TOM MUZILA – COMBAT SHOTOKAN KARATE VOL.04

TOM MUZILA – COMBAT SHOTOKAN KARATE VOL.04

Self-Preservation & Realistic Training

COMBAT SHOTOKAN KARATE
By Tom Muzila

Vol-4 – This DVD covers instruction and numerous techniques in self-defense.  It focuses mainly on escaping from various standing grabs, holds, and chokes.
These techniques are very simple and basic, but extremely effective with very little practice.  They can be effective for men, women, and even children in very practical and realistic situations in life.  Included are standing grabs and holds, being approached from the front, side, and back.
Various simple but effective counterattacks and strikes also are included, as well as the best time to execute them.

Basic sparring concepts and techniques are first addressed, such as how to take advantage of the first engagement of the fight.  Follow-up techniques and combinations on how to overwhelm your opponent also are addressed, along with close-quarter combat techniques that can network over as basic self-defense principles.  Traditionally, this is sometimes called torite in Japanese, or escaping techniques.  Then toward the end, various techniques are taught and demonstrated on how to throw an opponent off by executing a strike and using the momentum of that strike to help throw him.  In Japanese, this is sometimes referred to as nagawaza. If an individual practices these concepts and principles diligently, he or she will be trained to handle, control, and understand the full engagement of any fight.