THE SHINJINBUKAN SYSTEM — TRAINING AIDES
These articles are based on training notes and memoirs of my studies with Onaga Yoshimitsu Kaichō. Jimmy Mora.
INTRODUCTION
SECTION 1 — TI vs. KARATE
SECTION 2 — SHŌRIN RYŪ CURRICULUM
SECTION 3 — DIGITAL ARCHIVES
Okinawa Karate Dō, originated by mixing Ti, the ancient Okinawan Martial Art, with Chinese Kung Fu and other Asian fighting arts. OKinawa Ti, also known as Okinawa Te in the West, evolved over hundreds of years. However, like in any other human endeavour a quantum leap occurs only a few times in history. In terms of this evolution, Onaga Sensei achieved this quantum leap. His knowledge of Ti allowed him to develope a Martial Arts System without the limitations of a Karate style.
Onaga Sensei teaches Ti as an endless process adaptable to every situation, where the objective is the understanding the process itself and not the end result. All Karate styles only study the arrival point of motion. However, Ti studies the entire line of motion, or path of movement created by the human body. The study of Ti as a system must incorporate unique principles of body mechanics, body conditioning and fighting techniques.
Most martial arts have training curriculums that are not integrated into a cohesive system of body mechanics. On the other hand, the study of Ti requires the integration of all training curriculums into ONE cohesive system of body mechanics. If not, the different aspects of martial arts training will not work together. Ti applies the same body mechanics or body usage in all aspects of martial arts training: body conditioning, katas, kihon gatas, fighting techniques and other technical drills. According to Onaga Sensei:
Ti is the key that opens the door to understanding all Martial Arts. Without Ti, a Karate style is based on a training curriculum that will have many limitations. For many Martial Artists, after years of training Katas, doing sparring or hitting the makiwara, the question remains: Why? Ti is true Karate, but Karate by itself has no Ti, because it is limited by being a Karate style.
INTRO SECTION 1 SECTION 2 SECTION 3
