Abridged video notes from Taira Masaji Sensei's USA seminar 2010. Advanced bunkai for Sepai. For DVDs featuring Taira Sensei's method go here: goju-carlsbad.zenplanner.com/...
@seagoju I agree. Furthermore, he's the eternal "student", pushing the boundaries, unraveling the innate intelligence of the kata. When you look at the majority of bunkai on sites such as youtube the techniques invariably start from a formal punch/kick/ grab etc, and then progress to a simple strike to (a deliberately) undefended area, with no thought to how to respond to a realistic combat rhythm. Hence kata/bunkai and kumite are separate entities in "traditional" karate. Not so with Taira.
He's unique in his genre. I've never seen anyone like that on youtube or elsewhere. Thank you for posting the videos which feature him. You can't even imagine how useful it is for us who don't have the fortune and the honor to train under him. Again, thank you.
