【55 minutes】This is amazing techniques of Shorinji Kempo!!

0:07 "The Iron Fist Karate Man" Taka Ishibashi will experience the techniques of Shorinji Kempo.

0:16 A special 55-minute edition with a thorough explanation by Hiromu Inoue sensei.

0:24 Let's learn together.

0:28 First, this is a protective gear specially made by Shorinji Kempo.

0:32 It was developed to ensure safety during intense practice.

0:36 What kind of structure is it?

0:39 Check it out, Taka!

0:41 This is a Shorinji Kempo's protective gear,

0:44 and this handsome man is Kawashima-sensei.

0:47 This is a funny situation that he is just being hit.

0:51 Thank you very much for your help.

0:53 What is the banging of it like?

0:54 It's very comfortable.

0:56 Let me try with "Seiken".

0:58 OK. I'm going to hit it.

1:01 I look happy, right?

1:05 OK.

1:07 Today, we are not here to film your training.

1:12 No.

1:13 We are here to film an introduction to Shorinji Kempo.

1:16 Yes. That's why we are here.

1:17 Kawashima-sensei, how did you feel about Taka's punches?

1:22 I felt they were heavy and was pleasantly surprised to take it.

1:28 Your protective gear is ingenious, isn't it?

1:32 Yes. It has a double structure - one on the inside and one on the surface - to absorb impact.

1:43 It is designed to cultivate a sensation similar to that of actually hitting the body.

1:51 If you hit it properly, it makes a good sound.

1:56 You can hear good hitting sounds like this.

1:59 If the hit is off, it sounds weird, doesn't it?

2:02 Yes. If it's just rubbed, it doesn't.

2:04 If the punch is correct, it makes a good sound.

2:07 The more accurate it is, the better, and I want you to look at this.

2:10 It perfectly covers the side of your body.

2:16 Even if you take down your training partner and hit the side, this will defend the person's body.

2:23 This is really well made.

2:25 It must be expensive, right?

2:26 Yes.

2:28 Was it developed by Shorinji Kempo? -Yes.

2:32 This was developed by senior instructors, including Inoue-sensei.

2:41 A face protector has also been developed, which has previously been shown on DVD.

2:51 Their "Kinteki" protective gear is also impressive.

2:55 It is also developed by Shorinji Kempo, isn't it? -Yes.

3:00 As Taka says, Shorinji Kempo protective gears are impressive.

3:05 Let's look back on that with the DVD "The Great Legacy２".

3:12 It's easy to hit, isn't it? -Yes.

3:14 May I do "Tsuki"? -Yes.

3:16 Yes. It's like that.

3:17 Sorry. I did too much.

3:20 This is great.

3:21 Is there no impact?

3:23 No. It escapes.

3:25 Even if I get punched, I can still see you.

3:30 So I can experience what kind of attack is coming

3:36 That's great.

3:37 This is how it is structured. It's double cushioned.

3:44 And we also developed this.

3:47 This is the one for matches.

3:53 I'll show you the principle behind this.

3:56 It's spherical so that this glove glides.

4:00 It slides in this way.

4:04 This is made to slide, so it has mitigation.

4:09 That means if you don't deliver your punch properly, your fist will slide on the surface.

4:18 When I teach the students, I let them punch this in this way.

4:22 A strike to the forehead or chin is a good way to know how to defend against it.

4:27 Then the defender parries the punches.

4:31 Finally, he practice to dodge them.

4:47 I see.

4:48 May I punch again? -Yes.

4:54 This is very useful. -Yes.

4:56 This product has a double cup.

4:59 You can kick here as hard as you want.

5:02 These are tightly fitted together.

5:10 Can I kick it normally? -Yes.

5:15 Naka-sensei was also surprised!

5:18 You can check your technique by hitting the gears accurately.

5:24 Both defenders and attackers are safe.

5:28 So it's a very good system.

5:30 In Shorinji Kempo, do you wear that protective gear in your "Enbu" practice?

5:37 Yes, we do.

5:39 And we also wear it when we punch and kick in the "Goho" practice.

5:45 You can use this to check the five elements of "Atemi" to see if your techniques actually work.

5:56 This way, the person receiving the technique must also take it seriously.

6:00 "Shushukoju".

6:02 This type of protective equipment is necessary to develop defensive skills.

6:07 Now please show us your "Enbu" practice wearing with that protective gear.

6:29 OK! Go!

6:31 OK. Make sure you lock the person.

6:33 OK.

6:42 Oss!

6:43 How did you feel?

6:44 To be honest, that was more than I expected.

6:53 I was very surprised.

6:56 What exactly surprised you?

6:58 I'm a bit of a learner myself, sorry,

7:02 but in Shorinji Kempo, your techniques are set in advance, aren't they? -Yes.

7:07 I didn't feel that at all.

7:11 They looked as if they were fighting normally.

7:16 It was very powerful and realistic.

7:20 I shouldn't compare with movie actions,

7:23 but it didn't look like the sort of moves where they were taking the attacks that came, and then attacking back.

7:29 I felt I didn't know what to expect.

