Practical Kata Bunkai: basic drill for the application of “blocks”
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Practical Kata Bunkai: basic drill for the application of “blocks”
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Iain Abernethy on The Four Stages of Kata
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Iain Abernethy on The Four Stages of Kata
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NEW VIDEO: This video shows a summary of some of the drills we covered at a two-day seminar in Stuttgart, Germany. These drills give examples of how the bunkai of Naihanchi / Tekki Shodan, Nidan and Sandan can be integrated together. Kata bunkai should always be applied in a fluid and flexible way. As Genwa Nakasone wrote, “Never be shackled by the rituals of kata but instead move freely according to the opponent’s strengths and weaknesses”. It is the enemy’s position, actions and reactions that
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NEW VIDEO: This video shows a summary of some of the drills we covered at a two-day seminar in Stuttgart, Germany. These drills give examples of how the bunkai of Naihanchi / Tekki Shodan, Nidan and Sandan can be integrated together. Kata bunkai should always be applied in a fluid and flexible way. As Genwa Nakasone wrote, “Never be shackled by the rituals of kata but instead move freely according to the opponent’s strengths and weaknesses”. It is the enemy’s position, actions and reactions that
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Practical Kata Bunkai: Gojushiho Bunkai Drill
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Practical Kata Bunkai: Gojushiho Bunkai Drill
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Practical Kata Bunkai: Seienchin (Seiyunchin) Bunkai Drills
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Practical Kata Bunkai: Seienchin (Seiyunchin) Bunkai Drills
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Karate Throwing Principles
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Karate Throwing Principles
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Using a chair to facilitate escape. An extract from a recent app video. Hundreds of hours of exclusive practical karate, self-defence and kata bunkai information which is updated every week. Search the AppStore or Google Play for “iain abernethy” to join the global practical karate community. | Iain Abernethy
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Using a chair to facilitate escape. An extract from a recent app video. Hundreds of hours of exclusive practical karate, self-defence and kata bunkai information which is updated every week. Search the AppStore or Google Play for “iain abernethy” to join the global practical karate community. | Iain Abernethy
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Ji'in End Sequence Bunkai
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Practical Kata Bunkai: Start of Bassai-Sho
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Practical Kata Bunkai: Kanku-Dai / Kushanku Drill
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Speaking the Language of Kata
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Limiting enemy’s ability to give chase for effective escape. An extract from a recent app video. Hundreds of hours of exclusive practical karate, self-defence and kata bunkai information which is updated every week. Search the AppStore or Google Play for “iain abernethy” to join the global practical karate community. | Iain Abernethy
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This week’s app update included four new videos on: Drills for getting the right throwing line; Bunkai of the “13 Steps” family of kata (Seisan, Seishan & Hangetsu); Karate trapping drills; and a two-person ground-work kata. This short clip is edited from the throwing line video. Not a member of the community? Search AppStore (Apple) or Google Play (Android) for “iain abernethy”. | Iain Abernethy
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Practical Kata Bunkai: Jion Bunkai and Drills
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Having seen so many others take up "The Bottle Cap Challenge" I felt compelled to make this video! #bottlecapchallange #iainabernethy #karate #kata #bunkai #practicalkatabunkai #practicalkarate #karatejutsu #karatedo #martialarts #martialartist | Iain Abernethy
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Old-School Karate Defensive Principles Part 1
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This week in the app we start a new series on decoding kata. The first two parts cover history, and the three keys and three tests of good bunkai. They are important ones to watch! We also continue our in-depth look at Naihanchi / Tekki Sandan and Nidan! Here is the weekly message telling users all about this week’s additions. Search “iain abernethy” in Google Play or the App Store to join us! | Iain Abernethy
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Old-School Karate Defensive Principles Part 2
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The Two Biggest Bunkai Mistakes
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Kanku-Dai / Kushanku / Kosokun-Dai bunkai. An extract from a recent app video. Hundreds of hours of exclusive practical karate, self-defence and kata bunkai information which is updated every week. Search the AppStore or Google Play for “iain abernethy” to join the global practical karate community. | Iain Abernethy
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Understanding Karate Stances: Part 1 of 6
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Old-School Karate Defensive Principles Part 4
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Old-School Karate Defensive Principles Part 3
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NEW VIDEO: This video shows limb-control drills (trapping, locking, gripping and re-directing) for the first quarter of Kushanku / Kanku-Dai / Kosokun. The video begins by showing the two core drills for the opening sequence and the following knife-hands. The video then goes on to explain how the methods in the drill should be varied and recombined in differing orders. The objective is the never the drill. The objective is to internalise the methods within the drill so they can be applied freely
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Old-School Karate Defensive Principles Part 5
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News on Seipai bunkai, punching on the recovery of kicks, and the forthcoming karate throwing video series! https://goo.gl/m5vryp | Iain Abernethy
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Understanding Karate Stances: Part 2 of 6
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Understanding Karate Stances: Part 3 of 6
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Three things that can hamper your progress and enjoyment of the martial arts.
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Understanding Karate Stances: Part 6 of 6
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