John Burke, chief instructor of the Eikoku Karate-do Keikokai demonstrates self defence moves from karate kata. Beginning his training in 1982, sensei was fortunate to meet a variety of great instructors who have helped him to generate a system that takes Karate back to its roots.
Oss! 🥋🙏 With the striking of the knee to the opponent thigh makes the weight of the body to drop hence the finish the execution of the technique is very dangerous. Excellent Commentary Senior John Burke Oss! 🥋🙏
Great! I love the extreme close range and the fact that both hands are involved and every movement has a purpose! One thing I’ve figured out on my own when looking at other Kata, is that whenever my feet are close together or crossed over to always assume that I’m supposed to be extremely close to my opponent and probably even tying up or binding their feet/legs with my own. I’m happy to see that reinforced by your interpretation of this too!
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Good analysis. I agree otherwise, but I have a theory. Often things in katas are not what they seem. I believe age zuki isn't actually meant to make contact with the knuckles, but rather use the ulnar bone. Like in age uke. It also makes it easier to do the follow-up grab as the hand is already in the right place after the strike to neck 🙏
Hi John, nice work!!! I would like to add the Tsurikomi-goshi. Just google it and you will find a lot of the same priciples. Also there is a variante where you not grab the Gi but the end of the sleeve. I've seen this live in judo competitions and it worked like hell. So your left arm grabs the rigth arm of your oponent and with your right arm you take the upper most point of his left wrist (or sleeve). That's why your own arm goes way up to the roof 🙂 Because of the Yama Tzuki the oponent is not able to block the throw with his hip. (makes him "fluffy" :-) ) Take a look at: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BKLOug7E26Y.html 0:58. You will see exactly what I just tried to describe. All the best mate. Take care!
Nice! Simple and effective. I’ve also seen a version that’s a hammer fist to the side of the head instead of an uppercut. I think both can be good depending of the situation and/or height difference between you and your opponent
Excellent Analysis Sensi John 🥋👌 Not a shotokan kata, I believe it is goju-ryu karate style! 🥋 Respect for the commitment, Perseverance and discipline to you and the young man. Keep up the good work. 🥋👌
Oss! Excellent Analysis Sensi John 🥋 In heian shodan the "up block" has the same interpretation... It appears to look like a block but it is actually a wrist release - arm lock and shoulder dislocation... 🥋🙏 Oss!
Exactly what I was teaching last night. As it said in the Bunkai Strategies Newsletter this week - the term UKE is usually mistranslated when it means "to receive", not block.
Wow. Like it is you guys are seeing when I am training. I was practicing kanku dai every day for the past week. I called it my 'kanku dai week' Anyway, thanks for the enlightenment. I sincerely appreciate your video tutorials. Oss! 🥋
Oss!🥋 Thanks again for your patience and time for making these videos available. Sincerely thankful for the younger gentleman for making himself available. 🙏 It a pleasure to see the younger karateka participation in the 'way'.👏🙏🥋 Oss! 🥋🏆 In my younger days, the application was the under hand (the cuffed fists above the belly button - represented a grab or grabbing action) is pulling on the elbow of the opponent inwards or to inside (cause if I pull the left elbow the body will tilted to the left and the head will be easy to be reached - hence the same to the pulling of the right elbow) of the opponent's body and as the body will tilted; (the cuffed fists above the head means - that the head is the target of the application) quickly following up with the grab to the hair or ears simultaneously hammering the opposite side of the head - preferably a blow to the ear, jaw or temple. The idea that striking an opponent with both hands to the mid centre of the body (both sides of the rib cage) is an inappropriate interpretation. 🥋Oss! In the kata, both hands means the application can be done on either the left side or the right side of the opponent. It is not necessary i am attacking or deficiting with both hands but actually striking with one hand and the other hand does the 'setting up' for the fatal strike. (When doing this kata, respectively speaking, where the cuffed fists are, is to reminded me how, why and where on my opponent - of what I am about to do.) With this technique, the small man can defeat a man that is bigger in size. One note: a small man, grabbed by a bigger and much stronger opponent, the small man cannot be effect by hitting the bigger man's hand to get it to fold as shown by many. But by pulling the elbow inwards - no man - no matter how big cannot muscle resist. And complete - the finish blow is the forward punch. The opponent has no return at this point. Oss! 🥋 All Karate katas came from one or more of these places: Shuri-te, Naha-te or Tomari - te 'schools'. A good historical background of a kata can enhance a karateka knowledge in their personal study of bunkai/oyo. 'Train Hard - Train Smart' “You must be deadly serious in training. When I say that, I do not mean that you should be reasonably diligent or moderately in earnest. I mean that your opponent must always be present in your mind, whether you sit or stand or walk or raise your arms.” - Gichin Funakoshi Oss! 🥋