7:33 The other thing is that their attacks were solid and accurate.

7:42 It's amazing because you can see that from their appearance.

7:45 Kawashima-sensei, as this is a demonstration, the techniques to be attacked are set, but I didn't feel they were set either.

7:52 Moreover, I thought each technique was well delivered as "Bujutsu".

8:01 What reason could there be for that?

8:05 The moves we make, for example attacking the partner's "Jodan", are preset.

8:11 But, there are "Maai" with the partner and a reading the atmosphere at each moment.

8:17 We're supposed to be doing the same thing every time, but because we're living beings it becomes slightly different.

8:23 So we have to think about that and attack strongly.

8:27 The defender also has to take it properly.

8:30 It is as if you are playing catch with your partner.

8:33 So not only do you have to work according to the arrangements, you have to think about the different "Maai" or timing.

8:43 In particular, punching and kicking while moving can be surprisingly difficult.

8:48 But, that's fun and good practice.

8:53 Striking, joint-locks and throwing have to be real, right?

9:01 Yes. In "Juho", your partner pushes, pulls or counterattacks, each moment being slightly different.

9:12 You have to read the direction of the force at that moment, handle it and counterattack.

9:18 I think that part of the demonstration helps train real techniques.

9:30 Awesome "Shorinji Kempo" kick!

9:32 The blade of the foot cuts the pressure point of the neck!

9:41 Today's theme is Shorinji Kempo kicking techniques!

9:45 First, let's start with this side kick!

9:49 Akimoto-sensei.

9:51 I've noticed you make an excellent side kick.

9:53 Could you do it again?

10:07 Now, Inoue sensei, please explain this kick.

10:12 For us, Akimoto-sensei's side kick is very impressive.

10:17 There are two patterns of side kicks.

10:21 This is the first pattern that you only turn your big toe up.

10:27 The second one is to turn all the toes up.

10:31 There are two.

10:34 By holding all your toes up you can use your extensor muscles and put this part out.

10:42 However, the disadvantage is that it is easy to sprain the toes.

10:51 If the toes are pointed downwards, this part is less likely to come out.

10:59 Then you will be less likely to strain your toes.

11:03 There is a difference between this and this.

11:05 I'll show you the difference with a stick.

11:11 There are two main ways of using the side kick.

11:18 You can use the heel of "Sokuto"( blade of the foot) by doing this.

11:22 It's this part of "Sokuto".

11:27 It's a point.

11:28 If I explain it with a stick, it's here.

11:33 When you use this part of "Sokuto",

11:41 you aim at "Suigetsu", "Maezanmai",

11:44 and "Danchu".

11:49 You want to aim at these and a pressure point is usually a point.

11:55 We believe that the correct attack is to thrust the point with such a tip.

12:04 So when you attack "Suigetsu", you can use your ball of the foot like this.

12:11 If you want to attack with "Sokuto", you use your heel instead of whole edge.

12:20 You tend to kick with whole "Sokuto" if the partner wears a gear.

12:23 If you use "Sokuto" as a line, in fact, it's dangerous.

12:33 Here there is a meridian vein, which is tubular in shape.

12:44 You should use a line against the one on the line.

12:46 What?

12:47 Here is a pulse.

12:49 It's not a point, it's a tube.

12:54 There is a pressure point here, but the pulse is also flowing, so you attack with "Sokuto" like cutting.

13:00 You use the line here.

13:03 So you may attack your opponent with the line,

13:07 or you may attack with your heel on a pressure point, such as "Mikazuki" here.

13:12 The foot is attached to the leg like this,

13:15 so kicking heavy objects such as human body can cause injury.

13:18 When kicking heavy objects you kick with this part of the foot, aiming for the pressure point.

13:25 And when kicking an area such as the neck, this is the better way to kick.

13:30 Taka! Please come!

13:32 You have 45 year experience of Karate.

13:34 Did you hear his explanation of "Sokuto"?

13:37 I see.

13:38 I explain to my students that you use the edge because "Sokuto" means a blade of the foot,

13:48 but when I actually kick I use my heel.

13:52 I was horrified to hear that they use their feet like blades to break the pulse here.

14:01 I've never heard of that. -Me neither.

14:05 You may have seen pictures of us jumping and kicking - that's what that means.

14:13 It's a dangerous technique though.

14:15 "Sokuto-geri" that cut off the pulse!

14:18 That sounds cool!

14:20 The idea is really impressive.

14:23 It's to the pulse of the meridian.

14:25 Therefore, we kick with a line.

14:27 Because you are kicking the weakest part of the body, you don't hurt your foot.

14:31 If you kick a human body with your foot in this shape, you will injure yourself.

14:38 That's why you need to use the point here.

14:42 Kicking to the face with "Mawashi-geri" is common.

14:46 But the idea of kicking the neck with "Sokuto" is surprising.

14:50 In Karate, we often see pictures of one person kicking another person in the neck.

14:56 Now I understand what it is.

14:59 When I was a university student and went to the headquarters to attend a training camp,

15:03 there were still direct students of the founder there.

