Of course I am old….. (this is meant to be a joke)
But then again I am all of the above too.
Almost
all karate systems have the same goal, developing a shattering fist to end
confrontation with perhaps one strike. In one sense the arts are about
intensifying your energy and learning how to apply that ingensified energy to
the attacker.
So
practice of vigerous striking, use of makiwara and all the rest of the
subsidiary practices build to the same goal.
That
is a fine goal, I subscribe to it myself.
But
life is not fair. Perhaps you are smaller and weaker than your opponent. Or age
and disability rob your strength. What do you do when one strike to an
assailant will not stop their attack? Of course the simple answer is you do
something else.
I
would like to make a suggestion what that something else can be.
Having
studied various examples of multiple striking from other systems around the
world, there is an Isshinryu possibility that appeals to me a variation of use
of the vertical fist.
That
being use of the thumb on the top of the fist to drive into the underneath of
the chin immediately after a strike into the solar plexus.
Against a RFF Right Punch (a simple attack for analysis purposes)
a. Shift to the left 45 degree angle and step in with your left
foot in Seisan stance.
b.
Left outsides side block the strike and right Reverse Punch the solar plexus, c. Then continue that motion by striking up to their chin with the thumb of the right fist into the bottom of their chin, where it is soft.
d. Then step forward with a right step behind their lead leg, which becomes a reap, striking calf to calf, taking them down and you continue to hold their arm.
e. Conclude the motion with another Left Foot Forward crescent step into their arm elbow , to dislocate it, while it being held from their downing to the floor.
The
Strike underneath the Chin, becomes a Force Multiplier to the initial strike.
Of course other pieces of the Seisan section I am showing are also Force Multiplier(s)
adding to the total effect.
Of
course there is not one answer, this is just one of my favorite techniques. It
grew out of my explorations of what the opening movements of Seisan Kata could be used for.
In
the late 1980s I began my exploration of the range of potentials. In 1991 I
prepared this video of some possibilities I saw. That was 5 years before I met
Sherman Harrill and then experienced a multitude of other possibilities. This
was a presentation I made for my instructors about some of the possibilities.
It is long and I suspect few will watch the whole thing
i. Force multiplier original definition :”A capability that, when added to and
employed by a combat force, significantly increases the combat potential of
that force and thus enhances the probability of successful mission
accomplishment.’ In my context a number of technique enhancements which
increase the power of the response. The
more force multipliers which can be added to a technique the increase of it’s
destructive potential. They
are a product of the training methodology utilized.
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