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Early Contact, Late Contact, and Receiving After Recognition
Dan Smith, Hanshi – Seibukan Shorin Ryu Kata is often misunderstood as a sequence of pre-selected techniques responding to pre-selected attacks. In reality, kata functions as a doctrinal training method designed to condition the defender’s body to manage force before conscious recognition of the attack occurs. Central to this doctrine is the relationship between distance, […]
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