【TAIDO】A complete guide of "Ebi-geri"

0:01 What a powerful kick!

0:02 Force passes through the mitt!

0:05 It definitely works!

0:07 This rib line is the best target.

0:11 What is this horrible kick?

0:13 Just before a punch is about to hit,

0:15 he gets down and counter kicks from a shrimp position!

0:22 If he lures you in, you will never be able to escape!

0:24 This is the special technique of "Taido"!

0:27 I get goosebumps!

0:28 This video is a complete explanation of "Ebi-geri".!

0:31 How powerful is it?

0:34 Let me show you the movement first.

0:37 This is "Ebi-geri".

0:39 It is used in situations where the opponent punches you.

0:44 That's a counterattack, isn't it?

0:45 -Yes.

0:46 He looks at my face and punches me.

0:49 So I deal with it like this.

0:51 But he can't stop punching, so I kick in response.

0:55 You can't punch easily then.

0:57 Taka san, please have a taste of this kick.

1:01 We do this technique during a movement.

1:05 We kick in this way.

1:08 It's done at the moment the opponent attacks.

1:10 Basically we move around and maintain a distance from the opponent.

1:15 And I kick at the moment the opponent comes in from a long distance.

1:20 Now let's see how powerful "Ebi-geri" really is, using kick mitts.

1:27 I can't see his leg because of the mitts.

1:29 On top of that, he can't see my kick because of my back.

1:33 He can't see the trajectory of the kick.

1:34 I can't expect when it's coming.

1:37 That's why it's hard to take his kick.

1:39 I really think so.

1:40 Could you do it slowly first?

1:43 I can't see this!

1:44 You're scared, aren't you?

1:46 Yes.

1:46 Because it was so powerful last time.

1:48 How do I take it?

1:49 This angle is not very good.

1:51 Your face may get hit.

1:52 You are researching.

1:53 -Yes.

1:54 OK.

1:54 Please.

1:55 Give a light one first, please.

1:57 -Yes.

1:58 Are you ready?

2:02 Even this one is strong enough.

2:06 Very intense as expected.

2:12 The impact comes over the mitts.

2:13 After the hit, the kick seemed to be pushed further in!

2:16 As in Karate, we are told not to strike at the surface, but at its depths.

2:23 As Nakano sensei said earlier,

2:24 his kick hits the surface but the mitts are pushed to the back.

2:29 The kick aims to this point from the beginning.

2:31 His heel was dug into the mitts.

2:33 Was it?

2:34 Yes.

2:35 It looked like.

2:36 It had a follow-through.

2:37 I don't think it's easy to take it.

2:40 The next person is Noriaki Nakazawa sensei from "Shotokan-ryu".

2:46 Taka gives him careful advice on how to hold the mitts.

2:50 Apparently, it's quite powerful.

2:54 I'll kick in this way.

2:57 It'll be like this.

2:58 May I start?

3:00 -Yes.

3:00 Please.

3:06 What?

3:09 How was it?

3:10 It hurts.

3:11 Really?

3:12 Is it effective?

3:13 -Yes.

3:13 Definitely.

3:15 Did it hit a low area?

3:18 Yes.

3:18 It hit me right around my ribs.

3:20 The ribs are an extension of the kick's trajectory.

3:23 The liver is at the bottom of the ribs, so I aim there.

3:28 You have the solar plexus, liver and spleen on this line.

3:32 This line of the ribs is the best line.

3:36 Nakano sensei, please don't be so scary.

3:39 Now, next up is Akihito Yagi sensei from "Okinawa Gojyu-ryu".

3:44 Also carefully checked by Taka.

3:49 Let's check the trajectory of the kick first.

3:55 OK.

3:55 Please.

4:03 I knew what was coming but it was scary.

4:06 By making this position, my leg disappears from your sight.

4:09 I couldn't help seeing your back.

4:11 I see.

4:12 It disappears.

4:12 You look here as an instinct, and you won't notice my foot coming.

4:18 I can even aim for your knee, or "Kinteki"（groin）, or around your face.

4:25 You cannot predict where you will be kicked.

4:28 You lose your concentration at the moment his leg disappears, don't you?

4:32 -Yes.

4:33 That's right.

4:34 I should experience this as the director of "Kuro-obi world".

4:39 But I'm a bit scared of it.

4:41 Please take your knee back.

