Bunkai Jutsu Newsletter

I have just started up a new Newsletter on the BunkaiJutsu blog.  This is to keep people updated on what's new on the blog, courses that are coming up, DVD releases and general articles of interest and so on.  You can sign up for the Newsletter here.

 

If you have any relevant items of interest that you want to share, you can contact me on the blog and ask me to add them to the next Newsletter.

 

Charlie

Bunkai and Kicking Tips DVD Reviews

Having released a new DVD called Inside Bassai Dai, which covers a brief history of the kata followed by the kata bunkai, the DVD has been reviewed by Bob Paterson on the Blog Critics website.  This is a powerful blog which gets about 100,000 hits per day and for those who understand Search Engine Optimization (SEO), it is a PR7 domain.  For those that don't understand SEO, it means that it is very highly rated by Google :)

 

Anyway, Inside Bassai Dai received a very positive and open review which can see here:  http://blogcritics.org/video/article/dvd-review-inside-bassai-dai/

 

Along with Inside Bassai Dai, I am (for a while) also giving away a free DVD called 10 Kicking Tips.  This is not about teaching techniques from scratch, it is more about the principles behind the kicks.  Once you understand the principles then you can apply them to all your kicks (and in some cases, to your hand techniques too).  10 Kicking Tips has also been reviewed on Blog Critics here:  http://blogcritics.org/video/article/dvd-review-10-kicking-tips1/

 

You can find out more about the DVD's and how to purchase them at the BunkaiJutsu Store page.

 

As for Bob Paterson, who did the reviews for BlogCritics, he has his own martial arts website called Striking Thoughts.

Charlie Wildish

Inside Bassai Dai Review

Our new DVD on the kata Bassai Dai and its bunkai, called Inside Bassai Dai, has been given a very a good review by Bob Patterson on BlogCritics.org.  This is quite significant as BlogCritics is PR7 site that gets about 100,000 visits per day.  To see the review, CLICK HERE.

Geoff Thompson Endorses New Kata Bunkai DVD : INSIDE BASSAI DAI

Geoff Thompson has just given the following endorsment to our new DVD, called Inside Bassai Dai:

"Shotokan has always been my base system, so it was fascinating for me to watch the Charlie Wildish DVD on Bassai Dai, and I come away with so much new information about this powerful kata and its origins.  I particularly like the historical element about Sokon Matsumura (who created the kata) and how, when & why he created the "grappling kata".  I got a lot from this DVD and highly recommend it".

For a limited time, if you buy Inside Bassai Dai, you will also receive a free DVD, called 10 Kicking Tips.  Geoff had this to say about the 10 Kicking Tips DVD:

"I thought your kicking DVD was very good too.  You presented well and the info was strong".

You can find out more about these DVD's or buy them from our On-Line Store.

 

 

About Geoff Thompson:

Co-founder of the British Combat Association and a pioneer for reality based martial arts training.  His experiences as a martial artist (now 6th Dan)  and working as a bouncer gave him a great insight into what does and does not really work when under pressure.  He put this experience into his own teachings and was polled as the number one self defense instructor in the world by Black Belt magazine USA.  From there he has become the author of thirty-four books, five multi-award-winning films (two BAFTA nominated, one BAFTA winning), two stage plays and hundreds of published articles.

New Martial Arts Newsletter

At www.BunkaiJutsu.com, we now have a new newsletter to bring you up to date on what we've been up to, future courses and promoting practicality in traditional martial arts. 

 

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Choy Lee Fut applications

Although the Chinese styles don't tend to call it "bunkai" here are some applications from Choi Lee Fut master, Doc Fai Wong:

 

Shorin Ryu bunkai

Here is some kata bunkai from the Okinawan style of Shorin Ryu, upon which Shotokan is based