Wilson Karate School

8916 – 60 Ave 2nd Floor in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

2011 IUPA Black Belt Test

| July 28, 2011

 The test was designed to go beyond just testing skill. The addition of TacFit added exhaustion with the requirement to continue to perform. The drills were designed to engage adrenaline through a Hardwork Drill and then require them to get control over the adrenaline dump to do a Softwork drills requiring slower movement and much [...]

Loosen the Legs and Read Their Movement Drill

| January 22, 2011

The purpose of these steps is to loosen the legs and begin to read your partner’s movement.  There are seven steps to follow and after that just do the drill faster to UP the learning.    This is a drill and as such can only accomplish what it is meant to as a drill. embedded by [...]

Small clip on the principles of a takedown.

| February 17, 2010

This is another in a series I hope to do of small clips.  This one covers the principles of a good takedown.  You must take their balance.  Then take two (or more) points on their body. Then draw a circle with the two points.  The upper point must drop them into a Void. embedded by [...]

Small clip on the principles of a lock

| January 25, 2010

This is just a quick small clip on some simple principles that apply to almost all locks.  You take two points one on the joint and one farther out from the body on the limb then draw a circle moving the joint in an unhealthy direction.  Posted because of all the nice recent clips by [...]

IUPAUechi Ryu Front kick

| January 10, 2010

The IUPA Uechi Ryu front kick is an attempt to perform the kick as seen in tape of older Uechi Masters like Uechi Kanei Sensie and Nakahodo Sensei.  In these tapes they all have a draw back of the hip before firing off the kick.  Some say this is due to an operation Uechi Sensei [...]