Hi Everyone,
New Years is always a good time to rededicate to training.
Like last year I am going to concentrate on the zodiac animal of the year.
Kojo ryu has a dog kamae chiseigan. Mark Bishop's book Okinawan karate gives us some incite into it's function."...Chiseigan kamae is used against an opponent who attacks with his legs; all one has to do is kamae, wait until the opponent kicks, then move in and throw him."
In the Bubishi:
7-9 PM is dog time with specific points to strike, aligned with pericardium meridian and use specific medicines.
Lastly, dog boxing, Fukein Chinese not Okinawan but I found this interesting thought in Pat McCarthy's Bubishi "Dog boxing, or perhaps better known as ground boxing, also uses Saam Chien and Sanseiru among others."
I can certainly work on a few simple dog boxing drills 9and my sanchin).
Although I am posting in karate I am curious what other Japanese Martial Arts have dog techniques.
Thanks for any ideas.
Len McCoy