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I assume you're talking about the Toguchi drill. If you are, my criticisms remain.



Nope, but I will look at them though.
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It is not bunkai - it is a literal superimposition of attacks on the kata template. The kata was never designed to be a 2 person form.



I cant realy see that.

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I've had very little "value" from this form, despite giving it a good go for almost 2 decades.



Well I actualy found the opposite. Plenty of value.




Sorry Jude - to me we're talking yesterday's technology.



The stuff I am doing I wouldnt know if it was yesterdays technology but regardless of that it works.
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If you want something useful and don't like our embu,



Its not a case of dis-liking more its a case of a different direction.
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look at Pat McCarthy's 2 person drills by way of comparison.



I quite like some of his drills. I suppose one day when his style is more wide spread I would go and train.

I would still keep doing what I am doing.
Its a different direction. How can I say? More of the Chinese infleunce with the Okinawan input. Which realy is a contrast to what I would normaly do.

Jude


Edited by jude33 (05/19/08 03:15 PM)