4:43 Because if the kick hits your knee, it'll be broken in one hit.

4:46 I'll do it lightly first.

4:48 I can't see your leg.

4:49 This is scary!

4:50 Yes.

4:50 I can imagine.

4:52 I don't kick so hard.

4:55 You should try it once so that he can see the direction.

4:59 That is the direction.

5:00 -I got it.

5:05 Now your chin has gone up for a moment.

5:09 Yes.

5:09 My chin is bouncing up and I'm getting blown away!

5:17 See?

5:17 It stings you, doesn't it?

5:20 Probably if his kick were to touch me even little,

5:23 I would lose the will to fight.

5:26 I use my heel so it'll effective.

5:28 This is how heavy it is.

5:29 It is important to make a straight line from head to foot, like a stick.

5:34 This is the same as a stick stuck in the ground.

5:39 When the opponent lunges towards me, I make the stick that never moves.

5:44 And I kick.

5:47 I see.

5:48 I just took his kick on the spot but it was so powerful.

5:53 But if it's a counter-attack, you will be rushed to the hospital.

5:56 Of course, it's a counter attack.

5:58 Let's try to see what it would feel like to actually face Nakano sensei.

6:06 This is how I lure the opponent.

6:14 So I lure you at this point.

6:17 First you get into a low position,

6:21 you move back and forth and I get hung up on it, and I have a brief panic.

6:27 I also move sideways and then kick.

6:31 I got goosebumps.

6:34 It's an easier way to get scared than a roller coaster!

6:38 This kick definitely gives you goosebumps.

6:41 This kick is a part of "Hen-gi".

6:43 There is a word "Ouhenfubi" in "Taido".

6:46 You make your opponent think the target is low but attack the upper part.

6:51 I see.

6:53 In essence, your consciousness is manipulated by Nakano sensei.

6:57 It's moved up and down.

6:58 When I focus here, his attack comes below.

7:01 When I realized it, his attack comes to my face.

7:03 The direction of his attack is unexpected.

7:06 When we train with other "Taido" practitioners,

7:08 we can become better at tactics because we know these principles.

7:13 You become better at tactics.

7:15 I saw Nakano sensei and Director Nishi playing against each other and thought.

7:19 When you move back, we are tempted to chase you.

7:22 Yes.

7:23 I agree.

7:24 Nakano sensei constantly adjusts his best distance.

7:32 It's like ballroom dancing.

7:34 You'll be drawn in by him and then attacked.

7:36 The position of the "Honte"(front hand) is also very important.

7:39 When I'm in "Kamae" position, if I pull my "Honte"...

7:43 I don't like it!

7:45 As a human instinct, when someone moves away,

7:49 you want to get closer to the person.

7:54 Yes.

7:54 I want to chase this.

7:56 So I move in this way, but I also move in this way.

8:02 I pull my foot after my hand.

8:04 In the opposite way, I can leave my hands in front.

8:06 I leave my hand and become "Ushiroasi-dachi".

8:09 Taka, you experienced Nakano sensei's "Mawashi-geri" and "Ebi-geri" today.

8:16 Do you want anything else?

8:17 I remember Nakano sensei's amazing move against your low kick.

8:23 Nakano sensei kicked while standing on his head.

8:26 I moved like this when the low kick came.

8:32 I shouldn't brag, but...

8:35 I had never experienced Nakano sensei's techniques

8:37 and did not know what he would do.

8:40 But I blocked his kick.

8:43 Yes.

8:43 I remember that.

8:44 It was like Kuramoto sensei's technique, "Yusho".

8:47 I was glad I had practiced this move.

8:52 Otherwise, his kick would have hit my face.

8:54 Right.

8:58 You wanted to give yourself a pat on the back, didn't you?

9:01 Yes.

9:01 Only that move.

9:02 That was the first time I saw that kick.

9:04 In fact, his foot reached me.

9:07 But it's amazing how you reflexively raised your hand

9:10 in response to the first kick you saw.

9:13 It was good that I raised my hands as quickly as I did.

9:17 I think I perceived a danger.

9:20 Right.

9:21 Sorry.

9:21 That was my story.

9:22 You're right.

9:23 You are a blocking specialist.

9:25 "Ebi-geri" was awesome, wasn't it?

9:28 "Kuro-obi World" Taido Series 2023.

9:32 More to come!

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