crane stance – right open low block
  22. Turn 90 right – RFF – right cross cut then right open down cut
  23. RFB – hands open “X” high block – double down 45 strikes
  24. RFF Cross outside strikes – Reverse – double outer side strikes
  25. (remain RFF) Right down cut – right down strike
  26. Both Kama are moved to right hand
  27. Rei

I believe the kama are held in open position throughout the kata performance.

 
A sampling of Kise Sensei's skills
 
 
Back in the 1991 I attended a seminar with Kise Sensei, we were told then the police to stop teaching kama. The kama was a common household gardening implement on Okinawa used everywhere. Many of the kids would carry them to school to use in the fields cutting crops after classes were done for the day. Apparently they were having problems with youth using them on each other, and thought this might help the situation.
I had just attended the clinic to see what Kise Sensei was teaching. I did not follow up on the kata I was shown. I already had the kata I would study, but the chance to learn from Kise Sensei was priceless.


 

2 comments:

Victor Smith said...

Marlon Laws I believe what you call a “bone block” is after you do a striking type motion with the Sai open you close it and now the long tine runs the length of the forearm and the hand is palm down. If the hand was empty this is called a single bone block. This is called Sai Shodan is Kenshinkan. Sensei Lindsey said it was the second Sai kata taught when he was in Okinawa so we call it Sai Nidan.

The bo kata is called Bo Nidan in Kenshinkan. Sensei Lindsey learned the kata first and we call it Matsumura Sakugawa no Bo Dai.

The kama kata is Soken no Kama Sho and could possibly be based on the kata Rohai.

Victor Smith said...

Derek Nobbs

The bo kata is Bo Nidan. It used to be Bo Shodan before Hanshi decided to swap the order of the two.

Except for steps 3, 4, 9, 11, 13, 19, & 22 the "bone block" in the sai kata isn't a block. It's just the "returned & ready position" and just happens to look like a single bone block.
3 & 4 - Shuto blocks with the sai in hand.

19 & 22 - Looks like you're missing the "open" down block and the scoot before the single bone block. Those two single bone blocks are done with more of a hooking motion