WinterQuest 2019 Overview & thought provoking perspectives from Stephen K. Hayes 

With all due respect, I would argue that abandoning the tsuki kihon is like throwing away a surgical tool for the sake of a stone blade. Ichi no kamae trains structure. When ichi no kamae is positionally reversed it gives tsuki kihon. This pair is the fundamental core of taijutsu, which is ingrained in every other single movement, and then 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 (Fibonacci spiral is ingrained in the structure of Gyokko ryu it seems). By abandoning one fundamental core movement for the sake of a so-called "modernity" issue, the structure of taijutsu is somewhat broken. In essence one trains to react to, and attack with, a lesser quality of skill looping movement, the random guy's attack. On the other hand if one learns to successfully react to a short distance straight aligned tsuki, looping punches are even easier to deal with. In my opinion the goal should be to cut out even further, unnecessary micro-movents in order to gain fractions of a second, especially against a blade. The problem is that the attackers telegraph the attack, due to minute micro-movements they habitually repeat, in an attempt to simulate the average untrained attacker in the street. Only Mr. Hardee 's movement has quality flow, possibly due to the bjj cross-training.

I love the history behind it. Look forward to training! 👍🏾

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Great video Favorite of 2019

Awesome insight. Thank you

This video is an overview of....whoa...Kaitlyn's high line kick though.

Good stuff.

Outstanding demonstrations at the end of the video! Smooth, effective... North Carolina ninja got skill!

Professor Ronald Duncan, Father of American Ninjutsu

Wing Tsun huh

11:20 yes China 😉

Stephen Hayes....why fix it when it's not broken.

Why is Stephen Hayes changing this as modern? He is basically water it down. Samurai/ninja arts been tested in a actual battlefield. Distance and timing is done in those old time period against stronger and faster opponents. Dealing with modern fighter are now faster and fighting closer now. He should follow the old tested method(maintaing distance ).

I have to smh at that part about ichimonji no kamae. He's spreading wrong info to those that don't know and will take his word as true. I have love for him b.y.t come on.

Very disrespectful.