I trained in Goju back in '85 & then in '95-'97. I found chudan uke most difficult to understand as a functioning technique.
The way we trained was more like a wing chun chisao (sticky hands) and involved a turning of the forearm. The blocking motion was a deep U shape from left to right or vice versa.
Btw, I'm from Singapore so the Chinese influence here is deep and much of our understanding naturally goes back to Chinese kungfu.
@CylonMATRIX I suggest you read my article "Chudan uke: to spiral or not to spiral". You'll find the link at the very end of the information for this video.
@dandjurdjevic Basically, you can use the turn of the forearm, but that is a very different technique from the non-turning forearm. A deep "U" is problematic; you don't want any more movement than is necessary. You want to intercept the punch using movement that is as direct as possible. If you dip into a low "U", you'll cope the hit before you know it.
Yes - the shorin version is faster, but it relys on very specific positioning where the Naha te version can be used to intercept the attack from many more positions. And I regard the Naha te version as a "fundamental movement" that all karateka should have - it serves as a springboard to understanding so many other movements, particularly in the internal arts.
nice bunkai. Also, it can be used as a breaking move, not a blocking move. Think of the front hand as the blocking hand, and the Chudan Uke hand (rear) as a breaking or striking hand.
I trained in Goju back in '85 & then in '95-'97. I found chudan uke most difficult to understand as a functioning technique.
The way we trained was more like a wing chun chisao (sticky hands) and involved a turning of the forearm. The blocking motion was a deep U shape from left to right or vice versa.
Btw, I'm from Singapore so the Chinese influence here is deep and much of our understanding naturally goes back to Chinese kungfu.
CylonMATRIX 8 months ago
@CylonMATRIX I suggest you read my article "Chudan uke: to spiral or not to spiral". You'll find the link at the very end of the information for this video.
dandjurdjevic 8 months ago
@dandjurdjevic Basically, you can use the turn of the forearm, but that is a very different technique from the non-turning forearm. A deep "U" is problematic; you don't want any more movement than is necessary. You want to intercept the punch using movement that is as direct as possible. If you dip into a low "U", you'll cope the hit before you know it.
dandjurdjevic 8 months ago
I like this way of practising the goju version, looks like what Bruce Lee would call an interception, rather than a block
SuperUnbeliever 2 years ago
Indeed - "block" is a misnomer. It is a deflection or interception.
dandjurdjevic 2 years ago
goju is all about double blocks where are they? slowing down with the non blocking hand leading the path wit hthe actual blocking hand
MutsuKazuma 2 years ago
Indeed. Have a look at my other videos where I cover such applications.
dandjurdjevic 3 years ago
I find the Shorin version faster. To me the chudan block is hard to do, the hardest for me at least. Have you ever heard of this?
thecj29 2 years ago
Yes - the shorin version is faster, but it relys on very specific positioning where the Naha te version can be used to intercept the attack from many more positions. And I regard the Naha te version as a "fundamental movement" that all karateka should have - it serves as a springboard to understanding so many other movements, particularly in the internal arts.
dandjurdjevic 2 years ago
nice bunkai. Also, it can be used as a breaking move, not a blocking move. Think of the front hand as the blocking hand, and the Chudan Uke hand (rear) as a breaking or striking hand.
Jaypeef 3 years ago