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Each of these DVDs is around 1 hour long. They feature John Burke sensei and a guest or two having the moves from the kata demonstrated on them.
The teaching is done at "learning speed" - and is not shown at full speed and power to protect the person being demonstrated on. You can't show an arm-break at full speed and power to it's logical conclusion. You can show an effect that leads you to believe that with greater force there would be a more harmful effect.
The attacks demonstrated are all "realistic" types of attack - not the kind that a martial artist would throw, but rather that of an untrained thug. That, after all, is what we have to contend with for self defence.
The applications are shown to be joint-locks, throws, and strikes to anatomically vulnerable areas of the body at a distance that can actually cause harm.
Buy them with confidence. There aren't flashy graphics or super camerawork, just good solid applications.
Kihon
Kata & Application volume 1
The basic kata & the basic tenets of bunkai revealed. 1 hour demonstrating the turns, thorws, locks, and strikes to anatomically vulnerable areas that define the essence of kata bunkai for self defence. Just $29.95
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Heian Shodan
kata & application volume 2 - revealing the reason for the 45 degree recurring motif, and turning a basic kata into an absolutely fundamental part of your self defence spectrum.
Just $29.95
This video can also be downloaded here for $24.95:
Heian Nidan
kata & application volume 3
Representing the self defence applications of the reverse inside block, the augmented block, and just why it might be right to finish a kata with a rising block...
Just $29.95
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Heian Sandan
kata & application volume 4
Where we show the applications to the simultaneous forearm blocks, why you might want to have a slow move, and exactly what those elbow blocks can be used for...
Just $29.95
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Heian Yondan
Heian Yondan, also known as Pinan Yondan is a karate kata used for grading and training purposes. What many people don't know is that the moves are used against hook punches and bear hugs and the like, rather than against the techniques of another martial artist. The techniques of the kata are self defence applications that manipulate an opponent's balance, their joints, and strike to anaotmically vulnerable areas.
In this video, about an hour long, John Burke sensei shows you how.
Just $29.95
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Heian Godan
kata & application volume 6
also known as Pinan Godan, this kata reveals why would want to kick your own hand in kata, what the purpose of the jump is, and exactly what the anatomically vulnerable locations, joint-locks, and throws there are to be obtained by studying this kata.
Just $29.95
Also available to download here for $24.95
Tekki Shodan
Kata & Application volume 7
Tekki Shodan, also known as Naihanchi, is a complex and short karate kata that is much misunderstood. Rather than the usual fighting in a rice field or sideways down an alley, this video - about an hour long - demonstrates how the moves can be used for self defence, in close quarter situations with realistic types of attack. See the joint-locks, throws, and strikes to anatomically vulnerable areas that the kata reveals when it is put in a modern context. This book is the companion to theIron Horseman book
Just $29.95
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Bassai Dai
kata & application volume 8 - the companion DVD to the book "Fortress Storming" (see here) where the seminal kata is shown to effectively deal with the kinds of attacks that actually happen. A true "fighting style" in it's own right, this kata (sometimes known as "Passai" is demonstrated as a series of locks, throws, and strikes to anatomically vulnerable areas for the sake of self protection rather than competition.
Just $29.95
Also available as a download here at $24.95
Jion
kata & application volume 9
Jion is an older kata, prevalent across Shuri-based styles. Here it is shown to manipulate joints, and drop opponents regardless of their size. The older versions of the moves from the Heian/Pinan kata are revealed in their effective glory.
Just $29.95
Kanku Dai part 1
kata & application volume 10
The Daddy. Kanku Dai, also known as kusanku is such a major part of kata development, and contains elements of so many other karate kata that it could not be contained in one dvd.
In volume 10 we look at the first half of the kata in this hour long DVD
Just $29.95
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Kanku Dai part 2
kata & application volume 11
the second part of the Kanku Dai kata, including the jumping kicks and falling on the floor, and how those things can be useful and practical!
Just $29.95
The second part of the Kanku Dai kata bunkai video is available as a download at $24.95 here:
Kanku Dai 1&2 set
Special price. $53.91 instead of $59.90
Empi
kata & application volume 12
Also known as Wanshu, this kata deals with evasive movements and graceful hands - but not for blocking kicks or bo staff. Instead, see how we use it for take-downs and throws!
Just $29.95
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Hangetsu
kata & application volume 13
Also known as "Seisan", this fundamental kata taught at 6th kyu in some styles, Shodan in others, and Yondan in others, is here shown to be a versatile fighting style, not just a tension exercise...
