Wednesday, 8 April 2026

Kihon Ippon Kumite as 'Kihon Training'

Today's training was focused primarily on KIHON IPPON KUMITE with attacks with (and defense/counterattacks against): JOUDAN (Jodan jun-zuki), CHUUDAN (Chudan jun-zuki), MAEGERI (Chudan mae-geri keage), YOKOKEKOMI (Chudan yoko-geri kekomi) and MAWASHI-GERI (Jodan mawashi-geri).

My focus was simply on precise Kihon coupled with a vast array of Unsoku and Tachikata for various transitions. Accordingly, this was my fundamental practice in this session.

To conclude, I went through several kata as depicted below. Three of each Sochin, Unsu, Maizuru Dai (also Jitte and Maizuru Sho).

Current events... Besides Japanese Renshusei, soon there will IKS International Renshusei here from South Africa, Canada and the Netherlands. After that, I will be heading to Poland to conduct a Traditional Budo Karate Seminar there.

押忍

アンドレ 

Sochin Kata after the completion of migi jodan mikazuki-geri.


An off-timed photo just before the complete withdrawal of the third and final attack with ippon-nukite.

The final movement of the Asai-Ha Shotokan-Ryu Koten-gata: Maizuru Dai.

 
Preparing this post after training this evening: April 8th, 2026.

© André Bertel. Oita City, Japan (2026).

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