Wednesday, December 20, 2006

1)
- Uke grabs right lapel and punches left
- Tori evades yoko aruki, also cross arms (crossed ichimonji)
- right hand is back to back with Uke's grabbing right hand
- Should be centered on uke (a) gives more distance (left punch cannot reach) (b) makes space for next move
- Tori reach/slide over hand, encircling neck/head
- Step behind uke
- takedown

2 )
- Uke grabs right lapel and punches left
- Tori evades yoko aruki, also cross arms (crossed ichimonji)
- right hand is back to back with Uke's grabbing right hand
- Should be centered on uke (a) gives more distance (left punch cannot reach) (b) makes space for next move
- Tory left hand boshi to hip/protecting controlling Uke grabbing arm
- Tori twist clockwise/controlling grabbing wrist
- Rocknroll twist n under (b) above is important so that Tori is behind Uke

3)
- Uke grabs both arms
- Tori keeps his cotton-pickin hands to hisself (spit)
- Tori Ichimonj back, slightly right (gently so that Uke does not take balancing step), metsubushi
- Tori hands snake over Uke hands/forearm, shift forward into headbutt
- Tori steaps in both arms, reaches for "empty space" under armpits, moves Uke arms outwards
- Tori shift to right side (intermediate ichimonji), ganseki nage

4)
- Uke grabs both arms
- Tori keeps his cotton-pickin hands to hisself (spit)
- Tori Ichimonj back with left foot, straight-ish (gently so that Uke does not take balancing step), metsubushi
- Tori reaches for "empty space" above behind Uke right shoulder (no pressure)
- Onikudaki

5) Omote Gyaku
- No pressure, keep hands open, do not commit until very very late
- To avoid committing, open hands are ready for shuto/boshiken with either hand at any time
- back straight

6) Ura Gyakku

- No pressure, keep hands open, do not commit until very very late
- To avoid committing, open hands are ready for shuto/boshiken with either hand at any time
- back straight

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

1)
- Uke staight punch (put something into it and or tori draw)
- Tori ichimonji outside, (almost) straight back, turn, leading hand contacts
- Leading hand pushes down, rear hand to uke bicep
- Twist/Sanshin elbow to upper arm/chest
- Shuto to neck
- Step behind takedown

2)
- Uke staight punch (put something into it and or tori draw)
- Tori ichimonji inside tside, (almost) straight back, hand directed to leading hip = good line
- Dive under arm with straight back, keep eye contact
- Step behind takedown

3)

4)
- Hostage from behind with knife to neck
- approach (non-threatening)
either
hostage in "headlock"
or
"reach over knife arm, grab hostge shoulder"

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

1)
- Tori in Shizen (narrow stance)
- Uke right punch
- As punch starts, guidpull with right hand / left foot on toes, roll back on ball -> inside strike
- Uke left punch
- Tori doko almost across (offer target)
- Uke right punch
- Tori left foot across behind / structure, shikanken to throat head
-> into throw

2) Grab
- Uke lapel grab (his) right
- Tori step left (_not_ backwards), koppo ken to bicep of grabbing arm
- swap hands (glide along arm), left hand boshiken to armpit, right hand controls grabbing hand (the thumb must stay up)
- Tori left hand reach through (towards Uk left lapel)
- Throw - downt let Uke arm bend

3) W/ Katana
- Uke Segan
- Uke raises to Dai judan (sp?)
- Tori "throw your hands in the air", bend backwards
- Tori forward/left, hands on top of downard sword storke
- taking right foot backwards helps :)
placeholder for last week (Aug 1st) , if i can remember

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Dan Shi (Bullet Hand)
- Uke grab lapel + punch
- Tori cut into wrist and move sidways

Dan Shu (Knife hand?)
- Uke grab sleeve + punch
- Tori contact elbow, close to chest, turn (option: direct accept - only works if you let uke do his thing)
- Uke try to punch, counter
- Shto to neck,
- Boshi to opposite shoulder
- Kick to back
- Gyakku


Gyokko ryu (Tori perpendicular shoulders, fingers point to shoulder = target)
- Uke Punch
- Tori minimal inside, right angle (twist front foot)
- Ura Shuto to neck

Jumonji
- Tori jumonji
- Uke punch
- diagonal knuckle behind elbow (zzap)
- left boshi to ribs
- Metsubushi
- Switch sides

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Gyokko ryu

- Uke Grab left arm
- Tori feel for elbow
- If/when punch use elbow/to chest to break balance
... Uke punches again ->Into Omotegyuakku with options

- Uke Grab left lapel + punch
- "Cut" into the wrist
.... Then what?

- Uke punch
- Ichimonji outside (!) / reverse punch to fist
- "Feel" for hand with rear hand
- 2nd punch comes, omotegyakku - in lots of cool directions (cross or heavily inside)

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Kot ryu - beyond nasty, evil

1) From standing grapple: mushadori

2) mushadori with reverse

3) From standing grapple: ganseki nage
- With "breaking open grip from outside/top" + headbut/head-tsubushi :)

4) As above with reverse, chest to chest

5) 1st punch Judan Uke, 2nd punch close block/"let uke walk into fist" - mushadori, boshiken to shoulder (optinal kick to leg), kick to ribs--> defensive kamae

6) 1st punch Judan Uke, 2nd punch jodan uke (?probably shorter) metsubushi, kick

7) 1st punch Judan Uke, 2nd ken-nagashi, frontfoot step + shuto to neck, boshiken/poke into neck both sides (=Kata Maki?) all on one line

8) 1st punch Judan Uke, 2nd end up almost 90 degrees facing, right hook kick to back/hips/knee, walk past right side & take down