Choun No Kun: BBM in Actual Real Video

July 2, 2009 by Black Belt Mama · 16 Comments
Filed under: Tales from the dojo

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.