great site

Dana Sheets · Post by **Dana Sheets** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:10 pm

http://homepage1.nifty.com/shorinji/gihou/waza-ef.htm

Shoriniji-kenpo....

In particular are the translations of "kiba-dachi" as "low-weight stance" and "nekko-ashi dachi" as "prepare for kick" stance.

Not to mention all the groovy animations of locks & throws.

Is this Rory's system?

Dana

Dana Sheets · Post by **Dana Sheets** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:16 pm

And body movement...

Taisabaki means "body movement" to dodge punches and kicks and the way of changing body direction.

http://homepage1.nifty.com/shorinji/gihou/waza-ef.htm

Bill Glasheen · Post by **Bill Glasheen** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:45 pm

Dana

Shorinji Kenpo is a classic martial system taught in Japan primarily in monasteries. Due to my early training with Shihan Hiroshi Hamada, I had the distinct privilege of witnessing a demonstration by a cadre of these monks in Norfolk, VA circa 1978. They were simply amazing, and yet extremely humble and unassuming.

Rory's system is Sosuishitsu Ryu. It is a very old jiujitsu system used for combat.

- Bill

Dana Sheets · Post by **Dana Sheets** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:18 pm

Thanks.

I am pleased with how the author of the site has broken down different techniques into digestible bits.

It also illustrates how the Uechi tenshin exercise actually combines a number of body shifts into one flowing sequence. So then it is up to the practitioner to piece out the details.