OK. Please.
Wow! Great!
Really? -Yes!
It would be a big damage if you get punched with this.
This punch is dangerous. Who is he?
This person with a good smile is Katsunori Kikuno sensei.
He is a fighter in modern martial arts and a seeker of ancient Karate.
And this is Tatsuya Naka sensei.
He is one of the masters of the Japan Karate Association General HQ,
and is a person who continues to explore the origins of Karate.
These two great seekers have met.
The previous episode was great, wasn't it?
It was surprising that the secret of this intense low kick was from the old-fashioned Karate "Kata".
What? Sensei Naka is sticking to him and moving.
Apparently, this is a technique that doesn't make the opponent leave.
Why is that?
The secret of intense punch is old-fashioned Karate!
You're a strong man so...
please tell me if you want more.
In the generality of cases,
the force of kicking the ground and the force of twisting the waist are transmitted to the arm.
For example, in this movement,
the weight of the arm is shaken by the shoulder muscle.
You don't want that.
Move only your hand without using the shoulder muscle.
Then, this becomes a leader, and the phenomenon that the whole body is pulled occurs.
That's why the weight will be added.
If you focus here, the weight of the body doesn't get involved much.
You'll only use the weight of this part.
If this is the leader, you can also use your body weight.
Furthermore, it happens that the axis comes out from your body.
For example, when you punch like this,
the axis is in your body because you’re twisting your waist.
The weight of the arm is only used.
But if you initiate the punch with your fist, this kind of rotation will occur.
Because this kind of rotation happens, the whole of your weight conveys to the opponent.
You just move from your hand.
The axis will be made here.
That’s what you can learn from the practice of Kata called "Naihanchi".
OK. Please.
OK. I'll tap here.
...it's painful.
Wait a moment.
The sound was dull.
That was light one actually. -Yes. I thought so but...
How was it?
I thought he was punching gently but it was still very strong.
You couldn't expect it at all? -No.
Would you like to try it?
May I? -Yes.
Please.
I was longing this.
What?
This is great!
Really? -Yes.
It would be a big damage if you get punched to your face with that.
The sound was also great...
I can still feel the impact.
The heaviest bowling ball is 1.5 pounds,
which is only about 6.8kg.
Don't you think it's scary if it hits you?
It's only 6.8kg.
Our weight is 10 times as much. -Right.
Considering that, it's a key if you can use your own weight or not.
In other word, as long as you have weight such as 30, 40, 50kg,
you can create the big power.
Anyone who can make good use of their weight can execute a strong technique.
That's the point.
As you said what you want to use is not usable due to human instinct.
That's why we do "Kata". -I agree.
You untie the instinct by "Kata".
I think "Kata"s of ancient Karate are amazing.
I think so too.
About blocking or dodging, how do you think about those things?
As a premise, you should not go on the defensive.
If you want to block, it is a prerequisite to let the opponent attack and then you attack back.
If we are only talking about "Uke" (block), there are "Jyu-no-Uke" and "Go-no-Uke".
For example, if I want to block a punch with "Soto-Uke",
I put my weight on this block.
In this way,
the weight and centrifugal force are combined to create a state in which the opponent collapses.
Then I initiate an attack.
"Go-no-Uke" is to break the opponent by matching the weight and centrifugal force.
The other one is...
Could you please throw a punch?
The other one is just touching softly.
That means changing the opponent's trajectory by 1 mm and blocking it softly.
If you keep this contact point, your opponent will automatically follow you.
Therefore, there is a momentary time lag there.
In human instinct, when you are pushed, you will push it back naturally.
In other word, you wouldn't do anything if nothing happens.
So if you don't change the pressure here, your opponent won't know what you're doing.
He wouldn't even know he was following me.
I would take this back if I felt it dangerous, but I don't feel so now.
My body is naturally sticked.
There is a momentary time lag here as well, so you can attack back and even throw the opponent.
So I practice these two types of "Uke", "Go" and "Jyu".
But even if you try to do this, it's not really easy to do.
This cannot be used until the body reaches a level where it moves unconsciously.