15:07 I asked one of them about "Kote-nage".

15:14 He made the person in this state.

15:18 Then what he did next was,

15:20 kicking here.

15:23 This is a dangerous one.

15:25 That sensei was an old teacher from the founder's time.

15:29 He kicked me in the stomach and then stopped the kick short here.

15:34 He told me that it was the real fight.

15:37 We don't teach it now.

15:40 That was 40 years ago at a training camp at headquarters.

15:44 The old senseis were still alive.

15:46 They taught me that and stopped their "Sokuto" just short of my neck.

15:50 They did this.

15:51 I still remember the fear.

15:53 You may see pictures of someone jumping and kicking with "Sokuto", but that's not everything.

15:58 You can also kick down.

16:00 That's rather more practical in a real fight, isn't it? -Yes.

16:05 Maybe, this is for telling the opponents the fear and made them lose their will to fight.

16:12 It could be over-defense, couldn't it? -Yes.

16:16 To prevent that, they stopped their "Sokuto" on purpose and discouraged their opponents from fighting.

16:26 That's the way it used to be.

16:30 So, "Sokuto" has its use.

16:34 "Sokuto" can also be used for two-stage kicks, like Bruce Lee used to do.

16:39 In practice, I use "Sokuto" in this way.

16:57 It's like this.

16:58 Do you kick slightly downwards?

17:00 Yes. There are actually two patterns.

17:02 This is a normal kick that I also teach my students.

17:08 But you can also drop the kick.

17:10 You make your opponent like this and give the second one.

17:13 In other words, you don't let him do anything.

17:18 The normal kick goes upwards.

17:22 Like this.

17:25 But you drop it.

17:27 ※This is from another angle.

17:35 Kawashima sensei, could you teach him how to put the protective gear on?

17:43 It doesn't wobble at all.

17:46 Kawashima sensei, please hit him.

17:54 How is it?

17:55 That is double, so you don't get much of a shock, do you?

18:01 No.

18:02 But I still feel the weight of his punches.

18:07 His punches are very strong!

18:08 But this absorbs the shock properly!

18:12 What is this like?

18:14 I see, the inside is also hard.

18:16 Yes, it is.

18:17 Yes, two hard things collide with each other.

18:19 This is great.

18:21 It's surprising.

18:24 You will be safe.

18:26 Let's talk like TV shopping.

18:29 How much is that?

18:30 It must be expensive.

18:33 Amazing!

18:34 Now, take a kick from Inoue-sensei.

18:37 It's scary! Slowly first please.

18:41 Yes. I'll do it slowly.

18:43 You are the same age, 63 this year, right? -Yes.

18:47 I'll kick lightly. -Please.

18:51 Should I bend forward a little? -No. That's fine.

18:53 A little use of the ankle can help with this.

18:58 Can you kick gradually harder?

19:05 I'm totally fine with it!

19:06 Do you feel no pain but the shock comes? -Yes!

19:10 I feel the mass of the kick is transmitted.

19:15 Both the inside and outside plates are hard,

19:19 so indeed the kick does not smash through them.

19:24 This is a really well-made!

19:27 Incredible!

19:28 Here is the feature of this.

19:30 I have now mainly done this kind of "Keri-komi".

19:33 This kick is actually used when the opponent attacks.

19:37 He is attacking my "Chudan".

19:40 In this situation, if a woman kicks a man, she may be pushed back.

19:51 It's difficult to perform "Keri-age" in Shorinji Kempo.

19:54 So in the old days, when we had a single layer of protective gear, we used to teach people to counter kick.

20:01 Our original technique is using this kind of "Go-no-sen", but it was not easy to do.

20:07 With this kind of double structure, however, you can kick in space.

20:13 Someone said that this is space like a physical body.

20:16 By having space in this moment you can kick after blocking the attack.

20:25 With a single layer of protection, the impact will bounce back at you.

20:30 But with two layers, you can kick like this,

20:35 or like this.

20:38 So the double layer allows you to practice with "Keri-age" .

20:44 That is the best feature of this.

20:46 The other thing is when you practice punching like Taka-san did.

20:50 We normally use these 3 knuckles to punch.

20:53 But when we practice with this protective gear, we use 2 knuckles.

20:59 This is an applied way of punching; you use a grip.

21:03 We use these three when punching the body.

21:09 But when we punch hard objects like this, we use these two.

21:16 By practicing this applied punching technique, you will not hurt your fists.

21:22 In other words, this is like the difference between eating curry and rice with a spoon and eating pasta with a fork.

21:30 So when you hit the body you punch in this way.

21:34 This way is for hitting the gear.

21:36 Teaching in this way prevents everyone from getting hurt.

21:40 This approach causes injury.

21:43 So you do this way.

21:46 It's like this.

21:49 Actually, to tell you the truth, this is very hard.

21:53 Your fists will get a workout if you hit this every day.

21:58 Inoue-sensei's knuckles are actually big.

22:03 You can see these.

22:07 These are bigger than mine.

22:09 They've developed big.

22:11 It is not a callus on the fist, but the joint itself is developed.

