All Wado Karate Forum

I found this passage interesting from an interview by Okumura Sensei of Aikido. He trained under Uyeshiba for many years. I find it fascinating because this is what I see in Kihon Kumite. There is in theory sen, sen no sen, go no sen, etc. In traditional kata and in things like kumite gata Otsuka Se...

Let me take another crack at this kakete thing because I got a few emails from people and I think I was not clear. Kakete in this context is very advanced. It is not just a first strike. It is not just a footsweep. Yes, a strike can induce kuzushi. Yes a footsweep can induce kuzushi. But the kuzushi...

oneya wrote:
Suzuki sensei introduced the kakete concept as a 'feint' in his ohyo kumite but went on to caution "A feint is not just a feint."

oneya

A man of few words....then he destroys you with his body...

Perhaps my post was too cryptic so let me spell it out. Or perhaps this topic is too boring? :) Basically in the kata of jujitsu, aikido, and even our kihon kumite, we have an opponent who acts upon us. In jujitsu, aikido there is usually some sort of grab. The defender then has to do something give...

http://www.aikidosangenkai.org/blog/hakaru-mori-kakete-aiki-jutsu/#more-603 Otsuka Sensei demonstrated kakete techniques in his kumite gata. Thought Daito ryu's Hakaru Mori's opinion might interest you. Translated brilliantly by Chris Li. There is so much going on under the surface that it is a life...

These guys are tae kwon do. It is an interesting phenomenon. They all mean well.
What can you do?
They would think our stuff is boring..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4peOaIEv ... TIbEzi0mmg

This weekend I was in attendance in Stockholm at the All Wado Trophy. The event was run seamlessly by Johan Ossa and was overseen by Javier Escalante, General Secretary of the Swedish Karate Federation and the secretary for the WKF Referee commission. What impressed me the most was seeing JKF Wadoka...

You understand it. :) I guess that is not very helpful in moving this thread forward, eh? Most gaijin will find this a paradox and some will never get past the initial barrier it presents. Others will resolve it thru their daily training provided they have a good teacher. Now if you want to talk abo...

Thank you Reg and Bob for your insights. If I may ask, could you post what Mr. Otsuka's intentions and responsibilities were during the years before WW II and during WW II? I have read a little of what he did post WWII. I can't remember exactly where that was. As for that same line of thought: What...

Reg, So..you say: To my mind Ohtsuka meijin’s wado ryu has moved beyond the simple conundrum of self-defence into the cultural ethics of a society at large. Annan is an Okinawan type kata and that has to change its premise of self-defence if it is to become a wado ryu kata. If Wado ryu was essential...