The sweep block along right leg with hand open should not be done fast. As he demonstrated, its application is to glance/glide oncoming kick off to your side and option to hook and throw down. So in kata this move is slow. Okinawa 1995
After the second shuto-uke, the double judan-uke-double uraken-uchi should be connected fast and then hesitate for the oi-zuki. Okinawa 1995
On the nekoashi-dachi leg search-double strike, all one motion, don't break it up into two sections. Okinawa 1995
After the two fist-closed down blocks (nekoashi-dachi) the search, the right arm should not be in the armpit, but relaxed alt the solar plexus palm down. Then as you finish the elbow strike, as you kick, both fists should be in the armpit. Okinawa 1995
He explained as in baseball, there should be no "wind up" in the wari jodan-uke double high block to the double uraken-uchi - just go straight fro high block down to uraken. Okinawa 1995
In the beginning of Passai, the Shotei-ate series (side block/straight in) after the second one, when you do the right hand sweep down along side the right thigh, (before third 45° Shotei-ate series) at this move you should do a slight slide back. Okinawa 1998
After the elbow followed by the kick to knee and fist in armpit (torite sokuto-geri), he says don't do the push down/back open palms before you do shuto-uke - he says it's not necessary considering the application. After torite sokuto-geri simply turn and continue with the shuto-uke series. Okinawa 1998
After second Shuto-uke, the jodan wari-uke double high block should be 45° (your chest orientation) and not square. The jodan wari-uke and double uraken-uchi forward, these two moves need to be connected, then pause and do the oi-zuki chase punch. Okinawa 1998
After "Buddha" move (Hotoke-gamae), the upper hand drops down, but now the lower hand also has important role, the left hand/arm (from full extended down arm) springs up, with fist (palm up) and winding up at 45° along chest (fist in middle of right breast) then as you turn the right hand drops forward and left wrist comes on top of right wrist and scissors out for the chase punch. Same technique applies for Pinan Godan. (Changed) Okinawa 1998
After "Buddha" move (Hotoke-gamae), turn, down block (jigotai-dachi); then don't return the right (up) arm to the left shoulder to execute the block, there is no time for this. Turn - get into stance and drop the arm directly straight down into block. Okinawa 1998
Now to turn into zenkutsu-dachi to do (chase ½) don't move the back right foot - move the left foot over to the zenkutsu-dachi width, so forward foot moves to get that zenkutsu-dachi. Okinawa 1998
On the 45° tomoe-zuki double punches (three sequence at end) the back foot should not swing from the momentum, but that back foot needs to remain in 45° and not pop forward. Okinawa 1998
The last two moves, at end of search the foot does a moon search and draws in at a 45° angle by I'd say 3 inches. Okinawa 1998
After second shuto-uke, wari jodan-uke, don't recoil the uraken-uchi; just do the technique from where the previous technique ended, so drop straight down from the jodan-uke. Make sure your wrist flexes like rubber. He put a bo on the ground and rolled it back and forth with bottom of feet. (I think for massage). Okinawa 1998
Makishi Sensei
After the first move, break count for kamae. At the bottom, hands are like the start of Fukyugata Ni. Okinawa 1995
Has 26 counts. Okinawa 1999
After first stepout, you need to go into speed and he said my left hand was soft, but it shouldn't be. Also, grip down fast and tight with the feet. Okinawa 1999
Step out; hands at yoi. Now don't move feet. Then, as you start upward, move butt out (koshi). When you reach the top you stop, then you curve out and in one motion start the shuto series. Okinawa 1999
Stop count when hands both bottom and at top of kamae. Okinawa 1999
After the kamae, shift the right foot out before you do the first shuto. Okinawa 1999
Of the shuto series', shorten the first one, from ear out. Okinawa 1999
The first shuto series requires you to step out with the right foot, then don't push out in a linear fashion with the first shuto, but from ear point cut out circular. This is a block, and he pointed out that I need to put 50% power as I do this into the left hand driving back. Then as I do the next one, I need speed on the right support hand. The meaning of this move is to do a palm strike directly ahead to the chin, so your hand could point leftward. The first shuto is a block, then you turn your palm over to neutralize, and continue with the strike to the chin. Okinawa 1999
