Shotgun Buddha
Brown Belt
This thought came up as a result of something said to me at training at the weekend, and I'm curious as to what other people's take on it is.
According to one of my sensei's, I don't ki-ai enough while sparring. To be honest, I never ki-ai while sparring. It just feels like wasted energy to me, and takes away from my focus. Instead I just exhale on my strikes like a boxer. It seems more efficient to me at least.
Others I talk to seem to feel that the Ki-ai is important however, and put a great deal of effort into practicing it, and using it when fighting.
I just really don't get that. For the most part, they've always seemed more like a show thing to me, and one thats never really actually impressed me too much.
By the way, Im only referring to their use during sparring/fighting there. During warm-up or drills Ive no problem doing a ki-ai, especially during an intense warm-up, and find them beneficial then.
However during a fight, I just find they detract too much from my focus.
So whats your opinion on them?
According to one of my sensei's, I don't ki-ai enough while sparring. To be honest, I never ki-ai while sparring. It just feels like wasted energy to me, and takes away from my focus. Instead I just exhale on my strikes like a boxer. It seems more efficient to me at least.
Others I talk to seem to feel that the Ki-ai is important however, and put a great deal of effort into practicing it, and using it when fighting.
I just really don't get that. For the most part, they've always seemed more like a show thing to me, and one thats never really actually impressed me too much.
By the way, Im only referring to their use during sparring/fighting there. During warm-up or drills Ive no problem doing a ki-ai, especially during an intense warm-up, and find them beneficial then.
However during a fight, I just find they detract too much from my focus.
So whats your opinion on them?