22:15 Like you, when I use these two, I grip them in a way that puts the other two inside.

22:22 You need to study the grip too.

22:24 We do the normal Shorinji Kempo grip, and we also do a grip that dares to put these two out.

22:29 Could you do that again?

22:31 We usually grip in this way.

22:34 It looks like this.

22:37 But we also do the grip that put these two out.

22:41 The other two is in. -Yes.

22:42 Did you see it?

22:44 The normal Shorinji Kempo grip is like this.

22:48 It curved this way.

22:52 Yes. And another way is this.

22:55 These two come out.

22:57 We use this grip too.

22:58 We use this kind of grip when we punch the protective gear.

23:03 Do you need change the angle of the wrist?

23:06 Well... Obviously yes.

23:07 Yes. This part here is straight.

23:09 That's the difference between this and this. -Yes.

23:13 This is what it looks like at the moment the punch hits, but not before.

23:19 When it hits, these two go in and the other two come out.

23:22 I see.

23:22 You keep this state when you punch the body.

23:25 You also need to study how to grip to prevent injury.

23:30 I sometimes teach this to our students.

23:33 Another thing I thought is,

23:34 you hit such a hard object that if you don't know how to punch accurately and tighten your wrists, you will quickly get hurt.

23:45 Perhaps they can learn how to punch and kick accurately, with a lot of mistakes, and that is the beauty of this protective gear.

23:56 This is great.

23:58 Whether you are punching or kicking, you must think about "Seichusen".

24:02 If your punch is off the "Seichusen" your opponent will rotate.

24:06 It's same for kicking.

24:07 If the kick is off the "Seichusen", it doesn't work.

24:11 You have to capture it.

24:15 He will rotate if you punch like this.

24:18 It is a basic principle that you capture the "Seichusen" even though you attack from different angles.

24:25 Both attackers and defenders have to think about capturing and off the "Seichusen".

24:46 What is the secret of the arm that wraps around you like a dragon?

24:50 When you kick, you measure the distance with your supporting foot.

24:54 It's same as punching.

24:55 If the target is far, you kick this way.

24:58 So this leg decides the distance.

25:01 Kick goes from here.

25:04 If the target is bit far, you kick this way.

25:07 All kicks need this.

25:08 If you open this foot, the opponent will notice the kick is coming.

25:13 So your feeling has to be same as punching.

25:18 From here, you have to be able to do any attack.

25:22 You need this practice.

25:24 Kicking is one of the options during a series of attacks.

25:32 Even attacks are coming, you go in this way.

25:37 Inoue sensei, please let Taka experience this.

25:43 I'm going to attack this way.

25:49 I can't see his kick!

25:52 Yes. I can see that you are not seeing the kick.

25:55 You kick "Kinteki" in this way too, right?-Yes.

25:59 Wow! I don't want that!

26:00 It's incredible.

26:03 From here, I can see his whole body.

26:06 But from here, I can't see the kick.

26:08 He has a punch too.

26:10 You can hide your kick by this hand.

26:12 Yes.

26:13 So the kick will be thrown like this.

26:16 His kick comes from under this sleeve and I can't see it's coming.

26:23 So the attack will be like this.

26:27 You must be free to move in this way.

26:32 I feel that he has four hands.

26:35 You can do "Juho" from there, can't you? -Yes.

26:38 You said four but actually there is another one.

26:43 You have a head-butt too!

26:45 We don’t use it because it’s dangerous but you have to have these five.

26:50 I see.

26:51 After these you can head-butt.

26:56 So you go in this way.

26:58 Your leg is here.

26:59 Yes. I can sweep your leg.

27:04 This is great.

27:05 You are stunned.

27:08 When you punch me, for example,

27:11 I block and attack in this way.

27:16 But I can also capture the punch like this.

27:19 I see.

27:21 As long as my hand is inside, even if you withdraw your hand, I can capture it this way.

27:28 You have to be able to catch any attack.

27:30 This is one of the examples.

27:32 You can also go in this way.

27:35 When you punch, I catch it this way.

27:43 Is this what you did earlier? -Yes, spiral.

27:46 Actually, that was something I was wondering when I was watching their movements.

27:53 I'm going to ask the explanation for Sensei.

27:56 Punches go this way normally.

28:01 I'm going to use "Gyakute".

28:03 This block is one of the options.

28:12 Then I kick.

28:14 Let's do it slowly because it's hard to see it.

28:17 You put your hand out as if cross-counter.

28:22 Then you go in this way.

28:25 You draw a spiral.

28:28 His hand draws a small spiral.

28:32 Your opponent attacks in this way.

28:35 This is a normal block but you do this instead.

28:42 I'll show it slowly.

28:45 This is cross-counter.

28:48 When you do that, you take insurance.

28:51 Let’s change the angle.

28:55 It's this kind of punch.

28:57 You just change the punch this way.

29:00 And you go in.

29:03 Even if you block the attack with your line, you'll get punched depending on the timing.

29:11 But this way your hand will hit somewhere on his arm.

29:16 Then you go in this way.

29:20 Once you capture the opponent, you simply continue to do your technique.

