Back in 1980 I began taking notes of training I was getting from many people. In time that expanded my understanding of what I was seeing and my studies became more intensive. Here are those initial notes.
4/4/87
This
set of drills is more difficult than they look, because when learning them both
hemispheres of the brain are involved, making it easy to get mixed up. However
when acclimated to them, speed improves. They also have interesting
applications.
1.
Left Foot Forward
Left Low Block
Right Punch
Left Low Block
2.
Left Foot
Forward Left Outside Block
Right
Punch
Left
Outside Block
3.
Left Foot
Forward Left High Block
Right
Punch
Left
High Block
4.
Left Foot
forward Left High Block
Left
Inside Block
Right
Low Block
5.
Left Foot
Forward Right High Punch
Left
Middle Punch
Right
Low Punch
6. # 5 and # 6 together
LFF L. High Block
L Inside Block
L Low Block
R High Punch
L Middle Punch
R Low Punch
7.
Left Foot Forward Left Rising Empi
L
Descending Empi
Shift
to Left (Or Cat) Stance
Left Rear Empi
8
.Right Foot Forward Right Inside Shuto To Neck
Right Outside Shoto To Neck
Right Ridge Hand to Neck
Right Hand Circles Back and then Spear
Hank to Neck
On
Sutrino Bunkai for Hangetsu (the Shotokan version of Seisan kata)
1.
Left side block,
Right Punch
to
Left SideBlock – Left Rising Forearm
(Wrist) Strike
Right Punch – Right Backfist strike to
the chest.
2.
Double Open Hand
Block to
Left
Bent Wrist, Right Shuto into
Left Bent Wrist, Right Shuto then
Then right best wrist Left Shuto
(Doubling the Technique)
5-7-86
Against High,
Middle, or Low strikes
Use a circular left open hand block
that turns in a wrist throw (also while turning away.) the attacker can be
controlled the same way if not fast enough.
The
left open hand closes on their fist, grabbing the palm pad of the and(or the
thumb) and then rotates their wrist counter clockwise.
A Strike (Punch)
turns into a Shuto immediately (either left or right)
A roundhouse
kick (circular) to deflect a leg grab.
Application
for the opening of Heian Ni Dan (Pinan Sho Dan)
1.
Double block to punch to the head.
a.
Left hand
deflect
b.
Right Hand grab
c.
Left reverse
face deflect
2.
Double (cross)
to break the arm punching
Double
Shuto’s
1.
Left is
deflecting the shuto of the attacker.
2.
Right Shuto to
strike knec,
3.
Then Right
strikes to knee – Wheel Throw
1.
Left back
zenkateu dachi, left hand block
2.
Shift left from
zenkatsu dachi,
3.
Right hand shuto
to neck (circular outside throw)
Left low block,
Right reverse Punch- Right High Block – Right Hgh Block,
Left lunge punch (practice combination)
That which
cannot be named
First Capture
Escapes
1.
Sword
on shoulder
a.
Right
foot back (drop down) between the attackers legs, left leg siczzors
b.
Right
foot back (drop down) between the attackers legs, right foot out, roll to left
left toot in front, right leg over, scizzors
2.
Sword
Straight at back
a.
Drop
to tight side on left of body, left leg in front of attacker
b.
Right
let in back and scizzor down, and bring the attacker’s feet up to hold.
3.
Sword
back of head
a.
Pivot 180 degrees right, bight hand on attackers
arm
i.
Left
hand to their shoulder. Left foot sweeps down and control.
b . Pivot 180 degrees right
with a left high block
ii . Right hand over the
attacker elhow and use aikido # 10
projection
Against Overhead
attack
1.
Shift
left (allowing the strike to miss)
The left hand snakes over and wraps
around the neck, circle and rotating the head counter-clockwise.
Then switch the hand position over,
allowing you to rotate the attacker’s arm away from the attacker’s body, the
right hand switches to the elbow for the takedown
Stone Techniques
1.
Crouch
on the right knee, legs up- and shift left
a.
Left
hand circles the attackers head and grabs the jaw to rotate the head
counter-clockwise.
b.
Then
the right hand jams to the throat as a sword
2.
Double
crouch
a.
Right foot forward (deep)
b.
Left
hand to throat,
c.
Right hand
to the attackers knee. Dump, and choke
with a press.
Two Person Tree
Technique
1.
Both
grab the attackers arm (the lead hand late sides down to grab the wrist)
2.
With
the left grab the shoulder
3.
1
defender grabs the shoulders and the oter grabs the neck
4.
Both
do a back sweep down with a wrist press control and/or with a choke to mask the face.
Moving
Techniques
1.
Right
empi, right outside grab, right spearhand to throat.
2.
Right
empi, right outside hammerfist, ritht hand outside grab and twist neck.
3.
Right rising empi, Right augmented empi (to side) left foot step behind (takedown)
4.
Right
Hi Block, right side empi, left foot step behind.
5.
Right
outside block, right hammerfist, right grab and twist
6.
Right
outside block, right hammerfist, right grab and twist
7.
Right
outside block, Right outside grab and right punch
8.
Right
punch, Right backfist, and palm strike down, right wrist strikes, right snake
strike
9.
Right
inside block, right empi, left foot step behind
10.
Right
bend wrist block, right low punch to throat, right grab and twist
