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Weekly Class Blog July 8th 2018

Kihon Happo

Sanshin no Kata: Ku no kata

Uke punches low. Draw back at 22.5 degree angle and gedan uke. BALANCE SHIFT FORWARD. Shaku to face/raise hand to distract and Zempu Geri down into Uke to collapse.

 

Omote Tski:

Basic form. Uke grabs Tori lapelle and punches. Cover the hand and drop low with Jodan Uke. Peal off grabbing arm while keeping low. Apply Omote gyaku brining Ukes arm down and into himself in a circular motion.

 

GYOKKO RYU :CHU RYAKU NO MAKI

Ujaku

Uke punches right. Step outside and uke nagashi. Slap down with right on punching arm. Draw arm up to present target. Uke throws right kick. Keri kaeshi with right leg and boshi ken under right arm. Step in close in front of uke and draw right arm down to your ankle to take balance.

 

Henka 1: Same start, Uke draws away from boshi and blocks entry in front. Take right arm and bar, kneel in between legs to throw.

Henka 2: Same start uke moves from boshi and bends arm to prevent armbar. Take ukes face and kneel to  bring Uke to ground.

 

SEITO

Uke punches right. Uke nagashi. Uke kicks right, Tori steps off the line and punches to kicking leg. Uke punches left. Avoid while controlling the arm and shako ken to face. Grip the shoulder and kick out Ukes hip. Kneel to bring Uke to the ground.

Henka 1: Same start, Uke blocks shako ken. Bar arm and kneel to throw uke.

Henka 2: Same start, Step in front and shako ken to face.  Reach behind Ukes neck and push Uke’s head down while lifting the arm, turning Uke’s spine and brining him to the ground.

Kukishinden Ryu Bojutsu

Tachi Otoshi

Start in ichimonji. Uke cuts from daijodan. Step forward with right off the line and deflect. Allow the bow to rotate forward striking to kote. Raise the bo up and tski to the throat.

 

Harai

Start in Ichimonji. Uke cuts from daijodan. Step forward and strike down to kote. Strike up to kote. Spin bo overhead and strike to knee/ ankle.