After the first series, remember to use the left foot to step over before starting the second series. Okinawa 1999
After the second series do the swing-down all as one motion, as this is a sweep to the kick, not a block. Okinawa 1999
On the third series, the downward hand swipe block/shuto series is one continuous motion. Okinawa 1999
After the fourth shuto series you should slide the leg along the floor before you bring it up, as in Rohai Okinawa 1999
After the last series and you do the ippon-dachi makite-uke, make sure your leg is inward and not exposing your groin. Okinawa 1999
After the last nekoashi-dachi and fist blocks, the search is in tango with the right hand, right goes over left. Okinawa 1999
Then you do a motion like "pulling a rope" ~ the meaning is feeling the length of an arm. Then as your kick is fully extending you pull your fist into your chest and turn for the two shutos. Okinawa 1999
Next, keep the jodan wari-uke high blocks in close and bring down for a double uraken-uchi strike to the stomach, not the collarbones. Then, don't drive back your right hand to chamber before the oi-zuki, just do it from there, but with koshi. Okinawa 1999
The jodan wari-uke then uraken-uchi strikes, then pause for oi-zuki - this has a spring step! Okinawa 1999
Then do the Buddha block and make sure you step out straight with a slight pause and do the first half (the down block). Turn zenkutsu-dachi and don't "hop" your punch out, but remember his correction for the pinan yondan elbow. Then when you kick, pause instead of coming straight in for the elbow. Okinawa 1999
On all elbows like this one, the arm that is "elbowing" the fist should be inside the other arm, knuckles on the opposite bicep, not under the elbow. Okinawa 1999
20 After the elbow, punch straight in, like punching the top of an incoming kick to your groin. Then bring up like Buddha move, but not too high (morote-barai-uke). On the third part, turn your fist over and punch straight down, then set up for the tomoe-zuki double punches. Okinawa 1999
Remember to pause on the tomoe-zuki, and make sure your nekoashi-dachi is closed at the groin when punch is executed. Okinawa 1999
When you turn around into the naname zenkutsu-dachi, make sure your toes are aligned correctly (same in Ananku). Okinawa 1999
Last two moves, after the first search you take a step forward! Okinawa 1999
On the search the right hand palm should be down, and slips over the outgoing hand/arm. Okinawa 1999
On the closing move the hand draws in with the foot. Okinawa 1999
On the kamae, as your hands head upward, your butt moves out at the same time. Then, at the top, arms extended, you open up circularly and do the first move. Osaka Temple 2000
On the swing down along the leg, make sure your right hand sets up near your ear before the next technique. Osaka Temple 2000
Kiai move is gedan level. (Gedan shotei-ate) Osaka Temple 2000
"One timing" on the jodan wari-uke and the double uraken-uchi. Make sure you make "floppy wrists downward", pause, then oi-zuki with a spring. Osaka Temple 2000
After the hotoke-gamae buddha stance, keep the right hand up until you are in jigotai-dachi, then you drop it into the yoko gedan-barai-uke. He corrected my support arm, saying it was setting up as a swing from outside to inside, but it needs to hang from inside and swing into the "scoop position"; "Just keep integrity from previous position." Osaka Temple 2000
As you turn into zenkutsu-dachi for the forward punch, do not re-chamber the fist. Let it come "linearly", like a straight punch; it's not a "V" shaped punch with a set up. Keep it quick and smooth. Osaka Temple 2000
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On the tomoe-zuki double punches, drop your height at the last second and make sure to leave room to screw in your koshi on the strike. Osaka Temple 2000
Stop at the top of the kamae. The butt moves as you are getting to the top. Okinawa 2003
26 counts to Passai. Okinawa 2003
Count ichi; do first move. Count ni and go to the setup for the kamae. Count san; go to the top of the kamae and open. Count chi and begin the series.
