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Open hand? the hands are held loosely open anyway...

 

Yes, they are. But since I've seen quite a few ma's that seem to get stuck in that 'fists up' stance, I specified that I keep mine open.

 

yeah, I knew what you were talking about. I was referring to this statement by cross:

 

"I think at the beginning of a situation it may appear to agressive. But thats when you could use an open-hand version of it which would still offer you most of the same benifits."

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Usually Ichimonji or Jumonji.

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are willing to endure pain with patience."


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ichimonji - picture a back stance. as far as hand position, the front hand is held eye level and the rear hand/arm covers the throat and heart. It's similar to the karate back stance and hand positioning, but the rear hand is held higher.

 

jumonji - if you've ever done TKD, picture an X block. most of the weight on the fron leg, hands crossed in front of the body. It's offensive though...

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Both hands open, front hand leads. It is a two layer defensive guard (ie if it gets past my front hand, my rear hand is there to pick it up).

 

Karate styles have a guard. I am not sure that you can say that karate has one universal guard.

"The true master avoids the fight."

Shodan - Uechi-Ryu Karate

Brown Belt - Zen Budo Ryu JJ, Yoshinkan Aikido

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So kindof like the wing chun guard which is like "searching hand, guarding hand"

 

Exactly. That's a good way of expressing it.

"The true master avoids the fight."

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Brown Belt - Zen Budo Ryu JJ, Yoshinkan Aikido

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So kindof like the wing chun guard which is like "searching hand, guarding hand"

 

Exactly. That's a good way of expressing it.

"The true master avoids the fight."

Shodan - Uechi-Ryu Karate

Brown Belt - Zen Budo Ryu JJ, Yoshinkan Aikido

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My sparring partner in boxing (a very good boxer) has the front hand as it is in a traditional boxing guard, but the right hand is on the left side of the cheek (palm facing out)... then he twists his body a little so that he always has hes right palm facing the oponnent... that way he can block anything coming against hes face with both hands, plus, if he can block a punch with the left hand then he can immidiately throw a haymaker( ? ) past the oponnents defence and land it in the face
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