{"id":49,"date":"2012-02-11T01:55:08","date_gmt":"2012-02-11T06:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karate.gregoryzone.org\/?p=49"},"modified":"2012-02-11T01:55:08","modified_gmt":"2012-02-11T06:55:08","slug":"jo-chu-ge-renzoku-kumite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backinthegi.com\/?p=49","title":{"rendered":"Jo-Chu-Ge Renzoku Kumite."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One thing that is new to me in Meibukan Goju-ryu is specific forms of pre-arranged sparring that are included in the basic training. The particular kind in which there is continuous movement is called renzoku kumite, and the first sequence that we learn in Meibukan is Jo-Chu-Ge, or &#8220;high, middle, low&#8221;. It takes some getting used to at first, so for anyone else who may be learning it, here is the sequence as shown in a video (courtesy of YouTube user <a dir=\"ltr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/gtrplyrTheSecond\" rel=\"author\">gtrplyrTheSecond<\/a>) and written down step by step.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EFxpfF-FO_s\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/center><center><\/center><center><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<table width=\"91%\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Attacker<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Defender<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #1c3387;\">Bow. Announce Jo Chu Ge.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #1c3387;\">Bow.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #1c3387;\">Step back, left fighting stance (hands open).<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #1c3387;\">Ready stance.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, right sanchin dachi, right high punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\">Step back, left sanchin dachi, left high block.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\">Step back, left sanchin dachi, left middle block.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, right sanchin dachi, right \u00a0middle punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, right sumo stance, right low punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\"><strong>Step back, left sumo stance, left \u00a0low block<\/strong>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, left sanchin dachi, left high punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\">Step back, right sanchin dachi, right high block.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\"><strong>Step back, right sanchin dachi, right middle block.<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, left sanchin dachi, middle punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, left sumo stance, left low punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\">Step back, right sumo stance, right low block.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, right sanchin dachi, right high punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\">Step back, left sanchin dachi, left high block.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\">Step back, left sanchin dachi, left high block.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, right sanchin dachi, right high punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\">Step back, right sanchin dachi, right middle block.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, left sanchin dachi, left middle punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\">Step back, left sumo stance, left low block.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, right sumo stance, right low punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, right sanchin dachi, right high punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\">Step back, left sanchin dachi, left high block.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\">Step back, left sanchin dachi, left middle block.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, right sanchin dachi, right \u00a0middle punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, right sumo stance, right low punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\"><span><strong>Step back, left sumo stance, left \u00a0low block<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\"><strong>Step forward, left sanchin dachi, left high punch.<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\">Step back, right sanchin dachi, right high block.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\"><strong>Step back, right sanchin dachi, right middle block.<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, left sanchin dachi, middle punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\"><strong>Step forward, left sumo stance, left low punch.<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\">Step back, right sumo stance, right low block.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, right sanchin dachi, right high punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\">Step back, left sanchin dachi, left high block.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\">Step back, left sanchin dachi, left high block.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, right sanchin dachi, right high punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\">Step back, right sanchin dachi, right middle block.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, left sanchin dachi, left middle punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\">Step back, left sumo stance, left low block.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, right sumo stance, right low punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, right sanchin dachi, right high punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\">Step back, left sanchin dachi, left high block.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\">Step back, left sanchin dachi, left middle block.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, right sanchin dachi, right \u00a0middle punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, right sumo stance, right low punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\"><span><strong>Step back, left sumo stance, left \u00a0low block<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\"><strong>Step forward, left sanchin dachi, left high punch.<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\">Step back, right sanchin dachi, right high block.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\"><strong>Step back, right sanchin dachi, right middle block.<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\">Step forward, left sanchin dachi, middle punch.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #328712;\"><strong>Step forward, left sumo stance, left low punch.<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\">Step back, right sumo stance, right low block.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #1c3387;\">Bow.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong><span style=\"color: #1c3387;\">Bow.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One thing that is new to me in Meibukan Goju-ryu is specific forms of pre-arranged sparring that are included in the basic training. The particular kind in which there is continuous movement is called renzoku kumite, and the first sequence that we learn in Meibukan is Jo-Chu-Ge, or &#8220;high, middle, low&#8221;. 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