Isshinryu Karate

[brokenelbow]

Can you explain some of the principles (i.e. foundational concepts) of Isshinryu? Or point me to a site that does?

Spanky, kengar gave a pretty good overview. A few things that I'll add are multiple strikes using the same hand and arm, and two main tactics are to take out the legs and steal the breath as our tai chi friends would say.

kengar, this may just be my sensei but we don't do any hard blocking. Our force on force is intercepting a kick or a punch with a strike or kick.

[grubbogoppoly]

It may just be me. .But, don't concepts largely depend on the teacher as well as the art (for ex. the guy who said his instructor didn't teach the low kicks). This may be due to having bad teachers..But don't you think that is at least partly the case??

[Nit]

After reading about Isshin Ryu I am interested in studying it... to see how effective / ineffective Wado Ryu is in comparison.

It seems that Wado and Isshin share some principles, although I think practical implimentation of Wado is more 'flowery' and based on spiritial growth through discipline, wheras Isshin seems combat based (Okinawa Te style).

Any agree / disagree?

[kengar]

brokenelbow
this may just be my sensei but we don't do any hard blocking. Our force on force is intercepting a kick or a punch with a strike or kick.

I don't see anyting wrong with modifications, as long as its for the good of the system or people learning. It is the idea of taking low kicks out of a system that was based on taking your enemy out with 'low kicks'. I hope they were talking about another style.

It may just be me. .But, don't concepts largely depend on the teacher as well as the art (for ex. the guy who said his instructor didn't teach the low kicks). This may be due to having bad teachers..But don't you think that is at least partly the case??

Yes, I'd agree with you. some times a teacher adds or adjusts things and they turn out good, and other times they dick-up the system. With all TMA I think they should be taught in the traditional manner and then if the instructor feels there needs to some type of change then do so. The only problem is that there are so many instructors out there that barely know the system they teach.

two main tactics are to take out the legs and steal the breath as our tai chi friends would say.

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