How to Study YAWARA Japanese Jujutsu DVD by Masashi Kakimoto

Kiken Juku ・ Masashi Kakimoto: The Essence of Japanese Jujutsu in Modern Times

Deepen Your Martial Arts Mastery! Learn the Meaning and Significance of Kata Training.

The purpose of kata training in Japanese jujutsu (yawara) is to learn the essential movements of martial arts that cannot be reduced further. The advantage of kata training lies in programming these movements into your body through careful repetition.

Masashi Kakimoto, the founder of Tenyo-ryu Jujutsu and renowned for his clear instruction, thoroughly explains these methods in this DVD.

Contents

Before Training... Things to Keep in Mind

• The Meaning of Kata... Training the Essence
• Distance and Space... Techniques in Half a Tatami Mat
• Performing Movements Carefully
• Practicing to Lose Skillfully
• The Limits of Physical Sensation Tips
• The Meaning of Techniques Without Zanshin (Remaining Mindfulness)

Technique Training

• Basic Movements and Breaking Balance

  • Tenyo-hō (Tenyo Capture)
  • Tenyo-kō (Tenyo Attack)
  • Aiki-nage (Aiki Throw)
  • Hiki-nage (Pull Throw)
  • Te-kagami (Hand Mirror)
  • Tachi-te-kagami (Standing Hand Mirror)
  • Atemi (Striking, using Aiki-nage as an example)

• Control Techniques

  • Ude-osae-hō (Arm Press Capture)
  • Mune-osae-hō (Chest Press Capture)
  • Uchi-komi-hō (Strike Capture)
  • Hon-gyaku (Main Reversal, using Ude-osae-hō as an example)
  • Konoha-gaeshi (Leaf Reversal)
  • Mune-konoha-gaeshi (Chest Leaf Reversal)
  • Yoko-katate-osae-hō (Side One-Hand Press Capture)

• Evasion and Escape

  • Kōkō-otoshi (Rear Drop)
  • Kubishime-hō (Neck Choke Capture)

Thoughts for Everyday Life

• About Self-Defense
• Be Like the Wooden Rooster (Become Your Absolute Self)

Instruction and Supervision

Masashi Kakimoto Founder of Tenyo-ryu Jujutsu. He studied various martial arts, including Kali and Okinawa Kenpo Karate-do, and after training many instructors as a master of Hakkoryu Jujutsu, he became independent in 2021. He founded Tenyo-ryu Jujutsu by incorporating his own innovations into the martial arts he learned and is dedicated to its development at his main dojo, Kiken Juku.

Language: Japanese

Length: 45 min.

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