Faster 2
Sensei wanted basic training again today.
Basic block, punch and kick, on the same spot.
The aim of the training was not aimed to drain all the breath by continuously punching and blocking at a speed so fast that one is just merely moving the body without any concious thought. The counting is made slower, with no fix tempo. This is to ensure that everyone is concentrating, focused, executing technique by reacting to an external factor.
And more importantly, try to make every technique to be sharper, faster, and stronger.
As what Sensei said, the training now, is at a fix position. At a fixed position, are we able to punch faster, sharper, more powerful. In kumite, we are moving. But at the time of attacking and blocking, the split second, we are in that fixed position.
The aim: to execute the technique completely in a split second.
For me, to accelerate a punch, one should not just be focusing on the punching hand, but also the 引き手(hikite), the hand pulling back. There should also be a control of the muscle, ensuring every moment the movement is under our control, to extend forward and to pull backward, instead of letting the momentum to complete the technique by itself.
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Went to the Kendo place and learn a bit from them. Karate stance and Kendo are quite different. One of the very obvious thingy is when we stand, Karateka tend to slant the body (at least a bit) while in Kendo, this should not happen.
First lesson? Hold the shinai, at the correct kamae, continuosly.
When the hand is tired, the hand will relax automatically (as there are no more energy), and that should be the correct way of holding. Only at the split second cutting down, the front hand will be exerting force to make the cut clean.
Putting the idea back into Karate, reminds me of a saying: From nothing to something.
Kamae should be in a relax form. All the muscle should be relaxed so as to be able to react faster. When executing a technique, the force are poured in and from a totally relax (nothing) position, we block/punch, ending with full strength at the very end (something).
It is from nothing to something, not nothing to nothing. The very end of the punch should be full with force instead of no force at all.
But sadly we don't train on makiwara or any pad. With punching of the air, any force that is generated will be experienced by our own punching hand. So, it will be important to ensure that our hand are strong enough to take the force as well.
Thus another saying: We should be able to receive hit as hard as the hit we can deliver.
Today's 一言：ざんしん (focus)
Basic block, punch and kick, on the same spot.
The aim of the training was not aimed to drain all the breath by continuously punching and blocking at a speed so fast that one is just merely moving the body without any concious thought. The counting is made slower, with no fix tempo. This is to ensure that everyone is concentrating, focused, executing technique by reacting to an external factor.
And more importantly, try to make every technique to be sharper, faster, and stronger.
As what Sensei said, the training now, is at a fix position. At a fixed position, are we able to punch faster, sharper, more powerful. In kumite, we are moving. But at the time of attacking and blocking, the split second, we are in that fixed position.
The aim: to execute the technique completely in a split second.
For me, to accelerate a punch, one should not just be focusing on the punching hand, but also the 引き手(hikite), the hand pulling back. There should also be a control of the muscle, ensuring every moment the movement is under our control, to extend forward and to pull backward, instead of letting the momentum to complete the technique by itself.
****
Went to the Kendo place and learn a bit from them. Karate stance and Kendo are quite different. One of the very obvious thingy is when we stand, Karateka tend to slant the body (at least a bit) while in Kendo, this should not happen.
First lesson? Hold the shinai, at the correct kamae, continuosly.
When the hand is tired, the hand will relax automatically (as there are no more energy), and that should be the correct way of holding. Only at the split second cutting down, the front hand will be exerting force to make the cut clean.
Putting the idea back into Karate, reminds me of a saying: From nothing to something.
Kamae should be in a relax form. All the muscle should be relaxed so as to be able to react faster. When executing a technique, the force are poured in and from a totally relax (nothing) position, we block/punch, ending with full strength at the very end (something).
It is from nothing to something, not nothing to nothing. The very end of the punch should be full with force instead of no force at all.
But sadly we don't train on makiwara or any pad. With punching of the air, any force that is generated will be experienced by our own punching hand. So, it will be important to ensure that our hand are strong enough to take the force as well.
Thus another saying: We should be able to receive hit as hard as the hit we can deliver.
Today's 一言：ざんしん (focus)
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