Seishin Dojo - Legacy Shorin Ryu

Great lesson.

The Truth About Karate Blocks This is/was pretty common knowledge in Okinawan dojo, but the reverse influence of larger mainland Japan based schools seem to have overly simplified even the foundational concepts. Static drills such as Sandan Gi very quickly reveal the ‘end position’ of the basic blocks to be far too slow, as the transitional movements to position are used as the actual deflections using the forearm. At a longer range still, these deflections are performed using palms and fingertips, as is trained in the open hand Sanchin. This method of blocking builds upon the natural flinch reflexes of humans rather than trying to force ‘shapes’ that feel awkward, slow, and inevitably lead to getting hit. Short clip taken from a longer Kururunfa tutorial in our Patreon. www.patreon.com/karatecollective

Happy Birthday Sensei Christian! Thanks for the push ups at the end of class tonight. Cupcake reward!!!

Congratulations to our new green belt and first Kyu brown belt. Well deserved.

Happy Birthday to Sensei Scott Bowron, Sensei Robert Hudson and Chris Meyler.

Happy Birthday to Sensei Scott Bowron, Sensei Robert Hudson and Chris Meyler!

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