Randori based Koryu Dai Ichi

 Randori concepts in Ichi Kata ( can you find more?)

Suppression

The first thing in ichi kata is really psychology.  Its stimulating a guy into an unconscious reaction of some sort.  Making him take an action that he doesnt want to take.  A hand to the face does the trick, but so does a foot sweep.  In randori it is some sort of mini panic or rush which can be anything from a hand raise, a foot step, or a reactive turn or twist out of a wrist lock.  It's shown as an Ikkyo.  But it can be anything. Proactive attacking is based on the philosophy that certain attacks cant be stopped once they have reached concrete form.  Things should be suppressed before they get to concrete form.  blocking is a reactive idea and a bad idea.  Anytime, a hand is used for a blocking function it is placed in a state of tsukuri or preparation.   Here the bad guy has just attacked a loved one or an innocent bystander and you know what he is about.  Don't allow attacks to become concrete.  This is a question of maai.  Walk into judo distance and footsweeping may suppress your movement.  

Deflection and spiral

  Techniques can be accomplished by deflection.  When you recognize an opponents tsukuri/preparation movement or he recognizes yours and pushes against it with strength the attack is deflected.  Again you can't stop attacks once they have reached concrete form or a state of kake.  You can only deal with tsukuri.  Things in aikido tend to be deflected into a spiral.  

                                                                       

Collapsing (into center)

There are times when  tsukuri is in the form of overwhelming strength and things must collapse.  When the unbendable arm collapses the outer defense collapses.      Yonkyo is an ugly technique and is reflected in the amount of pain potential. Standard aikido techniques take on more aggressive forms.  This can also be called judo distancing.  Things are stationary and movement is in the form of rotation.  

  

Aikido techniques in collapsing form.  

1.  Goju ryu kakie 1 

2. Goju ryu kakie 2

Release

This is when you being held in place by overwhelming force.   One guy holds you down. the other hits you.  One man does the tsukuri, the other the kake.    Your attacking hand is held while the enemy uses his attacking hand.   In judo it can be seen as a sacrifice fall.  The fall to set up the rise.  Dropping Uke into a hole is the tsukuri movement. 

 

 

 

 Koryu Kata contain concepts and  not just techniques.  Folks tend to look at the kake, the execution of specific techniques.  But they should also be looked at from the tsukuri (set up) that leads to the kuzushi that allows the technique.   .  It's about recognition and execution of Tsukuri and refining kuzushi.  It's all randori friendly.  Tegatana no kata contains tsukuri movements to study. How to prepare your self, how to prepare the other guy.  That sort of thing.  If you have any other ideas feel free to share.