This page contains info and pictures that pertain to the performance of shorei-ryu as practiced at Odayaka Martial Arts. It will be changed irregularly and can be used to post items of general interst. If there is something you'd like to see here, ask. Last update - 09/25/03. Hey Konnie - look below.
A bogyu waza is an application of a self-defense technique taken from the movements in a kata. Bogyu waza are required material for shorei-ryu karateka. Below is the first bogyu waza from naihanchi kata.
#1 Bruce (on right) attacks with a straight punch. Todd, (on left) defends by stepping back to kiba and blocking with chudan uke.
#2 Bruce continues on the attack by kicking mae geri which Todd blocks using sukui uke.
#3 Todd continues the circular motion from the previous block and counter attacks using uraken to the bridge of the nose between the eyes.
#4 After the uraken, Todd sweeps Bruce's front foot to keep him off balance.
#5 Todd puts the finishing touches on Bruce by hitting him in the throat with oya yubi tsuki (tip of thumb punch).
Clashing Attacks are counterattacks that are essentially simultaneous with the opponent's intial attack. In the case of block-counter combinations the amount of lag between block and counter has a lot to do with whether it is a clashing attack or not. Those block/counters where both hands are moving at the same time are easy to classify as clashing attacks. As a general rule, if the counter breaks the 1-2 cycle of attack by the opponent, then it qualifies as a clashing attack. If not, if the opponent could indeed attack again before the counter has been completed, then it does not.
Clashing attacks can be an evasion with a counter, a block/counter with the same hand, they can be a punching block where the punching arm acts as a block or shield, or they can be a block/counter using both hands.
The chicken wing or ude garami (arm entangle) is used in several bogyu waza. The photos below demonstrate this useful takedown.
1 -block the attacking arm.
2 - grab the wrist so it turns backward and grasp the arm at the elbow with the other hand.
