Events for 2011
April 8 - 9 Enid, Oklahoma
Enid Keiko - Study of Kokyu (see bottom of page for events)
The Trail Motel is directly across the street from Champlain Park where we will hold the event
580-234-3142
July 20-23 U.S. Martial Arts Hall of Fame
Dallas, Texas
Sensei Box will be teaching a kicking basics class
August 12-14 ISKA Sierra Camp
Plan to attend
http://mariposa.yosemite.net/ISKA/
October 7, 8, 9 Amarillo Keiko
Sen-no-sen, Sen-sen-no-sen, Sen
Enid Keiko:
Note:
We have had these kinds of workouts before. We do not anticipate any injuries, and will work hard to avoid any injury. All of the engagements are non-contact, "one point strike" sparring. I recommend that you wear any protective equipment that you deem necessary. We will not be furnishing any equipment.
There is no charge for participation nor spectating.
Schedule:
Friday the 8th we'll start at 7 pm and go probably till 9:30 pm.
There are lights in the park, so we will be working out well past sundown.
Saturday, we'll start at 11 am, and probably run till sundown. No lunch break. The last time we did this we had 22 participants, and it started at 10:30 and lasted till 7pm. There will be time for individuals to take a break, but as a group, we will not take a break.
Friday:
First, we will practice a few basics. Oi-zuki, kizami-zuki, gyaka-zuki, inadzuma-zuki. Then a few blocks and kicks. We won't take much time on basics, just a review, not a workout.
Second, we will study "attack" using one step sparring. The emphasis will be on how to be a more effective attacker. This way, the defender will have a better attacker coming at him, so as to develop his defending skills more sharply.
It is defenders that we are trying to produce, but if all we have to attack them is "cub scouts" then the defenders do not have to be very skilled.
Third, we will study kata. I will review anybody's kata, and critique it. After all, it is the key to defense.
Saturday:
First we will have demonstrations from the different participants, kata, bunkai (applications), and board breaking.
This is not only for our benefit, but also to convince the onlookers that what we are doing is serious business.
Second, we will have "round robin kumite" with self-defense rules. All kumite will be non-contact "Ippon kowashi no-waza". One full point for a fully developed, full power kick, strike or punch technique delivered two inches from a vital target, with no retreat of the target. One half point for a good technique with less than full power and speed delivered to vital target, or to a less than vital target (above the knee for instance). Even weak attacks to the groin will be counted as a half point unless there is contact. Then no point.
No score for a sloppy technique, or out of range, or lack of power, or excessive contact. Habitual excessive contact will eliminate the participant from all further kumite exercises.
We will discourage foot sweeps and throws as they will lead to injury as well as eye techniques.
Every participant will be assigned a number. We will draw a number, and that person will be the first defender. He will face each other participant one by one in kumite until he has faced all of the other participants. One of them will have a weapon which he can use or not. When he has faced all of the other participants, then the first attacker will stand in the defender's place, and face all of the other participants, including the previous defender.
It will be the attackers job to carry the fight to the defender. That is not to say that the defender is constrained from taking any action he wishes once ha-jime is called.
The rules are Ippon Kowashi No Waza. One point strike. The defender needs to only score a half a point to end the engagement, as his desire is to keep from being overcome not to overcome the attacker. If he scores a half a point with a leg kick, this will end the confrontation, as he could in a real situation run away at this point. If he scores only a half point with a stomach kick, again, he could run away, and the attacker could not follow him due to breathlessness.
On the other hand the attacker must score a full point, or two half points, as the role of the attacker is that he wants to kill the defender.
All points will be solely at the discretion of the head referee, assisted by an assistant referee. The referees will rotate with every new attacker.
There will be no winner or loser proclaimed, only a record kept of the results of each engagement. Our purpose here is learning, not winning.
Thirdly, will be Five on One kumite.
Each participant will be chosen by random to be a defender in the middle of the five attackers. A referee will be assigned to each attacker, as well as the main referee who will conduct the exercise. The main referee's job is also to watch for points scored on the defender.
The rules are that the engagement will end when the defender has been scored on by two half points, or one full point; or all of the attackers have been eliminated by scoring a half point on them. It will be the job of the individual referees to draw their participant out of the melee when they see him receive a half point strike, punch, or kick.
We will rotate through this process twice so that each individual participant will be in the center of the melee twice, as well as act as an attacker whenever he is randomly chosen to do so.
This will end the exercises.