Could you do it?

[BCook]

Ok, undoubtly we have all had to go through kata, be it in a group or at times solo in front of everyone...

But what i want to know is, when your put on the spot and asked 'run everyone through a kata of your choice and explain both the techniques AND the bunkai', could you do it? what kata would you choose?

its a lot harder than you think...

of course all the yudansha have, or will have very shortly had to perform this task, im interested in the coloured belts answers and experiences..

if you've done it, how did you go?

if you have had someone do it in your class how do you think they went?

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Brad Cook
1st Kyu Ocean Grove Dojo
Shihan Gary Viccars Branch
Matsushima Group

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[budo]

My instructor is very good at helping with this sort of test.

We have done a lot of this type of training, so even the 10th kyus have done this before. Of course the higher kyu grades are expected to know more than the lower.

Tips he gave us.

1 Nearly every technique we do can have multiple applications - so, a strike can be a block, and a block can often be a break out as well. So if you think about it, nearly every technique has 3 bunkai without having to think too hard.

2 Think about what happens with each technique to the other person, eg when i strike to a face, does the opponent fall forward or back? do they get closer or further away? How does that effect the bunkai of the next technique?

3 The opponent does not always have to be in front of you ie they might not be exactly in front of the way you are facing, they could be in front or behind or to the side. For example in Takiokyu Ich, instead of saying "I am blocking a kick from a new opponent to my left" for the bunkai of move 5, what if the opponent from move 4 had grabbed your hand after your punch, couldn't the Gedan barai in move 5 then be a break out? (just an example, not a oggd one maybe )

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