Thank you for the comment. In regards to the palm position, I believe you are referring to the left hand position during chiburi (correct?), the palm is actually placed along the saya (though the contrast in this video might make it look like it is covering the koiguchi), with the thumb positioned near the kurigata. It is a preposition which facilitates our noto, which also relates to other geometric principles in our style.
[sorry I accidently clicked "remove" instead of "reply" on your other comment]
Yes, there is some correlation. McCartney Sensei trained under Obata Sensei in the early 80's before Obata started Shinkendo. These kata could be considered gaiden waza, but we only use them as a training method to transition from our beginning technique to our advanced technique. You can probably see that the technique itself is different from shinkendo. The Ishi Yama kata begin after nidan no kata at 3:34.
To answer your other question. No, we do not teach shinkendo at our school. While the sequences in some of these kata are similar, they have a different bunkai, tempo and rhythm, and technical approach that distinguishes it from shinkendo. So the spirit and the meaning of the kata are fundamentally different.
This is cool, this is the first school that i have seen were the practioiners wear Kimono and not a Gi and Hakama. Nice forms.
dakoata121212 2 years ago
interesting forms. nice to see. why do you cover koiguchi with your palm? can you tell me the reason for this?
lennybruce8 2 years ago
Thank you for the comment. In regards to the palm position, I believe you are referring to the left hand position during chiburi (correct?), the palm is actually placed along the saya (though the contrast in this video might make it look like it is covering the koiguchi), with the thumb positioned near the kurigata. It is a preposition which facilitates our noto, which also relates to other geometric principles in our style.
IshiYamaRyuSeattle 2 years ago
1:34 ok i see now. the inside edge of your finger is outside hte saya. i got it now. thanks!
lennybruce8 2 years ago
I see- interesting.
Thank you for the response.
ItsNotABaton 3 years ago
Those look quite remarkably similar to the Toyama Ryu Jokyu kata taught in the Shinkendo curriculum.... Is there a correlation?
ItsNotABaton 3 years ago
[sorry I accidently clicked "remove" instead of "reply" on your other comment]
Yes, there is some correlation. McCartney Sensei trained under Obata Sensei in the early 80's before Obata started Shinkendo. These kata could be considered gaiden waza, but we only use them as a training method to transition from our beginning technique to our advanced technique. You can probably see that the technique itself is different from shinkendo. The Ishi Yama kata begin after nidan no kata at 3:34.
IshiYamaRyuSeattle 3 years ago
To answer your other question. No, we do not teach shinkendo at our school. While the sequences in some of these kata are similar, they have a different bunkai, tempo and rhythm, and technical approach that distinguishes it from shinkendo. So the spirit and the meaning of the kata are fundamentally different.
Thank you for the question.
IshiYamaRyuSeattle 3 years ago
Nice! It's good to finally see video of you Steve.
kfkonrad1 3 years ago