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Iha Sensei on Makiwara Here Sensei explains that when you punch you have to be very fast and relaxed and only at the very end do you put focus (power). He says it is the opposite of a bench press where you have to put maximum exertion at the very beginning. Knowing how to control your power allows you to have confidence in a fight because you know what impact your fist is going to have. #ihaSeikichi #Ihakarate #makiwara #atefa #beiokushidokan | Original Okinawa Karate Iha Dojo

Iha Sensei on Makiwara Here Sensei explains that when you punch you have to be very fast and relaxed and only at the very end do you put focus (power). He says it is the opposite of a bench press where you have to put maximum exertion at the very beginning. Knowing how to control your power allows you to have confidence in a fight because you know what impact your fist is going to have. #ihaSeikichi #Ihakarate #makiwara #atefa #beiokushidokan | Original Okinawa Karate Iha Dojo

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Here Iha Sensei demonstrates an application of Kusanku Sho. While seemingly simple, a few key points should be made: 1. Kick with balance. Don’t fall into the next movement. Pull your kick back and keep balanced. 2 This is more of an inverted upper cut than a commonly seen backfist. It uses the foreknuckle to the side of the face (jaw, eye, temple) and slip over the shoulder from under the blind spot of the partner’s arm. Sensei says to not fight with the arm. Twist the thumb over to invert and

Here Iha Sensei demonstrates an application of Kusanku Sho. While seemingly simple, a few key points should be made: 1. Kick with balance. Don’t fall into the next movement. Pull your kick back and keep balanced. 2 This is more of an inverted upper cut than a commonly seen backfist. It uses the foreknuckle to the side of the face (jaw, eye, temple) and slip over the shoulder from under the blind spot of the partner’s arm. Sensei says to not fight with the arm. Twist the thumb over to invert and

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Here Iha Sensei demonstrates a section of Passai kata emphasizing the shifting to the balance point (jushin). He then does the three shuto. You might note that he brings the left foot to the right rather than the more standard right to left. It goes to show kata choreography can change while the actual principles are refined. Sometimes folks get hung up on these sorts of things and cry blasphemy, but let’s recall that form follows function and it’s ok to do both. #IhaSeikichi #passai #henka #Bei

Here Iha Sensei demonstrates a section of Passai kata emphasizing the shifting to the balance point (jushin). He then does the three shuto. You might note that he brings the left foot to the right rather than the more standard right to left. It goes to show kata choreography can change while the actual principles are refined. Sometimes folks get hung up on these sorts of things and cry blasphemy, but let’s recall that form follows function and it’s ok to do both. #IhaSeikichi #passai #henka #Bei

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Here Iha Sensei explains the stepping that takes place in Chibana’s kihon kata 1 and 2. The emphasis is on natural motion, and that there is a counter balance between the upper and lower body. The stepping moves through the center of balance in an arcing, half moon manner. The knees do not bend The foot touches not with a heel first, but with the point behind the middle toe, as an outward pushing power engages. As the foot makes contact the legs have tension in the thigh area and on the floor, w

Here Iha Sensei explains the stepping that takes place in Chibana’s kihon kata 1 and 2. The emphasis is on natural motion, and that there is a counter balance between the upper and lower body. The stepping moves through the center of balance in an arcing, half moon manner. The knees do not bend The foot touches not with a heel first, but with the point behind the middle toe, as an outward pushing power engages. As the foot makes contact the legs have tension in the thigh area and on the floor, w

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On Visualizing the Attacker and the Fist Iha Seikichi Sensei reminds us that we have to have a serious feeling of self defense when we practice kata and makiwara, visualizing an attacker when we move and strike. He would often say that when we do kata we must feel that someone stronger and faster than us is attacking by surprise. This was a key teaching from his teacher, Gusukuma Shinpan Sensei, who placed great emphasis upon the cultivation of the mind’s connection to the body. It may seem obvi

