Because of the number of requests and inquiry's that we've been receiving, we have now begun to produce DVD's that will address the defensive system that we teach ("Oyata Te"), and methods of instruction that we utilize to do so. These DVD's will focus on demonstrating and explaining much of what I've written about here. They will also demonstrate what we have discussed at the seminars that we've been recently attending. Our initial focus has been on developing (actual) training Video's that demonstrate the principles and technique's that I have written about (in this blog). We are additionally considering the inclusion of a Web-site, to address any questions that may arise from the viewers of these DVD's.
We have been teaching these principles
and technique's to our student's for years, and now believe that we
have the time (and the tools) to be able to provide this information
to interested parties in a quality product (including multi-camera
perspectives, High/Slow speed video shots, etc.).
Personally, I have never been a
particularly big fan of "Martial Art's Video's".
Having made that statement (again), my reasons have been
because they are commonly of poor quality and (more often)
have only been provided to "show-off" the individual's
skill (or lack thereof).
We've devoted a generous amount of time
to the attendance of various "Training" seminars over the last few years, and
although we have encountered (numerous) individual's that were
skilled at presenting whatever it was that they were
demonstrating, the quality of the (actual) instruction was
often "lacking".
The focus of our videos will be on the
viewer understanding the material being presented. Though what
we teach comes from the perspective that was provided to us by Taika
Seiyu Oyata, the material is applicable to most all forms of
defensive practices/arts.
Our plans are to initially provide
DVD's for "Female Self-Defense" applications, and various
(individual) "Movement and Application" video's. We will
also be producing DVD's that will address numerous subjects,
including the application and correction of (commonly) misapplied
"Tuite" techniques, "Force Efficiency" and (of
course) individual "Weapon's" use and application
videos.
Our "choice" of subjects to
address will be guided (in part) by consumer interest (thus
the probability of a separate web-site for that purpose). Although we
have a plethora of subjects that we want to present, those
subjects that generate the most interest will be addressed initially.
The greatest "fault" that
we've encountered (in our attendance of "seminar's"'), has
been the Lack of Details that have been provided (or allowed,
because of "time" restrictions). To a great extent,
providing that information via "DVD", will allow for (on
average) a greater amount of time per/subject to be
provided. It will also allow for multiple perspectives to be
provided for those motions and explanations.
I still believe that video's can only
provide a limited amount
of "information" (albeit via example).
The viewer still needs to perform the demonstrated motions upon
another person themselves (and preferably do so upon multiple
individual's). Our goal is that the provided information (on the
DVD's) can be utilized in conjunction with that objective.
Although we will be focusing on
providing DVD's that will address specific subjects, we are
continuing the work on our books (covering many of these same
and additional subjects). In many cases, our plans are to create
"companion" DVD's for the books that we already
have, or will be soon releasing.
Becoming (More) aware of the time
required to assemble these (written and video) projects, We're
anticipating releases to begin to become available sometime after the first of
the (next) year (2018). The majority of the written material
is completed, but the video portion requires copious amounts of
editing and production (no, they're not just "Hey, hold the camera while I do this" video's).
If you have any opinions on subjects
that you would like to see us address (whether in written or video
format), feel free to E-mail your suggestions to this blog.
