Thanks, George, for the reply. It seems that what we're doing is similar to what you describe with the addition of keeping the "sticky" feeling throughout during practice. It creates a kind of restraint. Normally the strikes done in kata are fully expressed, fully released, 'lashing' out. ...

Well, I ask because we've always done it this way. Mind you, its not done with full tension, but we do maintain some during the practice with good results. The kata is still performed at normal speed.

Tough crowd ... or no crowd.

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I was wondering if anyone here has heard of, taught or learned Sanchin kata being practiced with dynamic tension/muchimi. Not at a slow pace, I mean going through the form at a normal (fast) pace but maintaining dynamic tension in the shoulders and arms while doing all the movements.

Late to the party I know ... but in that image Bruce's heel is clearly making contact with Jim's gi. If he's striking/punching the kick there is no extension and therefore nothing in the punch. Meanwhile the kick already ate his lunch. That's just one pic so it doesn't mean much, but I can't buy int...

The Marine, as pointed out in one of the comments, suckered both of the other dudes. That multiplies his power tremendously. as we see in that Brit knockout game. Or, countless prizefights where a fighter is ko'ed really hard by a shot he failed to see coming. Let's see how our Marine buddy does whe...

And more on topic, I heard a radio pundit whine on yesterday how the Iraquis themselves are becoming increasingly unwilling to fight ISIS themselves, in fact, how more of them are tending to join ISIS. If they aren't willing to deal with ISIS, I can believe how there's any justification for us to go...

A little late to the conversation, but this quote from Craig's site ... "Watching the twin towers and WTC 7 come down, it was obvious to me that the buildings were not falling down as a result of structural damage. When it became clear that the White House had blocked an independent investigati...

Bill: Interesting... Given that observation it would of diminished importance where the actual target is if....it were meant to be a decoy. Shinjo Sensei could have been "feeling" that sequence...a combat progression of attacking the available target with the right hammerfist, followed by ...

I'm guessing that the two interpretations of the hammer-fist height are Sanchin height vs. temple height. By Sanchin, I mean the height your fist would be if in Sanchin posture. Which...would be kind of low considering the apparent application of the hammer fist (padded but dense weapon ideal for st...

Thanks for the replies... I have discussed this with my teacher, who also spoke about doing things on both sides as a way of exercising the brain. It is good for you, and it can be an amusing challenge trying to perform a technique on the "other" side for the first time. Personally, for wh...

And no, I'm not talking about NASCAR. The majority of turns in the Uechi forms go to the left, counter clockwise, and I was wondering why that might be. By comparison, in Goju Ryu, not all, but a good portion of turns are done in both directions. This seems to be the case for many of the techniques ...

There's an alternate explanation as well. It could be that some teachers allow for and encourage individual expression in forms and a person's art. Great teacher's don't necessarily want to be copied. They instead want their students to seek what they sought. Yes indeed, Copying the teacher verbati...

One thing that might be worth pointing out.... If each of the men learned the kata from the same source but perform it so differently, one explanation could be that they learned the form during different times. It may be that Shinjo evolved the kata in some obvious, or even subtle ways and taught it...

I appreciate this topic...I've had some elbow trouble in my right arm myself in the last few months. My issue is (I believe) tendon related. I get pain when using my right arm for certain tasks that require the elbow to be extended (like riding a bicycle or motorcycle, swinging a golf club, and, of ...