Tag Archives: Shaolin Kempo

Fine tuning your inward block.

Continuing on the Tommy Karate mining, I was watching this video and found that Tom explained the inward block in similar way to the way I explain it. If you block with your forearm perpendicular to the floor, it presents … Continue reading

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Combination 85

This one was a little bit difficult due to risks to the uke. We demonstrated it as written, but came up with some alternate versions to keep the elements and the spirit with perhaps more coherence or safety for the … Continue reading

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Combination 83

We called this one ‘stand there and chicken’. It seems extraordinary to block and perform four counterstrikes before you take any footwork steps. It also has an ‘aspirational’ neck break at the end mid-snap mare throw. However, stay to the … Continue reading

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