We only taught beginners to circle block. An advanced student was taught to raise his bent forearm up from the catching position to meet the forearm of the incoming punch. Then the forearm can feel out which way to go inside or outside for the block. If it is to the inside for the conventional side block, then the forearm drags the attacker’s forearm to the side with a whipping action, turning to the fleshy side of the forearm. The motion I described can be executed like an soft internal style sensitivity exercise (sticky hands sort of thing), or it Can be executed like a hard external style as a strike. The mechanics are best explored with by working on an open side block with a sai (‘open’ meaning that the point is extended) - The sai has to make initial contact with the tines flat against the bo (otherwise one will have trouble keeping hold of the sai, from a power standpoint). Then a whipping action completes the block and turns the (forearm and) tines 90 degrees to were they can catch the bo (or other striking weapoon).
Thank you for sharing sensei. This makes sense as joint lock grappling. I enjoy the tuite kata bunkai very much, and have not found any bunkai for sunsu kata that follows this theory. Could you elaborate please? Much gratitude from Boonton, New Jersey.
First of all there are no blocks in Karate, and no one really knows what the techniques are in the Kata, they just interprete it as to how they understand it, even the majority Okinawans we're never taught the real Bunkai only a very few were and most died without passing it on. The techniques in Kata we're all disguised so you would not really know why it is done in the Kata you would just be guessing.
@@blockmasterscott no, standing arm locks is a really really hard thing to do, because you don't control your opponents body. That's why most of armbars and joint locks used on the ground fights, not standing fights. Holding arm lock and control your opponent with only one arm is unrealistic. Believe me! Or ask anyone who never saw this video to try to grab you. He will take his hand away as soon as you moved away your second arm to the hip for punch. If you'll be able to get this technique so far to this point, which I hardly believe.
We only taught beginners to circle block. An advanced student was taught to raise his bent forearm up from the catching position to meet the forearm of the incoming punch. Then the forearm can feel out which way to go inside or outside for the block. If it is to the inside for the conventional side block, then the forearm drags the attacker’s forearm to the side with a whipping action, turning to the fleshy side of the forearm. The motion I described can be executed like an soft internal style sensitivity exercise (sticky hands sort of thing), or it
Can be executed like a hard external style as a strike. The mechanics are best explored with by working on an open side block with a sai (‘open’ meaning that the point is extended) - The sai has to make initial contact with the tines flat against the bo (otherwise one will have trouble keeping hold of the sai, from a power standpoint). Then a whipping action completes the block and turns the (forearm and) tines 90 degrees to were they can catch the bo (or other striking weapoon).
This man has very sound principles,and the simplicity of his Bunkai is amazing and practical.
i have been in isshinryu for 5 years. love watching these videos. explains so much about the katas.
Gracias por compartir su conocimiento 🙏
I totally agree, I've been saying the same thing about the middle block for decades: it's way too slow compared to a straight punch.
Could this be done from a gi grasp on the lapel, set it up with an arm drag it could be done live .
Thank you for sharing sensei. This makes sense as joint lock grappling. I enjoy the tuite kata bunkai very much, and have not found any bunkai for sunsu kata that follows this theory. Could you elaborate please? Much gratitude from Boonton, New Jersey.
First of all there are no blocks in Karate, and no one really knows what the techniques are in the Kata, they just interprete it as to how they understand it, even the majority Okinawans we're never taught the real Bunkai only a very few were and most died without passing it on. The techniques in Kata we're all disguised so you would not really know why it is done in the Kata you would just be guessing.
Where is his school?
Bullshito
Ok ..I doubt very seriously you could explain better ,and with the same amount of clarity..
@@nesking3115 That is an mma meat-head. No sense in arguing with them. They have small brains.
explain please? It looked like a legitimate counter to a wrist grab.
@@blockmasterscott no, standing arm locks is a really really hard thing to do, because you don't control your opponents body. That's why most of armbars and joint locks used on the ground fights, not standing fights.
Holding arm lock and control your opponent with only one arm is unrealistic. Believe me! Or ask anyone who never saw this video to try to grab you. He will take his hand away as soon as you moved away your second arm to the hip for punch. If you'll be able to get this technique so far to this point, which I hardly believe.