On Visualizing the Attacker and the Fist Iha Seikichi Sensei reminds us that we have to have a serious feeling of self defense when we practice kata and makiwara, visualizing an attacker when we move and strike. He would often say that when we do kata we must feel that someone stronger and faster than us is attacking by surprise. This was a key teaching from his teacher, Gusukuma Shinpan Sensei, who placed great emphasis upon the cultivation of the mind’s connection to the body. It may seem obvi

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Sensei Iha Kotaro Okinawa 2020 | Skat Shodokan

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An Iha Sensei Seikichi Iha and Matt Hubinger Matty Mateo Sensei drill we wanted to work on to help with Pinan Sandan rotation and focus of energy. Next video we add Kusanku Sho application. #traditional #karate #training #beikokushidokan #karate #Ihasenseikarate #family #martialarts #quick #clips #reels | Mason Senak

An Iha Sensei Seikichi Iha and Matt Hubinger Matty Mateo Sensei drill we wanted to work on to help with Pinan Sandan rotation and focus of energy. Next video we add Kusanku Sho application. #traditional #karate #training #beikokushidokan #karate #Ihasenseikarate #family #martialarts #quick #clips #reels | Mason Senak

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Iha Sensei on the Demon’s Fist and Sports In this clip, Iha Sensei explains that there is a significant difference between traditional karate (ti) and sport-oriented karate. Quoting Miyahira Sensei, he says that traditional karate develops a “killer fist” and a “crushing blow” that matches offense and defense, summed up in ikken hissatsu (一拳必殺) and koubou ichi (攻防). Sports karate seeks to have a champion mindset that doesn’t necessarily foster the “don’t win, but don’t lose” principle treasured

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Iha Sensei and Shoha Sensei demonstrate various movements in the Miyahira Dojo. Taisabaki, tame, and other fundamental ideas are shown. Sensei was 88 at the time. | Original Okinawa Karate Iha Dojo

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Iha Sensei on punching in kata Sensei was adamant that the hips drive or throw the punch. To do this, a proper “connection”, or kinetic chain, must be made. In this clip he emphasizes the following technical points for the standard punching in kata: - The chambered fist is positioned on the same spot that the elbow occupies on the body. Other styles frequently chamber higher, sometimes with the forearm parallel to the ground, but we do not. Following Gusukuma and Chibana, Sensei believed that th

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Iha Seikichi Sensei shows balance first to generate maximum outpower from your center. | Original Okinawa Karate Iha Dojo

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This is a drill that Iha Sensei used frequently in class. While the feet remain static, the upper body remains supple as the partners cover the centerline in a series of shifts, parries, and hooks. Elements of Naihanchi, Pinan Sandan, and Passai Sho are incorporated. Key points: Elbows stay close to the body when receiving energy. Control the centerline. Manipulate at the elbow. Don’t fight the energy with excessive motions. #ihakarate #ihadojo #shorin #beikokushidokan #naihanchi #pinansandan #p

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Here Iha Sensei demonstrates one of the in-close techniques that Motobu Choki frequently employed- the knee bump to off balance an attack. Notice the close range of this technique and the lack of pushing an attack away. The kata of Shorin Ryu presuppose close range applications. While Motobu taught a variety of kata, he would begin with Naihanchi and is most remembered for this kata. Iha Sensei’s first teacher, Gusukuma, knew Motobu very well, and his second tesxher, Miyahira, was Motobu’s stude

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Iha Sensei taught us to take away the power with neither excessive motion nor too aggressive contact. Shoha Sensei demonstrates this cleanly. #ihakarate #ihasensei #ihadojo #nagashi #kagite #shorinryu | Original Okinawa Karate Iha Dojo

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Kata builds upon itself. Here Iha Sensei shows how a block in Passai is the same as Gusukuma’s kihon four. | Original Okinawa Karate Iha Dojo

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A BASIC way Iha Sensei taught us to start with throws and takedowns. Using your center to replace your partners. Working on #Balance and #Control #beikokushidokan #training #martialarts | Mason Senak

