Som Christian själv sa, ”en svart dag för klubben”… Nämligen, inte mindre än två nya lyckade shodan-graderingar! Massor grattis till Yann och Christian, grymt bra kämpat idag! 👊🥋👊
Iron the gi for an iron body!Strykjärnet låter i övrigt som utandningen hos en goju ryu-utövare i den långsamma delen av seishan 👊
In many dojo throughout the world you will see instructors and students moving up and down the dojo (social media too), moving backwards and forwards practicing block, punch, block, punch, in some sort of ‘renzoku’, ‘ippon’ or ‘sanbon’ kumite etc..Everyone must learn the basics to become proficient in any of the martial arts. The basics have to be repeated over and over….. But those basics must be realistic. Don’t they?.If your view of the martial arts is for self-protection and not in any kind of sporting context, then your training must be realistic and not based on modern competitive rules. .Karate was never intended to be geared towards gaining a belt or competition, but on understanding, effectiveness and development. The movements contained within karate were never meant to receive an attack from another martial artist, and this is perhaps one reason why many interpretations of applications or set ‘kumite’ are woefully ineffective. .In the majority of set kumite, the techniques used to begin an attack are not following a likely civilian attack….. karate was not created for this. .Moving backwards and forwards blocking and punching, learning these kumite practices by rote, doesn't allow for a deeper understanding..Rote memory allows for the memorization of basic information, but it doesn't put that information into any sort of context. The lack of context for complex subjects means that the student has not learned anything in depth about what they are studying. .Yes, you must repeat the movements of karate over and over to gain any kind of mastery, but if these repeated movements simply give the wrong information, then you are just repeating wrong information..To truly learn something, you must have the right context, otherwise the movements that you are memorizing are just movements. They do not represent true knowledge..‘Meaningful learning’ is a learning strategy that gives deeper meaning to concepts and subject matter. Studies have found that the more meaning that is given to information, the more likely it is that you will remember that information long term, and in turn it becomes more useful. The “why” in the movements as well as the “how”. .The “why” isn’t simply that you’re “blocking a punch” etc. This does not allow a student to go beyond the set techniques, and the success of any of these techniques are dependent upon having a predetermined knowledge of the attack. This doesn’t exist in the real world..If you take a single movement, take away the label, there is a near limitless number of ways you can adapt, vary and explore that movement. Unfortunately, most practitioners follow the rote system of learning, therefore anything other than a defined attack (eg Oi zuki), against a defined defense (eg Jodan age uke), then the technique fails. .Instructors should always teach the effective meaning of a technique, not just block and punch (which often it isn’t anyway). .Most practitioners today do not have to face real violence, which will be unscripted and random. Any engagement practice (kumite) which is pragmatic in nature, should include many variations in technique and movement, using varying levels of resistance. The set kumite does not follow this principle..Essentially learning ‘punch – block – punch’ is developing the skills needed to win against a single unarmed opponent in a consensual exchange with predetermined knowledge of the karate-on-karate attack. The performance of the exchange becomes confused with the content or the method. ….. it’s not in any way based in reality...Motobu quote from: “Karatedo wo Kataru Genzai no Budo Teki Shiten” written by Konishi Yasuhiro
Idag är det karatens dag, och det firar man givetvis bäst genom att träna!Så här glada var alla innan de tagit sig igenom de följande två delvis ganska krävande timmarna. Bra kämpat och kört allihop!
