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Playing hide and seek :-) #iainabernethy | Iain Abernethy
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This really happened :-) #iainabernethy #dodgeball | Iain Abernethy
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This really happened :-) #iainabernethy #dodgeball | Iain Abernethy
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Are you wanting to share information and content with martial artists across the globe? Provide good resources for your students? Here’s something you need to consider. | Iain Abernethy
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Are you wanting to share information and content with martial artists across the globe? Provide good resources for your students? Here’s something you need to consider. | Iain Abernethy
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Hardcore chin ups! #iainabernethy #gains #messingabout | Iain Abernethy
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Hardcore chin ups! #iainabernethy #gains #messingabout | Iain Abernethy
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My first Instagram post! Hope this works :-/ @iainabernethy | Iain Abernethy
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My first Instagram post! Hope this works :-/ @iainabernethy | Iain Abernethy
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This week in the app we discuss meditation and visualisation! Watch the weekly message for more info! Learn how to subscribe: https://goo.gl/f8KXtN | Iain Abernethy
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This week in the app we discuss meditation and visualisation! Watch the weekly message for more info! Learn how to subscribe: https://goo.gl/f8KXtN | Iain Abernethy
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If you like practical kata bunkai, you need to check this video out! More info here: https://goo.gl/m5vryp | Iain Abernethy
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If you like practical kata bunkai, you need to check this video out! More info here: https://goo.gl/m5vryp | Iain Abernethy
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This week we’ve added three new videos for subscribers! Kata Bunkai, Realism in Pads Drills and Physical Conditioning! Watch the video for more info! Join us here: https://goo.gl/m5vryp | Iain Abernethy
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NEW KATA: Monitoring the position of the target with one hand, while striking with the other, is common in the traditional kata. By placing a single focus mitt on one hand we can replicate a located target and hit with real impact. I have created a kata called Tandoku (“Alone”) specifically for this type of training. Each sequence exhibits different combative concepts and the kata contains a wide variety of techniques. It’s a good workout too! I have begun teaching the kata in the app with week.
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Recently in the iain abernethy app we have been breaking down the throws and takedowns of Gichin Funakoshi (not just the nine in Karate-Do Kyohan). All are covered step by step and the instruction assumes no prior knowledge of these methods. The first seven parts are already in the app with more coming later this week. | Iain Abernethy
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KATA BUNKAI: For those yet to see it, here is the new video on the bunkai of Tekki / Naihanchi Nidan. Once the bunkai itself has been covered, the video then looks at how we should “add in the dirt” i.e. practise the methods of the kata in context. The emphasis is on applying the bunkai of the kata, in combination with other methods, in a dominating, free-flowing way in order to facilitate escape. This makes the practise of the bunkai more realistic and is a vital step along the way to live prac
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SUBSCRIBER NEWS: The final two videos have just been added to the Chinto / Gankaku In-Depth section! Thanks for your support of this series! (Learn more: https://goo.gl/f8KXtN) | Iain Abernethy
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All THREE volumes of KARATE THROWS are now available to download! “In karate, hitting, thrusting, and kicking are not the only methods, throwing techniques and joint-locks are included” – Gichin Funakoshi https://iainabernethy.co.uk/shop/product-category/download/ This video series looks at the “forgotten” throws that were once commonly practised within karate. The throws of karate can be found throughout the traditional kata and are well documented in the writings of the past masters. This vide
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NEW VIDEO: In this video we look at bunkai for the first two sequences of Naihanchi Nidan / Tekki Nidan. We have put the methods end to end in this drill, but it is obviously important to practise the methods individually, in alternative sequences, and in other drills. It is my view that the methods of Naihanchi Nidan / Tekki Nidan (and Sandan) build upon the methods encapsulated in the core kata of Naihanchi Shodan / Naihanchi Shodan. In this instance we see some examples of how to fight around
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NEW VIDEO: This video was filmed at my home dojo and shows bunkai, and a corresponding pad drill, for the opening sequence of Naihanchi (Tekki Shodan). The initial raising of the arms is a “default cover” before we crash in and clinch to prevent further strikes landing. The pushing down of the arms is the neck crank to facilitate quick escape. If that does not work, then we use the side-to-side head turns (which are not in all version of the kata, but are in ours) to limit the enemy’s ability to
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The app is updated every week with exclusive content. This week we look at some of the fundamental gripping skills all karateka need. Next week we have more pad drills for you! https://www.iainabernethy.co.uk/iain-abernethys-applied-karate-kata-bunkai-app | Iain Abernethy
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NEW VIDEO: This video shows a summary of some of the drills we covered at a two-day seminar in Stuttgart, Germany. These drills give examples of how the bunkai of Naihanchi / Tekki Shodan, Nidan and Sandan can be integrated together. Kata bunkai should always be applied in a fluid and flexible way. As Genwa Nakasone wrote, “Never be shackled by the rituals of kata but instead move freely according to the opponent’s strengths and weaknesses”. It is the enemy’s position, actions and reactions that
