Jion Kata and Kaisetsu / Bunkai course - Wado Ryu Karate 

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@Yeino Karate. Thank you for commenting. We often train with a top ShitoRyu instructor as part of a multi-style course; and it is very interesting to see the different applications between Nara-te and Shuri-te or now what would be Goju-ryu and Shorin-ryu kata. Although we do many of the same kata the look and feel is very distinct to the two origins. I always feel that when two hands are used in Nara-te or a grab/hikite is used, there is also a break (joint, bone, limb), but this takes a lot of conditioning of the body to effectively perform. In many Shorin-ryu styles, this body conditioning is not done to the same level, so variations appear around striking and joint manipulation, or other techniques that are more commonly used in practice. I do find it fascinating watching different styles and practicing with them. Thanks again.

Hi @Yeldir Reid. This is actually common to most karate styles, especially Okinawan styles using expansion and contraction. However I do know that it was demonstrated at the Wado Ryu winter course by Ohtsuka III in 2016 or 2017 too. I think it is fair to say though that this is integral to the principles of Wado Ryu using body shifting to break balance and increase effectiveness of techniques.

@@WadoRyuBenkyo Thanks for the info and the slice of insight into this technique. I really enjoy your content. It gives me a good source of reference, as I look to start formal training in Wado Ryu for the first time since I was a teenager (which was quite some time ago).

The chest expansion was already teached in Shorin-ryu, Goju-ryu, Uechi-ryu and Isshin-ryu, but not explained that deep through muscular expansion, because these schools already had a heavy body conditioning part while training, and they did not feel the need of explaining it deeper. Otsuka (Kazutaka) Hironori III explains it through deep muscles actions and breath control because of its own research in human anatomy. He sometimes put words on things your body already does naturally, because of your years of practice, but you could not explain in an obvious way. He's lived for 10 years in France, so i could be teached several times in seminars and meets.

Hello Tasogare, you may be in luck. I believe the next session on the 15th Feb 2020 is planned to be Naihanchi Kata and Bunkai.

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CbEPknsCyEw.html Here you go @Tasogare Naihanchi Kata Course video. Enjoy.

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