I count 28 techniques in that sequence, so in the Dan test, on top of everything else you will have to do 2 sets of 28 techniques in rapid succession? I'll bet the examiner just calls out "no.3" rather than read it all out!wadoka wrote:This is taken from the new Wado Academy dan grading syllabus. I wondered what the heck it all was until I saw it last night.
3. (Imagine an opponent on all four sides) Uchi okuri ashi junzuki jodan – okuri ashi gyakuzuki jodan – okuri ashi maegeri chudan – junzuki gyakuzuki junzuki san ren zuki – tsugi ashi ushirogeri chudan – ushiro geri chudan – okuri ashi maegeri chudan – okuri ashi nagashi junzuki jodan – gyakuzuki chudan – feint to one side, other side tsugi ashi sokutogeri chudan – jun no uraken uchi doji ni gyaku no furiken uchi jodan – tsugi ashi mawashigeri chudan – ushiro e tsugi ashi de gedan no sabaki – ayumi ashi junzuki jodan gyakuzuki jodan renzuki – mawate okuri ashi maegeri chudan – okuri ashi mawashigeri chudan – onaji ashi de ashibari – jun no uraken uchi jodan – gyaku no furiken uchi chudan – jun no furiken jodan – hizageri chudan – do the same technique again in the opposite stance
As with most things its not about the end points, it's about how your body moves to support the actions and outcomes required.
Also, no gaps, no openings, smooth continuous motion. Any huffing and puffing, stop/stop, body-locking "kime" will make you stand out like a sore thumb.
I heard the comment "like kata"....
In JKF Wadokai, the dan test is the complete opposite; from 1st dan to 6th dan, everyone does the same - 10 basic techniques, kihon gumite, kata and free fighting. From 3rd or 4th dan - I don't recall which - they add one extra kata and one extra kihon gumite. For the most part, the kata choice is limited to kushanku, seishan, chinto or neseishi,although you could choose one of the others if you wanted to.
It is an interesting contrast in approach. I don't know if Wadokai has always had this simple approach or if it is more recent. I think the western way can be traced back to the original ABKA syllabus which Suzuki put together. Even groups which have long since headed off on their own paths tend to use that same syllabus.
I wonder what the Wadoryu Renmei syllabus is like in Japan - does anyone know?
Trevor - regarding the terms used, for the most part, you probably do them in training already it is just with names put to them. You might have 'zenshinshite' in your list whereas in the quote above, this term is replaced with "ayumiashi". "Tsugi ashi" is something most people figure out to do in their own training, it is sometime called "ushiro ashi"..but the use of the term "ashi" could be slightly misleading, it just helps describe which way to move.
Ben