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The Sankaku-tobi according to Asai Sensei is "the basis of all jumping attacks in dentotekina (traditional) karate-do." I can't tell you how many times he had me practice this waza and variations of it. I have over 40 in my notes... That might not seem like a large number, but imagine going through each `multiple times' with Asai Sensei wildly swinging a
shinai at you! Needless to say, Asai Sensei helped me to refine my tobi-waza.
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The sankaku-tobi is a karate technique which is advanced, but its advanced nature comes from its application (and its numerous variations). This point is very important to think about when considering karate-do, as it reveals an unspoken element of the art.
© André Bertel. New Zealand, 2010.
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