Does anyone know about "Kiai?"

[Zenjael]

Why make jokes about kiai?

I didn't say ringing a bell would win in a fight :P.

[Sanke]

Why make jokes about kiai?

So you were serious? Really? So if I start yelling and screaming while flailing my arms at someone, am I now a kiaijutsu practitioner?

Tongue in cheek aside, a kiai is a part of the system it's used in, not a system or skillset of it's own. Just because we have a certain style of footwork in our system doesn't mean we practice ashijutsu.

Could you provide a reference for this train of thought? Because right now, it's not looking too convincing.


Sanke on the move.

[lklawson]

Why make jokes about kiai?

I didn't say ringing a bell would win in a fight :P.

I admit that I'm a little bit curious about the claim. Can you please clarify what it is you are saying? The image that I have of your claim is a person standing some distance away from a traditional inverted-cup shaped bell, giving a loud, sharp, short shout, and then the bell rings loudly, reverberating for a period of seconds.

Is this an accurate presentation of what you are referring to?

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk

[Skpotamus]

There was a thread about someone using a martial art they called "kiai" on another forum. It turned out to be a Daitouryu-aikido school that focused on "energy training." Claimed they could harness their KI and effect people and things from a distance.

This video is of the instructor demoing his Ki skills:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tib2Urowsdc

Here's a vid of a challenge match someone with some mma training had with the instructor. At the start of the vid, you can see the instructor demoing his KI power with his students.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMgVmFzBrus