Secret of Naifanchi DVD by Kazumasa Yokoyama

Changing the Quality of Speed, Power, and Variation!

Kazumasa Yokoyama, a master of swift attacks, meticulously explains the essence of the Shuri-Te's most important training kata, "Naifanchi." This includes techniques such as diagonal axis movements, utilization of liver and kidney power, and variations starting from a single technique.

Contents:

• What is Naifanchi?
• Purpose of Naifanchi
• Stances in Naifanchi
• Understanding the Body Techniques in Naifanchi
  • Diagonal axis of the body
  • Knee movements
  • Power generation from liver and kidney

Naifanchi Sho-Dan

• Kata demonstration
• Understanding diagonal axis (initial movement, lower-level reception, knee lift and drop)
• Understanding liver and kidney (elbow strikes, various receptions, twisting movements)

Naifanchi Ni-Dan

• Kata demonstration
• Utilizing diagonal axis (initial step-in, crossing of feet, step-in from cross)
• Usage of elbows (elbow lift with foot placement, elbow drop)

Naifanchi San-Dan

• Kata demonstration
• Switching diagonal axis
• Variation from single techniques
• Vertical circular movements
• Straight thrusts accompanied by auxiliary hands

Special Feature: High-speed filming capturing the movements of "swift attacks"

Instructor & Supervisor: Kazumasa Yokoyama
Born in 1958 in Kanagawa Prefecture. From a young age, he practiced Judo, Kendo, and Karate-Do. During high school, he pursued Boxing and Wrestling, and later studied Chinese martial arts under the expert Wei Xiaodong in Taiwan. He then sought his martial arts direction in Okinawa Karate, deeply inheriting the Shuri-Te lineage of Kobayashi-Ryu. During his training in Okinawa, he was invited by Americans and traveled to the United States, where he founded the Kenshinkan Dojo in Houston. Renowned for his mastery of "invisible hands," he now concludes his previous teachings and devotes himself to personal research and activities.

Language: Japanese

Length: 90 min.

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