This was one of the great advises I received from Aiko San, it was in one of the national championships, she pulled me to the side, and told me: “try to imagine your head as a ball resting delicately on your shoulders, if your head lean to either direction it will fall this way, if […]
In karate we strive to achieve todome (finish technique) and at the same time we seek longevity in training. Both effectiveness and longevity are achieved by using precise movement of specific segments out of optimal static and dynamic postures and alignment within total body movement. Maintaining or restoring precise movement of specific segments and the
There are many details to effective kime, which obviously have to come together to the point that you just have the intention of finish technique, and all the details will happen by themselves. At this point your body knows how to make kime. But no matter at what level we are we always have to
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There are many teachers who can teach techniques but only few who can teach the art of karate. Use the form as a vehicles to understand and digest the principles. The principles and details derived from them make the magic of karate, make the technique effective and effortless, and applicable to any circumstance. Follow the
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I love this quotation by Thomas Edison “our greatest weakness is giving up. The most certain way to success is to try one more time.” Many times when a student asked Sensei Nishiyama question about technique or express difficulty in getting something to work, the answer was “keep trying”. Sensei Nishiyama was a man of
The skillful karate fighter is not only strong, but in order to initiate a punch or a kick can contract muscles with great velocity, and also relax rapidly, the rate of relaxation is very rapid. The karate expert must start power generation in the legs through the hips, and as they hips explode the core
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In my seminar in Israel, I had a little talk with Tzachi, Moshe’s student and Israeli team member. Tzachi is wise beyond his years, and I learned a great lesson. The background to this talk was my emphasis the following lesson from previous training: In kime, we make pressure to the floor with the breath,
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Once decision is made, there is no mind in the technique, no hesitation, win or lose one must give everything. When we can apply this concept and give everything, the mind is clear, there is no more judgment, and paradoxically we can become more sensitive, more intuitive, and more aware when we try less. There
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Todome- It is reasonable to say that if 120 lb of mass hits the biggest, strongest man, as one connected, dense mass, with sufficient speed it will be a knock down or make big damage. Well, this is Todome, in karate we study through generations the details and means of how to connect the whole
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At high level when 2 people are facing each other, there is no random movement, everything is purposeful. Not only there are no random techniques but there is no unnecessary movement in the interaction. When we are advanced it is not only that the technique is stronger and one can produce more force with less
