notes on yawara weapon
Some online info on yawara - click here
According to this www.e-budokai.com website, yawara was a "simple, makeshift" weapon which was relied upon as an alternative to the samurai sword during feudal-era Japan. Used as a self-defense weapon, it had been disguised as everyday objects like "tobacco pipes, pot lids and even decorative hair pins."
This bit of info makes me start to look around at what I carry every day as a modern urbanite of NYC. Hmm. Heel of pumps? Pen? Cell phone? Hairbrush handle? Perhaps these could be used as a modern-day "hibuki" or secret weapon for self-defense, if used to strike the "sensitive nerve points on an adversary's body." According to this website, they're called "kyusho" or "vital points."
Some technique notes (could be wrong! brain is foggy here
woody can you help?):
1. downward club strike - defend with yawara: attack is on opposite side of your good hand holding yawara, cross step, parry w/ both hands, armed hand parrying at uke elbow, drive yawara into shoulder pressure point,step behind uke, do rear pull down, taisabaki
2. downward club strike - defend with yawara: attack on same side, then boom, boom sweep, except drive yawara into shoulder pressure point, then sweep
3. downward club strike - defend with yawara: attack on same side, parry with both hands, drive yawara through uke neck pressure point under jaw, movement is more to throw uke than an atemi, lock
4. same side wrist grab - defend with yawara: the other nikyyu, right?
(sorry - brain is shutting down. underslept.)
* always hold yawara in good hand
* strike to armpit pressure point before lock
* take time during locking uke to think about next technique
other notes:
* get to class on time
* sensei coleman says sensei maria says to work on edge like a dial
turning up and down for improvement
Hooray.I played with Flash + video and voila, featured stars at the dojo:
posted by Anonymous @ 8:58 PM
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Hi Jeannie!
Here's some notes from last night.
1. Ko Soto Gari & Yawara ( Boom Boom Sweep )
• Parry uke's arm
• Push uke's arm away as you drive yawar into the scapula
• Rotate wrist down pulling uke down
• Sweep by sliding foot across mat, keep the foot moving
Lately I have been putting a glass on the floor and sliding it around. Being careful not to knock it over. This has helped out my sweeps.
2. Nikkyu from same side
• Step off line, trapping hand with opposite hand
• Roll hand with Yawara around to lock
• Pivot hip to thrust into ground
• Lock and Strike with Yawara
My father, he used to be a police officer, showed my brother and I this lock a long time ago. It's funny because I had forgotten all the wierd locks and stuff that he used to do to us, but when I see it i'm like OH THAT'S LIKE DAD!
3. The video
Dear god we need some Kuzushi!
That kata garuma looks really bad, The second one I did was a bit better, you really have to pull them off line to get them across the shoulders.
Cool thing about the video is when I look at myself i'm like "Oh man woody what are you doing!" Could you please bring your cam and I'll bring mine!
Sensei Maria's right, finally I have a waist!
i just threw the video together as a test.
if anyone have thoughts / feedback, i'd like to know... like it is too embarrassing, should not use logo, etc. ( i don't want to know about these things after it's too late )
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