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Old 02-15-2013, 11:49 AM   #13
Walter Martindale
Location: Edmonton, AB
Join Date: Jun 2006
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Re: atemi at end of technique

In the few seminars I attended when Kawahara was Shihan in Canada, he'd show us some atemi early in the techniques, part way through the techniques, and at the end. I think their purpose, respectively, was to distract from the technique being done, same again, and to conclude matters if necessary (as in, if out in a "real" think you won't sit there and hold the person down, you do something to keep him out of action for at least a few moments so you can get up and be on the alert for other attackers - if you've gone to ground in the first place).
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