Bushido-kai's Kata Comparison Series
VIDEO
Gankaku/Matsumora Rohai: Form, Structure, & Application
Shotokan-style version of Gankaku (Shuri-te's Chinto) compared and contrasted with Matsumora Rohai, the Tomari-te influenced historical root of Itosu Rohai and Meikyo .
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DVD CONTENTS:
• Introduction & History
• Rohai Performed
• Walk through Rohai
• Comparing Itosu & Matsumora Rohai
• Lifting Double Haito (ridgehands)
• Kake-uke, Gyaku-zuki (hook punch, reverse punch)
• Rohai Sagi-ashi-dachi (crane foot stance), etc.
• Sweep to Shiko-dachi (square stance)
• Double Nuki-te (spearhand)
• Horizontal Elbows
• Spinning Mikazuki-geri (crescent kick)
• Kamae (posture) & Close
• Tang Soo Do Chinto
• Gankaku Performed
• Walk through Gankaku
• Contrasting the Kata
• Kamae, Juji-uke (x-block), Ren-zuki (combination punch)
• Spinning Otoshi-uke (dropping block)
• Juji-uke, etc.
• Kakiwake-uke (wedge block)
• Manji-uke (figure 10,000 or fylfot block)
• Yoko-empi-uke (side elbow block)
• Chinto Sagiashi-dachi, etc.
• Kake-zuki (hook punch)
• Age-Empi-uchi (rising elbow strike), etc.
• Oi-zuki to Kamae