hobbitbob Posted June 25, 2002 Posted June 25, 2002 Kick chick, how does the up and down motion help generate power? This is the sort of thing I've always dissuaded my students from doing. (I'm not trying to star an arguement, I'm just curious.) Let me add that my background has been in Shotokan and Wado-ryu. I am practicing TKD now at University and we don't practice this way. our techniques are much more like traditional karate-do. We have had people join the club who bounce up and down, and they have been corrected. This is the first time I've ever heard of a methodolgy behind this. I always thought it was just poor technique. Sorry. [ This Message was edited by: hobbitbob on 2002-06-25 13:32 ] There have always been Starkadders at Cold Comfort Farm!
KickChick Posted June 25, 2002 Posted June 25, 2002 Well "bouncing" up and down is not the proper terminology... Sine Wave Motion: Movement in TKD is characterized by an up and down motion of the body. This up and down movement is referred to as "sine wave motion". You ask how does the up and down motion generate power? The force delivered through blocks and strikes is increased by dropping the body into the block or strike immediately prior to and at the moment of impact. This effective use of body weight provides an increase in velocity resulting in increased power delivered to the target through the blocking or striking tool. Sine wave motion also enhances the flow and beauty of movement so characteristic of TKD tuls or forms. Bouncing for bouncing sake .... making your tul/form look "dancy" is not the objective ....
jakmak52 Posted June 25, 2002 Posted June 25, 2002 On 2002-06-25 08:08, hobbitbob wrote: So, On the ITU page, why are they all doing the "macarena" when they do forms? They don't chamber hand techniques, and they bounce up and down like muppets? Confused! I agree Bob, that's gotta be the worst display of kata I've ever seen, the best places I know to observe true kata,poomse,forms is either the Diamond Nationals in Minnesota, the Battle of Atlanta, or the US Open in Orlando, which I am proud to announce that I will be competing again this year on July 5th wish me luck.. Executive Men's (Mentally challenged ) division.. Peace http://community.webshots.com/photo/26139784/26140252yLurdeXkmH [ This Message was edited by: jakmak52 on 2002-06-25 16:51 ] [ This Message was edited by: jakmak52 on 2002-06-25 16:52 ] Best regards,Jack Makinson
hobbitbob Posted June 27, 2002 Posted June 27, 2002 I don't really see how "dropping your body weight" into a technique adds to its effectiveness. Didn't you first have to lift the body mass up in the first place? It would seem that you are negating half of the potenetial impact force right there. How does this translate into Bunkai? When using techniqies from Kata as self defence, does one lift up and down again? There have always been Starkadders at Cold Comfort Farm!
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