God Technique! Taikiken Volume 1: Basic DVD by Norimasa Iwama

Unleashing the Power of "Hands" the Moment They Touch — Pursuing Invincible Taiki Fist in Combat!

Taiki Shisei Kenpo (Taiki Fist), renowned for its innovative training methods and rational techniques, has garnered attention from numerous martial artists and combat sports practitioners. In this series, Grandmaster Norimasa Iwama, who holds the highest rank of seventh dan instructor bestowed by the founder Kenichi Sawai, meticulously guides through three volumes. His teachings, which clarify objectives, methods, and techniques without ambiguity, benefit not only practitioners of Taiki Fist but also a broad spectrum of martial artists and combat sports enthusiasts.

CONTENTS

Introduction

• What is Martial Arts Stance?
• Use of Eyes: Capturing the Opponent with Compound Eyes
• Ma-ai (Distance): Relative Distance to Absolute Distance

Ha — Perfecting the Ideal Stance

• Methodology of Ha
  • Aspects of posture
  • Forms of hands
  • Techniques of movement
  • Differences between Taiki and Yi Quan (Transmitting the meaning of boxing)
  • What can be obtained by practicing ha

Ren — Cultivating Responsive Movements

• Walking Techniques
  • Keeping the step within the shoulder width and moving quickly
  • Walking techniques for attacking
    • Mizusumashi's walking method
    • Zigzag walking method (diagonally down against the opponent)
    • Small step walking method
  • Walking techniques for dodging attacks
    • Walking diagonally backwards
    • Jumping back walking method-1
    • Jumping back walking method-2
  • Walking methods that connect hands and nerves
    • Parallel walking method (turning hand)
    • Walking method like a snake
• Ge-te — Evading by a hair's breadth instead of brushing
  • Upper-level greeting
    • Against straight thrusts
    • Against upper-level round kicks
  • Lower-level greeting / Hopping upper greeting

Sashite — Slip just before you hit

• Upper-level sashite (1. Internal gap / 2. External gap)
• Lower-level sashite

Guidance and Supervision by: Norimasa Iwama

Born in 1975 in Ibaraki Prefecture, Norimasa Iwama grew up with a fondness for martial arts from childhood. He studied Kendo in junior high school and Judo in high school. During his university years, he began learning Taiki Shisei Kenpo (Taiki Fist) under the founder, Kenichi Sawai, and was granted the highest rank of seventh dan instructor by the grandmaster. With experience in various inter-school matches, he currently guides and instructs juniors based on his teachings. He is the chief instructor of Shorin-ryu Karate.