Natural reaction..

When we kick, a lot of people have the tendency to 'open' their hand to balance their body.
But that is considered 'dangerous' when fighting, as you are exposing yourself, giving your oponent a bigger target.
But, that is the natural reaction!
So?

In Karate, there are times, a lot of time where we train so that we don't act with our natural instinct. We reprogramme the way we act, we stand, we fight so that we are always in the upper hand.

Today's 一言: I wonder why are the kicks heavier during training...