Kaze Uta Budo Kai Forum Archive

We are now in spitin' distance of launching the first of the new online video clips which we think we can make truly comprehensive and encyclopedic over the long haul.

To foster more interactivity and help meet the needs and interests of the Kaze Uta Budo community, I'd like to solicit your suggestions, questions and comments.

What video would you most like to see us shoot and post online for free?

What technical questions would you like our particular take on?

What are you curious about?


Once a month or so (maybe more often if we really like the suggestions we get) we will pick one from all those submitted and shoot it and post it to the page.

Then you can follow up, compare and contrast, get more clarification, and generally pester us to do more (yes eric, thinking of you)!

OOOOoooohhhhh this sounds like prime opportunity to throw in the request for that pesky double bokken work in the san kata!

and for the not usually viewed stuff the double hand grabs...

Maybe some of the "self-defense" tips and tricks from aikido that aren't really in the normal curriculum? Stepping on the feet, etc...

Or attacks from behind, as someone (Chris W?) mentioned in another post?

A multiple attack lesson series would be cool. And also different drills that people do: front-side-back, around the point, one/two finger work, coffee cup drill, different timing and rondori drills... etc...

advanced kata work is also always nice as well..

While not exactly along the lines of your question, as long as you're taking suggestions, I would **LOVE** to see these lessons or collections of lessons eventually available to order on DVD.

Yeah, yeah, multiple attacker is good, too. Dealing with unusual attacks like kicking is good a good one, too, I forgot about that one.

(I'm assuming all the kata will be in there eventually, so I won't bother about that).

For judo, I was thinking it would be nice to have something about doing drills on the round exercise balls (maybe if Mr. Ables is available?) 🙂

Will the "envelope" drill be in the mix?

As for the DVD... I think we'll be able to download them to our computers (as part of membership) right? From there, I guess one could burn a DVD. Nick can say for sure about that...

Ideas keep coming!

Todd Pierson wrote:While not exactly along the lines of your question, as long as you're taking suggestions, I would **LOVE** to see these lessons or collections of lessons eventually available to order on DVD.

I'm not sure that we're going to go the DVD production route. For the initial launch, everything will be playable here on the website. We are discussing availability for download of the files, but since we haven't fully finalized the format we can't say.

Multiple attacks in already on my list, as is the envelope drill. I'd love to get Greg Ables on the ukemi ball, simply because it's a very powerful piece of work very few folks have seen.

I think seeing some essentials for formal kata presentation would be nice. Where people stand, rules about joseki, adjusting your gi during the presentation, etc.

Kyle Sloan wrote:I think seeing some essentials for formal kata presentation would be nice. Where people stand, rules about joseki, adjusting your gi during the presentation, etc.

Oh, yeah! Definitely...

yep... that would be awesome... even though I think I know it, I probably dont..

I think it would be great to do a series of lessons for teaching about how to teach - not so much technique-specific or art-specific, but hints on how to be a better instructor in general.

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Kyle Sloan wrote:I think seeing some essentials for formal kata presentation would be nice. Where people stand, rules about joseki, adjusting your gi during the presentation, etc.

What you trying to say?.. 😂 😂

Jeff Duncan wrote:

Kyle Sloan wrote:I think seeing some essentials for formal kata presentation would be nice. Where people stand, rules about joseki, adjusting your gi during the presentation, etc.

What you trying to say?.. 😂 😂

I'm saying that there are a whole lot of rules about formal kata presentation. I've never seen a comprehensive list. It's always been sort of an oral tradition for us. I think it would be nice to have something outlining these "rules" for everyone. My last attempt at an ultra-formal demo was Aikido Sandan, and with the optional techniques ended up taking about 30 minutes.

Kata, to me, is a cooperative demonstration of principle. People can adjust the feel of their presentation a bit; for example, fast or slow attacks, big ukemi or gentle ukemi, etc. These parameters are not governed by the "rules".

But, how do you properly handle the weapons in Aikido San-kata, or in Judo Goshin-Jutsu? What sequence are they placed on the mat? Is it uke who cannot turn his back to joseki, tori, or both? It's the little details, and there's plenty of them.

great suggestions folks -- keep em comming!

During the time we played with self defense on friday evenings last year ,we came across some very good knife techniques that incorporated aikido principles from the Kali training that Prentice taught us. Being that many of us can't get the extra time to play with these techniques it would be great if you could get Prentice to video these drills of sensitivity, flow and disarmaments.

I have been around martial arts all my life and all the arts, including Aikido, have a "kata class" and a "self defense class". My question is why? I see them and practice them as one and the same, from the falls and rolls, walking, releases, basic 17 through all the other katas. It is just the way you look at them and practice them. What about traditionalism, do you ask? Who's tradition? Musashi's, Uasheba's, Kano's, Tomiki's, Geis's?
In my opinion that you should train in such a way that your survival is a priority and that someone elses tradition takes a back seat. I am open to anyone to share my ideas as they have saved lives.

JW BODE wrote:I have been around martial arts all my life and all the arts, including Aikido, have a "kata class" and a "self defense class". My question is why? I see them and practice them as one and the same, from the falls and rolls, walking, releases, basic 17 through all the other katas. It is just the way you look at them and practice them. What about traditionalism, do you ask? Who's tradition? Musashi's, Uasheba's, Kano's, Tomiki's, Geis's?
In my opinion that you should train in such a way that your survival is a priority and that someone elses tradition takes a back seat. I am open to anyone to share my ideas as they have saved lives.

Makes sense to me. I don't see why the two shouldn't coexist. Really, it's all there in the term "martial art". Sure, there's "art" but there should always be the "martial" part involved, as well.

Although, the stuff Prentis knows about knife defense technically falls outside of the traditional aikido curriculum, so I don't know if that should fall under another heading (like "self-defense") or what...?

"Necessity is the mother of invention" There was not Judo before Kano and there was no Aikido prior to Ueshiba and there was no Tomiki Aikido prior to Tomiki and a lot of other people had significant input into their respective art. If our ART is truely alive then there is no reason there cannot be a Sean Ashby Kata at some point and time if there is a need and you have the expertise to fullfil it. I would be fully supportive.
That goes back to what I initially said. We are intelligent, resourseful, creative people. Why then can we not make our own traditions and keep the art alive as opposed to trying to live someone elses traditions? Again my opinion and $5 will buy you coffee at Starbucks.

I'd like to see all the standard Judo hold downs with their respective escapes and maybe alternative ideas to them...but the standard one's first.

John Winter wrote:I'd like to see all the standard Judo hold downs with their respective escapes and maybe alternative ideas to them...but the standard one's first.

This is actually what I'm planning to do next. Just have to find a time to film.