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Hikite - Just a hand on the hip?

8/31/2017

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Hikite is the Japanese term for “pulling hand”. Hiki meaning pull and te meaning hand. Due to the way in which Karate has evolved, the meaning and use of hikite have changed over time and the practical application to hikite has, all things considered, fallen by the wayside.
 
Nowadays it is common to see hikite being used to assist with “power generation”. Although no one has yet to fully explain to me how moving part of your body in the opposite direction of the target can accomplish an increase in power.
 
Reverse Punch - Solo Form Let's take the basic reverse punch application as an example. From a practical perspective, two things start to tingle my spidey-sense.
 
The first is that the hikite is placed on the hip for no apparent reason. Common sense would dictate that surely it would be better to have my left hand protecting my head as the enemy would more likely aim for my head than my hip. Also, I can probably take an unorthodox hip strike a couple of times, where as, one shot to my temple and I can be on the ground quicker than you can say Osu.
 
The second is that the punch is aimed at the enemy’s chest/solar plexus. Now there is nothing wrong with the chest as a target area. But what I began to realize was that the majority of straight punches found in Kata (at least the ones I practice) were aimed at the mid-level. Again, looking at kata from a practical perspective, it would stand to reason that the techniques in kata would focus on striking the enemy in the head and neck, where we can cause unconsciousness so that the enemy is unable to continue to fight no matter what pain threshold they may have.
 
With those two things in mind, I was reading Gichin Funakoshi’s 1922 book Karate-Jutsu (or To-Te Jutsu depending on the translation). In the section which describes hand techniques, Funakoshi writes that: - “Hikite is to use the opponents incoming punch and pull on it beyond its reach and to twist it at the same time, to throw the opponent off his balance."
 
You can see from the image at the bottom, that I used the concepts detailed by Funakoshi, pulling the opponents incoming punch beyond its reach, which is why my partner is leaving forward and it gives an explanation as to why I put my hand on my hip. Also by twisting my fist so that the palm is facing upwards, my partner's arm is twisted further thus he needs to step and lean forward to compensate. With my partner leaning forward is head drops to my mid-level. Now, what looks like a mid-level punch is actually a punch to my partners head! 
 
By taking the advice of Gichin Funakoshi, you can begin to practice the karate techniques as they were originally designed to be used and all parts of the techniques are used. Of course, Funakoshi is not the sole resource when it comes to the meaning and applications of hikite and I would advise you all to go out and research what other instructors have to say on this matter too. There can sometimes be more than one right answer.
 
Leigh Simms

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Karate aims

1/14/2015

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“Karate aims to build character, improve human behavior, and cultivate modesty; it does not, however, guarantee it.” – Yasuhiro Konishi (founder of Shindo Jinen-ryu Karate)
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A punch is like......

1/14/2015

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“A punch should stay like a treasure in the sleeve. It should not be used indiscrimately.” – Chotoku Kyan (pioneer of Shorin-ryu Karate)
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What is Karate ?

2/17/2014

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 Shoshin Nagamine said "Karate may be considered
as the conflict within oneself or as a life-long marathon which can be won only
through self-discipline, hard training and one's own creative efforts."
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Words to live by

1/21/2014

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"Karate ni sente nashi" (There is no first attack in karate).
By Master Gichin Funakoshi
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Confucius Quote

12/13/2013

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"A man who goes over  what he  has already learned and gains some new understanding from it, is worthy to be a  teacher."

 Confucius


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Growth of  Karate

12/11/2013

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In the growth of Karate, Funakoshi also saw his students at odds
with one another as rival factions formed. It is perhaps the tone of this change
that in the1973 reprint of Funakoshi's book, "Karate do Kyohan," in which he
said:  "As a result of the social disorder that followed the end of
World War II, the karate world was dispersed, as were many other things. Quite
apart from a decline in the level of technique during these times, I cannot deny
that there were moments at which I came to be painfully aware of the almost
unrecognizable spiritual state to which the karate world had come from that had
prevailed at the time I had first introduced and begun teaching of karate.
Although one might claim that such changes are only the natural result of
expansion of Karate-do, it is not evident that one should view such a result
with rejoicing rather than with some
misgiving."

Gichin Funakoshi passed away on April,
1957

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True Karate

11/4/2013

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"True Karate is this:
that in daily life one's mind and body
be trained  and developed in a spirit of humility,
and that in critical times, one be  devoted
utterly to the cause of justice."
Gichin Funakoshi,
Founder of  Shotokan
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KIA

8/5/2013

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“When  you
kiai, if it is a sound that comes only from your mouth, it has no value.  Unless
kiai explodes out from your stomach joining the whole of your body  power and
your spirit, it is
meaningless."


 Master Gichin Funakoshi
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Soken Matsumura proverb

8/3/2013

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 "When two tigers fight, one is bound to be
hurt. The other will be dead." 
Matsumura Soken
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