Kikarajutsu: Fusion of Aiki & Karate DVD by Hiroshi Hatamura

Aiki and Karate Fusion: New Levels of Blocking and Thrust

Explore "Sticky Blocking" and "Painless Impact" in the Fusion of Aiki and Karate!

Discover the groundbreaking martial art of Ki-Kujutsu, where Aiki principles blend seamlessly with Karate techniques, emphasizing love, spirit, and efficiency in combat.

Contents:

Basic Training

• Muscle Training Stretches

  • Extensor muscle training stretches
  • Waist training stretches

• Creating Hands and Arms with a Love Soul

  • Developing palms that stick together
  • Cultivating the feeling of the palm
  • Turning the arm into a tool
  • Unifying the hand and arm

• Mastering the Sense of Verticality

  • Techniques to ensure weight is directly below for optimal stability

• How to Exert Reactionless Force

  • Utilizing force in two directions simultaneously

Basic Techniques

• Elbow Drop

  • Fundamentals of the elbow drop technique

• Elbow Drop Applications

  • Variations including wrist drop, five-finger strike drop, vertical fist thrust drop, and thumb twist drop

• Using Hands and Arms in Aikon

  • Applying Aiki principles to hand and arm movements

• Thrust Hand

  • Techniques to create pressure and move towards the center effectively

Practical Techniques

• Block Break

  • Techniques to break blocks against thrusts and kicks

• Knife Grab

• Thrust (Strike)

  • Executing a painless impact with thrusts

• Kick

  • Blocking with light contact

• Free Attack and Defense

  • Strategies to momentarily halt opponent's movements

Overview

• Recap and summary of the key principles and techniques covered

Instructor/Supervisor: Hatamura Hirokazu

• Born in 1952, Hatamura Hirokazu started formal karate training at 22 and co-founded Karate-do and Kenyu-kai.
• Inspired by Qigong and meeting Kunio Yasue, he developed Ki-Kujutsu, blending Aiki principles with Karate.
• Dedicated to teaching and developing Ki-Kujutsu, Hatamura Hirokazu is the second president of Kenyu-kai.