PRINCIPLES - TECHNIQUES

kata
Read about the important points of kata

kokyu
Breathing has both yin and yang states

kuzushi
Kuzushi means unbalancing

machite and
kakete
This is about timing, go-no-sen, sen-no-sen and sen-sen-no-sen

zanshin
Remaining mind and full effort

metsuke
metsuke is the use of the eyes

ma-ai
Concept of space-time

step or move?
Step refers only to foot movement. Moving refers to bodymovement

nuki
Litterely: power off

hikite
Hikite means pull back the hand

impact
Speed times mass = impact...

nagasu
To flow, to let it pass

noru
To jam, to ride, to put something on top

inasu
To deflect

seichusen and
embusen
Centerline and demonstration line. How does this apply to technique?

reach
How can we use and effect torimi's and ukemi's reach?

tanden
The exact center of the body. The origine of the bodies own powersource

san mi ittai
Every bodymove should incorporate the change of the body, change of position and change of technique.

kobo ichi
Attack and defense are one

bodymovement
In wadoryu, technique is secondary to bodymovement.

torimi and
ukemi
The relationship between "attacker" and "defender".

the body has
multiple functions
Wadoryu regards the body to be one, move as one and always use the whole body. Yet, there is a left and a right side of the body.

seiza
What appears on the surface to possibly be obsequious or a matter of supplication is actually an expression of power

minimum
movement
The idea is simple, but how can you manipulate ukemi to do certain technique, that allows you to actually do minimum movement?

imaginary lines
There is always a imaginary line between the weapon used and its target. The point is how to use this information.

manipulation
One of the most prominent factors in budo is to manipulate your enemy and put such pressure that he is actually going to do, what you want him to do..

itsuki
get stuck to the floor