Wado Ryu Techniques

Yes, I've been watching some very good wado videos. This one here contains a number of techniques in response to a single handed push or shove. What got me thinking about this was how easy it is that we can become obsessed with application this, application that, bunkai here and everywhere.... as if the art in itself has nothing to offer.

Of course in wado we have kaisetsu, but that's for another post!

I think the point I'm making is that often we don't see the wood for the trees. If we focus on the fundamentals of our arts, and the principles which power them, there is no need to dress things up with exotica.