Renzoku-waza means continuous techniques (combinations). These are very short forms, usually consisting of block-attacks taken from the kata. These are practiced in order to improve understanding of the kata. In Kansas City we practice a number of renzoku-waza including:Ten no Kata, developed by Master Funakoshi who said “The Ten no Kata may be called the introductory kata to sparring, and thus is is a kata for sparring to be practiced by oneself. Always imagine an opponent and practice this form diligently.”
Nidan Renzoku-waza (combinations required during the kihon portion of the nidan examination)
- Gedan barai + Gyakuzuki
- Ageuke + Gyakuzuki
- Udeuke + Gyakuzuki
- Tetsui Uke + Gyakuzuki
- Shuto-uke + Jodan Nukite + Chudan Nukite
- Jodan Oizuki
- Chudan Oizuki
- Oizuki + Maegeri
- Maegeri + Maete
- Maegeri + Mawashigeri
- Maegeri + Yokogeri Kekomi
- Maegeri + Fumikomi + Mawashigeri
Kumite Renzoku-waza (combinations of up to six techniques developed by Jon Beltram around 1970 to inhabit fighting combinations)
- Stepping back open (right foot steps back and right)
- Gedan barai + Gyakuzuki + Maegeri + Maete + Gyakuzuki + Gedan barai
- Ageuke + Gyakuzuki + Maegeri + Maete + Gyakuzuki + Gedan barai
- Udeuke + Gyakuzuki + Maegeri + Maete + Gyakuzuki + Gedan barai
- Shuto-uke + Gyakuzuki + Maegeri (kicking leg pulls back) + Shuto-uke
- Stepping back closed (right foot steps back and left)
- Tettsui-uke + Gyakuzuki + Maegeri + Maete + Gyakuzuki + Gedan barai
Enpi Renzoku-waza (elbow combinations)
- From front stance slide back, enpi to rear mid level
- Step forward, rising enpi to upper level
- Dropping enpi to middle level
- Shift to kibadachi + swing elbow inside middle level
- Yoriashi + thrusting elbow middle level
- Shift to front stance and repeat other side
Tai Sabaki (body shifting)
- Slide step forward
- Yoriashi forward
- Half step forward
- Cross step forward
- Full step forward
- Slide step back
- Yoriashi back
- Cross step back
- Full step back (open and closed)
- combinations of above
- forward: slide step + half step + full step + yoriashi
- backward: slide step + cross step + full step open + yoriashi forward
- etc (with basic technique)