July 2, 2009
Choun No Kun: BBM in Actual Real Video
I'm gradually getting my act together with all things media from black belt testing this past weekend. Today, I thought that I would show you some video. That's right, I said video.
In the past, I've had no problem showing my mad lip syncing skills, but kata? Well, you could all just imagine me doing kata. Video and I just don't mix.
Until today. . .
The first video is of the kata Choun No Kun. It's a bo kata and I doubt you'll have any trouble picking me out. Think blonde. Think ponytail. Think only girl on the floor. Sometimes it's difficult to see me, but it was the best angle Mr. BBM could get. If you can't see it below, go here to view directly.
The second video is of my kobudo bunkai. I did Choun No Kun. I thought it would be interesting to show you the kata and then my take on the bunkai (application, i.e. how it would really work instead of just fighting the air). There are a million different variations of bunkai for each kata. Featured in this video is "Ax-Kick Eric." I'm the one with the ponytail again, obviously. If you can't watch it below, you can go here.
Enjoy! I'll post more in the coming days.
***Speaking of video, why not enter the Summer Serenade contest? As Nike would say, Just Do It!!!
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Does timing matter? Two guys close to the camera seemed to be off a bit and it made me curious.
Timing is a tricky thing. The group that tested is from several different dojos so the count can get confusing. If you get ahead, youre supposed to wait. If you get behind, youre supposed to catch up. Its especially tricky when testing first starts until you get in a rhythm and some kata go more smoothly than others. This was only the second one of the night. Nerves were still, no doubt, in play as well.
One of the reasons for group practice of the tai chi form is to learn to give up one’s own headstrong way of plunging through the form and to learn to adapt to what’s going on around you.
Yes, adapting to whats going on around you is a whole other skill set. We had a fairly big group from our dojo and we practiced as a group, but throw in a few people with different timing, and you start juggling with the timing all over again.
That is awesome!! I like the fact that you posted both the kata, to give the feel of the form, then the Kobudo to show the attack and defense. That is beautifully done. It’s cool!!
Looking good! I had a bit of a cram session with my Bo a few weeks before my last promotion test. For the first test with any form, the instructor calls out the moves so I didn’t worry much about it.
Then the test came, and all of a sudden I realized we weren’t going to have the cadence or movements called out–we were on our own!
(I still kicked butt…)
I spent a couple of years when I was young learning to manage the nunchaku. If I had a set in my hands and was attacked, I would hand them over to my assailant and watch him beat himself to death with the blasted things.
That was very cool, watching you do that stuff. Thanks for sharing!
Oh I see, so no penalty? I know I would be shaking even if I knew the kata perfectly.
Thanks for sharing the videos. All of you have good movement all throughout the kata.
Very Nice. That Kata looked like a 31 or 32 count Kata? May I ask who Choun-san is?
I will say, for multiple dojo’s you all looked very good. In our system, under Kyoshi Noujaim who is under Hanshi Nakazato, all dojo across the world, practice the same count. With no variation. The moves sometimes, have some variance, but not the count. It REALLY is a BIG help- they way you had it, is MUCH harder because people out of sequence cause the instinctive urge to recalibrate your Kata, even when you may have been correct. The old saying is- “Do your Kata and ignore the rest” but that is not always the case nor is it easy. You all dis very well, regardless of the count and the variation.
Best Regards,
Robert
Whats tricky with our style is that our open hand kata is our own, but we have many different styles who come to our dojo for kobudo ranking. Correct me if Im wrong (those of you who know much more than I do) but most of our kata are from either Nakamura or Odo lineage. You can find out more history here: http://www.ikkf.org.
Interesting- I looked but I could not find who Choun-San was or is. The name of the Kata you performed indicates that Choun is a person, and that Kata was developed by that person. What are the names of the Kata groups? Ours are:
Kihon
Fukyu
Nihanchi
Pinan
Pasai
Kusanku
Then the advance Black Belt Kata levels.
I find it facinating the variations and the amount of Kata developed from the Oinawans- very prolific and very precise people.
Thank you for sharing!
Regards,
Robert
Hmm, Ill have to ask about it. Im not sure. Our kata list is here: http://www.ikkf.org/ikkf.html. I see a lot of similarities. Here is some info about our history/lineage as well which you might find interesting: http://www.ikkf.org/lineage.html and http://www.ikkf.org/ikkf.html.
ahhh. The sound of sweaty handed bo squeaks…..
🙂
Ha, ha, very true.