Seminar at Dragonfly Karate

The seminar will cover applications in kata/forms ( bunkai ) for both defensive and training purposes. Focus will be in concept-based applications for your system and style. This weekend’s material will encompass the Pinan/Heian/Pyung series but also include drills and ground applications from other forms, as well. Subject matter is applicable to many styles and forms. The seminar is open to kyu and dan ranks and is a great opportunity to meet and train with local martial artists!

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Saturday September 9, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sunday September 10, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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Seminar is hosted by Dragonfly Karate & Kobudo in Terrell, TX.

Guest instructor is Paul Wilson of White Rock Kenshinkan in Austin, TX.

Early registration : $50 for 1 day or $75 for two days

$60/$90 at the door

Contact Dragonflykarate@outlook.com for details and registration

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Training Log – 08/01/2017

Tuide notes: Remember your anchors and circles. Understand that the first set is fundamental and all things build on it.

Kobudo notes: be mindful of the strong and weak sides and distancing. Fight the opponent not the weapon.

General notes: Think about where your hips can help your technique, but don’t look silly. You’re not doing the hula…

Tuite Seminars

“Get a grip on your art…”

Tuite, often translated as “seizing hand” is the Okinawan art of joint locks & grappling. It’s an often misunderstood art, usually practiced apart from karate but is in actuality a seamless extension of Okinawan martial arts. What you see is just the beginning of what you can get out of this art. Knowing where tuite comes from relates to what it can address and where it can go! Context is everything and understanding and practicing tuite is a path to becoming a thoughtful and rounded martial artist.

Tuite is it’s own distinct art, but the concepts and applications cross paths with open hand and weapons systems. It has direct and practical applications in defense, as well extending striking arts.

In-depth analysis of tuite can help students perform and apply technique in an effective manner and spur on-going improvement in their kata and art. For instructors, it offers a rich pool of material to help keep students on track and interested in the system, as well as providing a conduit for personal martial growth and a deeper connection to the system you teach.

Bring this to your training in 2 ways!

  1. Instructor Focused Workshop: Kata analysis session(s) working with standard kata & drill sets or specific forms for your school. Aimed at instructors & senior students. We dive into that material and look for all the opportunities to tear it apart, tie it all together and extend it into your training and teaching.
  2. Hosted open seminar: Hosted at your location using lecture, drills and kata application allowing the participants to discover( and rediscover ) the applications of this art, for beginners or experienced attendees. Participants will be encouraged to review their technical tool box and add new concepts and applications. System-specific forms can also be used to reinforce your system-specific concepts.

Email seminars@karate-dojo.org or call 512-537-5425 to schedule your sessions

Seminars are led by Paul Wilson of White Rock Kenshinkan and co-host of the Karate Cafe Podcast. Wilson Sensei is Austin’s leading instructor in kata application, hosting annual open seminars attended by instructors and students from Okinawan, Japanese, Korean and U.S. based systems. The seminars are based on understanding the commonalities of our arts, the concepts that join our lineages and removing the politics that block learning.

 

Karate Kata Bunkai Seminar Information

“The Map is not the Territory…”

Is there function in your form(s)? Kata is the map but often doesn’t describe the territory it charts and what you see is just the beginning of what you can get. Knowing where your kata comes from relates to what it can address and where it can go! Students of Okinawan, Japanese, Korean and U.S. systems share many kata, but:

  • Does your system reflect your kata and vice versa?
  • Does your training dive into the intention of your form(s) and its contextual history?
  • It should #protip

In-depth analysis of kata/forms can help students perform and apply technique in an effective manner and spur on-going improvement. For instructors, it offers a rich pool of material to help keep students on track and interested in the system, as well as providing a conduit for personal martial growth and a deeper connection to the system you teach.

Bring this to your training in 2 ways!

  1. Instructor Focused Workshop: Kata analysis session(s) working with standard kata/form sets or specific forms for your school. Aimed at instructors & senior students. We dive into that material and look for all the opportunities to tear it apart, tie it all together and extend it into your training and teaching.
  2. Hosted open seminar: Hosted at your location using “cross-platform kata” we use that map to “understand the territory”, allowing the participants to discover( and rediscover ) the function in their forms. Participants will be encouraged to review their technical tool box and add new concepts and applications. System-specific forms can also be used to reinforce your system-specific concepts.

