Nobukawa Sensei Bassai Dai Kumite Seminars

8/7/2022September 12, 2022

Nobukawa Sensei (7th Dan Shito Ryu) offered two very exciting Karate seminars during his visit as part of the JUKF Boston visiting team. He taught students some of the fundamental differences between Shito Ryu and Shotokan Ryu as our students have not been exposed as much to Shito Ryu. Nobukawa Sensei taught Bassai Dai in the Shito Ryu version, and highlighted some key differences in terms of heel use, hip positions in techniques, and the use of cat stance (neko ashi dachi) as compared to back stance (kokutsu dachi). It was an exciting new angle on a kata that many students have never seen before.

Nobukawa Sensei also taught a seminar focused on kumite, particularly how to score techniques in tournaments with effective punch and kick techniques. He particularly emphasized how to close the distance with long-range punches, and favored roundhouse kick with the front leg. In addition, he taught how to score with front kick as this kick is typically much more challenging to score with than roundhouse kick. We are excited to put his tips to use at future tournaments!

Nobukawa Sensei explaining ground connection for power

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Our students do “More Than Karate ”! Shotokan Karate is a deep passion for many of our students, but as many new beginners ask us when they join our Karate group, you can have multiple passions! Many of our students do multiple activities in addition to Karate. Throughout the magazine, we will highlight some of our members and you will have a chance to get to know more about them.