Practical Kata Bunkai: Stances Heian Shodan Application

This video was filmed in July 2011 at Marc and Dianna MacYoung s annual Animal List BBQ in Colorado, USA. It was an amazing four days spent in the company of many highly talented people. I taught for a couple of hours on the Saturday where I covered general kata principles. This clip shows a little of our discussion on the application of stances. Stances are frequently viewed as something fixed and static; whereas in truth they are momentary positions moved to and thoro