29:28 You can do "Tenbin" to take him down.

29:33 You can attack inside here.

29:37 From here, we can continue 10 or 20 techniques.

29:41 Please explain this again to Taka.

29:43 At this point, you are in a position to cross-counter in one way or another.

29:47 This is a vital spot.

29:49 So you change it this way.

29:53 Taka, what do you feel at this moment?

29:56 You can see it's coming, right?

29:58 In Karate, we are used to this kind of movement.

30:03 But I don't like this because it's coming from below what should have come from above.

30:11 It's not here, but here.

30:14 Yes, plus we always put both hands in at the same time.

30:19 You'll get confused because what should be coming from the top is coming from the bottom.

30:25 And you get entangled.

30:28 This is called the "Ryu-no-te"(dragon's hand) and you entangle the opponent and you go in.

30:36 This is great.

30:37 You use the spiral to take the attack.

30:40 What about the position of the head?

30:43 It's normally here, right? -Yes.

30:45 So you do "Chidori" movement.

30:47 It'll be like this.

30:48 Your face will be still in danger so you put your hand here.

30:52 So you double or triple guard?

30:55 Yes. Your face should not be exposed in full.

30:59 As you block the attack, you can also do "Shuto-uchi",

31:02 then elbow strike.

31:04 In short, you also have your next next move ready.

31:07 If you throw a technique without thinking, you will be beaten immediately.

31:11 So you must prepare your next as soon as you enter.

31:18 From both sides.

31:20 If your opponent is large, you risk being lifted up,

31:25 so you entangle his leg.

31:27 Look at this!

31:29 You have to think about the low.

31:31 If the person is strong, you have to do it strongly.

31:35 Your weight will be on his leg fully.

31:37 That hurts the knee, doesn't it?

31:40 Yes, so this is dangerous.

31:41 The more he put up with it, the more my weight is on him.

31:45 That’s not good so we don't do that.

31:50 We do this when our opponent grabs us by the collar in this situation.

31:56 I just do it with my leg.

31:58 Instead of doing this,

32:02 I twirl my leg around him.

32:06 This is an application of that technique.

32:08 It can be used in many situations.

32:12 He is attacking me from the other way.

32:16 In response, I use my back leg.

32:24 It's hard to expect your moves.

32:25 Back leg can go inside.

32:28 You have to figure out all the "Kyo" above and below.

32:36 In practicing it, do you do it slowly at first, gradually speeding up and practicing it over and over again? -Yes.

32:49 Basically, if you practice this with the intention of blocking the attack, the movement becomes weaker.

32:55 So you need to be aware that you are cross-countering.

32:59 You go in this way while cross-countering.

33:05 What important is,

33:09 you have to be able to cross-counter properly.

33:15 You need this practice.

33:18 All you have to do is change the trajectory of this punch.

33:24 "Tai-no-sen" practice is first and then you can change it to capturing.

33:31 That's how the receiving side practices.

33:38 That makes sense because the moment you are counter-attacked there is nothing you can do.

33:43 Yes. That's what we want.

33:47 This is difficult to do, but in fact we practice entangling arms that have been grabbed in the early green belt stage.

34:01 We do this when we are held by an arm and take their hand in this way.

34:06 You can let your hand go through this way.

34:09 Or this way.

34:12 So I think we can learn this feeling at an early stage. -I see.

34:21 I think it's an interesting point,

34:25 because if you mix that into your punches and "Goho", you can do applied techniques like Inoue Sensei.

34:34 It also means how important it is to practice when you are a beginner? -Yes.

34:39 You must develop a sense of that. -Yes.

34:42 You said earlier it was like a snake fist.

34:45 But we compare it to a dragon.

34:47 You move your body like a dragon.

34:50 That's how I felt that if you practice it properly at the beginner stage, you can apply it later on.

35:02 What a sharp kick by Hiromu Inoue sensei, Shorinji Kempo!

35:07 Today, we will get to know the secret of this kick.

35:11 This is "Kaeshi-geri".

35:14 It is used in situations where your opponent is beside and in front of you.

35:20 There are many variations, such as you holding his sleeve.

35:24 The kick is released from this angle.

35:27 What was that?

35:29 In the first phase, you take a step forward and then kick.

35:33 But basically this kick is directly thrown from the side.

35:38 You have no motion.

35:41 This is how to kick.

35:42 He kicks with his ball of foot and I can't do that.

35:49 Look at his flexibility.

35:52 May I take your foot?

35:54 Look at this shape!

35:56 That's great!

35:58 So this is the opposite way of "Mawashi-geri".

36:02 Can you use the other leg?

36:03 What would you mean?

36:05 Can you kick with your left leg? -Yes.

36:07 Wow! Great!

36:11 Little further is better.

36:14 Amazing!

36:15 It's hard to see!

36:17 You can't expect you get kicked here!

36:22 He doesn't move his upper body at all. Great!

36:24 You keep this state and then kick.

36:29 Great!- Thank you.

36:32 There is another one.

36:35 You have this,

36:37 and this.

