Zanshin

[@thekyokushinanalyst6846]

great vid. In Kyokushin, Zanchin takes the form of a literal stance with low block after a knockdown, to show awareness of the finish and that follow up was possible but restrained.

[@tokenstandpoint93]

I am practicing World Oyama Karate and we do the same.

[@reginaldwelkin]

I really hope those "auspicious directions" mean some Kyudo dojos point toward the sunrise or sunset. This would make for a whole different level of skill. Zanshin makes sense, in any fighting scenario. People often start out not having a sense of the need to maintain control once committed during an attack. I've seen so many people relax and even look away after doing a move or countering. It's concepts like this that may not be directly a fighting move, but are important to any fighter. Thanks for sharing!

[@Docinaplane]

I totally agree with your opening statement. All you have to do to know what you said is true is watch them "fight." Being old school, what I see sure ain't your forefather's very effective and strong karate :-) PS: I have a friend that coaches Olympic archery. She definitely understands Zanshin.

[@jamesnewman6032]

Very informative video. I appreciate the work you put into these videos.

[@SteveGriffin1]

Thank you for another great video. On a small technical point, zazen is a generic name for Zen meditation that encompasses a number of different practices (counting breath, following breath, koan...) one of which is shikantaza 'just sitting', a form associated with the Soto Zen school.

[@alLEDP]

You have some good points there. I want to add a more practical point (in my opinion) i think another thing which makes Zanshin important as a scoring criteria is because WKF Style Kumite and Kendo are not continous in their scoring. E.g. in taekwondo, boxing and MMA the bout isnt interrupted after a legit hit but keeps on. This also goes together with the Ippon actually. I also do judo and there the Ippon is everything. Zanshin is in most modern competition Dojo not existend. Why is that so where the other two big Budo Sports in Japan have this concept. I think it is because of how the sparring the kiai works in Judo. You are taught going uke controlling him when thrown because it could be that the throw wasn't scored as Ippon so that you have to hold him down for up to 20 seconds. There is nearly no Ippon in the current IJF world tour where tori doesn't follow Uke to the ground. I think Zanshin is expressed here by the following and controlling after the throw intrinsically instead of taught extrinsically like in Karate or Kendo.

[@makenjikarate]

Great video, if you're interested in more stuff from Vince Morris, I'd recommend looking into his rules of combat. Also would love to see more about how bad WKF sparring is.

[@micheledefacchinetti]

I tremendously enjoyed the video!! Thanks!!

[@jeipioyams4785]

great vid

[@Samlaren]

I'll do both! 👍

[@yaasikasa17]

Rules are for the herd. be water my friends

[@josephwilson7484]

Hello there

[@lanemir_sindjelic]

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[@butterychicken5255]

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[@lanemir_sindjelic]

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First.

[@El_Luisenciado]

Not really

[@butterychicken5255]

@@El_Luisenciado I'm sorry

[@butterychicken5255]

I tried

[@notasked]

WKF dude

[@AyeJordan7]

Nah