TECHNIQUES - KUMITE

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maegeri uke

 

ipponme

Position: Ai-hanmi.
ukemi 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: maegeri chudan
torimi 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: kamae
ukemi 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: maegeri chudan
torimi 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: kamae
ukemi 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: maegeri chudan
torimi 3:
- Body movement: taisabaki to the outside, pivoting on the left, or moving back by tsugi ashi and then do a taisabaki. (no pivoting)
- Technique: uchi harai uke
Objective:
For beginners the primairy goal is the defense. The taisabaki is done by pivoting on the front foot. As one advances, the objective is to make ukemi go over his centre of gravity, because then ukemi can't retreat anymore and will fall forward. Also, the defense will be much more effective as ukemi will be more unbalanced.
Note:
To make him go over the centre of gravity, you have to position the body further away then ukemi expected. So, advance from pivoting on the front leg, to moving back with tsugi ashi and smoothly follow with the taisabaki. In this case move the front (left) leg to the outside.

nihonme

Position: Gyaku-hanmi.
ukemi 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: maegeri chudan
torimi 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: kamae
ukemi 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: maegeri chudan
torimi 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: kamae
ukemi 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: maegeri chudan
torimi 3:
- Body movement: moving back by ayumi ashi and then do a taisabaki. (no pivoting), like the advanced version of ipponme
- Technique: uchi harai uke
Objective:
It is essentially the same as ipponme, but this time the starting position is different: gyaku hanmi. You have to move back using ayumi ashi and smoothly blending it into the type of bodymovement as described in "note" at maegeri uke ipponme.
Note:
Remain upright, don't bend the upperbody forward.

sanbonme

Position: Ai-hanmi.
ukemi 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: maegeri chudan
torimi 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: kamae
ukemi 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: maegeri chudan
torimi 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: kamae
ukemi 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: surikomi maegeri chudan
torimi 3:
- Body movement: moving back by surikomi ashi and then do a taisabaki. (no pivoting), like the advanced version of ipponme
- Technique: uchi harai uke
Objective:
The degree of difficulty increases as this time the ayumi ashi becomes surikomi ashi. This means that the koshi must remain and it's rotation will be bigger. Above all, this makes the timing more difficult. Now we are getting there.. The objective of the movement is to avoid getting itsuki. You have to be able to blend the surikomi ashi into the defense. It must occur smoothly. If not, the stop can cause itsuki. So, the timing and feeling are essential.
Note:
Many stop for an 'official' surikomi ashi, most of the timing causing itsuki. Off course this may be ukemi's 'mistake' too, however.. caution is required.

yonhonme

Position: Ai-hanmi.
ukemi 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: maegeri chudan
torimi 1:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: kamae
ukemi 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: maegeri chudan
torimi 2:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (backward)
- Technique: kamae
ukemi 3:
- Body movement: ayumi ashi (forward)
- Technique: maegeri chudan (don't 'change' the kamae)
torimi 3:
- Body movement: tsugi ashi (forward)
- Technique: tate ken - enpi uke (hiji uke)
Objective:
The timing is the most important point of training here. Next to timing comes the atemi, breaking the enemies power. The power of the attack be nullified. To be sure of the attack hot hitting you, lower the body and stop the maegeri before it atually generates power with enpi uke. Move straight in, to make sure you grasp his spirit and creating a powerful attack. Using taisabaki, lessens the impact of the punch and the enpi and a sideway movement is mentally less overwhelming. While timing should overwhelm/ startle the enemy physically and/or mentally. Destroy his focus!