Kushanku Kata and Kaisetsu / Bunkai deep dive - Wado Ryu Karate

Video taken from the Chubu advanced kata course in December 2016. A full and in-depth look at some of the Bunkai and techniques within Kushanku kata, lead by Sensei Roger Vickerman 6th Dan Renshi Chubu Karate. For more information or if you want to join us for these courses find us at or join our Facebook group: Running Order: 00:00 - 01:00 - Using the body with arms to deflect and attack 01:01 - 01:37 - Suri (rubbing against an attack to control and deflect) 01:38 - 02:47 - Trapping and using body movement to control and break 02:48 - 04:03 - Distance and understanding close-quarter striking in the kata 04:04 - 04:50 - Uke (receiving) not blocking. How Wado Ryu differs from other styles using deflection 04:51 - 05:20 - When a defense is really an attack 05:21 - 05:40 - Why we practice both sides in the kata. A quick looking at the takedown in Kushanku 05:41 - 06:40 - Hikite (pulling)