I've been shuffling my way through these videos recently. Good stuff. Very good stuff. Nice to see different interpretations. Deceptive too, soft hands hiding a lot of power. This is why I love Wado ryu
Thank you Ian, glad you are enjoying the videos. We are hoping to make some more soon and always open to requests. Wado is a very subtle art with many influences, I hope to one day understand just half of it :)
Just re watching and digesting. I was feeling almost lazy in some movements recently but maybe I could use that to develop away from my early years (exaggerated movements to punctuate the technique).
We have been discussing this a lot lately, how in the early stages things need to be exaggerated to be more obvious, or just to help with muscle memory and development; but over time and with experience those movements or series of movements become smaller and much more subtle and connected. I often say that you always have to explain the none obvious stuff too. A lot of people will be focused on the striking hand, when actually the technique is been driven or control from somewhere else. We have a tendency to focus on the big and the subtle gets lost. I think quite often in karate we are just expected to watch and copy, but actually, somebody telling you where to watch, or what to copy can be hugely helpful :) I am glad you are enjoying and re-enjoying the video. Keep training.
In this case the kata is being performed in the original orientation, but we do often perform it as a mirror. This was being used as a warm up, but captures the basis of the movements that are later explored. Thanks for watching 🙂
Thank you for the quick response. I am a student in Wado Ryu. I trained with late-Hanshi Cecil T. Patterson. My Sensei is David Rhodes from Lexington, Tennessee. We are a part of the US Eastern Wado Ryu Federation in the south east part of the US. I am learning so much from these videos.
I have read about Cecil T Patterson, I understand he introduced Wado Ryu Karate Cross most of the USA and was the head instructor for the Eastern Part. I have heard very good things about his devotion to Karate and his Karate. I hope you are enjoying your practice. We are always pleased to hear that others are enjoying and learning from the videos and it definitely inspires us to keep making them.
There is always something that you miss in these videos , that makes you want to watch them over and over again , fascinating stuff
I've been shuffling my way through these videos recently. Good stuff. Very good stuff. Nice to see different interpretations. Deceptive too, soft hands hiding a lot of power. This is why I love Wado ryu
Thank you Ian, glad you are enjoying the videos. We are hoping to make some more soon and always open to requests.
Wado is a very subtle art with many influences, I hope to one day understand just half of it :)
As the Uke in a lot of these videos I can vouch for the power, and the hands aren't quite as soft as they appear! 😳🤣
@@WadoRyuBenkyo I'll look forward more when you can. I'd be happy to eventually understand half of Wado ryu myself
@@somebloke13 if we haven't felt it, we'll never understand
Love deep thoughts on early kata.
Just re watching and digesting. I was feeling almost lazy in some movements recently but maybe I could use that to develop away from my early years (exaggerated movements to punctuate the technique).
We have been discussing this a lot lately, how in the early stages things need to be exaggerated to be more obvious, or just to help with muscle memory and development; but over time and with experience those movements or series of movements become smaller and much more subtle and connected. I often say that you always have to explain the none obvious stuff too. A lot of people will be focused on the striking hand, when actually the technique is been driven or control from somewhere else. We have a tendency to focus on the big and the subtle gets lost. I think quite often in karate we are just expected to watch and copy, but actually, somebody telling you where to watch, or what to copy can be hugely helpful :) I am glad you are enjoying and re-enjoying the video. Keep training.
@@WadoRyuBenkyo Always training. What's the saying? Train hard, fight easy. Thanks for the insights
Are they running the kata from the opposite side or is this just from the recording? Still very interesting though.
In this case the kata is being performed in the original orientation, but we do often perform it as a mirror. This was being used as a warm up, but captures the basis of the movements that are later explored. Thanks for watching 🙂
Thank you for the quick response. I am a student in Wado Ryu. I trained with late-Hanshi Cecil T. Patterson. My Sensei is David Rhodes from Lexington, Tennessee. We are a part of the US Eastern Wado Ryu Federation in the south east part of the US. I am learning so much from these videos.
I have read about Cecil T Patterson, I understand he introduced Wado Ryu Karate Cross most of the USA and was the head instructor for the Eastern Part. I have heard very good things about his devotion to Karate and his Karate. I hope you are enjoying your practice. We are always pleased to hear that others are enjoying and learning from the videos and it definitely inspires us to keep making them.