36:39 You use the instep to kick the face.

36:41 You have that one too. -Yes.

36:44 For example...

36:47 We have this.

36:48 I couldn't see it.

36:51 Kick him while apologizing like this.

36:54 It's also used this way.

36:55 It'll be so painful!

36:57 Even little touch hurt me.

37:00 Because I can control my foot well, I can kick here.

37:04 It's "Sokusen-geri"(kicking with toes).

37:06 Incredible!

37:08 You make the shape like this.

37:12 You use your ball of foot,

37:15 and the instep.

37:17 It is like this.

37:22 It must be painful.

37:24 So as you're apologizing and you kick.

37:28 I'll stop it though.

37:31 I can kick this side too.

37:33 Its variation and depth are amazing.

37:36 As with the fists, it is important how to use the feet.

37:40 You have to make a shape. -Yes.

37:42 You use "Sokuto"(edge)

37:44 and "Zensokutei"(ball of foot).

37:46 You use your ankle.

37:48 His feet can be used as weapons in various forms.

37:52 Everything must be done that way.

37:56 It's same as Karate.

37:57 Karate has "Koken" and "Uraken" etc.

38:00 You have to be able to use anything.

38:04 This kick can be used in these situations.

38:08 It's "Gedan-gaeshi" in "Enbu".

38:11 What a great kick!

38:16 Incredible!

38:20 Can you stop when you block the kick?

38:23 This is the angle.

38:24 It is hard to kick straight.

38:29 But this angle is easier.

38:31 You kick at right angles to the plane? -Yes.

38:35 One last time.

38:36 Then you can kick like he does.

38:40 This is a characteristic of the "Kaeshi-geri".

38:45 It has to be done from many different angles.

38:47 Moreover, you need to take the opponent's "Seichusen".

38:51 Taka, can you please throw a kick?

38:53 Am I kicking this way? -Yes.

38:55 "Mawashi-geri" is coming, then...

38:59 Amazing!

39:01 I couldn't do anything!

39:03 That's dangerous!

39:04 Incredible!

39:05 Let me do that again.

39:07 Kick is going then...

39:08 Great!

39:11 It could be to "Kinteki".

39:13 Did you hear that?

39:16 Your "Kinteki" could be kicked.

39:17 You would die, wouldn't you?

39:21 This is intense!

39:24 His flexibility is also great.

39:27 I don't think I can kick like this.

39:30 It's hard for me.

39:33 What kind of exercise do you do?

39:37 You'd better start with kicking a low target.

39:40 Step forward and take this angle if you want.

39:43 Contrary, we practice with bowlegs like this.

39:47 But you can use the step and kick "Gedan".

39:51 Then, you tilt your knee to the side while holding it in front of you.

39:56 Like "Namigaeshi? -Yes.

39:59 You take your knee this way and kick.

40:01 May I try? -Yes.

40:02 Put your leg forward little and kick from there.

40:06 From here? -Yes.

40:12 This is the same feeling as "Tekki Shodan" in Karate!

40:18 Sensei is good at teaching!

40:22 Now I was OK with "Gedan" but it would be hard if it's higher.

40:27 I think you can make it.

40:29 This is little bit hard.

40:31 You are almost there.

40:33 Really? -Yes.

40:36 This is great.

40:38 I had no idea of kicking in this part of the foot.

40:41 It was a good study.

40:43 Sensei is really good at teaching!

40:46 Because your body has already built.

40:49 We've just watched their "Enbu" and picked up what we noticed.

40:54 But I didn't expect each one is so deep.

40:59 Yes! That's right!

41:00 Each one of the techniques must have lots of essences.

41:03 Yes! It must have a lot!

41:06 Thank you very much.

41:09 This is surprising.

41:12 Earlier in "Enbu", I'm curious about something.

41:16 I've seen this kind of block in this channel before.

41:23 But, today, Sensei showed us a different one.

41:26 He was talking something about knee.

41:30 I'll show you how to go in against "Mawashi-geri".

41:33 First, you stop the "Mawashi-geri" this way.

41:36 Knee is the reference point.

41:38 Because you can estimate the length by the knee position.

41:43 So you react to the knee.

41:48 What?

41:49 I couldn't get it.

41:50 It's coming this way.

41:51 Your opponent cannot kick with this distance.

41:54 So you get close to him.

41:57 He can't go beyond this point.

42:00 So as you get close to him, you just move little inside.

42:05 It'll be like this.

42:06 There seems to be a secret to his footwork.

42:11 When this kick comes, you move this way.

42:15 You don't do any extra moves!

42:18 No. It's just little move.

42:20 The kick is coming this way and this is the key.

42:23 So the movement is this.

42:25 Please kick me.

42:30 I will go in like this.

42:33 Sensei disappeared now.

42:35 You're supposed to be here.

42:39 If your knee is this close, you can't kick, can you? -No.

42:45 If I'm inside this line, you can't kick me, can you? -No.

42:49 So you just change the distance and position.

42:52 I see.

42:52 Everyone loses balance.

42:53 As you get close, you change the angle. -Yes.

