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[An explanation of the Drunken Boxing style kung fu on "Fight Science", Discovery Channel]

Zui Quan, literally Drunken Fist, also known as Drunken Boxing is a category of techniques, forms and fighting philosophy that appear to imitate a drunkard’s movements. The postures are created by momentum and weight of the body, and imitation is generally through staggering and certain type of fluidity in the movements. It is considered to be among the more difficult wushu styles to learn due to the need for powerful joints and fingers.

While in fiction, practitioners of Zui Quan are often portrayed as being actually intoxicated, Zui Quan techniques are highly acrobatic and skilled and require a great degree of balance and coordination, such that any person attempting to perform any Zui Quan techniques while intoxicated would be likely to injure themselves.

[From Wikipedia. Original page is here]

[Hirokazu Kanazawa 10º Dan demonstrating Kanku Sho]

Kanku Sho, which translates to mean ‘To view the sky minor’, was created by Master Itosu, and was developed using Kanku Dai as the basis. There are fundamental similarities in the kata, one being the physical looking to the sky. In Dai, in the opening sequences, your hands elevate, and so does your head, with your eyes focusing through the triangular shape crated by the hands.

In Sho however, while in zenkutsu-dachi, before the second jump, your hand follows your hand, which travels behind you. The symbolic significance of this can only be appreciated by the practitioner, but the similarities cannot be denied.

Differences in the kata however are that Kanku Dai places emphasis on upper-level techniques, with the jodan shuto-uchi. Sho however employs a dominance of middle-level techniques such as the three morote-uke sequences, and the three oi-tsukis.

Both kata develop defence from positions where you are standing, and where you are on the floor, where you are in a more vulnerable position.

[From theshotokanway.com. Original page is here]

[Some application (bunkai) of Kanku Sho. Courtesy of http://www.bushido-kai.net]

[Kodokan Judo Katame waza - Kansetsu waza: Ashi garami]

Ashi-Garami is one of the official 29 grappling techniques of Kodokan Judo. It is one of the nine joint techniques of the Kansetsu-waza list, one of the three grappling lists in Judo’s Katame-waza enumerating 29 grappling techniques. Ashi-Garami is one of the four forbidden techniques, Kinshi-waza

[From Wikipedia. Original page is here]

[Tadashi Koike demonstrating Tsuri Goshi]

Tsuri goshi is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the third group of the traditional throwing list in the Gokyo no waza of the Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is classified as a hip technique (koshiwaza). In Tsuri Goshi Tori’s hand reaches around the back, grabs the belt firmly, and uses the belt to lift Uke over the hips.

[Sensei Brian Jones of the Crescentwood Sakura Dojo teaches Tsuri Goshi]