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A quick look at the footwork involved in karate's hasami-nage (scissor throw), also referred to as a wedge throw, which can be found in many kata, including the Tachimura no Naihanchi of KishimotoDi.

Some recommendations for making formal ippon kumite (one-step sparring drills) more practical.

Bunkai for the morote-zuki (double thrust) motions found in the Shorin-Ryu and Tang Soo Do versions of Kusanku Sho.

Chibana Chosin, the founder of the Kobayashi branch of Shorin-Ryu, taught "re-gripping" in his kata, which is the practice of releasing your grip and then closing your hands again after most techniques. The purpose of this is to train to be able to grab an opponent, release an opponent, and grab them again, as part of the transitions between your techniques. This drill is a very simple way of practicing this, and comes from the kata Gojushiho/Useishi.

In this video, I take a look at three examples of yama-gamae (mountain posture) found in kata, and go over a few simple applications for them. Of course, there are many more applications than just the ones I show here.

Critiquing and adjusting an example application for the opening of Pinan/Heian Godan.

One of the Gojushiho applications I taught at this past Saturday's seminar