Count at the end of the kata for the two nekoashi-dachi tomoe-zuki, only three counts. AND only count…. Okinawa 2003
See Pinan Godan 1. Okinawa 2003
On the final sagurite no kamae, do opposite with the long arm on top, with thumbs open per the book. Okinawa 2003
Shinjo Sensei
When you do the second half of the shotei-ate series you should do a very small spring in with the foot dropping. (Because you've blocked and need to come in to strike the face) Okinawa 1998
After you do the second shotei-ate series, when you do the skim leg block down to your right side, he corrected this. When you do this block, your right outstretched arm should not drop straight down but should go to your left shoulder, then drop for block and all in one motion should continue up and out for the third shotei-ate series. Previously I thought the application was that the oncoming kick would be at my right 45° direction line, but it's coming from the 45° direction where the third shotei-ate series is directed. Okinawa 1998
The break elbow move you shouldn't put your right hand into a fist, both hands should be open. Okinawa 1998
Toward the end you do the three nekoashi-dachi tomoe-zuki, and the foot needs to drop! Okinawa 1998
Before the elbow break, the right hand should be palm down. Okinawa 1999
On the hotoke-gamae buddha stance, the feet are open. Okinawa 1999
After the hotoke-gamae move, you step out with the ball of the foot tippy-toe; don't just step. Okinawa 1999
Higa Sensei
On the opening suirakan no kamae he says it actually is the two arms do a tiny semicircle and you are flexing inward the muscles in the armpit area, so curl the arms they rotate around and in a bit at a 45° of ¾ circle, but the idea is to connect the muscles in armpit are - flexing and connecting to arms. Okinawa 1998
When you do the hand/arm side sweep along leg 45°, the hand should be 45° outward with the thumb leading. Okinawa 1998
As you go from the third to the fourth Shotei-ate block series, your right foot should do the moon sweep along the ground, not lifting. Okinawa 1998
After the jigotai-dachi 45° Gedan-zuki punch, use your koshi with the 3 cat-stance lower blocks. Connect the last of these blocks with the step back cat stance so grab and ready to move - no pause- go directly into it. Okinawa 1998
After elbow break, turn 2 shutos; connect faster the jodan wari-uke high block down into the front uraken-uchis. Okinawa 1998
From the chasing punch into the "Buddha" move (Hotoke-gamae), don't look direction of the upper arm; in fact you should only be looking to the left only direction of the lower arm. Also, the Hotoke-gamae upper arm- don't drop it until you complete the turn, secure jigotai-dachi and from where arm is, directly drop it straight down for the block. Okinawa 1998
Then kick/elbow, here do the first punch down the middle, now in the next block my right arm is okay, although it could drop forward just a bit. The left arm should end up in front of the left thigh, and not at the side of the body. (e.g. Second move of Pinan Sandan). Okinawa 1998
The last moves, when you end a search motion right at the end of the move, your hips should swivel into a 45°, when the hips go into this position the foot will draw in about 1-2 inches. Okinawa 1998
On first move, don't drop into kosa-dachi, and keep the arm position 45/45°. Okinawa 2003
On suirakan no kamae, think of a big ball. Instead of the hands driving the move, the back muscles screw it in; heavy elbows go around the ball, with the hands not too far apart. (See Makishi note). Okinawa 2003
In the transition from jodan uchi-shuto-uke to the jodan shotei-ate palm heel strike, the hands should slide very close, creating friction with the arm. Okinawa 2003
Third down block (fist) goes right in to search move. Same move. Okinawa 2003
The slide along the arm is medium speed. Okinawa 2003
Jodan wari-uke to double uraken-uchi is one count, then pause, and then oi-zuki. Okinawa 2003
Same correction in jigotai-dachi otoshi-uke, right arm goes almost straight down, more linear. Okinawa 2003
