Agreed. I too see this error far too often. I think perhaps people like the internal snappy feeling it gives them while forgetting the physics and that it's an external action that matters in the end (i.e. delivering power into your target). Too much time spent punching the air?

@@monsterprone353 Exactly. A punch deliverd and slowed down right before its impact is neither functional nor beautiful to watch.

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Thank you for watching. I'm happy you got some value out of it.

That's high praise. Thank you!

The joints actually aren't technically connected directly together. I shaped them so they'd fit together and bend or twist only as far as I wanted them to, and then there is a rope running through the whole thing from hand to shoulder to pull it all together and provide tension. It works to increase the tension as each joint is bent further and it relaxes to straight.

Glad you've enjoyed them. Starting a family took me away from being able to dedicate the time to making videos. Perhaps one day I'll get back to it.

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Indeed, you are right. What you describe is quite typical of traditional karate. Another thing that is typical of traditional karate is how much it is criticized for a failure to evolve beyond its idealized forms, particularly in an absence of pressure testing. If one's technique does not resemble the undisputed master specialists in that one technique, then that requires some explanation. Not having an adequate explanation, I choose to evolve. That said, I'm also not doing this "on my own". I was taught to punch this way, and most accomplished karate ka I've had the pleasure to train with also punch this way, reserving the heel down punching for when they're doing traditional Kata. It's a balance of keeping the old ways alive but also adapting and building on them.

Thanks, I appreciate it. Yes, Hanshi McCarthy is my instructor.

Indeed there are similarities among all martial arts. Thanks for the comment!

I'm really not certain what you're getting at with this comment...

@@monsterprone353 The 30 years were also spent on FMA, WC and JKD. In other words, full of useless hubud lubud and variants or facinating sticking hands sets. (Hubud lubud is brilliant, once we leave the pattern. Move, break the rythem, put sometimes three fast and short knife jabs in place of the "slow" one punch ... and so on.) The appeal of okinawa goju ryu to me lay in it's down to earth kakie. The main move of goju ryu regarding that is tora guchi/ mawashi uke. Designed to actively redirect and follow in ,,,, so an age uke doesn't stop for example but ends in a sort of chudan ura tsuki position often grippping the attacking arm on this active sticking way. Or punching from this position. Usually while snapping into kagi tsuki. I can apply that in sparring. And it deems me the genuine method of uke in goju ryu at least. Maybe once in shotokan too. Before the invention of the turning hip in uke, that is. Doesn't help? Okay. To me is your (skilled!) example above one of playing in the comfort zone, using other martial arts principles. In karate we like to think, all others do karate a little bit wrong. Guess we are all right in that.

I can certainly agree with the sentiment that the true value in these things comes when you start to leave the pattern. That is of course the ultimate goal of all of our techniques. After all, no self defence scenario exactly follows a prescribed pattern. Variability and unpredictability, and therefore a need for adaptability, is the rule. However, you need a foundation of basics from which to work. Set techniques, set patterns, must be learned competently first before one can mix and match and vary them. Of course as you know the pattern isn't the point. Any pattern would suffice to learn the techniques. Once you get it down, change pattern. And keep on changing it until you don't need a pattern any more and the techniques can flow randomly.

Similar movements exist among a variety of martial arts. There are only so many ways to move. :)

It does not represent a rank. It is used to designate a renshi level instructors license.

Thanks! Glad you found it useful. :)

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Indeed, there are a great many similarities among all combative arts and only so many ways to move the body. When you have a practice like boxing that relies on one single method of attack (punching) and it is pressure tested against the best opponents, equally trained, and trying to take your head off, well let's just say those techniques tend to be efficient and effective. There is no room for anything else. So if one's punching technique does not resemble the expert specialists, you ought to take a hard look at what you're doing! :)

Thanks! I'm glad you're finding them valuable.

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@@monsterprone353 is there more coming?

Thanks! Glad you like it!

There are always ways to refine and adapt for different purposes. Glad you like it!

Yes it was quite fun! Plenty of ways to play and develop coordination, timing, precision, etc.