Ni glömmer väl inte Karatens Dag på lördag!? 🥳🥋 Karatens Dag är en satsning inom marknadsföring där vi tillsammans, förbund och karateföreningar, under en och samma dag har aktiviteter runt om i landet för att skapa synlighet och uppmärksamhet kring karate. Vi gör det för att locka fler till vår fina idrott och göra kul saker tillsammans i klubben. I år är Karatens Dag på lördag den 24/8, men hela veckan och helgen går bra att kampanja under. Vi uppmuntrar alla föreningar och karatekas att hitta på aktiviteter – stora som små – låt oss fylla sociala medier med massor av karate! Och bjud gärna in lokal media att komma på besök i föreningen. Har ni något skoj på gång eller idéer att dela med er av? Tipsa gärna i kommentarsfältet! #karatensdag #karatefamiljen #karatesweden
Första ordinarie träning är egentligen tisdagen den 27:e augusti, men vi tjuvstartar lite och kör ett pass redan på lördag 24:e augusti klockan 10:30-12:30 i dojon. Tycker man inte om tjuvstarter så ser man det istället som ett sista pass för sommaren innan höstträningen börjar 🙂fb.me/e/41lPSiymL
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Hej alla och hoppas ni haft en riktigt fin sommar!Det börjar dra ihop sig till terminsstart, och vi hoppas att både nya och tidigare medlemmar är peppade på att börja träna igen! Terminens första ordinarie träning går av stapeln tisdagen den 27:e augusti;17:00-18:00: 6-9 år (9-10:e kyu/mon)18:00-19:00: Nybörjare, 6-8:e kyu/mon, 10+. 19:15-20:45: Fortsättning, 5:e kyu och uppåt, 10+. Den här hösten har vi tyvärr inte lyckats bemanna 6-9-årspasset på torsdagar, så det är endast träning på tisdagar som gäller tills vidare. Är det någon som känner sig manad att leda detta pass får ni hemskt gärna höra av er!Så, på torsdagar är det:18:00-19:00: Nybörjare, 6-8:e kyu/mon, 10+. 19:15-20:45: Fortsättning, 5:e kyu och uppåt, 10+. Lördagar kör vi som tidigare 10:30-12:30, alla nivåer från 10+ och uppåt. Påminner också om att det går fint att köra halva det passet för den som tycker det är långt. En annan sak gällande pass, så är de angivna kyu/mon-graderna främst angivna för det bälte man ska gradera till härnäst. D v s, 6-8:e kyu/mon gäller alltså framför allt för den som har någon av dessa grader till sin nästa gradering. Detta är dock inte hugget i sten, man får komma på senare pass med lägre grader om det passar bättre tidsmässigt, och givetvis tvärtom; Uppdelning handlar framför allt om vad man fokuserar på på passen, och att det blir för stor spridning om t ex nybörjarpassen även skulle inkludera det som dyker upp på 5:e kyu mon. Vill också passa på att redan nu flagga för att passet lördagen den 14:e september förmodligen inte blir av, då många i klubben är iväg på läger i Kungsängen. För den som inte redan anmält sig, så är det bara att göra det nu! Förra året var vi tolv stycken där, men det slår vi väl i år? 🙂Här finns info om lägret och hur man anmäler sig: Läger (kksf.se)Är det några frågor är det bara att maila, hoppas vi ses på nästa träning!Mvh,Budokwai Stockholm styrelse
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Långkort text om karate och kata i allmänhet, samt naihanchi synnerlighet; Naihanchi lär ha varit Otsuka Hironoris favoritkata, och här kan man få lite mer bakgrund och förståelse för varför:www.facebook.com/share/c4YHy5xhyM1JKQJX/?mibextid=WC7FNeNaihanchi – Karate's Most Deadly Kata?The kata Naihanchi (Tekki) is practiced within the majority of karate styles. The word 'Naihanchi' is said to mean 'sideways fighting' due to the kata's distinctive embusen (floor pattern). This embusen often leads to many karateka incorrectly believing that the kata is for fighting on a boat, or when your back is against a wall etc. As we shall see later, the sideways steps in the kata have nothing to do with fighting on boats and everything to do with effectively incapacitating an opponent. In Shotokan the kata is referred to as 'Tekki', which translates as 'Horse riding,' presumably named after the stance from which Shotokan practicioners perform the kata. In the past, Naihanchi was often the first kata taught but today it tends to be introduced at brown belt level. Naihanchi is not visually impressive, there are no flamboyant techniques or fancy jumps, and as a result few students enjoy practising it. The kata is unlikely to win any trophies and is usually begrudgingly learnt and practised in order to satisfy grading requirements. I personally believe this to be a great shame as it is my view that the kata has a great deal to offer the karateka.It was Sokon Matsumura (1796-1893) who is said to have brought Naihanchi into karate. Matsumura fused the indigenous Okinawan fighting art of Te with various methods of Chinese kempo to form what became known as Shuri-te. Such were Matsumura's fighting skills that he was appointed as both bodyguard & martial arts instructor to three successive kings of the Ryukyu Islands. Matsumura fulfilled this role until the monarchy was dissolved in 1879. In an additional recognition of his fighting prowess, Matsumura was often referred to as 'Bushi (warrior) Matsumura'. As well as his bodyguarding duties, Matsumura occasionally visited China as an envoy on affairs of state. Whilst on these trips he would study kempo from the Chinese military attaches and visit local martial arts schools. It is possible that Matsumura was first introduced to Naihanchi whilst on one of these trips. He may also have received instruction in the kata from one of the many Chinese martial artists who visited Okinawa.Among Matsumura's students was 'Anko' Yasutsune Itosu (1830-1915) who was also employed by Sho Tai (the last king of the Ryukyus) in the capacity of a scribe. Itosu specialised in Naihanchi and believed that it was both, "the easiest and hardest kata to learn". Itosu developed and revised many katas