42:57 And you take the opponent's "Seichusen".

43:03 May I kick again?

43:05 Wow! This is it!

43:06 Take "Seichusen".

43:07 What about footwork?

43:09 It's like this.

43:12 Like this.

43:12 You move that leg first.-Yes.

43:14 Basically, it's this way.

43:16 But sometimes this way.

43:18 The basic is stepping with this leg.

43:20 As you change the angle...

43:23 You move this way first and change the angle.

43:26 And then you drop the kick.

43:30 When the opponent kicks, drop it like this.

43:34 As you drop it, you go in this way.

43:36 This is "Gyakute".

43:38 The last one was with my front hand but this is the other hand.

43:42 Do you feel he is shrugging off your kick?

43:46 Well... I feel my kick itself doesn't reach him.

43:49 Yes. It's like he is shrugging off my kick.

43:52 Just now, I dropped your kick.

43:54 Yes. I can feel that.

43:56 But the other one is...

43:58 See, it feels as if you're kicking air.

44:00 The most amazing thing about Sensei is that he counter-attacks with this move.

44:06 Everything goes with one count.

44:08 It's same timing as my kick.

44:10 Right?

44:12 Yes. It's all in one count.

44:13 This side can't do anything.

44:15 Avoiding is not this way.

44:18 It's this way.

44:20 I see. You use the imbalance.

44:21 Yes. Instability pushes stability.

44:24 You don't stand firmly.

44:27 So the movement will be like this.

44:29 You move off centre of gravity and use it to move forward.

44:35 You wouldn't be able to do this without building on this practice on a regular basis.

44:41 Taka-san noticed this particular point of your "Enbu".

44:46 Don’t you think he is also great? -Yes, he is.

44:49 He was looking carefully about my "Maai" and positions, so I feel he knows about "Budo" very much.

44:58 But I can't do the same though.

45:00 I think the level of this technique is quite high. -I think so too.

45:03 Do you have any particular name for that?

45:06 Yes. This is called "Haraiuke-danzuki".

45:09 You block and attack with the same hand.

45:12 Sometimes you step this way as an application.

45:15 The thing is that you have to be able to do that with both sides.

45:20 You do the same on both sides.

45:24 I noticed that you were saying anythings had to be done.

45:27 Even this little point has to be applied to a "Kinteki" attack like this.

45:36 You have to be able to attack other parts of the body as well.

45:41 That's what we do.

45:46 So we continue the attacks like this.

45:51 How should Taka attack if Inoue Sensei is in front of him?

46:01 For that matter, actually, we don't initiate an attack.

46:08 Because that's the self-defense techniques.

46:11 I see.

46:12 When I face Taka-san, I would change my "Kamae" depending on his "Kamae".

46:18 So if we face each other, I change my "Kamae" little bit like this.

46:24 If I take this "Kamae", will you change yours?

46:27 Yes, I'll change it naturally, because there are things that bother me.

46:33 So you adjust your "Kamae" to mine? -Yes.

46:36 It's like rock-paper-scissors.

46:41 "Kamae" shouldn't be like this.

46:43 When I take "Kamae", my opponent will take "Kamae" too, so I see it and adjust my hand positions.

46:51 You can see it, can’t you?

46:53 In everyday life, as a practice you can be aware of your posture by what kind of person is next to you.

47:01 Not every time, but I often think about whether my own posture is right for the person next to me.

47:11 For example, on the train, I think to myself, this person is here and I should protect my chin.

47:18 Then I think that the other side is open, so I should keep my hand free and ready for an eye strike at any time.

47:27 You do simulations, don't you? -Yes.

47:30 One technique for self-defense is how you position yourself according to the other person's style, the distance and the angle.

47:40 In your everyday life? -Yes.

47:41 I don't do it every time, but I think about it quite often, when I pass people, for example.

47:47 I can understand that.

47:49 I sometimes avoid people like this in crowded places.

47:52 Also, when there is someone in front of me, I sometimes anticipate their movement.

47:57 Some people may see me as a funny person though.

48:01 That is what self-defense means to us.

48:05 I often teach my students to take this "Kamae" and attack in this way.

48:10 You can block and punch with this.

48:13 But actually this is the same as apologizing.

48:17 This "Kamae" itself is self-defense.

48:21 The person may attack.

48:22 Yes. Then you can move this way.

48:25 So this is the meaning of your hand positions.

48:27 I see.

48:29 With this "Kamae", you can come close to the person, then also attack.

48:34 So one of the most important things to do is to take the "Kamae" so that the opponent doesn't know.

48:40 It shouldn't be like this.

48:42 This is your "Kamae" actually.

48:45 "Gasshourei" is the same.

48:47 You can do anything from here.

48:49 The opponent's mind is "Kyo" to me.

48:55 And I'm "Jitsu".

48:56 The difference between self-defense and matches is the presence of a referee.

49:02 You don't know when your match starts. -Exactly.

49:05 You have "Hajime!" in the matches but self-defense is different.

49:08 At this moment, it'll be over.

49:12 So it'll be no good to provoke a fight.

