Pounding A Stone

[Harlan]

There are all kinds of videos out there, usually ones ripped off from his instructional dvd's (I think).

Here is a nice blog post, with an image of his hands, from someone who trained with him last year.

http://memoirsofagrasshopper.blogspot.com/2009/03/sensei-higaonna.html

[Montana]

Very impressive demonstration. I wonder how bad his hands ache all of the time?

I have hit bare handed walls, makiwara, heavy bags, etc. I don't get aches all them time. If I strike something exceptionally hard, my hand will hurt for a few days but nothing after it heals.

Makiwara andheavy bags have "give"..they move when you hit them. A stone does not. HUGE difference there. Not to mention the actual substance difference between a makiwara/heavy bag and a stone.

[Kuma]

This is the first I have heard of him. Impressive videos though. Any others you would recommend?

Here's a couple to get you started.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDmtnAWg0xo&feature=related (at 2:00 in)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDmtnAWg0xo&feature=related

[Ueshirokarate]

Very impressive demonstration. I wonder how bad his hands ache all of the time?

I have hit bare handed walls, makiwara, heavy bags, etc. I don't get aches all them time. If I strike something exceptionally hard, my hand will hurt for a few days but nothing after it heals.

Makiwara andheavy bags have "give"..they move when you hit them. A stone does not. HUGE difference there. Not to mention the actual substance difference between a makiwara/heavy bag and a stone.

Most walls do not.

[Ueshirokarate]

This is the first I have heard of him. Impressive videos though. Any others you would recommend?

Here's a couple to get you started.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDmtnAWg0xo&feature=related (at 2:00 in)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDmtnAWg0xo&feature=related

Domo.

[Kuma]

Most walls do not.

If I were you I wouldn't be punching them at all. Notice Higaonna Sensei never actually punches the wall, it's more forearm strikes and back knuckle strikes and knife hand blows. When you hit something properly, your force goes into the target but the secondary force comes back into you. If you are more solid than your target (i.e. a heavy bag or a student with weaker balance) it goes right back into your target. If your target is more solid than you though (i.e. a wall) it just returns right into you. Ishi mochi (stone pounding) never really uses full force if you watch it. It's more a slow steady pace.

[Ueshirokarate]

Most walls do not.

If I were you I wouldn't be punching them at all. Notice Higaonna Sensei never actually punches the wall, it's more forearm strikes and back knuckle strikes and knife hand blows. When you hit something properly, your force goes into the target but the secondary force comes back into you. If you are more solid than your target (i.e. a heavy bag or a student with weaker balance) it goes right back into your target. If your target is more solid than you though (i.e. a wall) it just returns right into you. Ishi mochi (stone pounding) never really uses full force if you watch it. It's more a slow steady pace.

I agree, I would never punch a stone or wall full force: That is a recipe for disaster.

[sensei8]

I also concur. "Boards don't hit back"...but walls do!!

[Ueshirokarate]

I also concur. "Boards don't hit back"...but walls do!!

Lulz

[sensei8]

I also concur. "Boards don't hit back"...but walls do!!

Lulz

lol...it could be just that.