When teaching we always break the techniques down into smaller ‘bites’ where we can emphasize the important points that make it work and, of course, make it easier for the student to assimilate. Shihan told me to make it a point, when teaching a new technique or reviewing an old one, to do it at least once the ways it is supposed to happen. It is a bit flashy, and so, encourages the students to pay more attention and it can answer many of the “what if’s” that inevitabley come up. I like to do these demonstrates with the second punch in mind and the timing factor and it becomes one move and not a bunch of steps. it is like when you finally ‘get’ the form and it feels as though you skipped a part because it ended to soon… Well you combo 3 or your latest dragon has a different feel when it becomes one move. So, when this happens what does it mean for your structural alignment and foot work and timing…if it is one move and one breath what does that mean to your blocking?
Billy Dunmire, Circle of the Tiger
I know we’ve already had a post on circle of the tiger, but here’s a slightly ‘crisper’ version of Circle of the Tiger done by Billy Dunmire (courtesy of YouTube). It’s a Nick Cerios Kenpo form that was based on 1-3 kata, and has been adopted by both USSD and MSDC. One more thing, you may want to fast forward about 1:20 into the video, as the first minute is him waiting to start.
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Alternate version of 31
Shaolinmonkmark sent in an alternate version of Combination 31 (DM31 in his neck of the woods) and it didn’t make it into the site (fell off my ‘to-do’ radar). It’s from the West Coast / Cerio lineage. He happened to mention it, and I was able to retrieve it from when he sent it to me last year. (Yikes!). If you do send something in and don’t hear from me / see it up, please remind me, as I have not ignored you intentionally.
Thanks and apologies to Mark.