and it was he who created the Nidan & Sandan versions in addition to giving the original kata its Shodan suffix. Today, some styles practice all three versions (e.g. Shotokan) and others just practice the original (e.g. Wado-ryu). It is said that the two Naihanchi kata created by Itosu were specifically designed for teaching to school children and hence do not contain the more dangerous techniques of the original. It is more likely that the Nidan & Sandan versions are variations on a theme and still contain many effective fighting techniques (if you know where / how to look). However, Hironori Otsuka (founder of Wado-ryu) believed the Nidan and Sandan versions to be, 'almost useless' and this is probably why they are omitted from the Wado-ryu syllabus. In contrast to his dislike of the Nidan and Sandan versions, Otsuka stated that the original (Shodan) was his favourite kata.It was in 1901 that Itosu placed Karate on the Physical education program for Okinawa's school children. Itosu believed that karate was far too dangerous to be taught to children and set about disguising the highly effective techniques the various katas contain. As a result of these changes Itosu taught the katas to the children as mainly punching & blocking. This is significant when looking at Naihanchi (and indeed all the katas) as the majority of modern karate uses Itosu's terminology; hence the label given to a technique has no baring on its intended application.Itosu was one of the teachers of both Kenwa Mabuni (founder of Shito-Ryu) and of Gichin Funakoshi (founder of Shotokan). In his writings, Funakoshi informs us that Itosu required him to practice each version of Naihanchi for over three years. It is a good indication of the kata's importance when you consider that the first decade of Funakoshi's training revolved solely around Naihanchi.It is my belief that Naihanchi contains many highly effective techniques & concepts that are of great value to today's martial artists. Few modern day students value the kata due to its simplistic appearance and hence fail to give it the attention it deserves. As mentioned earlier, this situation is not helped by the fact that many instructors explain that the kata is for use when fighting on a boat, or on the raised land between paddy fields etc. Such explanations are unlikely to inspire the student to value the kata, as few are likely to find themselves in such bizarre circumstances. All the sideways steps in the kata are there in order to position you to strike an opponent who is now off centre due to the preceding technique, or to move you inside the effective range of an opponent's strike, and have nothing to do with fighting around paddy fields!It must be understood that each kata was intended to be applied as a stand alone self-defence system and were not designed to be used in conjunction with the others (although there is no reason why they could not be). Each kata records the fighting techniques and principles of the person who created it. It is ridiculous to suggest that the creator of Naihanchi was a 'paddy field fighting specialist', that a warrior like Matsumura would be even remotely interested in such methods, that Itosu would specialise in these methods and then insist that his students spend a decade perfecting techniques for such a remote possibility. It is far more probable that Itosu believed Naihanchi to be so effective that even if it was the only thing the student ever learnt they would be an able fighter.The proposition that Naihanchi was intended to be a stand alone fighting system is supported in the writings and teachings of Choki Motobu (1871-1944) who was one of Okinawa's most feared fighters. In 1926 Motobu wrote, 'The Naihanchi, Passai, Chinto and Rohai styles are not left in China today and only remain in Okinawa as active martial arts.' The key word in the preceding quote is 'styles.' This infers that Motobu believed all the katas listed to be systems in their own right. Hironori Otsuka (who received instruction on the kata from Motobu) points out the amount of knowledge contained within Naihanchi in his book, 'Wado-ryu karate.' In the book, Otsuka states that the kata would take more than one lifetime to master and that, 'there is something deep about it.'Choki Motobu was his father's third son and as such was not permitted to study the family system (Motobu-ryu) as this was the sole reserve of the first born male. Motobu was keen to learn how to fight and would try to pick up what little he could by spying on his father and older brother. This proved frustrating and Motobu decided to train on his own using a makiwara and large rocks for weights. Motobu developed great strength and earned the nickname of 'Saru' (monkey) due to his agility. Motobu was uncontrolable as a child and upon reaching adulthood would often pick fights in order to test and develop his skills. Motobu did gain some formal instruction from the likes of Sokon Matsumura, Tokumine, Kosaku Matsumora & Anko Itosu; however, his relationship was always strained with his teachers due to his constant desire to prove himself. It was this aspect of Motobu's behaviour led to him being expelled from Itosu's dojo.Motobu played a large part in publicising karate after he defeated a European professional boxer in Kyoto in 1921. Motobu decided to enter after his landlord showed him an advert requesting challengers. It is said that Motobu dodged his opponent's punches before quickly moving forwards and knocking the boxer out cold with a single strike. The audience was amazed at how easily Motobu had defeated the boxer and news of the bout spread quickly. The Japanese people were very keen to learn more about the hitherto unknown art of karate, and as a result Motobu became a full time instructor. Despite his reputation, it is said