49:16 I believe that avoiding conflict is the spirit of self-defense.

49:22 It all depends on how you take "Kyojitsu".

49:28 How you make your opponent “kyo” is important.

49:31 Apologizing can actually lead to winning.

49:47 This hand goes back to the shoulder.

49:49 So you take your elbow to his shoulder.

49:54 Take your elbow here.

49:56 Then you can hook his arm.

49:59 It doesn't matter if it's a vertical or horizontal fist.

50:02 You can hook his arm.

50:03 Now, he is punching.

50:07 So you can use that move this way.

50:10 I didn't tell him what I was going to do.

50:13 He's never experienced it before. That's why he was surprised.

50:18 Instead of doing this,

50:21 I went in this way.

50:22 My elbow goes inside, so even if he backs off, it doesn't really matter.

50:29 At that moment, you can take the person down.

50:32 If it doesn't work, you go this way.

50:35 So you can use this to deal with the punch.

50:41 More he pulls back his hand, more you can go in.

50:45 If you want to use the other hand, it'll be like this.

50:52 I see. You don't catch his punch. -No.

50:55 That's the detail for the movement!

51:00 You don't grab it, you hook it naturally.

51:06 If you try to grab the hand, it will come off.

51:12 The opponent will try to pull back his hand naturally.

51:15 So you just put your hand in this way.

51:23 If you want to use the other hand, it'll be like this.

51:30 It's hard to see.

51:31 It's this way.

51:35 In fact, this is the basic movement for that.

51:38 Sorry. Does it hurt your fingers? -No. I'm fine.

51:42 He is coming so you go in this way.

51:43 He will pull back his hand definitely.

51:46 That's the moment, you go in.

51:50 He reacts this way.

51:52 So you move this way.

51:55 Prepare the next as well.

51:58 This is how we practice.

52:00 The same applies to "Jodan-zuki".

52:02 He pulls back his hand naturally.

52:05 So you put your elbow inside here.

52:08 This is same as these attacks.

52:12 So you apply these.

52:16 So you catch his elbow.

52:18 I've shown throwing from here.

52:23 But you can also take his wrist from the same position.

52:30 You immobilize the person.

52:36 This is the idea for everything.

52:40 For example, this is the same thing.

52:43 Give me a kick slowly.

52:44 He is kicking the inside of my leg.

52:49 So I put my foot the inside of his leg.

52:51 When he pulls his leg, my foot hits him.

52:54 So it's not block and kick.

52:56 You just put your foot in after blocking.

52:58 It goes to the target when he pulls back the leg.

53:01 Your foot is taken by him. -Yes.

53:02 That's the purpose of crossing.

53:05 You must always set up a counter-attack after the defense.

53:09 It's just like this.

53:11 After blocking the kick, you move your leg this way.

53:15 He pulls his leg and my foot hits the target.

53:18 It'll be a return move.

53:20 You set up and make sure this always goes to the target.

53:28 He is punching my "Jodan". This will be the same.

53:33 You move this hand in a spiral,

53:36 and you go in to his shoulder.

53:38 This is the same principle.

53:42 His hand always goes back to the shoulder.

53:44 You take your hand here and then it naturally goes there.

53:47 Everything is the same.

53:49 You need to insure this way because it is dangerous.

53:53 And you go in this way.

53:57 As long as you put your hand on it, you can manage it.

54:00 So it enables you to do the technique like this.

54:06 You can do this too.

54:09 You've given us lots of information.

54:13 But it's something even deeper than what I understand.

54:16 The timing is also important, isn't it? -Yes.

54:19 You have to grab your opponent's arm the moment he punches you.

54:22 You are led by your opponent's move, right? -Yes.

54:26 You really need to practice this over and over again to be able to do it.

54:32 You wouldn't want to punch someone like Sensei, would you? -No.

54:36 You wouldn't want to do anything if you knew he could do something like these.

54:44 What I've shown can be applied to anything.

54:47 "Chudan" kick is coming, for example.

54:50 You block it this way.

54:53 His leg gets floated.

54:57 Block the opponent's kick with your knee and his leg will be here.

55:01 You bring his leg here, then you deal with it.

55:08 What I did was raise my leg to solid this part here.

55:13 I made my flesh stronger.

55:15 I raised my leg in this way to avoid spraining my toes.

55:19 So when the kick comes here, I kick it back.

55:22 If I make it, I can continue to fight like this.

55:25 When I show them my techniques, they can do it in no time.

55:28 Because those are applications of the basics of Shorinji Kempo.

55:33 Same for local practitioners.

55:34 Those who has 4dan or 5dan cannot understand what has been done to them.

55:38 But once I explain it, they get it so quickly.

55:41 Because they've practiced the basics and the "Hokei" properly, they can apply them immediately.

55:46 80% of them master it immediately.

55:48 Those who haven't practiced can't get it.

55:50 Everything I do is application.

55:52 They know the importance of practicing basics and "Hokei" hard.

55:58 I think that is the good thing about Shorinji Kempo.

56:02 Inoue sensei, thank you very much.

56:10 Now, look forward to the next series!