I found this while looking for a video I saw ages ago of someone doing tekki shodan. I grabbed yondan because it has more movement and I thought it's really good to see how she adapts it. Here it is performed by Kanazawa, in case anyone's unfamiliar with it [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrAiTCcatbY"]YouTube- Heian Yondan - Shotokan Karate[/ame] And here it is performed by this lady. I was smiling the whole way through. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYeoUQ6fUiw&NR=1"]YouTube- kata shotokan heian yodan (ou yondan) fauteuil roulant[/ame] Here I am nursing a hurty foot, makes me feel like I'm just milking it
Thanks for posting! More wheelchair awesomeness: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn38yRYUE88"]YouTube- Wheelchair Fencing[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_oPYsNfwUc"]YouTube- Beijing 2008 SIXTY Seconds - Wheelchair Fencing[/ame]
It's great that they can still take part That was cooler to watch than I was expecting from fencing without footwork, thanks for sharing Mitlov
When you just think of the difficulties they face every day just living and to go on to do things like this. True fighters
That was fantastic! I am disabled martial artist. It is the martial arts that keep my mind from going kaput and my body out of a wheel chair.
The video reminds me of one of my best friends. He lost both legs above the knees in an IED explosion while serving with the Royal Marines in Afghanistan. When I visited him at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, I asked him what he planned to do next. He answered, "Learn karate." He is currently a 1st kyu in Shotokan and is set to take his 1st Dan grading next February. And it's not like he receives special treatment from his instructors - he failed his 1st kyu grading first time round. He achieved this, as well as learning to dance and ski, while confined to a wheelchair.
