Functional Karate: Matsukaze - Complete Kata Sequence

9 Sept 2005

Matsukaze - Complete Kata Sequence

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Kamai: Turn 90º Clockwise (face east) Nekoashi dachi chudan shuto (RH)
Turn 180º Anticlockwise (face west) Nekoashi dachi chudan shuto (LH)
Change stance (same leg forward) to Zenkutsu dachi. Sharply bring both hands back to hakite. Look to NW.
Turn 90º Clockwise (face north) shikodachi chudan tzuki RH
Chudan tzuki LH.
Step forward into Zenkutsu dachi (RL), Juji Uke
Form fists, bring fists back to touch chest, then extend out to left and right (fast movement)

Turn 90 anticlockwise pivoting on RL. Nekoashi dachi Chudan shuto LH
Nekoashi dachi Chudan shuto (RH)
Nekoashi dachi Chudan shuto (LH)

Sagiashi dachi LL, chudan haito uke RH (Leave left hand in previous Shuto position)
Step out with RL, Zenkutsu dachi jodan tzuki LH (RH Hikite)
Step RL back up to sotohashi dachi, Chudan tzuki RH (LH Hikite)
Step out RL to zenkutsu dachi, haito uke LH (RH Hikite)
Leave LH in haito uke position and Step RL up to sotohashi dachi, Chudan tzuki RH

Turn 180 degrees anticlockwise into zenkutsu dachi, block LH gedan harai uke and Punch chudan tzuki RH.

Step forward into Nekoashi dachi RL, chudan shuto uchi RH
Nekoashi dachi LL, chudan shuto uchi LH

Sagiashi dachi (LL), chudan haito uke.(RH)
Step out with RL, Zenkutsu dachi jodan tzuki (LH)
Step RL back up to sotohashi dachi, Chudan tzuki RH
Step out RL to zenkutsu dachi, haito uke LH
Step RL up to sotohashi dachi, Chudan tzuki RH

Turn 90 degrees anticlockwise to face north Zenkutsu dachi LL. Block gedan harai uke (LH)
Step up RL into sotohashi dachi, punch chudan tsuki RH. KIAI

Turn 180 degrees anticlockwise to face South. into Zenkutsu dachi RL. Block gedan harai uke RH.
Punch chudan tzuki LH.
Kick LL mai geri chudan, step into LL zenkutsu dachi, punch chudan tzuki RH.
Kick RL mai geri chudan, step into RL zenkutsu dachi, punch chudan tzuki LH.
Kick LL mai geri chudan, step into LL zenkutsu dachi, punch chudan tzuki RH.

Step across front of body with LL, turn 180 degrees clockwise to face North, scoop and block with RH.

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About Mike

Though he studied Judo for five years as a junior, it was not until 2001 that Mike began training in Kusano-ha-Shitoryu Karate with Paul Ferris (at that time 5th Dan and Chief Instructor of Kenshikan England).

Mike was awarded his 1st Dan in 2004. and the rank of Shidoin-Ho in 2005. He taught classes in traditional Karate weekly during 2006-2008 and is still in contact with some of his students and fellow training partners from Kusano-ha.

Mike trains regularly with other martial artists and focusses on the practical applications of Karate for self defence purposes.

Introduction to Functional Karate

Developed from Chinese boxing and Okinawan wrestling systems, Karate was originally called just "Te", meaning hand. It is likely that Karate's original pioneers were well educated and respected people such as law-enforcers and the bodyguards of dignitaries.

The meaning of the term "Kara-te" was changed from "Chinese hand" to "Empty hand" in the early 1900s and, in a modified form, the art was introduced to the Japanese school system as a way of developing fit and healthy, disciplined students. It was this transition from the backyards of Okinawa to the schools and dojo of Japan - and ultimately the western world - which ensured Karate's survival as an art, but relegated many of its most effective techniques and training methods to obscurity.

Modern trends for reality-based martial arts are now helping to boost the profiles of those karate practitioners who look closely at their own art, are not afraid to question tradition and who have discovered the brutal effectiveness held within.

In this blog I put into words some of my training notes and also I include links to other karate-ka who are helping to bring functional Karate back into the world, albeit with modern training methods.