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These questions were once put to me by a Shotokan karateka: "I would just like to ask your opinion. When I use the kick shields, the kick take the same form on the shields as they do in fresh air. However, whenever I use the focus mitts or bag. I seem to use more of a boxing style punch. By this I mean. jabs, straight right/left, and hooks. Now I know we can call them kizami-zuki, gyaku-zuki and mawashi-zuki. But its the way in which I strike the pad. Using the shoulder, plenty of... Read More
Someone on an online forum recently wrote words to the effect of “Do you literally fight with you hands in a chamber position?”. To me the real question is: "Do you mean to say you DON'T fight using a chamber?" If you don't, you'd be one of a very few! What do I mean by this? Everyone - boxers included - use chambers. Chambers are nothing more than loading for a punch, in particular a punch that you wish to execute with power (ie. not a jab). Now this next point is c... Read More
I have often been asked: "What is the correct alignment of your forearm to your fist in a standard punch?" Given that in karate and most Eastern martial arts (excluding arts such as Wing Chun) the standard punch strikes with the 2 big knuckles, you could be forgiven for thinking that the top of the forearm should align (be flush) with those 2 knuckles. Makes sense doesn't it? But actually this is not the case. Indeed, if you make a fist and then hold your forearm vertically, side on (s... Read More
A correspondent recently wrote to me asking about our martial art. He made the comment that “It seems great but a bit lacking in power.” I told him that if by that he meant visible power — yes, he was right. However “visible power” and “power” are 2 different things. Some techniques don't look powerful because they have a lot less "push". The front kick is a case in point. If you do it against a heavy bag you'll be tempted to hit it with more push so as to "feel powerful". O... Read More
Values of Kata Dr. Robert Debelak, 6th Dan 2003 For nearly 30 years, I have heard martial artists debate the value of kata to their martial art training. Invariably, lines are drawn between the “fighters” and the “kata” practitioners, as though these were two different things. For many, forms are just a necessary boredom to endure toward the next rank. I assert, however, that it is odd and inappropriate to treat kata as nothing more than peripheral o... Read More
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