that Motobu was well spoken and instilled in his students the importance of good manners.Motobu was undoubtedly a most able fighter and what is interesting about him – with regards to this article – is that the kata he emphasised in his teaching was Naihanchi. This could be dismissed as unimportant as some say Naihanchi was the only kata he knew (others say he also knew Passai). The fact that Motobu only knew one or two katas is not unremarkable as at that time it was very common for karateka to specialise in this way. Although the masters of old would only know a few forms, they understood them in great depth and had the ability to apply them. Today, of course, the situation is quite different with even relatively low grades knowing several katas. This is not necessarily a bad thing as it ensures karate does not lose any of its heritage, but it would be prudent to pick one or two favourite forms (Tokui) to study in depth. Motobu was undoubtedly a pragmatist who took his fighting seriously. What must be considered is that Motobu's students studied under him to improve their fighting and he obviously regarded the study of Naihanchi as a vital part of learning how to fight. If this were not the case it is extremely doubtful that a fighter like Motobu would have bothered to learn the kata in the first place and he certainly would not have taught it to his students if he believed it to be of little value.Motobu is said to have taught many grappling and throwing techniques extracted from Naihanchi. Such techniques are rarely seen amongst the unrealistic applications often associated with the kata today. One technique of particular interest is the 'Nami-Gaeshi' or returning wave kick. The application commonly attributed to this movement is a blocking or deflecting movement in response to a kick, or the avoidance of a sweep. None of those applications are particularity effective or relevant to a self-defence situation against opponents who are extremely unlikely to be other karateka. Although in some styles the foot comes higher, in the majority of styles the foot comes to the inside of the knee joint. The purpose of this is to show the kata's practitioner exactly where the kick should be directed to upon the opponent's legs. In some Okinawan karate styles stamping to the inside to the opponent's knees is even referred to as 'Naihanchi-geri.' It is said that Motobu once used the stamping kick from Naihanchi to break one of his opponent's legs.There should be no doubt that close range fighting skills are vital when it comes to defending yourself. Naihanchi provides instruction on close range fighting; the techniques are also direct and relatively easy to apply. We can also see the integrated use of striking and grappling, which is the key to success at close range. A look at the applications from the opening sequence of the kata reveals how effective the form is. Every single move has the potential to disable an attacker and when used in combination (as the kata teaches) may very well be fatal (this sequence is illustrated on, "Karate's Grappling Methods Vol.1" video).The first move of the sequence positions the defender inside the effective range of the attacker's punch. The strike is delivered to the Carotid Sinus, which will result in unconsciousness due to the brain misinterpreting the blow as high blood pressure and the body taking action to protect against cerebral hemorrhage. (Even a violent push to this area can result in unconsciousness). The pull on the right arm will throw the attacker's left shoulder back and hence prevent the throwing of an effective follow up punch should the defender's initial strike fail to incapacitate. The pull will also increase the impact of the defender's strike. Should the opponent only be dazed the defender's right hand will secure the opponent's head so that an elbow strike can be delivered to the base of the skull (occipital bone). The Cerebellum will be concussed resulting in disorientation and lack of motor function. A powerful blow could prove fatal due to the skull being dislodged from the spinal column. The opponent's head is then seized and wrenched down to the left using the hair, or ear if the hair is short. This twisting of the neck in two directions at once can result in serious damage. A punch is then delivered to the jaw which, should the opponent still be functioning, will shake the brain and knock the opponent to floor. As the opponent falls to the floor, the defender repositions themselves by stepping across (not a paddy field in sight!) before stamping on the felled opponent's skull. The stamp is greatly emphasised in Shotokan due to the high leg lift. The whole combination takes seconds to perform and contains a number of highly dangerous techniques. Obviously, each technique can be effective in isolation but when used in combination the effects would be devastating (and would only be justified in the most extreme of circumstances). These first few moves give a flavour of the effectiveness and severity of the applications of Naihanchi.The methods and techniques of Naihanchi are highly potent and worthy of deep study. Whether techniques are visually impressive or not should never be a consideration, the only thing that matters is whether the techniques will incapacitate the opponent. Naihanchi was a part of the methods of Matsumura, Itosu, Funakoshi, Otsuka, Motobu, Mabuni etc. all of whom were able fighters. If you only wish to impress others with your kata then practice of Naihanchi will bring little reward. However, if you require effective close range fighting skills and you wish to follow in the footsteps of some of karate's greatest masters then Naihanchi and its applications should be practiced relentlessly and studied deeply
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