The Essence of Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate DVD with Tetsuji Sato

Okinawa Koden Goju-ryu Kempo: Mastering Gamakku, Chinkuchi, and Walking Techniques

Are kata really useful? Aren't mitt and kumite training more effective?

This DVD addresses these questions and more, helping you understand the significance of kata and how to effectively train with them through Okinawa Koden Goju-ryu Kempo. Even if you're a black belt or instructor, you may have doubts about the meaning and effectiveness of kata. This DVD will provide a comprehensive explanation of what you can learn through kata and how to use the hidden techniques effectively.

Key Concepts:

• Fusugamaku: Focus on the lower tanden (around the navel)
• Chinkuchi: Concentrating the whole body's power

These concepts are central to the teachings of Okinawa karate and are crucial for making kata practical.

Contents:

1. Body Control in Karate

   • Significance of learning kata
   • What is gamaku?
   • What is chinkuchi?
   • Thrust techniques in karate

2. Clearing Up Misunderstandings About Sansen

   • Key points of Sansen
   • Using gamaku on the left and right and twisting
   • Dropping your elbow (Chudan uke in Sansen)
   • Developing freely (How to walk in Sansen)

3. Learning Techniques - Changes According to Level

   • Differences in thrusts
   • Differences in stance
   • Variations in basic training:
     • Thrusts: Beginner (Pull your fist to your side) vs. Advanced (Thrust from the open hand before Suigetsu)
     • Uke techniques: Upper uke, Lower uke, Uchidan uke, and combining uke techniques

4. Changes in Kata (Beginner/Advanced)

   • Movements and decomposition in Seyun Chin and Seifer

5. Walking Techniques for Practical Use of Kata

   • Walking from the back foot:
     • Basic and relative practice
     • Goju-ryu Kempo five walking techniques

6. Ura Decomposition (Gekisai 1)

   • Practical use of kata through demonstration, omote decomposition, and ura decomposition

7. Kakie Training Methods

   • Three-stage Kakie training method
   • Kakie ura decomposition training method (Gekisai 2)
   • Kakie free kumite (exchanging techniques with one hand/both hands)

Instructor and Supervision: Sato Tetsuji

Born in 1971, Sato Tetsuji is the head of the Goryukan, Shizuoka branch of the Okinawa Karatedo Kempo Association and a Goju-ryu Kempo instructor. After studying karate on the mainland, he trained under Masters Kuba Yoshio and Shinjo Takahiro of Okinawa Koden Goju-ryu Karatedo Kempo. He travels between Okinawa and his hometown of Gotemba, training and teaching both in Japan and overseas.

Length: 65 min.

Language: Japanese

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