 

Email seminars@karate-dojo.org or call 512-537-5425 to schedule your sessions

CLICK HERE for seminar example

Seminars are led by Paul Wilson of White Rock Kenshinkan and co-host of the Karate Cafe Podcast. Wilson Sensei is Austin’s leading instructor in kata application, hosting annual open seminars attended by instructors and students from Okinawan, Japanese, Korean and U.S. based systems. The seminars are based on understanding the commonalities of our arts, the concepts that join our lineages and removing the politics that block learning.

3rd Annual Bunkai Seminar

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Saturday April 4th 2015 1:30-5:30pm

The seminar is open to all martial artists who are interested in researching practical applications within their kata/forms. We’ll be discussing applications from kata, focusing on Naihanchi/Naifanchi/Tekki/Chul Gi and also from Pinan/Pyong series and others. Find the FAQs here…

Last year’s seminar had attendees with experience in:

Goju

Shotokan

Tang Soo Do

Uechi Ryu

Kajukembo

Koryu Uchinadi

Tae Kwon Do

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Additional concepts covered include: distance & footwork, Joint Locks & Chin-Na applications, Crane concepts, what you might be “missing” in your kata and how kata joins systems

Space is limited!!!!

$45/$35(attended previous seminars)

OSMKKF/AOSKKF members $25

INSTRUCTOR SPECIAL: Bring 3 participants and get a discount and free registration!

$90 at the door (Instructor & 3 attendees)

Click here to register!!

Bunkai Seminar

White Rock Kenshinkan Karate & Kobudo is hosting an open bunkai seminar Saturday May 18th 2013 1:30-4:30pm

The seminar is open to all martial artists who are interested in practical applications within their kata/forms.

Concepts covered:

  • Footwork “Freeing your feet”
  • Tuite/Grappling within kata
  • Crane Concepts as applied to bunkai
  • What you might be “missing” in your kata
  • Systems vs tool boxes

Kata to be discussed:

Fukyugata/Takiyoku/Kicho Hyung
Pinan/Pyong
Naihanchi
…and many more as time allows…

Space is limited and pre-registration is open!

$30 pre-registration

$40 at the door

OSMKKF/AOSKKF members $20

INSTRUCTOR SPECIAL: Bring 3 participants and get a discount and free registration!

  • $75 pre-registration (Instructor & 3 attendees)
  • $90 at the door (Instructor & 3 attendees)

LOCATION: 

12636 Research Blvd.

Ste #210

Austin, TX 78759

(Located inside Austin Ving Tsun Academy)

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Questions?


EMAIL

or

512.537.5425

Training Log- Kobudo Concepts

Kobudo training with the bo, tonight!

Concepts from karate translate to kobudo…or vice versa…?

Body placement and stance are in effect here, as well as those circles we talk about. Awareness is very important, in this case body and weapon awareness.

Bo is a great tool because it translates to almost any size stick.
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Dojo News New Years Resolution Special

Happy New Year from White Rock Kenshinkan Karate & Kobudo Dojo!!!

We hope 2013 is a terrific year for you!

Austin’s only Shorin Ryu Dojo, offering Okinawan karate & kobudo(weaponry), tuite (joint locks/grappling) and practical self defense concepts.

If you haven’t made your resolution yet…or if you’re just looking for something new, try martial arts!

WRK is offering a new year’s special – 2 months of classes and uniform for $125!

No contracts!! No sign-up fees!

You can always try it for 2 weeks…FREE!

Promotion News!!

Congratulations to my Dallas student Chris Carroll on his promotion to shodan!!!

Also, Blaine Hightower received his 3rd kyu brown belt and John Fleming, who took over the Dallas dojo, received his Instructor Certification in karate.

Very proud of you all!!

 

John Fleming, Sensei of Iron Dojo, Wilson Sensei, Carroll Sempai
Below: Shawn Carroll Blaine Hightower

Training log ippon kumite and kobudo introduction

Congrats to the new 9 kyus!!!

Tonight we covered material for the next level, ippon kumite with a counter and an intro to kobudo with some bo warm up exercises and a couple of basic techniques.

Kumite – See!? All that talk about blocking with intent and looking for circles comes into play more now! Good clean blocks and don’t rush the counter…

Kobudo- a bit on the bo and common concepts that are in karate and kobudo. See the push/pull and the circles in the techniques? Kobudo helps with awareness, as you can see. Or probably feel, once or twice…