Comments on: Taking a (forced) break over x-mas http://www.gisoku-budo.com/2009/12/taking-a-forced-break-over-x-mas/ Wed, 05 May 2010 07:46:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Sean http://www.gisoku-budo.com/2009/12/taking-a-forced-break-over-x-mas/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Sean Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:50:15 +0000 http://www.gisoku-budo.com/?p=487#comment-216 Wow Matt, that's an amazing revelation there! Thanks for the links as well, those YouTube vids were great. I might get in touch with the research association you linked to and see if I can get some information on some of the techniques that utilise only one leg, I think it could make for some extremely enlightening research!! Wow Matt, that’s an amazing revelation there! Thanks for the links as well, those YouTube vids were great. I might get in touch with the research association you linked to and see if I can get some information on some of the techniques that utilise only one leg, I think it could make for some extremely enlightening research!!

]]> By: Matt http://www.gisoku-budo.com/2009/12/taking-a-forced-break-over-x-mas/comment-page-1/#comment-214 Matt Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:44:52 +0000 http://www.gisoku-budo.com/?p=487#comment-214 There is an aspect of classical karate known as hakutsuru, the white crane. White Crane techniques feature a lot of light stances, and even techniques that utilizes one leg. Perhaps this is something that might be of interest to you? Here is my teacher's teacher (seikichi odo) performing a hakatsuru kata - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD78dP428ec here is some written history about it - http://www.worldbudokan.com/Articles/ChinaOriginsWhiteCrane1.htm and another video example by Matayoshi Shinpo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=encHYcCQgxc Perhaps you see how this can be applied in your situation? There is an aspect of classical karate known as hakutsuru, the white crane. White Crane techniques feature a lot of light stances, and even techniques that utilizes one leg. Perhaps this is something that might be of interest to you?

Here is my teacher’s teacher (seikichi odo) performing a hakatsuru kata – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD78dP428ec

here is some written history about it – http://www.worldbudokan.com/Articles/ChinaOriginsWhiteCrane1.htm

and another video example by Matayoshi Shinpo – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=encHYcCQgxc

Perhaps you see how this can be applied in your situation?

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