Sadly, untrained people can often make more practical observations than a lot of people who are “trained”.[/quote]
I’m not trained in anything but even to me, taking your eyes off your standing opponent to punch them in the thigh (with your face about a foot from their free hand) seems batshit insane…
What’s next, wristlocking the uke’s foot while they’re still standing? Stopping a roundhouse by uppercutting their ankle mid kick? Summoning a giant yakuza frog with a tanto from the aether in order to do battle for them?
“[/SIZE] [SIZE=3][SIZE=2]In March of 2005, Anthony passed the Godan test in Japan, and in March of 2006 he was promoted to 6th Dan. Anthony has been to Japan, 07, 08 and recently 2009. Currently holds a 9th Dan.”
So he got promoted at least one Dan grade per year for the last 4 years? I guess his checks keep clearing.
[quote=Yoj;2239710]A 7th dan that can’t even make a fully compliant uke ‘demo’ properly is abysmal.[/quote] I can’t even say “Compliant uke is compliant.”
Compliant uke is not compliant.
In order to be truely compliant, compliant uke must know what is going on. Compliant uke is confused. If only there were some method to ensure that compliant uke knows which way to move…some method without words…some method where they could just ‘feel’ how they are supposed to move… thinks
Nope, I got nothin. Must not exist.
What’s next, wristlocking the uke’s foot while they’re still standing? Stopping a roundhouse by uppercutting their ankle mid kick? Summoning a giant yakuza frog with a tanto from the aether in order to do battle for them?[/quote]
[quote=Evil Solvalou;2239712]
Personally I don’t like the way she does the whole “this is my serious face, I’m doing my serious face because this is serious” thing the whole time.[/quote]
That’s not so much bad as completely fucking ridiculous. Then again, one never knows when they’ll be in a life or death bear hugging situation against an opponent who’ll just kneel down and let someone break their fucking neck without an iota of resistance towards, y’know, being murdered and shit.
Oh noes! t3h_h34dly knuckle-strike to the back of the hand! Followed by the crippling wristlock, which you let go of (??? and they hold still?) when you break their neck!
I like how she totally doesn’t have the voice for shit like this.
“Okay, start by breaking the lock with a fingerlock. Now, were totally going to break this guy’s neck, so it only for self defense. Don’t play along with stuff like this umkay.”