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Combination 80 is interesting, as it’s basically combination two with a different takedown. We’ve seen repeats like this before – combination 35 is basically combination 5 done to the outside. Try five against a left hand punch without changing anything else and you’ll see what I mean.

The takedown here is kata garuma known also as a fireman’s carry throw or a winding throw. It’s a staple of old school judo, but is not allowed under current competition rules. This is perhaps one of my favorites of the high level combinations we’ve filmed.

Combination 91 was a bit of an enigma. Why start in a left front stance and what the heck was an “open crane’s wing”? We dug into our old crane techniques and experimented to see what felt right. We’re pretty satisfied with the result, but if there’s anyone out there with a definitive answer, let us know or put up a video.

We’ve put over twenty new combination videos into the archive at this point. It’s a pretty good celebration of 20 years of the technique archive. There are more in the pipeline – don’t worry. We have a ways to go, but it’s starting to look like rounding out the archive is almost a possibility. There’s still the issue of 92 and 104-107 where we don’t even have a description – ask around, somebody hopefully has them – but we’re about 75% there. We’ve done over twenty in a little over a month so hopefully we can keep up the pace. The next question for me is: what’s next?

This one had two very similar descriptions sent in. We did them both, but I think the more detailed one wins for me. There are elements in it that are like combination 34, and the spin move shows up in an intermediate kempo I had. Scheduling has been tricky, but I am trying to keep an every other day posting pace to keep this project moving.