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Post by Will Senn on Dec 17, 2007 23:02:55 GMT 8
I've been reading a lot of books on karate and other martial arts, lately. One book, in particular, has stood out - Kiyoshi Arakaki's Secrets of Okinawan Karate. In the book, Arakaki goes into painstaking detail on the kata Naifanchi (aka Tekki, Chulgi). The part that truly resonates with me is where he is describing the sense of having an imaginary third leg. Has anyone else utilized the imaginary center of gravity concept to do this form or even just used it, in general? If you look at the kata as it was performed by the Okinawans, back in the day, it is clear that modern kata has diverged considerably. As Arakaki puts it, the dynamism has been removed and the power has become static. Whereas, back in the day, the form was all potential energy generated by offsetting the ICG and actual center, nowadays, it looks as if the kata requires hip twisting gyrations to initiate power flow because of the artificial alignment of ICG and actual center.
Thoughts?
Will
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Post by supergroup7 on Dec 19, 2007 22:20:15 GMT 8
Interesting. I wonder which modern Martial Art has maintained the original Okinawan's concept of this kata the most.
I know that I've seen alot of "using the center of gravity" concept being stressed by the Shotokan perception of this kata. We are discouraged from moving our hips too much when performing the movements. There is more of a locked vibration of power rather than a rotation of power.
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Post by Colin Wee on Dec 22, 2007 19:56:07 GMT 8
I read up on Chojun Miyagi's Watashi no Karate - and his version of Naihanchi is way different from the Shotokan and Tang Soo Do version.
I personally have never thought of a third leg and cant' really understand what you're trying to say about it in the martial arts sense. I know another image pops into my head if I think too hard about a third leg. But that's another story.
I am totally enjoying my own approach to naihanchi - I think I've successfully made it something that I am comfortable to access in a self defence situation. It's not overtaken by hip gyration.
I think the hip twist is not entirely in line with the hip twist from other kihon - and thus it frees me to think Naihanchi hip twist is not part of the lunging or snapping power generation for punches learned at the hiean level.
Colin
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