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  • Nage Waza  ( 1 items )
  • Aikido  ( 2 items )
  • Kumite: Intermediate  ( 3 items )
  • Basics: Stances  ( 12 items )
    In this section you will find detailed information on each stance covered in the curriculum of The International Budo Institute. An introduction begins the section followed by separate pages for each stance including many photos and overhead schematics. The section ends with a description of Tachi Kata which illustrates how the student should move from one stance to the next in order to practice most efficiently.
  • Basics: Blocks  ( 10 items )
    Blocking form is important as it is one of the fundamental areas of the basic techniques. In fact, it is known that many of the old masters would teach only blocking form for months on end until they were convinced that their student understood the techniques before moving on. This underscores the importance of blocking form. In this sectioin you will find all the information covering blocking and timing of blocking, including: Upper, lower, cross and windmill blocks.
  • Basics: Hourglass Walking Form  ( 3 items )
    This section will describe in detail the proper form of the Hourglass (Sanchin) walking form. This is a defensive walking form for beginners.
  • Basics: Punches  ( 5 items )
    Punches are the first applied techniques of the basic curriculum that the student learns and that have a direct relation to self defense. The mechanisc in punching form seem simple and because of that they can often be under emphasized by the novice student. However, there are many important points in punching form that the student should not overlook. This section focus on those important points.
  • Basics: Kicks  ( 8 items )
    Kicks are an essential part of your basics training. They often take more effort than other areas of focus as you are moving the very part of your body that provides your balance. This section will cover all the kicks for the basics curriculum including: basic front kick, twist kick, advanced front kick, side kick, roundhouse kick and wheel kick.
  • Kata: Naihanchin  ( 8 items )
    This section covers everything you need to know about Kata Naihanchin. Kata Naihanchin is the one kata that has been evolved the most as part of our style’s heritage of Development of the Individual through Body, Mind and Spirit and as such there are a variety of versions of this intricate form. The most common form (which I’ll refer to simply as Naihanchin) features long-range, expansive, sideways movements. More recently, another form with shorter-range movements has been introduced. This form is known as Koshiki Naihanchin (or alternatively Naihanchin Shodan or Tekki Shodan).
  • Kata: Sanchin  ( 1 items )
    Everything you need to know about Kata Sanchin.
  • Kata: Nijushiho  ( 2 items )
    Everything you need to know about Nijushiho Kata. The word Nijushiho is made up of 4 Japanese kanji – ni (2), ju (10), shi (4) and ho (techniques). Quite simply, the name means “24 Techniques”. These characters may also be pronounced as “Niseishi”, and some styles utilize this pronunciation. Hanshi Hisataka provides an alternative explanation of the name when he tells that it implies that combinations of 2 techniques are twice as powerful (4).
  • Kata: Wankan  ( 1 items )
  • Kata: Heian / Pinan  ( 4 items )
  • Kata: Sankakutobi  ( 1 items )
  • Kata: Happiken  ( 1 items )
  • Kata: Koshiki Bassai  ( 1 items )
  • Kata: Seisan  ( 1 items )
  • Kata: Koshiki Kusoku  ( 1 items )
  • Kata: Koshiki Chinto  ( 1 items )
  • Kata: Chinto Dai  ( 1 items )
  • Kata: Jion  ( 1 items )
  • Kata: Kusoku  ( 1 items )
  • Kata: Shi Shi Ryu No Bo  ( 1 items )
  • Kata: Shi Shi Ryu No Sai  ( 1 items )
  • Kumite: Basic  ( 5 items )
  • Kumite: Weapons  ( 1 items )