Bunkai Tekki Shodan in Action! First Nami Gaeshi Combination for Stick Defence, Qinna Stick Disarm and Atemi.
Nami Gaeshi - 波返し- “Returning wave” or Wave Foot Kick.
The first combination of Nami-gaeshi in the Tekki-shodan kata includes:
1. Dodging a stick strike in the leg with the left Nami-gaeshi technique while aiming the weapon over the shoulder with the left hand and grabbing the weapon with the right hand.
2. Then disarming the opponent with a Soto-uke strike-block and a shocking blow with right Nami-gaeshi on the opponent’s leg.
Ancient technique for the needs of the present! Tekki or Naihanchi is the form that one of the founders and great masters of old Karate, Anko Itosu referred to by stating, “Karate begins and ends with Naihanchi.“ We have much to learn by practicing kata Tekki. For example, use First Nami Gaeshi Combination for Qinna Stick Disarm and Atemi. We are working to increase the combat potential of each new version of