The concept of kime.

Scott Sensei discussed the concept of kime at a recent seminar organised by HDKI USA.

[@John-ob7dh]

I was trying to explain this to my friend in his shop.On the counter he had a glass case full of disposable cig lighters all neatly stacked. His shop has a pretty solid wooden floor . I stood still ,and brought my arms up and drove them down in a double block across my front .The shock I put into my feet through the shop floor made the lighters fall over in the glass case . He was amazed ,and I said that is Kime.Tensed up at the last split second in the block . I trained for 8 years ,and stopped training on a regular basis in 1980 . But I still regular practise blocks ,and punches ( and use my makiwara ) I am 80 now ,but can still generate that crack sound when I punch or block while wearing a jacket .Its a great feeling to be still be able to do it.

[@wopolojo5]

Outstanding explanation of kime and one that can only be understood by understanding the language of Karate or from someone who has understood. To understand a thing you must understand the roots of a thing.

[@danielmillaomillao8416]

Saludos desde Santiago de Chile 🇨🇱✌️ , buena tecnica

[@ekitai-budo1529]

that is the correct explanation Scott !!

[@erlangga59]

Kime is... all things (technique and target) coming together at an instant in time for maximum explosion.

[@CristianoSadun]

Best explanation I’ve heard!

[@Comunidadviolinistas]

Thank you for share it!! Ossu Sensei !!

[@sudhammak]

What a great way of explaining, you made very easy to understand thank you

[@Hombudojokarate]

My pleasure 👍

[@SENSEIJASON]

great work scott sensei

[@nyhyl]

Osu, thank you.

[@diosdadoapias]

I liken what and how kime is when I am shoveling soil or sand and remote transfer that sand to the load bed of the wheelbarrow even from 3 meters away. Upon swinging the shovel to let the sand shoot out from the shovel to reach the wheel barrow I suddenly stop the shovel from further swinging as I tense my arms and body letting the sand shoot out from the shovel to the wheel barrow. the energy generated by the shovel swing and its sudden stopping will cause the generated energy to let shoot out suddenly the sand forcing it to fly away from the shovel. In the same way that a punch when suddenly stop upon impact by the sudden tightening of the fist, as if to harden it like a stone, and the tensing of the arms, shoulder, lat, and the the tensing of the legs and feet attached to the ground will cause a sudden rush of the generated energy to transfer to the impact target. Please comment on this notion about what kime at work exemplifies. This is my observation. I could be wrong. Thank you.

[@diosdadoapias]

@@tatumergo3931 I am a Filipino.

[@itzseafairyplayz5527]

beautiful explanation

[@uli9084]

thnx, but kime is not always wise in self defense cause there is a stop motion.

[@Hombudojokarate]

Very true!

[@amaneyugi6352]

This guy looks like my history teacher (not coming off as an insult)

[@paulruprai1274]

What a load of crap ... kime is focus at the point of impact and then total relaxation and before the point of impact

[@PaulGappyNorris]

Paul RupRai - that's like, just your opinion, dude.

[@ekitai-budo1529]

that is the correct explanation Scott !!

[@Hombudojokarate]

Chi Karate Yeah :-) en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kime?wprov=sfla1