If you liked yesterday’s Choki Motobu inspired pad drill (https://youtu.be/nhI-ptA9fgA), then you may be interested in my take on his twelve two-person drills. This video was added to the app yesterday (my weekly message) and it explains my thinking on them. If you’d like to try out the app, please search “iain abernethy” in the app store. | Iain Abernethy
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This week in the app we have a karate grappling drill that includes gripping, close-range striking, a throw, escaping from the floor if you get pulled down (self-defence), and a strangle finish for fighting. The app contains hundreds of exclusive practical karate and bunkai videos with new content added every week! A must for all practical karate instructors and practitioners. | Iain Abernethy
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This week in the app we have a karate grappling drill that include…
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All THREE volumes of KARATE THROWS are now available to download! “In karate, hitting, thrusting, and kicking are not the only methods, throwing techniques and joint-locks are included” – Gichin Funakoshi https://iainabernethy.co.uk/shop/product-category/download/ This video series looks at the “forgotten” throws that were once commonly practised within karate. The throws of karate can be found throughout the traditional kata and are well documented in the writings of the past masters. This vide
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All THREE volumes of KARATE THROWS are now available to do…
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For those who missed it on YouTube, here is a new video in which discuss the role of kihon within karate training. For a more detailed explanation of my thoughts, please read this article: https://www.iainabernethy.co.uk/article/case-kihon | Iain Abernethy
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“Karate ni Sente Nashi” (no 1st attack in karate) is undoubtedly one of the most misunderstood phrases in our art. Many take it to be a tactical instruction to always concede the initiative to the enemy by doing nothing until an assault is underway. To illustrate both the ridiculousness and immorality of this position, we can consider a teenage girl who has just been threatened with sexual assault. Are we really saying she is being immoral if she strikes before the assault begins in order to esc
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Here Iha Sensei demonstrates one of the in-close techniques that Motobu Choki frequently employed- the knee bump to off balance an attack. Notice the close range of this technique and the lack of pushing an attack away. The kata of Shorin Ryu presuppose close range applications. While Motobu taught a variety of kata, he would begin with Naihanchi and is most remembered for this kata. Iha Sensei’s first teacher, Gusukuma, knew Motobu very well, and his second tesxher, Miyahira, was Motobu’s stude
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One of the pad drills we did at tonight’s class. Age-zuki while dre…
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A little bit of footage from the last class. Here we are going over the …
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Funakoshi shows the throw Kubi-Wa (“Neck Ring”) in most of his book…
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A throw from Unsu kata. A full breakdown of the throw can be fo…
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