From Uchinaaguchi the Martial Arts
Handbook
Weapons of the
hand in Okinawan
Ubi nu sachi fingertip
Tugatana outside
edge of the palm
Tii nu wata heel
of the hand
Tiikubi wrist
Tchusashipibi index finger
Naka’iibi middle
finger
Narashi’iibi ring
finger
Uubugwaa little
finger
Fushi joint,
node
Chuu fushi first
knuckle
Ta fushi second knuckle
Kushidii back
of hand
It is too easy
to discount the many weapons that the hand offers us in Karate, just to think
of our use of the fist, the knife hand, the spear hand or the backfist.
The actuality is
much greater, but to begin the study of the uses of the hand greater control of
the body movements becomes more essential, for one thing to avoid training
injuries.
The uses are not
as obvious as when the hand is seen as a unit in kata.
But the various
potentials for these hand parts are available for the advanced martial artist.
I discovered some of their potential by the tutelage of Sherman Harrill, who looked at everything, used everything
believing no detail should be overlooked.
In fact this
list does not contain all of the hand potentials within these parts.
Each fingertip,
each knuckle, each formation of the hand over different striking potentials to
different areas. If you work on those potentials.
For example there
are many uses where striking with the back of the little finger first knuckle
fit the target best.
But it is often
said the whole is greater than the parts.
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