Own techniques

[powerof0ne]

I consider it a natural state of progression, as an instructor, to come up with your own techniques...or rather, modifications of techniques you have had success with, that you pass onto your own students.

For goshin jitsu, throws, and takedowns, I have modified a lot of aikido/aikijujitsu/judo/shooto techniques I have learned over the years, to have greater success outside the dojo against a non=resisting opponent, or an opponent that isn't wearing a dogi (don't always have something to grip). That doesn't mean, that I made them "better,"but I modified them, and have used many of what I teach in real situations. My next goal, is to improve my student's use of such techniques.

There are a few strikes I have modified, and what's funny, my personalized gedan mawashi is a way I have almost seen Hajime Kazumi do his, go figure...basically dropping your weight down to get more power on the kick...so in an essence, it's more like slamming your leg as a club into somebody, or a combination of doing that plus kicking.

Anyhow, just curious, what are some of you other instructors personalization/modification of what you teach to your students.
Osu!

[GJEC]

The biggest single change I have introduced is (for rotational techniques) lifting the back heel in Sanchin.

Purists were horrified, but that simple thing lets the hips turn in further and that increases power.

Love it!

Gary

[powerof0ne]

Having trained in other martial arts where it's GOOD to be on the ball of your feet for certain techniques, I sometimes teach kicks that in most karate, are taught to be done with your supporting foot, flat..not on the ball of the foot.

The reason is because, some techniques, believe it or not, are meant to be done on the ball of the foot, they're more effective that way...such as the forward push kick, even more so when you add the "hop/slide" to it. It's done very often in Muay Thai.
Osu!