NIJUSHIHO

KATA BUNKAI

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the Dojo - just when you thought you knew what to expect - Sensei Carroll introduces a new idea. Not just an isolated concept, but an idea of unification, a way of cementing the mental bond between kata and bunkai. Working in pairs, each student pracises first the bunkai, then the 'street kata' - the bunkai movements performed in exactly the same way but without an opponent - then the kata itself. In this way, the kata actually becomes 'the memory of the experience of the fight'. Once the concept is grasped, the rresult is striking. The passion in the bunkai carries through to the 'dojo' kata, and is inspiring to behold. The kata performer may experience the joy of visualisation, possibly for the first time.

When you're training with Sensei Carroll, all elements of training - kata, bunkai, kihon, makiwara etc - come together in a single, unified art.

By comparing the movement and power of ocean waves with the kata, Sensei Carroll helps the student allow the power of this beautiful kata to flow.

Running time - 1 hour 11 minutes.

"Buy this DVD; packed with useful and interesting material."
-Sensei Harry Cook.

The image above is of the front of the DVD case insert.

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