This throw appears in Gichin Funakoshi’s 1935 book “Karate-Do Kyohan”. The throw is called “Tani-Otoshi” (valley drop) by Funakoshi; although it is more commonly known as “Ippon Seoi Nage” (one armed shoulder throw) in the wider martial arts world.

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Iain

PS The YouTube link can be found HERE

In this short video we quickly look at bunkai for Seiryu (Aoyagi) kata. As we follow the kata through, you can see that the kata provides alternative course of action and answers what to do if something does not work as anticipated. It is obviously important to train the motions individually and in differing orders too. That can’t be covered by a short clip such as this, nor can the video cover the wider training methodology. I never nevertheless hope it is of some interest.

This video shows a small amount of Matsukaze bunkai. The sequence covered is the first few moves of the kata. This footage was filmed at a four day residential course where we explored more of the kata. This clip is therefore an incomplete snapshot and needs to be watched on that understanding.

This video shows a two-person bunkai flow-drill for Pinan / Heian Sandan. The video is a short summary of several hours of practise and therefore it should not be viewed as an “instructional clip”.

The flow-drill shown puts several piece of bunkai from Pinan / Heian Sandan end to end in the same order they appear in the kata. It is but one form of practise and the bunkai also needs to be drilled live (Kata-Based-Sparring), individually, and in alternate sequences. A four minute video can obviously not convey the entirety of a training regimen.