Hokei Kumite or Bunkai Kumite

Extracted from http://shitokai.com/hokei.php


Master Mabuni was a pioneer and his thinking, years ahead of his contemporaries. His systemization of Karate was well planned and well executed and designed to make it available to general public were preserving its unique value as a martial art. This form of exercise was over free sparing by many of the most prominent masters of Karate.

Master Mabuni experimented it with protective equipments, during the 1930s. Hoping that it would allow self-simulative combat. However powerfully applied techniques still cause concussions through the thickest protections and broken feet and hands were common. He quickly reverted to pre arranged sparing to prevent injuries and also because protective equipments limited natural movements, and therefore inhabited technique.

Many movements and combinations of movements are expressed in Hokei or Bunkai Kumite.
These exercises are manifestation of the principles of Yo Riu Bi.

Master Mabuni insisted that the system of Yo Ryu Bi applied. That is technique should be useful (Yo), and have flowing rhythm of movement (Ryu), and from the combination should come (Bi) or beauty.

Everything should be practical but have a utility elegant so is the parent about the expert and casual observer. The applications of follow are those of a basic Heian Katas of Shito ryu Karate.

Extracted from a forum Bunkai Vs Hokei

Bunkai means 'application' and Hokei means 'dance'

Bunkai is the contraction of the formal name Bun Bu Kai Setsu which approximately means ' the division of the principles between the martial skill and the intellectual knowledge ' or mas specifically 'analysis'.

Whereas the ideograma Hokei can mean 'flower' or 'dance'.

The Hokei-Kumite is mas similar to the Kata-Kaho of the former Ju-jutsu and to the modern ones En Bu or martial dances.

In the Bunkai the karateka analyzes the answers, studies, observes and learns new things.

In the alone Hokei-Kumite it dances and trains.

Extract from http://www.theshotokanway.com/nijukun.html

this is the teachings from Shotokan soke also the founder of Shotokan, I personally find the Precepts are good.

The Niju Kun are Funakoshi's Twenty Precepts, written to help the student understand how they should conduct themselves in karate, and in everyday life. Each of the principles is explained in detail in 'The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate' by Gichin Funakoshi.

1. Karate is not only dojo training.

2. Don't forget that Karate begins with a bow and ends with a bow.

3. In Karate, never attack first.

4. One who practices Karate must follow the way of justice

5. First you must know yourself. Then you can know others.

6. Spiritual development is paramount; technical skills are merely means to the end.

7. You must release your mind

8. Misfortune comes out of laziness.

9. Karate is a lifelong training.

10. Put Karate into everything you do.

11. Karate is like hot water. If you do not give heat constantly it will again become cold.

12. Do not think you have to win. Think that you do not have to lose.

13. Victory depends on your ability to tell vulnerable points from invulnerable ones.

14. Move according to your opponent.

15. Consider your opponent's hands and legs as you would sharp swords.

16. When you leave home, think that millions of opponents are waiting for you.

17. Ready position for beginners and natural position for advanced students.

18. Kata is one thing. Engaging in a real fight is another.

19. Do not forget (1)strength and weakness of power, (2)expansion and contraction of the body, (3)slowness and speed of techniques.

20. Devise at all times.