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The Pinan / Heian Series:

The Complete Fighting System - Volume 2

Yodan & Godan

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This DVD series reveals, for the very first time, a unique set of two-person drills for the Pinan / Heian series that will enable karateka – of all styles and levels of experience – to return practical combat skills to the heart of kata training. The drills are logical and structured in a way that ensures the gap between solo kata and live combat is effectively bridged.

Volume 2 shows the two-person drills associated with the final two Pinan / Heian kata (Yodan and Godan). This DVD also shows a series of extra drills to demonstrate how the lessons taught by the entire kata series can be developed, varied and progressed. Viewers will see how these drills perfectly follow the kata sequences, with each drill building on the next, so that the practitioner becomes versed in a holistic set of combative methods. The drills in this volume form a “master class” on the principles and concepts introduced by the drills in the first volume. This DVD also includes demonstrations of the kata themselves and a discussion on the four stages of kata training.

Iain Abernethy is one of the world’s leading exponents of kata application and practical karate. He has been invited all over the globe to teach his approach and to help people return to the original combative nature of the traditional martial arts.

Feedback on this DVD Series:

"The DVDs are clear, concise, very informative and simple to follow. They are a great way for students to get a good understanding of the concepts and principles of the Heian/Pinan katas. I wish I had these 10 years ago!" - Lee Taylor

“I think it’s great how you can clearly see that each kata builds on the principles from the previous one whilst still adding more” - Greg Lynham

"Thank you for the DVDs. I’ve had a run through them and they look superb, definitely the best yet!" - Simon O'Brien

"I have recently received your 2 new DVDs (The Pinan / Heian Series: The Complete Fighting System). As with all of your previous DVDs I have purchased I am more than pleased with the content. I am currently a 2nd Dan Taekwondo student and instructor and these drills will really help in class to add more depth to the applications of forms whatever style of martial arts practiced." - Colin Mowatt

"Thank you for your latest DVDs demonstrating two-man Heian bunkai drills. As usual they are excellent quality! I believe with your books and DVDs (and seminars!) you have created/presented an invaluable karate-do legacy." - Paul Davis

"These DVDs pretty much cement the Pinans to their true potential. Brilliant DVDs!" - Nigel Lee

"The DVD's are very good quality with excellent content, as usual, and I look forward to putting the drills in to practice." - Paul Morey

"More excellent work that you've managed to put on to DVD. Totally brilliant." - Harry Boag

“Iain's DVD's have always been informative and well produced. However, in my opinion the latest DVD's are the best yet. Anyone looking to implement practical applications into their training or syllabus needs to have a copy. For the less experienced, It's also an excellent way to pick up the principles of Bunkai Jutsu” – Paul Newman

"The DVD’s are great. It is excellent as there is loads of stuff on both volumes." - Andrew Daly

"The presentation is very clear. The drills are demonstrated and explained very well. If you've ever been to one of Iain's seminars it's like having him and the boys conduct one in your own living room. If you've any interest in bringing the Pinan/Heian kata to life then these discs (and Bunkai Jutsu Vol.1) are a must. Even if you don't want to take the drills shown here 'as is' there is more than enough food for thought to enable you to create your own." - Lee Richardson

"With his latest DVD's The Pinan / Heian Series:The Complete Fighting System, Iain Abernethy continues to shut the gap between "form and function" within traditional kata practice. Not only are the techniques shown highly effective, but as clearly demonstrated they are also in line with the kata's key principles. Add to that Iain's extensive knowledge on the history of the kata's and their founder Anko Itosu, and you have an extremely informative piece of work which I would recommend to any karateka serious about their art" - Andy Shipton

"Iain has done a marvelous job with the presentation, writing and production of these new DVDs. The manner in which Iain presents the kata as a continuous stream of knowledge that intensifies with each Pinan is very clever and nicely done. It makes each kata part of a holistic process, which over the course of time, the karate-ka absorbs more and more of. Similarly Iain’s presentation of the kata as drills breaths life into the Pinan series and returns them to the rightful function as combative paradigms.

I found Iain’s solo execution of kata very impressive, but more importantly his presentation of Bunkai was more inline with street fighting than the ascetics so commonly associated with kata performance. In fact Iain’s explanations and execution of techniques conveyed the awkwardness of a real fight ... In short what he has done is make karate out to be the formalized system of street fighting that it really is." - Michael Rosenbaum

Running Time: Approx. 60 mins (including bonus features)

Cost : £24.99 including UK Postage on DVD

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(Note: In combination with Bunkai-Jutsu Volume 1 – which gives an overview of the various ways in which the motions of the Pinan / Heian series can be applied – the specific two man practise drills shown in this DVDs series will give the viewer everything they need to practise the wide variety of bunkai that these kata have to offer.)
 

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