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Originally Posted by
Ewok
Oops, I was thinking of Uchi-uke-zuki (uchi).
Wow, I've been doing Shorinjikempo for almost eight years now and there's a Sankyu-technique I've never heard of before! We've actually never done this. But, hey, there was a time when I didn't even now there was a Mae Ryusui Geri, either.
Originally Posted by
tony leith
Relatively few of our uke waza are actually 'blocks', […]
I'd say Shita, Uchi, Soto Oshi, partially Uwa (at least the way Wunderle-sensei teaches it) and Harai Uke at least (along with combinations, of course) are "real blocks". Soto, partially Uwa (s. a.) and Uchi Age Uke certainly are more of a 'guiding along'-nature, but all in all that's at least half of the standard blocks being "real blocks".
I agree with the point that the destabilising effects of these blocks is an important component – Kyusho are definitely helpful here. In the second group there is still some destabilization – by letting Kosha miss then attended goal without ending the attacking motion, which can easily lead to overbalancing – but Kyushu probably don't play a significant part in those.
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少林寺拳法
Shorinjikempo
Humboldt University Berlin Branch
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