Kia Ora from New Zealand Sensei, I am a student of Sensei Kevin Shaw he speaks very highly of your Karate and I really enjoyed your book as well, great explanation of barai and use!
Great stuff Sensei. I have recently had the pleasure of training with Gavin Hall here in Edinburgh UK. He has always spoken extremely highly of you too. Thank you for this explanation and demonstration.
Why is he doing tai sabaki during gedan barai, and not during gedan uke? Plus, the faster (i.e. closer to attacker's knee) you block, the less time attacker has to get to you. When blocking so near your stomach, the mae geri is already at full length, you are not blocking anything (unless you evade the attack, like he did, but this is not being honest, because he did not evade during gedan uke). The only difference is: barai/harai is a rotating sweep, while plain uke is not. PS: also the distance between uke and tori seems to be different when doing gedan barai (longer distance) and gedan uke (shorter distance)
Agree. Anybody who stands static while someone atacks them would be a fool. Moving to the side is essential for setting up your counter. What do I know though 🤷♂️
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