Heian Shodan Bunkai 1-4: Tips and Common Mistakes

[@simonrcarson]

Glad I watched this before teacing applications of Heian Shodan last night! Really useful. Great applications, as always, but teaching them is always different from watching KZbin or even practising these yourself. No matter how well I think I have explained, listening to the words and moving your body are very different things!

[@AppliedShotokan]

Indeed. I aways say, to really understand something we should try teaching it. Credit goes to Iain Abernethy for the drill.

[@kevinbrown2940]

Great stuff, very practical and more importantly useful application. Thank you

[@daybyday442]

Fantastic breakdown. Iain A's applications are great but this is the breakdown newbies to bunkai need.

[@AppliedShotokan]

After teaching this to beginners for a few years, I was seeing the same mistakes over and over. It's mainly the newbies I was thinking of when I filmed this. Thanks for commenting.

[@karlgnarx420]

Very interesting perspective, thank you for giving me something to think about, Sensei. Osu!

[@MrElguapo1234]

In your first movement of the solo kata, you are moving your left foot backwards whilst in the application that you have shown, it is important to move the right foot forward to gain a 90 degree angle to your opponent. Aside from that small criticism, I found it highly practical.

[@AppliedShotokan]

I don't see what you are referring to. My left foot does not move backwards in the solo kata.

[@StanRMitchell]

Incredible. Thank you for this. 👊❤️🙏

[@saadsharawi4404]

Thank You..... Great Sensei

[@pressloh]

I watched it five times, and now i understand🤩

[@sanjiyan27]

You even could add the last punch of the sequence I guess. It fit properly there.

[@ColinWeeMartialArts]

Excellent skills and very good instruction!

[@CrinosAD]

I usually teach to strike the head with palm strikes to avoid injury to the hand. It is way to easy to break bones in the hand if you punch someone to the back of their head. In this application, I would strike the kidney or back ribs, that would also make the pulldown easier as they already would be placed in a backward bending posture. Other than that, love it!

[@AppliedShotokan]

Striking the skull is definitely best done with the palm. A strike to the side of the jaw is less risky. We cover the kidney punch too. It just depends on what target is open.

[@bucknakedbullfrog]

@@AppliedShotokan I prefer a neck punch and end it quickly, however not practical in training where one is trying to get into a rhythm. Excellent video and instruction. Thank you sir.

[@abpcg]

The hikite on rhe neck, the same Kubi wa .

[@toranotsumedojo]

Nice!

[@thibautklinger5178]

hey Andy, If I try to do this application it feels a little hard to do it fast enough for real application because I have Trouble stopping my momentan from the Backwards Motion from the First gedan barai. do you have any Tips for that?

[@AppliedShotokan]

Do you mean movement #1? I'd have to see a video to see what's going on. Maybe your step is too big. Are you able to record yourself?

[@fightingcrane5647]

Indeed, it is a very good and effective variation - but, IMHO, not all the movements (transitions) correspond to the kata.

[@AppliedShotokan]

Why do you think that? What does not fit?