Originally posted by arnisador
In these texts the fist is tilted slightly upwards in the final position of the punch--the wrist is bent, not straight. Does anyone still do this? What is the reason for it?
Originally posted by chufeng
RyuShiKan,
Correct me if I'm wrong...I don't have much training in Karate...my discipline is Chinese...
I thought the idea in a fight is to close with the attacker...if you do that, you don't need the "extra inch" to hit him.
:asian:
chufeng
Originally posted by Mike Clarke
I believe the shoto-kai people also use this punching method?
I had a few yudansha from that system come to my dojo in England many years ago and I asked them why they make their fist this way?
They said that the energy in their punch (coming out of a smaller point of contact than with a normal punch), puts more shock (and so power) into the person they hit.
(Ehmmm?)
"Okay, can you please show me on the makiwara. and don't worry if you smash it, I won't mind."
Guess what? They didn't believe in hitting inanimate objects!
Originally posted by Kong
............On a side note, wasn`t it common in traditional Karate to fold the fist with only the first three fingers folded completely, leaving the index fingers` last joint straight? Supposedly to create more focus on the striking surface of the fist. I read an article about it at fightingarts.com, yes here it is: http://www.fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=215
Very interesting,,,