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thekeeper
Waffler Extraordinaire
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 Posted - 18/08/2007 : 11:02:04
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At the seminar in Plymouth Marc Moore was talking about the Kihon Happo. These are some of the things he said/explained and some of my own thoughts. What do you guy’s think?
To be honest I’ve always been a little confused when I’ve been told that there are only 8 techniques in ninjutsu and that everything else is just a henka. We all know techniques that look nothing like the kihon happo. Marc Moore explained this in a way that makes sense to me and I’ve never hear before. He explained that each of the kihon happo aren’t just techniques with various henka but are ideas within the art. The Japanese have a saying “if you know one thing then you know a hundred things”. Which means that if you truly know one technique its principles can be applied to any circumstance. It’s also important to look at both half’s of the Kihon Happo. If it teaches us how to defend against something then it teaches us how to do it.
Ichmonji No Kamae like the stance Ichmonji is all about long distance. It encompasses every technique where your opponent starts a step and a half away from you or longer. This included weapon techniques or just unarmed. It’s about receiving or delivering an attack over a long distance.
Hicho No Kamae is all about kicks. Either attacking with them or defending against them. In this way every technique involving a kick is Hicho No Kamae.
Jumonji No Kamae is all about the short range. Those attacks that you don’t really have the time to react to. In close attacks and strikes.
Omote Gyaku Dori is the side attack. You move around the side of your attacker. Taking balance and defeating them from the side. You’re like the commando unit working around the outside using stealth to reach your objective.
Ura Gyaku Dori is the straight forward attack. Going straight through your opponent in a very devastating way, you’re the tank rolling straight through all opposition.
Omote Gyaku Tsuki is multiple attacks. You’re defending yourself from multiple attackers or from multiple points of attack. Or using multiple points of attack against your enemy.
Musha Dori is locks. It teaches you how to lock up your opponent, keeping their balance and preventing them from moving. It’s not just about the single lock but is about all locks.
Ganseki Nage as I’m sure you know is a throw. It’s the big devastating technique used to totally destroy whatever is left of your opponent. This encompasses all throws from the big ones taking the person over their own head to the ones where your nice and just let them fall.
I know that I haven’t explained this very well. I’ve never been any good at putting the ideas in my head. Let me know what you guy’s think or if you think this is all a load of rubbish. Hope your having a good summer.
If you must, strike your blow only as a matter of necessity, not from a wish of mastery.
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Thoughts on Kihon Happo
