Sanbon Gumite
'Three-step sparring'. A system of combat, developed by Suzuki Tatsuo 8th Dan Hanshi, where an attacker steps back into stance (with Kiai), then forward with three consecutive punches or kicks. The defender moves back, and the third attack is countered with a finishing technique.
Abbreviations used in this section:
- A = Attack
- D = Defence
- R = Right Stance
- L = Left Stance
Sanbon-gumite-junzuki-uke:
- Ipponme: A - Yohi, step back into left junzuki - Step forward 3 junzuki attack, jodan. D - Yohi, step back into R, L, R, 2 head blocks (jodan-uke), left back hand block (haishu-uke), right rising punch to the head (jodan-age-tsuki), slide in left elbow strike to the body (chudan-empi-uchi).
- Nihonme: A - As above. D - Yohi, back into L, R, L, 2 head blocks (jodan-uke), left Kagi-tsuki (incorporating left 'precautionary' ude-uke), horse riding stance (shiko-ashi-dachi), grab arm and back of opponent's neck, pull onto right knee strike to the body (hiza-geri-chudan).
- Sanbonme: A - As above. D - Yohi, step back into L, R, L, 2 head blocks (jodan-uke), left flowing punch to the head (nagashizuki-jodan), draw back left leg for distance, right roundhouse kick to the body (mawashigeri-chudan).
- Yonhonme: A - As above. D - Yohi, step back into L, R, L, 2 head blocks (jodan-uke), rising/deflecting left elbow/forearm block (age-empi-uke), left downward back-fist strike to the body (uraken-uchi-tate-mawashi-chudan), slide in with left leg (gyakuzuki-dachi), right (closed hand) ridge hand strike to the groin (haito-uchi-gedan).
- Gohonme: A - Yohi, step back into left junzuki - Step forward 3 junzuki attack, chudan. D - Yohi, step back into R, L, R, 3 outer body blocks (soto-uke-chudan), right short cat-stance (mashomen-no-neko-ashi-dachi), right grab, right front kick off leading leg (mae-ashi-maegeri-chudan), left reverse punch (gyakuzuki-chudan).
- Ropponme: A - As above. D - Yohi, step back into R, L, R, 3 inner body blocks (uchi-uke-chudan), horse riding stance (shiko-ashi-dachi), slide in right elbow strike (yoko-empi-uchi-chudan).
Sanbon-gumite-maegeri-uke:
- Ipponme: A - Yohi, step back into left fighting stance (hidari-hanmi-gamae) - Step forward 3 front kicks to the body (maegeri-chudan). D - Yohi, back into R, L, slide back, left inner open-hand deflecting block (te-nagashi-uke), right reverse punch chudan.
- Nihonme: A - As above. D - Yohi, back into L, R, L, left inner open-hand deflecting block, right reverse punch chudan.
- Sanbonme: A - Yohi, step back into left fighting stance - Step forward 2 front kicks (maegeri-chudan), one step front kick (surikomi-maegeri-chudan). D - Yohi, step back into R, L, R, right inner open-hand deflecting block, left reverse punch chudan.
- Yonhonme: A - Yohi, step back into left fighting stance (hidari-hanmi-gamae) - Step forward 3 front kicks (maegeri-chudan). D - Yohi, step back into R, L, slide forward with left foot (junzuki-tsukkomi-dachi), left lower forearm block (gedan-ude-uke), right reverse punch chudan.
- Gohonme: A - As above. D - Yohi, back into L, R, slide body to the left, right open-hand deflecting block, slide back in with left reverse punch.
- Ropponme: A - Yohi, step back into left fighting stance - Step forward 2 front kicks (maegeri-chudan), one step front kick (surikomi-maegeri-chudan). D - Yohi, back into R, L, slide body to the right, left open-hand deflecting block, slide back in with right reverse punch.