Karate Terminology: Hand Positions

[@ShotokanSensei]

@zico1024 Very frightening indeed!!! Oh that's right, and ridiculous! Thanks for your comment, it's great to have a laugh sometimes at our overly serious study of karate.

[@ShotokanSensei]

@Yautja297 I show the side angle so that you can see two fingers. This strike would really only be applicable as an eye strike and therefore the fingers would need to be apart.

[@davechandradasa6130]

Fantastic video, wish you could make more videos on shotokan techniques.

[@murusiva5491]

Excellent explanation my sensei. Showing inner position of the striking hand would be useful. Position of the thumb will add more detail.

[@ShotokanSensei]

@MrWintersho You're right Frank - a little long. Perhaps I should have split it into two or three videos but my time is so limited I just put it out there as one video.

[@ShotokanSensei]

@elitte89 You're right! Like I said in the video - not totally comprehensive but pretty close. Hammer fist is called "tettsui".

[@robinforsen7678]

oh man this is some complicated rock-paper-scissors

[@cubbykovu8955]

* Rei* Sensei please can you go through all of the Katas again with multiple angles like you did ten years ago please Ousu

[@anupkumar7067]

He did a lot work for training. Sensie rei 🥋

[@anatojcic783]

Thank you so much, it helped a lot.

[@elitte89]

Nice video! But what about hammerfist? I'm sure that it is used in karate, but I don't remember the japanese name.

[@WiiMan25]

Huh...in the Shorei-Goju dojo I go to, we call the eagle hand the chicken head strike. Interesting to see what different styles call stuff...

[@VandanaSocialActivist]

Thank you very much

[@vincentsmith1076]

wonderful this info greatly respected

[@travisellison7098]

what exactly is the defining difference between the teisho and kumade?

[@Yautja297]

@awadhesh008 i assume thats a question and "kk" pretty much means "k" which would equal "ok", because "k" is pronounced as "ok" more or less

[@sehatbahagiaclub4807]

Thank you from Indonesia

[@Yautja297]

do you really spread your fingers like that at the nihon nukite? seems kinda weird to me.

[@johnmethu5515]

Uraken has once saved me among my opponents

[@riceee1988]

Your name is Paul Walker????

[@TheCurry_]

is that a problem?

[@riceee1988]

@@TheCurry_ i was 14 when i commented this. damn im old

[@Tultultulghosh]

​@@TheCurry_no,I think he is connecting sensei with late actor Paul walker

[@zico1024]

Thank you for this, Sensei. Very informative video. Chicken-head hand is a ridiculously frightening name for a technique. hahaha

[@elitte89]

@seishin73 Thanks a lot, I was racking my brain over this. It's closest I've ever found.

[@woofYization]

:D I can see why for Seiryuto you explain what it means and it has a more powerful meaning and your name on here is Seishin because it has the meaning of the dragon :)

[@thecocoa1000]

but kumade is all palm , no is like teisho ,so is mistake in this video

[@justatourist4105]

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

[@zico1024]

@Yautja297 Well if you plan on striking someone at both eyes then I guess you'll have to spread your fingers...unless your assailant is a cyclops *jk*. I think it mainly used for striking at the eyes. Probably ribs and throat too but as I'm still a student maybe sensei can tell us more.

[@levicampbell8337]

Domo arigato gozai masta!

[@anthonydavythompsonstevens4297]

❤❤❤👍👍👍

[@Yautja297]

@seishin73 kk thanks for answering ;)

[@awadhesh008]

@Yautja297 'kk' means

[@ciphbudd7102]

💪

[@daniconomescu5018]

I see he used his fingers to hit, like Ippon Ken...

[@skipadeedoodaa]

Its a shame its not the correct pronunciation example its not pronounce as Shuto the right pronunciation is SHto Please Let a Japanese speaking interpreter speak for me its of the utmost importance.

[@VandanaSocialActivist]

OSS

[@konyakangh7770]

Gb