Your Kiai.

[XxpengwynxX]

Not quiet sure how I would spell this... But here's a try.

 

The only way I could think to spell it "hight". You can't really hear the "t" on the end, but it doesn't sound like the word "high".

 

Yea...I'm sitting in my living room yelling, trying to figure out how to spell it,...my little brother thinks I'm crazy now...

[Red Triangle student]

LOL!

[luke_f34]

mine is a really loud, low hhhaaaaaaa! a lot of people in my dojo dont kaia very often or very loud

[June1]

My kiai sounds like "Kiai," but without the "i." Kind of like, "KYA!" I think it would be interesting to experiment with different kiais, but am a little worried it would be weird to have a different kiai like, every class.

[47MartialMan]

Mine doesnt not even sound like that. it sound like a loud cry/grunt. The loudest that I have done it was felt by some students present. It was my loudest, that immediately afterwards, I had to go to the latrine

[Karate-addict]

Mine is like SOO, short, sharp and loud. I used to do DAA but that one didn't come from the abdomen it came from the throat, so I replaced it.

[AngelaG]

Mine changes depending on the technique I am doing. So kick kiai sounds different from punch kiai. And then it'll change depending on what sort of mood I am in (focused, happy, angry etc) and how tired I am. When I am really going for it and kicking a person it does tend to sound like, "DIE!", which my instructor always says isn't very nice!

[mattys]

Hmm really depends. Kata-wise, when I do a really loud kiai (pretty much at the climax) I'll do a loud "EHHSOOOOOH!" but on the more minor techniques it's different. When I'm punching I'll make a "tsu" sound, and when kicking I'll make a slightly louder "HAI." Kind of follows through a kind of Ninjutsu style, with a different kiai for each strike.

[username9]

I have thought about Kiai-noises before and how funny they can be. The funniest I ever heard was a kid who literally sounded like a goose honking!

 

I have also taught kids who just shout the word "Kiai"!

 

My Kiaia now adays is kind of like a "ee-yaah!" But it can vary lots. It sometimes sounds a bit like I am doing a very quick evil laugh type thing like "Aah-Hahyha!" Kind of thing - It is so funny reading how people try to spell it - same with mine really!

 

But basically - however I do it and however it sounds - I always make sure it is loud!

[Karategurl]

Well my kiai sounds more like OOOss! What we do in my dojo, is we have to blowout a candle with our kiai. Which is really cool, i thought. I always get complimented on how loud my kiai is.... it just comes from the gut. I love doing kiais!!