tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939087301068230759.post3442928845115901176..comments2012-12-27T20:34:47.206+11:00Comments on Continuing Steps in Karate: Seienchin Part 2Mike Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16508403156780094058noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939087301068230759.post-20661981351221196932011-08-26T02:49:38.123+10:002011-08-26T02:49:38.123+10:00I've worked it off of punches, shirt grabs and...I've worked it off of punches, shirt grabs and wrist grabs but each one changes it a bit and I'm still studying how to use Seiunchin (it's one of my favorite kata, even though it isn't in the curriculum of the style I currently practice). There are differences in the way the entire sequence is performed between my version and yours (I watched your video when I got home) so it Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08944210654392156093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939087301068230759.post-42180244926791443102011-08-25T21:58:58.859+10:002011-08-25T21:58:58.859+10:00Hi Noah, that would make sense from the point of v...Hi Noah, that would make sense from the point of view of the technique being performed to the inside of the attacker or in clearing a grab and wrapping around to control their neck. <br /><br />I've put my thoughts on the movement you describe in my Seienchin #4 post, and mention something similar there, but I'm intrigued by how you initiate the movement in partner-work. Is it from a grabMike Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16508403156780094058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939087301068230759.post-51603353583310382412011-08-25T06:56:35.098+10:002011-08-25T06:56:35.098+10:00I do not practice the same version of Seiunchin as...I do not practice the same version of Seiunchin as you do (I can't see the videos while I am at work but your description sounds different, which makes sense since you train a different style) but the cross-body nukite at chudan level, to me, actually partners with the hikite in drawing your attacker down so that the chudan-level nukite is actually a strike to the throat or eyes. That's Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08944210654392156093noreply@blogger.com