October 2019

Karate Technique Starts From The Center And Energy Increases In A Ripple Effect

Imagine a stone falling into a still pond of water, at the point of which the stone enters, there will be an explosive splash, followed by powerful ripples traveling away from this point. Sensei Nishiyama used to say: “karate technique starts from the center and increase energy in a ripple effect, from the muscles around the spine, to bigger, outer core muscles and to the extremities”. The outer core muscles, (buttocks, obliques and hips) are the most powerful in our body, the inner core muscles are not as powerful and mostly responsible for stability and providing a base for the […]

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Protect Your Back And Improve Function By Improving Posture And Firing Sequence of Muscles

Avi Rokah

If you asked Sensei Nishiyama what is the best training for yoko geri, he would say “do yoko geri”, and this is totally true. Most of the training for a karate person should be karate technique and timing, but at the same token, some supplemental training can help. We talk about moving from the center and out of optimal posture. If we don’t have a strong and stable center we cannot move effectively from the center and might also hurt our spine, especially when producing big forces. If we don’t move out of optimal posture we won’t fulfill our potentials

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