tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post8154257224319187021..comments2009-09-25T23:10:57.984-05:00Patrick Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471858995477729220noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post-37920506853084225012009-09-25T23:10:57.984-05:002009-09-25T23:10:57.984-05:00An excellent post! Very "off the beaten path". I like that. Figuring out new bunkai, or at least rediscovering forgotten ones is part of the soul of karate training. If you are just taking what you are spoon fed as the only possible bunkai for kata, then you are missing the point of kata training completely. Keep training hard and keep the fresh perspective coming!Marc G.http://actionkaratearts.com/traditional-karate/the-true-kata-applications-part-2/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post-72522855293193689792009-03-31T21:50:00.000-05:002009-03-31T21:50:00.000-05:00Glad you guys like that... I'll be posting a short followup in the next day or two with some more details about the fine art of hair-pullingPatrick Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471858995477729220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post-70464227844888439092009-03-31T21:29:00.000-05:002009-03-31T21:29:00.000-05:00Seriously, your blog is a huge information resource - I'm bookmarking this one so I can demonstrate some awesome bunkai when I grade on it :) Might also discuss it with my sensei, as he's always interested in seeing different applications for kata, even if the kata seems very simple on the surface/at first glance.Seanhttp://www.gisoku-budo.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30500538.post-59309070277780811562009-03-31T00:53:00.000-05:002009-03-31T00:53:00.000-05:00Nice bunkai! I often teach hair pull and neck twisting as parts of pinan (heian) shodan. I also integrate it into nai hanchi shodan (amongst others).Ikigaihttp://www.ikigaiway.comnoreply@blogger.com