TECHNIQUES - KUMITE

sanbon gumite
chudan uke

 

ipponme

Position: Ai-hanmi.
Attack 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: uchi uke
Attack 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: uchi uke
Attack 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique 1: uchi uke – still junzuki dachi
- Technique 2: enpi – shiko dachi.
- Objective: practise of taisabaki and the main purpose of the use of shiko dachi when entering.
- Note: common error is to think ahead of one’s movement. Therefore many end up in shiko dachi before actually entering with enpi, eliminating the primary objective.
- Note 2: If you enter, use tsugiashi. Keep the body straight and the weight divided evenly on the shiko dachi.

nihonme

Position: Ai-hanmi.
Attack 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: soto uke
Attack 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: soto uke
Attack 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique 1: soto uke
- Technique 2: grab the wrist and pull the opponent off balance with the body – execute Maegeri mae ashi at the same time.
- Technique 3: maintain unbalancing the opponent move the body forward and execute gyakuzuki.
- Objective: shifting/moving the centre of gravity of the body.

sanbonme

Position: Gyaku-hanmi.
Attack 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: uchi uke
Attack 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: uchi uke
Attack 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward) this time avoid the attack at the last moment, so don’t move straight back, but move off Seichusen.
- Technique 1: nagashi uke, this is just a protection. It actually quite remains in position from the previous uchi uke. It just turns, palm facing down. Essentially you avoid the upcoming attack so this won’t even be necessary, but just to make sure.. (also this allows to follow with other techniques.
- Technique 2: nagashizuki. The bodymovement as presented above actually originates from tanden. The nagashizuki also originates from tanden, so, essentially the power from tanden is transferred into the opponent using nagashizuki. The body just follows this technique and therefore the body moves off Seichusen.
- Objective: practising body movement as explained in “technique 2”.
- Note: Technique 1 and 2 occur at the same time.
- Note 2: apart from all technical aspect of nagashizuki, it is very important to note the mental part of the technique. In this case the body moves backward and avoids the upcoming attack. Even though the punch is forward, many people tend to have their bodyweight backward because they have moved backward. You mind must travel forward in any case of the body moving backward. If the mind does, so does the body. They must be one. They are one.

yonhonme

Position: Ai-hanmi.
Attack 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: soto uke
Attack 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: soto uke
Attack 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward) this time avoid the attack at the last moment, so don’t move straight back, but move off Seichusen.
- Technique 1: morote harai uke, the front (right) hand is the most important, but since this is kata, practise both hands at the same time.
- Technique 2: Uraken. If necessary correct the distance and attack the temple using uraken.
- Objective: move just off Seichusen with just a small taisabaki. Move the body to the side just avoiding the attack. (this also allows you to do a more effective morote harai uke.
- Note: be careful not to raise the right shoulder.

gohonme

Position: Ai-hanmi.
Attack 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: soto uke
Attack 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: soto uke
Attack 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique 1: soto uke
- Technique 2: grab the wrist and maintain the position of the hand and maintain the control.
- Technique 3: execute mawashigeri.
- Objective: Smooth follow up of both movements (2 and 3). There should be no pause, nor are they simultaneous.
- Note: If the distance is correct you have to adjust the distance to perform mawashigeri. Adjusting, maintaining control and smoothly follow with mawashigeri should be flowing like water. As said, this is the primary objective of the movement.

ropponme

Position: Ai-hanmi.
Attack 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: uchi uke
Attack 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: uchi uke
Attack 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique 1: nagashi uke, this is just a protection. It actually quite remains in position from the previous uchi uke. It just turns, palm facing down. Essentially you avoid the upcoming attack so this won’t even be necessary, but just to make sure.. (also this allows to follow with other techniques)
- Technique 2: Uraken
- Objective: Taisabaki. Keep it as short as possible. (hanmi)
- Note: To reach the objective in this movement you should use tate seishan dachi / hanmi dachi or junzuki dachi. These moments ensure a hanmi position and enables you to shift your weight to the front knee if necessary. Shift the weight to the front knee if you can’t reach your opponent.

nanahonme

Position: Ai-hanmi.
Attack 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: uchi uke
Attack 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: uchi uke
Attack 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique 1: ude otoshi uke, this is just a protection. It actually quite remains in position from the previous uchi uke. It just turns, palm facing down. Essentially you avoid the upcoming attack so this won’t even be necessary, but just to make sure.. (also this allows to follow with other techniques)
- Technique 2: tatezuki.
- Objective: Projecting the mind forward through the otoshi technique. Stay on Seichusen and let the opponent move into your attack, don’t be afraid of the attack. Using seiken may cause the body to twist, so use tateken to prevent this. Thus remaining more straight to the opponent.
- Note: Read about the ‘radius’ theory I wrote to understand otoshi uke. In this technique it is natural to use downward and sideway movement of the otoshi uke. About tateken, this is an excellent technique to train if you have problems with the elbow opening during tsuki.

hachihonme

Position: Ai-hanmi.
Attack 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: uchi uke
Attack 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: uchi uke
Attack 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique 1: nagashi uke. Like I said before, nagashi or controlling techniques always have the potential to continue into an other technique. Open hand defences regularly follow jujutsu technique (it also occurs that using the open hand you have better control over the opponents movement, as in uchi harai uke against maegeri)
- Technique 2: uraken.. (1 and 2 occur simultaneously)
- Technique 3: enpi. In kata this is commonly called atemi. It is to distract the opponent before launching the final blow, lock or in this case throw.
- Technique 4: hiki otoshi nage or kote nage. translated: pull down at the wrist.
- Objective: The objective is essentially the same as in chudan uke ropponme, but this time it is more difficult since you have to move back and end up on the outside. The body should be more twisted, that is, mahanmi.
- Note: Always remember that this is kata. Don’t rush into your movement, but complete all technique as if it where the only one.

 

kyuhonme

Position: Gyaku-hanmi.
Attack 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: uchi uke
Attack 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: uchi uke
Attack 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
- Technique 2: tsugi ashi gyakuzuki chudan
Defense 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique 1: uchi uke. Make sure the distance decreases just a little from the previous technique. This is a pressure made by torimi, to make ukemi follow with gyakuzuki. The ma-ai is so, that either ukemi or torimi has to respond immediately. So the actual offense is done by torimi.
- Technique 2: nagashi uke - uraken chudan.
- Objective: The emphasis should be on the uraken. By being light in your stance, you body will move off seichusen enough for a correct avoidence. If you focus on the taisabaki, the uraken will be weak and not effective.

jyupponme

Position: Gyaku-hanmi.
Attack 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: uchi uke
Attack 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: uchi uke
Attack 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: junzuki chudan
Defense 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique 1: nagashi haishu uke. Shift to the inside at the last moment, off seichusen. Make sure bo to point your seichusen exactly to ukemi's seichusen.
- Technique 2: kingeri. If the bodymovement of technique 1 is correct, the body should remain towards the opponent. Only position the body, don't rotate it, for a correct ma-ai of kingeri.
- Objective: The bodyshift as in technique 1. For most wadoryu technique, techniques are secondary to bodymovement. From technqiue 1, kingeri is a logic consequence.