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Here Iha Sensei shows that when the hands touch in this manner it is with a squeezing tension. Typically, when the body touches itself in kata it implies something is being twisted, grabbed, pulled, smashed, poked, etc and is done with dynamic tension. The hands are never passively touching. He finishes reminding us that the stance is most important. The torso is supple and the knees remain mostly fixed, like a willow in the wind. #naihanchi #ihaseikichi #seikichiiha #kata #shorin #ihadojo # Bei

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Iha Sensei held a seminar in Okinawa in conjunction with his 88th birthday party. Here he demonstrates a few key points: Use the hip to throw the punch and not just the shoulder. Don’t over block. He says it should feel like swimming. Only cover your silhouette. Don’t use side to side motion. Rather use up and down motion to remain within your balance. | Original Okinawa Karate Iha Dojo

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Iha Sensei performs Gojushiho for World Karate Day in Okinawa October 25th, 2022. #ihakarate #ihasensei #ihaseikichi #worldkarateday #shidokan | Original Okinawa Karate Iha Dojo

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When Iha Sensei was filming at the Miyahira dojo (Shidokan hombu dojo in Okinawa) for Chris Willson’s Okinawan Karate Masters series, he was asked to demonstrate some key ideas. He glanced over and saw Motobu Choki’s photo on the shomen and demonstrated some things that Miyahira Sensei had passed down from his time training under Motobu. In this application of Naihanchi, Iha slips the punch to enter knee to knee. This allows him to disrupt the balance of the partner through the pushing or twisti

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Passai Dai kata tips from Iha Sensei. How to enter off of the crescent kick. #family #martialarts #traditional #karate #beikokushidokan #reels #quick #kata #clips #IhaSenseiKarate | Mason Senak

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Video: Sensei Seikichi Iha of Lansing's Original Okinawa Karate Dojo dies at 92

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Iha Seikichi Sensei performing Gojushiho #ihakarate #gojushiho #ihasensei | Original Okinawa Karate Iha Dojo

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Iro Mishiato (On the control of responses) Here Iha Sensei reflects on one of Chibana Sensei’s key teachings, iro mishiato. This is the ability to not overreact, but to have a proportional and calm response rooted in automatic body control. It is a trained habit. This is of course has a physical as well as a physiological application, from the dojo to the highway. Being easily provoked is not budo. https://youtu.be/dJ0Ur4zdiwc?si=4bZGeRFWnGEv1PY5 | Original Okinawa Karate Iha Dojo

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“I will kill the first one who attacks me!” Here Iha Sensei recounts the story of a mob attack that was told to him by his teacher Guskuma Shinpan. The full story is linked below in the comments. | Original Okinawa Karate Iha Dojo

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Tanden (The power of the center) Tanden refers to what Iha Sensei would call “the power distributor” of the body. Located in the lower abdominal region of your deep center is where this resides, similar to where your parent may have placed their feet to play airplane when you were a child. Proper martial instruction will engage and enhance your ability to muster strength, energy and movement rooted and driven from the tanden. It isn’t mystical. It’s physics. It is fundamentally tied to breathing

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Seikichi Iha, the 'Grand Sensei' of Lansing, spent decades teaching karate and much more

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HAPPY FRIDAY! Adding more context to Iha Sensei’s Kumite (6) for takedowns. Using mawashi geri ➡️ jodan zuki to creative leverage using Sensei’s principles. . . . #martislarts #learning #karate #technique #training | Mason Senak

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Focusing on Iha Senseis kumite practice (10) I wanted to share some of Sensei’s last corrections he gave me to help with this drill. Applicable for many different uses. . . . #quick #clips #training #Okinawa #traditional #karate #family #martialarts #practice #technique #energy #dedication #beikokushidokan #Ihakarate | Mason Senak

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Nakasone Koichi Sensei demonstrates how kata progresses to less stylized motion as seen in Pinan to Gojushiho to what is akin to Okinawan dance, which itself contains many elements of self defense. Thanks to John Bono for capturng this at Mineo Toguchi’s restaurant! Fun fact: Maki Toguchi, also a full contact champion, is to Nakasone’s left. #nakasoneKoichi #gojushiho #eisa #kata | Original Okinawa Karate Iha Dojo

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