Just $29.95
The Hangetsu bunkai video is also available as a download at $24.95 here:
Bassai Sho
kata & application volume 14
Revealing what moves that look like "blocking a bo staff" are really for, and just what those "over the shoulder" parries can be used for. This video is the companion to the book "Fortress Storming - the minor version"
Just $29.95
The Bassai Sho applications video is also available to download at $24.95 here:
Kanku Sho
kata & application volume 15
Looking at this kata for nidan Karate-ka from a practical viewpoint.
Just $29.95
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Tekki Nidan
kata & application volume 16
This sort kata contains more information than most realise. As such, the DVD is still an hour long, and the applications come thick and fast.
Just $29.95
The Tekki Nidan bunkai application video is available as a download at $24.95 here:
Nijushiho
kata & application volume 18
"24" the fighting kata! Normally reserved for nidan students and above, and here revealed to contain all those painful applications...
Just $29.95
The Nijushiho bunkai video is available as a download at $24.95 here:
Jitte
kata & application volume 17
far from catching a bo staff and blocking in one direction with your arm up in the air in the other; this DVD shows how those moves can be used for practical locks, strikes, and throws - and it doesn't depend on your size and strength.
Just $29.95
The Jitte bunkai video is available as a download at $24.95 here:
Gankaku
kata & application volume 19
"Crane on a Rock" revealed to be a fighting method in it's own right. Far from standing on one leg to avoid bo strikes, the moves are revealed to deal with the kinds of attack you can really expect to come across - and deal with them in an effective fashion!
Just $29.95
The Gankaku bunkai video is also available as a download at $24.95 here:
Sochin
kata & application volume 20
"Strong/Calm" with the enigmatic muso gamae. No simultaneous blocks, just sequences of strikes, locks, and neck cranks that you must not train with speed and power on a training partner - thus revealing just why you must have kata to train with. 90 minutes.
Just $29.95, post free.
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UNSU
kata & application volume 21
"Cloud Hands" - the flowing, jumping crane kata. Here we do not use ippon nukite fingertip strikes to strike the eyes, but rather look at the alternative applications, and why you would want to raise your arms in front of you together with pressing palms, and why this kata is just so good for the refined martial artist. 120 minutes long
Just $29.95 - post free
The UNSU video is available as a download for $24.95 here:
Gojushiho Sho
kata & application volume 22. Join us as we explore the "54" kata in this video over 1 hour and 50 minutes long. Featuring explainations for the reverse sword hand and the consecutive spear hand thrusts as we go deep into the crane origins of the kata to put balance manipulation right next to potentially crippling strikes. Please note that this is not the version of Useishi with the pointy fingers. That's the kata that we call Gojushiho Dai andit will be released separately in the near future.
Just $29.95 - post free
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Gojushiho Dai
kata & application volume 23. The "54" kata. The ippon nukite (one-finger spear hand) made useful! This kata is the version with the pointy-fingers rather than the alternating spear-hands. This version of Useishi makes prominent use of the neko-ashi-dachi and we take a look at how that can be most useful. The video comes in at 150 minutes and is a fine companion volume to the Gojushiho Sho content (no repeats, they complement each other).
The Gojushiho Dai video is available for download at $29.95 here:
Chinte
kata & application volume 24
"Strange Hands" is shown here in this video (over an hour long) to be an effective analysis of the curious techniques to be found within the kata. These odd hand techniques are shown to cause immense pain against someone attacking with typical types of assault. See what the "two-fingered" moves do. See what the bunny hops can do to an opponent.
Just $29.95, post free.
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Meikyo
Kata & Application volume 25
NEW for January 2014
Nearly 2 hours long, the Oyo (use/apply) for the crane kata Meikyo (related to Rohai) is revealed here as a method of delaing with close-in attacks - grappling, hook punches, etc.
Just $29.95, post free
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Tekki Sandan
Kata & Application volume 26
This 1 hour 57 minute video shows grappling applications to the third part of the Naihanchi story. No fighting in an alleyway. Just locks, strikes, and throws using the effective application of the kata.
The download of the Tekki Sandan applications video is available here at $29.95
Ji'in
Kata & application volume 27
the last part of the Ji (temple) family of kata. Some associations have ceased training this kata, failing to see it's relevance - after all, it's only as complicated as Heian Yondan, right?
Well, John Burke sensei here sheds some light on just why you might want to maintain practic eof this high-grade kata. All practical. All useful.
The download of the Ji'in kata bunkai video is available at $24.95 here:
Wankan
Kata & Application volume 28
New for July 2014
The last Shotokan kata, also known as Okan. In this presentation, over an hour long, you can see how we use the "cover your eyes" movement; the "catching a kick" movement. Practical applications revealed. Just $29.95 on DVD, delivered post-free worldwide.
