Practical Kata Bunkai: Sochin Opening Sequence

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This video shows bunkai for the opening sequence of Sochin kata. In addition to discussing the bunkai, the video also touches upon some key bunkai principles found in the sequence:
1 - On strikes in kata, the non-striking hand is either clearing obstructions or telling you where the enemy is via proprioception.
2 - The angle in the kata represents the angle you assume in relation to the enemy (not the angle the enemy is attacking you from).
3 - The hikite (hand on hip) is never idle but is either pulling or monitoring.
The video was filmed in Canada in October 2015 and this short clip was part of full weekend of training. This short clip therefore can’t capture all of what was covered, or how this sequence and the principles it encapsulates fit into the wider matrix of training. I nevertheless hope it is of interest.
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All the best,
Iain

[@JonasBieri]

Great bunkai, thank you very much!

[@Martialartskit]

Great video. Nice to see the Seishin gi in action!

[@germirotissi7345]

OSS very good even congratulations to the sensei.

[@rdelossantos22]

Thank You for all these videos! my Dojo brother just sent me this!

[@bibienickrosa7791]

Até que a sorte nos separe 3

[@johnymahmuti9286]

Great oooossu👍😊❤🤗🙏

[@JonathanSorenson204]

Damn, he was in my country teaching bunkai to my favorite kata and I missed it :-(

[@practicalkatabunkai]

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[@ClaireBingham1]

Karate Bunkai is a myth. Fighting proficiency is developed by drilling with live opponent. These esoteric techniques are worse than useless but good exercise I suppose.

[@practicalkatabunkai]

You wrote: “Fighting proficiency is developed by drilling with live opponent” No disagreement from me there. Kata is supposed to be part of a process ( ua-cam.com/video/y02d-QU_aoE/v-deo.html ) and the methods within them must be drilled live ( ua-cam.com/video/wA3ZLONLq50/v-deo.html ). You seem to be of the view that kata is an alternative to live practise. It’s not. It’s the thing that tells us what to do live practise.
“Kumite (sparring) is an actual fight where we use the technique of the kata to grapple with an opponent” - Choki Motobu
“Sparring does not exist apart from the kata, but for the practise of the kata” - Gichin Funakoshi
If you watch the videos linked above, you can see me explain the full kata process (that includes live practise) and in the second video you can see kata being used in live drills.
I hope that helps clarify what kata is really all about.
All the best,
Iain