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dhogsette
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End Sequence for Fukyugata Ni (Gekisai)--Part 2

Here is another possible application for the end of Fukyugata Ni (Gekisai). In this video, we explore how the technique can be applied to address single and double wrist grab scenarios. In the previous video, I demonstrated the move in the kata: double chest block and "U-punch" technique.

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David

Iain Abernethy
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Thanks for sharing Dave. I also see the bottom arm as being about moving the limb (limbs) down so that the enemy is opened up for the strike. We can do it reactively when gripped, or we can do it pro-actively if the enemy’s arm is in the way. We can do it as a straight punch (as Fukyugata Ni / Gekisai Dai Ichi shows) or, if the enemy is taller, we can do it as a “overhand punch” in a yamazuki / u-punch fashion. I show that in the video below. It’s very simple method, but prone to being misunderstood as a “double punch” in modern karate.

All the best,

Iain

dhogsette
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Absolutely! I taught my PE class a similar application on Wed. Lol. Thanks for that vid!!

David

Heath White
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Nice video.  One other option:  I used to think the literal "double punch" application was nonsensical, but then I saw it illustrated as a response to a hair grab of the old Japanese topknot.  You go with the grab (hence the big forward lean) and hit with both hands. 

Iain Abernethy
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Heath White wrote:
I saw it illustrated as a response to a hair grab of the old Japanese topknot.  You go with the grab (hence the big forward lean) and hit with both hands.

That application is in the women’s self-defence section of the original edition of Gichin Funakoshi’s Karate-Do Kyohan. The grip is not to a top knot, but the woman’s hair; the concept remains the same however. A related method is also in the Bubishi. The two hands grab the throat and testicles instead of striking, but it’s the same principle. The method is called “to hold something in place to keep it from moving” (AKA “no shit sherlock!” in my dojo :-)).

All the best,

Iain