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May 2008

"Eliminating All Of The Unnecessary Parts Is How We Learn To Make Faster Techniques."

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Kata Bassai (To Penetrate a Fortress) Jutte (Ten Hands)
Kihon a) Tetsui-uke (hammer block) when swinging your arm take power completely off, then when striking the opponent use all your power; b) Tetsui-gyakuzuki (hammer block-reverse punch) combination; c) Tetsui-uraken (hammer block-back-fist strike) combination; d) Fumikomi (stomping kick). study of uke (blocks), blocks as attacks.
Kumite Sanbon-gumite (three-time engagement), without using arms to block, mentality goes into the opponent as body evades the attacks. basic ippon-gumite using hanmi (half-facing) stance.