Both naname zenkutsu-dachi chudan-uke are in the same count. Okinawa 2003
More koshi in both of the final sagurite no kamae. Okinawa 2003
Nakamura Sensei
After the foot commits - the second move, practice it without the support hand, because the supporting hand can receive too much attention, detracting from desired speed. It does nothing - getting placed after you ship out that right hand block. Okinawa 1995
The first move, kosa dachi, back foot should be at 45° degree, in line with right arm. Okinawa 1995
The around the neck followed by strike into neck, the first "strike" is not to neck but is actually a block, then the next one can have a place to land, and can be changed into a palm strike; this holds true as well in Pinan Yondan after the second elbow strike. Okinawa 1995
The strike/block that hand palm down block then step in 3 inches and do the second part, nuki-te into throat/chin. Okinawa 1995
In all moves like the cat stance foot search tomoe-zuki double strike you must imagine your belly button pointing the way, like an eyeball, that must lead the way to ensure center of gravity alignment, so foot, tomoe-zuki and belly button and eyes all land at the same time. Okinawa 1995
Kadekaru Sensei
Second move, stand straight hands are down, move them to the top pause, then they curve over the ball, don't put your butt out until hands start to drop into position. Okinawa 1995
Beginning of kata, open hand block, then palm strike to chin or as gauge to the eyes. Okinawa 1995
The ippon-dachi makite-uke needs to happen at exactly the same rate of speed. Okinawa 1995
After second shuto-uke do jodan wari-uke don't recoil arms to back of head but to the ears, pause a moment before oi-zuki. Okinawa 1995
Hotoke kamae, your right arm is up, slightly forward, palm right before ear level, feet are open, heels touching. Okinawa 1995
After hotoke kamae, you turn, right arm blocks oncoming kick, but the left arm does a little screw/torque in, leaving palm facing up. Then body turns into zenkutsu-dachi and left arm does standard forward punch. Okinawa 1995
On the slap kick (hangetsu-barai-uke), it is a crescent kick landing vertically down, so it hits hand and doesn't stop, it goes straight through to the ground. Okinawa 1995
After kick to hand, you do elbow strike, from that position should go directly into strike downward, don't lift right arm, and head direction is at 45° for all three moves. Okinawa 1995
The last two sagurite no kamae (searching hands) thumbs are closed because you are just reaching to touch and object then strike, not grabbing something. Okinawa 1995
Sensei???
Foot steps out tentatively can draw it back if you wish too. Okinawa 1995
The first supported block is very fast; legs twisted back foot close to front.
Hands go to top, butt is still as they draw down, butt moves out. Okinawa 1995
Passai strike-second half foot drops, turn, and on side sweep-slower gliding along oncoming kick (Nakamura Sensei differs here do it fast to break leg) 0- do last two Passai strikes first is circular (a block) second is straight in to chin (Nakamura says first half you can do and extra palm down block so the oncoming palm strike if you chose to turn hand over, is secure). Then the Okan move, leg lift sent down punch 45° kiai. Two fist down blocks followed by search remember right arm is not in armpit but located palm down in front of chest. Break knee/elbow when leg is out both fist should be in armpits (this has been since changed to fist in front of chest pull in), turn two shuto-uke double chudan-uke fast double uraken-uchi, don't wind up, pause and chase punch. Side block turn zenkutsu-dachi screw in left hand palm up, punch from center of chest, kick and elbow, from elbow that right arm immediately goes down first strike. Two strikes set up feet 45° degree, koshi turn first, strike shoulders even and 3 and turn zenkutsu-dachi narrow chest block (2), search foot and arm draws in two inches at end of one search. Application (Nakamura Sensei) in the dark - (not grabbing application) if you touch something immediately kick) Okinawa 1995
