Warning this thread contains material created by Non-Ninjutsu practitoners if your ego will not allow you to respect it then leave now.
The following material is extracted from a modern interpretation of an old black and white film produced in the 1950's.
[video=youtube;ANPsMIivvlM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANPsMIivvlM&feature=related[/video]
Call me a glutton for punishment but this is a good example and I believe it belongs here unless of course someone can link a better clip illustrating Ken Tai Ichi Jo which is actually made by super awesome fluffy bunny Ninjers.
Certainly there is nothing wrong with transmitting the body weight through a proper Ninjutsu style shuto-ken(I have no problem delivering maximum power onto hard targets with mine) so he's a little bit off to suggest that it's not but by the same token as with all biomechanics the closer to your own centre the more stability there is so in some instances delivering through the forearm may in fact be best(insert your obligatory "no Sh** Sherlock" comment here).
One of the main benefits of an effective attack which employs 'Ken Tai Ichi Jo' fully is the destruction of the enemies Structure along with the damage to the localized target area and correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Koppojutsu sometimes translated as Attacking the Structure.
This one is mildly more complex but arguably more useful since it contains the more common attack vectors employed to strike down through the core via the neck.
The very fact that a purely grappling art contains the same mechanics as those behind effective striking should be an indication that to fully integrate ALL of the tools available in Ninjutsu a practitioner should work on seamlessly flowing between all of the modalities(Kicking, Punching, Grappling and Weapons).
With Respect,
Stealthy.
The following material is extracted from a modern interpretation of an old black and white film produced in the 1950's.
[video=youtube;ANPsMIivvlM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANPsMIivvlM&feature=related[/video]
Call me a glutton for punishment but this is a good example and I believe it belongs here unless of course someone can link a better clip illustrating Ken Tai Ichi Jo which is actually made by super awesome fluffy bunny Ninjers.
Certainly there is nothing wrong with transmitting the body weight through a proper Ninjutsu style shuto-ken(I have no problem delivering maximum power onto hard targets with mine) so he's a little bit off to suggest that it's not but by the same token as with all biomechanics the closer to your own centre the more stability there is so in some instances delivering through the forearm may in fact be best(insert your obligatory "no Sh** Sherlock" comment here).
One of the main benefits of an effective attack which employs 'Ken Tai Ichi Jo' fully is the destruction of the enemies Structure along with the damage to the localized target area and correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Koppojutsu sometimes translated as Attacking the Structure.
This one is mildly more complex but arguably more useful since it contains the more common attack vectors employed to strike down through the core via the neck.
The very fact that a purely grappling art contains the same mechanics as those behind effective striking should be an indication that to fully integrate ALL of the tools available in Ninjutsu a practitioner should work on seamlessly flowing between all of the modalities(Kicking, Punching, Grappling and Weapons).
With Respect,
Stealthy.
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