( of course now it has been several decades later)
I'd
like to share another little episode from "older Karate", which is
often found in the details, which in turn get lost or overlooked easily when
using low quality pics from the net. This tidbit is from Funakoshi's original
set of Nage-waza, found in his 1925 edition (which is where I took the scan
from, yeah).
So here you see the idea of 'locking the
motion chain of the body'. It is not an Okinawan idea. In fact it is found
anywhere in Western "wrestling" since the first written sources from
the 11th century onwards to Chinese Qinna techniques, where (in certain
schools) it constitutes one basic principle.
The "dragon toe" may be found in
other Kata, think about it. For example, in Seiyunchin, or Seisan.
Now this gets me thinking of the possibilities.
1. Stepping on the foot
locks the leg if the strike following drops the opponent to the ground. This
step would cause the leg to become
hyper-extended.
Leading to pulled muscles and ligaments
and decreasing mobility.
2.
Stepping on the foot also locks the individual’s ability to move down.
This can be
used as a force enhancer by not allowing their body to move
Away from a
strike. By inhibiting their movement away from the strike,
More of the
force of the strike is retained in their body.
3. Every step can become
a stomp, to break the foot of smash the instep.
This of course greatly inhibits their
mobility.
4. The
same motion for the crescent step can also be used to step behind the foot, and
sweep or reap the opponents leg, When
used with the same pressure of the ‘dragon toe’ this can increase the pressure
of the result.
Almost the first lesson I taught began with
instruction
how to
perform the Crescent Step.
A fundamental lesson in our system.
This is a lesson about the value contained within
that lesson.
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