I explained the speed of lifting the heel and torquing it as close to the hip while bending the supporting leg and how to torque the hip prior to releasing the kick. I began discussing the unique nature of the kick.įrankly, I could have gone on for hours discussing various “unique” aspects of Jiteki-Jyuku training accept I ran into a problem. I talked about the timing of the punch being released only after the hip has been totally torqued into the target. I talked about wrenching the shoulders back and focusing on the structural position of the shoulder as a source of power that connects the entire technique to the back heal being grounded 2 inches into the floor. I explained other technical aspects of the training that are unique such as the use of the legs and especially the back leg for the generation of power. I found his question to be an interesting one, in that it sent us both down the path of discussing other technical aspects that are somewhat “unique” to the way Sensei Nakamatsu teaches Uechi-Ryu karate beyond the hip and the block. I had the good fortune of doing a Zoom workout with Aaron Willette (3rd dan Vancouver, BC) this morning and he asked me which aspects of Jiteki-Jyuku are unique to Sensei Nakamatsu’s (9th dan Kitanakagusuku-son, Okinawa) system of Uechi-Ryu training besides the hip training and the block.
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