Kenneth Funakoshi: Shotokan Sparring Techniques & Solo Drills for the Advanced Practitioner

Black Belt Magazine

Join Kenneth Funakoshi has he goes through sparring techniques and solo drills for advanced Shotokan.

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00:00 [Music]

00:05 [Music]

00:08 fast fast punch kick fast

00:17 fast block

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00:36 now

00:44 we are now going to show you advanced

00:52 shotokan kumite or sparring techniques

00:55 only after you have mastered and practiced

00:57 for a long time on your basic fundamentals

01:00 you can even try to attempt to practice

01:03 these advanced kumite

01:06 advanced kumite techniques require a lot

01:08 of shifting and snapping techniques

01:12 in the traditional shotokan tournaments

01:15 no protective equipment is worn only

01:18 mouthpiece and going cups are allowed

01:22 in any competitive sport you must have

01:25 controlled techniques i'll show you what

01:28 illegal point in tournament practice

01:31 on punches distance is very important

01:39 we have assumed that you have mastered

01:42 your basic stances speed and power in

01:46 punches for kumite point if too far

01:50 full extended hips and arms too far does

01:54 not constitute a point distance must be

01:57 close enough enough bendy elbow if you

02:00 actually punch through it will be a

02:04 damaging blow it must be controlled

02:09 pull back before actual impact for body

02:13 shots and face especially there is any

02:16 facial contact there is a warning or

02:19 disqualification and your opponent wins

02:23 on kicks again kicking distance is a

02:27 little bit further than punching again

02:30 if kick is too close stance is not good

02:34 no leverage in a close kick hips must

02:39 trust forward only snap off knee is no

02:43 good power comes from hips

02:50 poke to eyes is not allowed chop to neck

02:55 punch to spine or kicks to groin only

03:02 collarbone down to stomach area above

03:05 the belt in front of face side of head

03:10 punch face punch body jab to face reach

03:18 hand strike to head all allowable for

03:20 points front kick side kick washigiri

03:29 front house kick and back kick

03:43 hey left leg forward

03:47 freestyle stance

03:50 short stance

03:53 two counts

03:57 knee back

04:00 kumite stance short stance push your

04:16 back leg actually stretch out turn hips

04:18 rotate hips straighten back leg back to

04:22 freestyle stance

04:25 okay on jabs similar to rotational hip

04:48 for reverse punch therefore jab rotate

04:51 opposite direction push it back leg

04:55 stretch out turn hips come back to

04:59 freestyle stance

05:03 freestyle stance

05:06 change side

05:22 right hand jab

05:25 jab

05:28 hey left leg forward right hands up

05:46 freestyle stance my giddy front snap kick

05:48 kick snap back

05:52 knee

05:55 knee

05:59 knee

06:02 punch

06:05 jab

06:08 change side

06:11 hey all right let's make my giddy

06:14 knee

06:17 knee

06:20 right

06:23 right

06:26 jab

06:29 out

06:32 okay that was the basic warm-up for

06:40 stationary techniques now we're going to

06:42 go forward attacking techniques punch

06:46 thank you left leg forward get on the right

06:50 freestyle stance one count one count

06:54 punch come back freestyle stance

06:58 knee

07:01 turn

07:05 knee

07:12 turn

07:15 out

07:19 freestyle okay that was oizuki punch

07:28 attacking for point back in

07:32 come back here

07:35 yes

07:41 hey left leg forward you number I

07:45 again oizuki

07:48 each

07:51 hey

07:55 yes

07:59 she

08:03 out there

08:08 yes

08:11 hey yakski attacking yakski point short

08:17 freestyle stance

08:20 push it back leg distance correct

08:27 distance before attack front stance push

08:29 it back leg rotate hips yes

08:37 hey left leg forward you number I

08:41 yakski

08:44 each

08:47 some

08:50 each

08:56 turn

09:02 hey

09:05 hey out there

09:14 okay we've covered oizuki punch

09:21 attacking oizuki arch stretch freestyle

09:25 and arch freestyle stance we have just

09:31 done reverse punch attacking yaktsuki

09:35 short freestyle stance punch out stretch

09:38 come back punch

09:42 now we're going to demonstrate attacking

09:47 jab front hand jab freestyle stance

09:50 stretch out hip side shoulder side

09:54 freestyle stance jab jab attack jab

10:00 oi you number I

10:03 jab

10:07 turn

10:14 each

10:17 turn

10:21 out there

10:26 you

10:28 next we'll demonstrate combination

10:37 techniques using your three basic

10:40 attacking techniques jab oizuki freestyle

10:45 stance stretch out jab oizuki quick jab

10:51 long punch jab oizuki

10:57 hey left leg forward you number I

11:01 freestyle stance jab oizuki

11:06 each

11:09 turn

11:15 each

11:19 hey

11:22 out there

11:27 next we'll demonstrate jab half step

11:36 reverse punch

11:39 quick jab quick half step strong reverse

11:43 punch

11:46 oh

11:49 attacking from distance jab

12:14 hey you number I

12:17 freestyle stance jab half step

12:20 yaktsuki

12:23 each

12:35 turn

12:43 out there

12:46 hey you number I

12:56 my giddy attacking front snap kick short

13:04 stance taking a short step with front

13:07 leg close your distance

13:10 one leg kick back attack back a lot of

13:23 the advanced techniques require short

13:25 half step with front leg or back leg in

13:29 a normal case you cannot reach your

13:31 opponent with a regular kick then you

13:34 have to take a fast step with your front

13:36 leg

13:40 yes I am half step kick

13:46 my giddy

13:54 some

14:00 turn

14:06 some

14:09 next we will practice and show kick punch

14:22 combinations front snap kick oizuki but

14:28 the basic punch basic kick punch

14:31 combination is front kick snap back when

14:33 the foot touches down then oizuki which

14:36 is fine for practice for kumite purposes

14:39 punch must go in before the foot touches

14:42 the floor or ground snap back punch kick

14:47 snap back punch then kick punch kick punch

14:56 punch

15:01 with this exercise the opponent attempts

15:05 to block your kick you won't have time

15:07 to block your punch

15:10 hey left leg for you number I my giddy

15:26 oizuki

15:52 next we'll demonstrate punch kicking

15:56 attacks freestyle stance slide left foot

16:01 forward punch face kick stomach slide

16:06 forward punch face kick stomach

16:11 the idea behind this face punch is to

16:19 get your opponent to try and block my

16:22 attack then kick side

16:27 okay left leg for you number I hey

16:46 freestyle stance sliding forward

16:49 oizuki face my giddy stomach

16:52 oizuki

16:55 some

17:00 oizuki

17:05 some

17:09 turn

17:12 okay

17:15 now we will go into the shifting

17:20 techniques

17:23 from attack whether opponent is attacking

17:28 or you attack your opponent shift same

17:31 time attacking forward shift out of the

17:36 direction of your opponent's attack

17:40 shift

17:43 yes or right hand

17:47 shift

17:50 hey jab left hand

18:05 hey

18:08 hey left leg for you number I

18:16 freestyle stance shift left hand jab

18:21 oizuki

18:24 some

18:29 go

18:32 touch

18:35 change right right hand jab shift

18:43 me

18:46 look

18:51 okay peel up

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