Manhattan Beach
Traditional Shotokan Karate



        

updated 4/9/2013 

Major Updated Pages Coming Soon

 

AAKF US Nationals

St Louis Missouri

2013

www.mbkarateandyoga.com/page62

 

 

https://youtu.be/1e4XY3dyIMI 

 Team Kata 

www.mbkarateandyoga.com/page45

  

Cyber Class

www.mbkarateandyoga.com/page81

Individual Kata

Team Kata

www.mbkarateandyoga.com/page45

Fukugo

www.mbkarateandyoga.com/page47

Kogo Kumite

www.mbkarateandyoga.com/page49

Kumite

 

www.mbkarateandyoga.com/page50

 

 

We are now working on this segment of Traditional Karate Training. We have included Enbu as one of our points of focus.

We will be constantly adding and building this page.

Enbu is choreographed sparring between two individuals. It is a competition event but is also a vehicle for greater understanding of Traditional Karate (as intended by Nishiyama sensei) specifically kumite.

Participation in Enbu in the United States as a whole has been below par as compared to many other countries around the world. This is our attempt to contribute to elevating the quality and level of all aspects of Traditional Karate training. Sensei used the term "Total Training".

From the first day after returning from the 16th ITKF Traditional Karate Championships in Lodz, Poland, we have been allotting class time and self training time towards the subject & study of Enbu.

 

Since International Competition is done on tatami (mats). The U.S. needs to invest in mats for selected dojos, to train properly. We are limited by floors other than mats. The U.S. needs to invest in at least one ring at U.S. Nationals, with a mat,  to be designated for Enbu & Team Kata.

The U.S. is slowly building what I would call a "Nationals Kit" that includes props, signage and miscellanea for our Nationals. This 'Kit" needs to include mats. This "Kit" could be put in a POD (shipping container) that would be shipped from host region to host region. Expanding on the this concept of a kit would save all of us money in the long run. It would reduce waste, duplication and allow us to purchase more and higher quality essentials and pageantry.

 

  

Enbu

Choreographed sparring between two individuals.

 MAN WOMAN ENBU

 

MAN MAN ENBU

 

 

Side note - Traditional Karate is supposed to be self defense against more than one opponent.

 We would like to see practice in Enbu to include more than one opponent as we see in Team Kata Bunkai.

 

 

Enbu

a Training Program

What we offer here is not a final product. It is a program for the study of Enbu. Study, study, study come back to the page and learn more each time. Watch the page grow. Watch as the quality of the students improve (as should yours) with guidance, study and practice.

 

Basic Rules

Time Limit   Technique Requirements   
       

 

 

 

 Stay tuned to videos of the following concepts we've been working on.

To Our Students

We are Looking to You  

to HELP fill in these "Future Video" Spaces with Your Videos you Make Based on these Exercises & Drills That We've Been Working on.

Our First Video

1/16/2013 - Ellen & Alex

BTW - Remember "the First Rule of Karate"

  Basic General Exercises 

 

Target Practice for Good Control - All Basic Kicks - 4 Directions

   

Exercise 1

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Exercise 1 Part 1

Shifting, Escape Kick, Right Leg (Back Leg) 45 degrees to the right

1/17/2013 Manhattan Beach Gym Class

 

Exercise 1 Part 2

 1/17/2013 Manhattan Beach Gym Class

Shifting, Escape Kick Left Leg (Front Leg) 45 degrees to the left 

Exercise 1 Part 3

Shifting, Escape Kick Left Leg (Back Leg) 45 degrees to the left

1/19/2013 Hermosa Beach Club Class 

Exercise 1 Part 4

Shifting, Escape Kick Right Leg (Front Leg) 45 degrees to the right

   Our decision to Choose Defense "against kick" first, over "against punch" was influenced by Hein Sho dan.  As the First move is a Down Block.

 

Exercise 2

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Exercise 2 Part 1

Shifting Escape Punch Right Leg (Back Leg) 45 degrees to the right

Exercise 2 Part 2

Shifting Escape Punch Left Leg (Front Leg) 45 degrees to the left 

Exercise 2 Part 3

Shifting Escape Punch

Left Leg (Back Leg) 45 degrees to the left 

Exercise 2 Part 4

Shifting Escape Punch Right Leg (Front Leg) 45 degrees to the right

 

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  Shizentai Like

 Zanshin 

 Standing face to face close distance

 Grabbing Influence Heain Ni dan & Heain San dan

 

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Basic Punch

Influence Tekki Shodan

 

Basic Front Kick

Influence Heain Ni dan

 

Basic Ushiro geri

Influence Chinte

  

Basic Step in Punch

Takedown - Todome waza

 

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 Basic General Exercises

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Basic One Encounter

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Basic Combination Encounter Exercise

 
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Basic Enbu Exercise

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  Expanding on the Previous Concepts

Expanding on the basic with more & more complex techniques. Depending on the level of each person and the relation of height and weight of each person to each other. 

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 Shifting Escape Kick

 

Right Leg (Back Leg) 45 degrees to the right

 

Shifting Escape Punch

 

Left Leg (Front Leg) 45 degrees to the left 

 Shifting Escape Kick

 Left Leg (Back Leg) 45 degrees to the left 

Include Backfist Counter

 

Shifting Escape Punch

 

Right Leg (Front Leg) 45 degrees to the right

  

 

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 Basic Punch

Influence Tekki Shodan

  Basic Front Kick

Influence Heain Ni dan

 Basic Ushiro geri

Influence Chinte

  Basic Step in Punch

Takedown - Todome waza

 

 Take Downs & Throws

 

1/17/2013 Hermosa Beach Studio Class

Take Downs & Throws - Basic Shoulder Roll

Students Watch the Example (have Discussion, study the Video and Practice) - Then we Practice with Senior Students (have Discussion, study the Video, & Practice) - Then we Introduce it to the Junior Students (again have Discussion, again study all the Videos, and again Practice).

 

1/18/2013 Hermosa Beach Studio Class

Take Downs & Throws - Basic Shoulder Roll with a Partner

Future has Arrived

Top in High Definition 

Just trying to Compare the Quality

Yet Another Study

1/26/2013

Take Downs & Throws - Basic Shoulder Roll

Group Class

Orange Belts

 

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Expanding on Concepts of the Basic General Exercises 

 

 

   
   

   Expanding on the One Encounter

Expanding on the Basic Combination Encounter Exercise

 

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Expanding on the Basic Enbu Exercise

 

Enbu in Discovery 

 

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 2 Against 1 Enbu Enbu Examples

 

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   Enbu Examples

These were picked doing a quick search. Please feel free to submit examples.

Embu Mixed M/W ITKF 9th World Traditional Karate Championships - 1998