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A short clip showing a Naihanchi / Tekki Shodan bunkai flow drill from my recent trip to Switzerland! You can find the full footage in the Almost Live section of the app. There is also in-depth footage explaining the whole drill and how it fits within the wider training matrix. Sign Up: https://www.budocode.com/Account/CustomRegisterStudent?appId=2056 Details of Iain’s Practical Karate App: https://iainabernethy.co.uk/iain-abernethys-applied-karate-kata-bunkai-app | Iain Abernethy
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The weekly message from the latest app update in which I discuss the importance of having various training methods and the pros and pitfalls of each. This week in the app we have the concluding parts (11 & 12) of “Kata Based Sparring Getting Started”! We also start a new series looking and two-person drills for Kanku-Dai / Kushanku / Kosokun-Dai and the associated pad drills! More coming soon! Not a member? Search “iain abernethy” in the App Store (Apple Devices) or Google Play (Android). Thousa
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For those how missed this video on YouTube: This video looks at some neck cranks found in Naihanchi Shodan and Nidan (Tekki Shodan and Nidan). There is a widespread myth that the three Naihanchi / Tekki kata were originally one kata that has been split into three. There is no evidence to support this idea. It should therefore be discounted as baseless speculation that is contrary to the historical information that we do have. The historical information we do have informs us that there was origin
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Protecting others is an important part of “SELF-Defence”! In this week’s app video we look at: protecting others, facilitating effective escape, breaking the freeze (yours and the person you are protecting), the use of the voice, common problems and how to deal with them, training drills, and more! “Karate is not merely practised for your benefit, it can be used to protect one’s family or master.” – Anko Itosu, 1908. NEW VIDEO: Main Menu > Misc Techniques and Drills > Multiple Enemies > Protecti
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Loads of new additions this week! Throws, Unsu, Rohai , etc! WHERE TO FIND THE APP: Search the App Store or Play Store for “iain abernethy”. NEED HELP JOINING? I appreciate that, like me, you may not be that clued up when it comes to technology. I also appreciate that all apps are different and hence it may not be obvious how to set up an account … so let me do that for you! All you need to do is send an email to app@iainabernethy.com with “New App Account” as the subject. I will then send you a
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Two new Tekki / Naihanchi bunkai videos! Check out my weekly message for more details! Thanks for your support of the app! https://www.iainabernethy.co.uk/iain-abernethys-applied-karate-kata-bunkai-app | Iain Abernethy
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Hi All, I have some exciting news! Community Sharing and Live Lessons! Please update to the latest version of the app! Community Sharing A new feature was added to the app yesterday. We now have our own private social network! Update the app and then tap the new “Change View” icon in the bottom right hand corner. You will see that it collates all of my social media (Facebook, Instagram and YouTube) in one place in a very easy to navigate layout. Irrespective of whether you are user of those netw
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Hill sprints have never been so much fun :-) | Iain Abernethy
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NEW VIDEO: This video shows a summary of a two-person flow drill for the entirety of Tekki Sandan / Naihanchi Sandan. The drill follows the kata, move for move, and can be repeated endlessly. Tekki Sandan / Naihanchi Sandan builds on the methods introduced by the preceding two kata and is essential a kata to teach more advanced limb-control. Such flow drills are good for time efficient practise of the bunkai of the kata, but they should not be confused with the direct application of the kata. Th
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While it may seem like an oxymoron, the traditional arts have always been evolving and changing. Indeed, to try to stifle that change is not only harmful, it’s also not traditional! “Times change, the world changes, and obviously the martial arts must change too.” – Gichin Funakoshi “Karate changes every few years. This change happens because a teacher will continue to learn and add his personality to the teachings. There is an old saying that likens karate to a pond. In order for the pond to li
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NEW VIDEO: In this video, we look at an intermediate fighting pad drill. It’s not a self-defence drill because – while there is some cross over – the context and methodology is for one-on-one consensual fighting. The drill has us throw a punching combination into a high kick (always a good idea to have the hands set up kicks). As the kick lands, the pad-holder pushes forward. This simulates the idea of the kick being blocked and a counterpunch being thrown. The forward motion from the pad-holder
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“Karate ni Sente Nashi” (no 1st attack in karate) is undoubtedly one of the most misunderstood phrases in our art. Many take it to be a tactical instruction to always concede the initiative to the enemy by doing nothing until an assault is underway. To illustrate both the ridiculousness and immorality of this position, we can consider a teenage girl who has just been threatened with sexual assault. Are we really saying she is being immoral if she strikes before the assault begins in order to esc
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Peter Consterdine summarising hikite’s role in power generation in seven words. As a lowly 7th dan, I need to work to get this 10th dan level of brevity :-) Shared with Peter’s permission. Footage from Part 11 of the latest in-depth series in the app. | Iain Abernethy
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