Comments on My trip to Black Belt at 50... and beyond!: Kata Bookset

We have always simply called those pushing strikes...

2011-03-09T08:46:44.750-08:00

We have always simply called those pushing strikes "palm heel strikes." I am unaware of any such name as "kewsal" or anything like that, but, we only use American/English terminology.

Great Job on your Black Belt. Master LaVallee sur...

2010-11-24T20:56:41.430-08:00

Great Job on your Black Belt. Master LaVallee sure has changed his system since the 90's. My teacher got his system from LaVallee when he was still in New York. We still do all the old stuff the old way. Short Three Bookset, Mass Attacks before he shortend them. We added 15 more Holds and Grabs in the Parker set and names. This is not ment to be judgement just observation. Keep up the great work.

Keep up the great work. Boy has Master LaVallee ch...

2010-11-24T20:51:40.461-08:00

Keep up the great work. Boy has Master LaVallee changed the Katas since the 90's. I learned his system before he moved to Flordia and so I still do the old katas. Etc... Still do Mass Attacks.

great site for helping us with the kata's. my...

2010-04-05T16:55:36.556-07:00

great site for helping us with the kata's. my son is 7, a brown belt, he learned the bookset as a green belt.

Can anyone help by providing me with the name for ...

2009-04-10T09:49:00.000-07:00

Can anyone help by providing me with the name for the hand position that we use in the kata?
It's when you push forward with your hand in a sort of claw.

Description: The index finger is straight, the thumb is extended but bent at the knuckle, and the other three fingers are straight but bent at the knuckle. The hand is tense.

What is the name for this term and what does it represent?

Is it kewsahl, kewsa, kewsal, queue sah, or cue sahl?

I probably should ask sensei but somehow, its just too geeky a question even for me to like asking.

Bookset is one of the katas in the blue to brown b...

2008-04-05T11:37:00.000-07:00

Bookset is one of the katas in the blue to brown belt area. I think it varies. The system seems to be:
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Beginner
White - white belt appreciation form
Yellow - Short One
Orange - Long One
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Intermediate Class
Purple, Blue, Green -
Short Two, XMA Form One, Bookset, Three Set Kumatai
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Advanced
Brown, Red, High Red
Short Three, XMA Form Two, Kama Set, Chuck Form One, Chuck Form Two,
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BlackBelt
American Bo Form
More cool stuff

Do you know what belt level you learn this on? Rig...

2008-04-04T20:52:00.000-07:00

Do you know what belt level you learn this on? Right now I'm purple belt (juniors) and I've never seen this kata.

Kathy - I had forgotten that this was unfinished. ...

2007-12-15T11:38:00.000-08:00

Kathy - I had forgotten that this was unfinished. This is a particularly hard one to write, although it's my favorite, since I have no words for the two moves in the middle. Thanks for the kew-sal term, I'll work it in. I still don't have a great video of it either. Do you?

Any chance you could finish this? Or is this as f...

2007-11-01T20:41:00.000-07:00

Any chance you could finish this? Or is this as far as it goes in Florida? You've stopped just at the spot where I have trouble.

By the way, do you use the term (unsure of spelling) Kew-sal for what this blog entry calls claw hand?

It's kind of fun to see the differences between how you do things in Florida and how we do them in New York. Little details, really, fun to see in action.

Thanks for keeping this blog! Good luck in cycle!