The video download of Wankan kata bunkai is available here at $29.95
Rohai
The crane kata is most similar to the Wadokai version. In this hour-long presentation we look at the practical applications, including the "u-shaped punch" and the five-finger spear hand.
The DVD of Rohai applications is $24.95, post free worldwide.
The download of the Rohai kata bunkai video is available at $24.95 here:
Gekisai Dai Ichi
The first kata of GojuRyu, invented by Miyagi Sensei.
Often seen as a "beginner's form", in this video over an hour in length, this kata is revealed to be very useful for self defence. You don't name a kata "Attack and Smash" for nothing, y'know...
The DVD is available for $29.95, post free, here :
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Gekisaidai Ni
This fundamental Naha-te kata is explored here as answers to close-in realistic forms of attack. In this hour-long presentation the techniques of the kata are used to strike, lock and throw.
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Sanchin & Tensho
New for July 2014
In this video, lasting 1 hour and 40 minutes, John Burke sensei takes a look at the kata Sanchin and the kata Tensho.
These fundamental mainstays of Naha-te Karate lineages like Goju Ryu and Uechi Ryu are widely practiced as breathing exercises and body development forms. Some even go so far as to say "there are no applications" to them.
Of course, the movements are found in other kata. Kata that are considered "fighting kata" or "complete styles" in their own right. So here, assisted by Ross Chesterton sensei, the moves are shown with practical self defence in mind.
Sanchin & Tensho - pairing where the yin & yang of the martial arts, hardness and softness, flow and tension, are found in an ever-changing tide of balance and imbalance.
The DVD is available here post-free at $29.95
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Tensho 2
New for September 2014.
It turns out that there is demand for more information on Tensho! We're happy to oblige, with this continuation of the applications in the Sanchin & Tensho project. 50 minutes of more uses for the "rotating palms" kata moves as practical self-defence.
The DVD is available here post-free at $29.95
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The Kata Comparison Seminar range $29.95 each
Nijushiho & Niseishi - with Martyn Harris sensei of Okinawan Kempo
Tekki Shodan & Naihanchi - with Martyn Harris sensei of Okinawan Kempo
Hangetsu & Seisan - with Damien Birch sensei of Doryoku Ryu
The Pressure Point Guide for Martial Artists 2 disc set $55
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The Bunkai Strategies Newsletter 2012 was a series of video clips totalling over 90 minutes of tuition. You can now have those clips as a resource on your pad or pc whether you are online or not for the bargain price of $10!
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The Bunkai Strategies Newsletter 2013 weeks 1- 50 contains 4 hours of application footage for just $29.95 as a Download!
Pressure Points in Kata Bunkai
This new video for March 2014 shows how to make pressure points relevant to your practical kata applications. In this hour long video we look at moves from different kata, from Kihon to Unsu, and show how that extra 10% effectiveness can be had for no extra strength.
$29.95 for the DVD with no postage charges
Only $24.95 for the Download
Tuite in Tekki
The "Iron Horseman" kata and it's Naihanchi parent can have many different applications. For this hour long video we have focused on the limb-twisting, locking, potentially devasting bunkai derived from the Chin-na/Tuite/Torite lens.
We have to be honest here. It's not really practical for most people to learn bunkai by post. In truth you should train and get your bunkai directly from a teacher.
For those of us to far from John Burke sensei to train with him regularly Books and DVDs are the next best thing.
Certain Alpha personalities have it in them to take what's on offer and add it to what they already do without hands on correction. There will always be those who can self-correct. If that's you then Great! If it's not you then please feel free to email info@Bunkai.co.uk with any questions that arise from watching our DVDs and reading the books.
We'll help if we possibly can.
John Burke's Bunkai Resources
Karate Academy, 8 Signal Buildings, Brunel Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4PB, United Kingdom
Heian Yondan
Heian Godan
Bassai Dai
Jion
Kanku Dai part 2
Empi
Hangetsu
Bassai Sho
Kanku Sho
Tekki Nidan
Gankaku
kata & application volume 23. The "54" kata. The ippon nukite (one-finger spear hand) made useful! This kata is the version with the pointy-fingers rather than the alternating spear-hands. This version of Useishi makes prominent use of the neko-ashi-dachi and we take a look at how that can be most useful. The video comes in at 150 minutes and is a fine companion volume to the Gojushiho Sho content (no repeats, they complement each other).
Kata & Application volume 25
Gekisaidai Ni
long video we look at moves from different kata, from Kihon to Unsu, and show how that extra 10% effectiveness can be had for no extra strength.
We have to be honest here. It's not really practical for most people to learn bunkai by post. In truth you should train and get your bunkai directly from a teacher.
