Partnered Circle Block

[tokageroh1988]

i have a question for the uchi ryu practitioners (i practice okinawan goju,so we are something like "cousins" :) ) in the wa uke, after the first inner block with seoe uke you start the block with the arm so low?

thanks :)

Davide

[hempev]

That would be "Uechi Ryu". We practice mawashi uke starting low to cover from groin to top of head, but use only that part of the circle that is needed for each attack.

[tokageroh1988]

Thank you for the fast reply Hempev :)

[jakIIfreaks]

what martial art is this Karate, wing chun, or tai chi , or something else????

[hempev]

This is the original karate, created centuries ago with both Okinawan and Chinese techniques to allow natives of the Ryukyu kingdom defend themselves when weapons were banned (Japanese karate and tae kwon do were created in the 20th Century for PE and sport). Due to these origins, there are some blocks and attacks you will see in this style that resemble tai chi chuan and other Chinese forms.

[Koldztone]

I think what Shihan Bolz does here is great, showing fundamentals and explaining easily. I respect a female martial arts master more for she surely, if she earned her belt in a hard style like karate, defeated bigger and stronger guys with technique, so i think she does a great work

[hempev]

Pwang Gai Noon Ryu translates to 'half hard soft school', so we wouldn't call it either a "hard" or a "soft" style, since it incorporates both.

[wannabeebee]

Hey guys.

There is nothing wrong with the stuff this lady is showing. Pwang Gai Noon /Uechi Ryu not a lot of difference. Its hard core. That hard core some of you guys posting couldnt even manage 20 seconds of maki wari training.

So butt out with the jokes

[dantankun]

nice pattern to train for proper self defense. once efficiency is develop that blocking can be expanded further such as wrist break or defense against a straight knife attack.

[guoshun2172]

circular block is actually faster than a punch. depending on how experience both partners are

[Pecherin72]

Furthermore, these techniques won't work UNLESS arm conditioning, grip/finger/wrist power conditioning is done in conjunction with movement training. Alot of people think just copying these movements will be sufficient when it won't.

[hempev]

You are 100% correct! We have to do the moves thousands of times, and because we only have one makiwara, the part I call "impact training" is pretty slow during class time. Repetition and correction by your sensei are key.

[dapitbull9]

how fast is that block actually gonna work?

[hempev]

In real life? How fast can you move? It is adapted to the attack, too.

[dapitbull9]

ohh ok

[DoctorSensitive]

Come on you guys talk as if the average assailant is faster than a bullet. Thinking like this is the way to fail. That's why alot of mindless retards turn to UFC because they lack patience and self discipline.

[hempev]

Shihan Bolz happened by a UFC bout on TV (she normally sticks to Japanese channels) and mentioned how the guy kicking didn't keep his hands up in blocking position as he was doing it, and the other guy knocked him out with one punch by stepping right into the kick - she said she saw the opening from a mile away (my words, not hers - she used something more zen to describe it).