Pinan 12, Kajukenbo Charles Gaylord Method

[@michaelval7264]

Favorite move... The step behind, circular knifehands to horse stance and shift back into the back stance. What is Professor Gaylord's bunkai for that. Trap? Take down? Disarm? Break? all of the above?

[@kajukenbookayama4803]

I love that part too. I’ll have to double check with Sigung Juarez, but my understanding is that the circular knifehands here work as an attacking strike, perhaps to the carotid artery, like a big chop. The next knife hand (coming in straight) is more like a fighting stance creating space and making sure the opponent is done.

[@michaelval7264]

@@kajukenbookayama4803 Read The Way of Kata by Kasdan and Kane It will blow your mind wide open to possibilities and hidden bunkai. I based a lot of my 4th Dan research paper on this book. The rabbit hole is deep, so be warned. Another great martial artist that deciphers Kata is Iain Abernethy. He started with deciphering Japanese Karate (Shotokan??) and also will blow your mind. He was another big factor in my research. Lastly... and this is from my LEO instruction... On Killing by Col Dave Grossman. Mind set and training for success under stress / combat conditions. Taming the Serpent by Michael Malpass is another training book based on neuroscience and brain based learning. Just recently was recommended to me and love it so far. He has a second book I intend to read as well. Take a deep breath. This will give you years of teaching material.

[@kajukenbookayama4803]

@michaelval7264 That sounds awesome! Is it an older book?

[@michaelval7264]

@@kajukenbookayama4803 A major premise of the book is that entire styles were based off of a single Kata that contained all the essentials to that specific art / style / lineage. Every move in a Kata has multiple applications: Block, Strike, takedown, game ender KO or Break, even the transitions from stance to stance and how you move your feet have importance.

[@kajukenbookayama4803]

That sounds amazing! I’ll try to look it up!