July 9 , 2017
This
weeks technique is submitted by Tamir
Sensei
Deshi-Shihan Ueshiro Neve Dojo, Israel
Ueshiro Charlotte Dojo, North Carolina
Onegai-shimasu Ueshiro SRKUSA Worldwide,
Applying
the first precept of "Gan" from Hanshi's "Green
Book" (Building Warrior Spirit), includes critical
visualisation in our training. As I apply this precept
to the last combination moves of Fukyugata Nidan, I
visualise the following:
> A large opponent charges me head-on to grab/ tackle
me
> I root down into a powerful Zenkutsu-Dachi with my
rear leg in straight tension and front leg in bent compression,
holding my ground against the momentum of the charging opponent,
while at the same time chambering both my arms for Chudan-Wari-Uke
(middle split block a.k.a. double chest blocks), protecting
across my chest
> I strike both my arms into the opponent, using the Chudan-Wari-Uke, stopping
the opponent in his tracks and maintaining minimum
mai [spacing] between the opponent's body and mine, as he
tries to grab/tackle me; see second illustration on
page 58 or illustration number 10 on page 74 of "Red
Book"
> I then rock my hips back, still rooted in Zenkutsu-Dachi,
pulling both my fists straight back into chambered double
punch position
> Immediately as my fists reach the chambered position,
I blast them out straight into the opponent's mid-level
mass as a Tomeo-Zuki (circular block and punch a.k.a. double
punch) led by my hip motion, while rooted in a powerful
Zenkutsu-Dachi, shocking the opponent; see last illustration
on page 66 or illustration number 6 on page 72 of "Red
Book"
> I repeat the above, stepping first, with the opposite
legs and arms, knocking out the opponent
Attached,
please see photo of deshi Page Lee working with me on Fukyugata
Nidan at the Ueshiro Charlotte Dojo.
What do you visualise when doing your kata?
Let's keep training and moving forward.
Domo Arigato Gozaimasu Hanshi for empowering us to visualise
and train!
Tamir Sensei
Deshi-Shihan
Ueshiro Neve Dojo, Israel
Ueshiro Charlotte Dojo, North Carolina
Under the Direction of Hanshi Robert Scaglione
