04/09/2026
One of the challenges as a ”traditional” martial artist is in my experience how to avoid getting stuck in a rut. The rut of always doing things the same way, since that’s how they’ve always been done.
One of the issues with that is that even though the ”karate stiff” version might be a good way to start teaching how to apply techniques, it shouldn’t end there. No one’s going to stand in a Zenkutsu dachi and tell you which attack is coming, so why only train in that manner?
It’s important to remember that how a technique will be applied will depend on the circumstances, and they will always change, so even while doing ”basic bunkai” it’s important to practice them from different starting positions, if you want them to actually have a better chance of working.
[jundokan, Okinawa Goju Ryu, don’t limit yourself, explore different ways to reach the preferred outcome, bunkai is analysis not fixed forms, never stop learning]
