GKR Empi

GKR Empi

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Sports

Tags:

• GKR
• Empi
• karate

[WestBfella]

Thanks for taking the time to reply and in a less hostile way - now I think discussion can take place.

Let's remove the fact of who this is and look objectively at his body mechanics - the foot is banana shaped so that if the outside edge of the foot is straight then the toe points inwards -good practice in karate.

Now this karate-ka is trying to push his knee in lie with his foot; forcing his ankle to roll over. This stance is naturally weak because it goes against natural body movement...

[rockyjay2]

nicely performed :)

very similar to the shotokan method of performing empi :)

[christianbrecht]

Needs tweaking but not bad

[watosensei]

@watosensei also to be clear for anyone else reading this; pulling forward with the front leg - the knee should remain solid (no movement)... :-)

[watosensei]

@WestBfella i agree, but this video was shot for students learning the kata (a pre shodan students) so the videos and explanations are still 'exagerating' the knee position - post black belts (or advanced pre-black belts) are not excouraged to push the knee out as far and adapt a more natural position. i show students to pull their weight forward with their inner thigh while driving forward from the back leg, excess push out of the knee will prevent this. this is how senior r students r taught.

[rattus2025]

@fbs1000 as i have said before, if i am wrong, show me evidence.(i.e: video footage, tournament results, etc.)

they may compete in japan, however they do not represent GKR. GKR are not a registered school with the AKF, JKF or WKF. Whilst GKR students may compete, it is not done under the GKR banner.

[fbs1000]

Rattus2025 - GKR guys do attend classes , tournaments etc etc in Japan on a regular basis, this may not be the Rm's , #kancho but people like Anthony Ryan , Dean Gould , Llachan Carr represent GKR on many occasions so please get your facts correct before commenting on Mtturner7 comments.

[rattus2025]

@mrturner7 and the "kitten" you speak of is actually my wife's cat. The video I posted was the first time I had gotten to hold her. My friends and I found it funny, so I posted it, sue me :P

[rattus2025]

@mrturner7 as i said, if im wrong please say so, I didn't post to get into a pissing match with you, I'm just asking for facts and hard evidence rather than anecdotal evidence. I would settle for a video of Bob Sullivan and Stacey Karetsian(spelling?) coaching the team in Japan if you can't supply dates. At least maybe say how often they go(ie: once every six months) if you're able to. I'm not out for a flame war mate, just asking for facts

[rattus2025]

@mrturner7 they go to japan every now and then to compete, please dont spout lies about them taking "regular trips to japan" because this is simply not the case.

i wouldnt say GKR are at all respected by the japanese, i certainly have not heard of them being welcomed with open arms into any dopjo i am aware of, accept of course the club that they paid their way into.

honeslty, if i am wrong in saying that they do not regularly travel to japan, please provide dates that they regularly go