evergrey Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 OSU! Does anyone actually know for a fact why Sosai changed the way we sit in seiza from this:http://www.oxfordkarateacademy.com/userfiles/Image/articles/SeiichiFujiwaraSeizaBudokan.jpgTo this?http://www.connkyokushin.com/content/karate/masoyama/OYAMA1.jpgAnd if you do not know why for a fact, can you tell me what your theory is? But please let me know if it is just a theory. I'm really curious, and thanks!OSU! http://kyokushinchick.blogspot.com/"If you can fatally judo-chop a bull, you can sit however you want." -MasterPain, on why Mas Oyama had Kyokushin karateka sit in seiza with their clenched fists on their thighs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobbersky Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 OSU Evergrey-sanDare I add that it was possibly just Sosai's preferred position. As Sosai was the head of Kyokushin if he deemed it as so then so be it. The same as General Choi added the "Sine Wave" to the Poomsae of ITF taekwondo. (Everyone I asked always points toward General Choi adding it and can't truly explain a genuine reason for it except to differentiate it from Japanese Karate).Also I see in Kyokushin a few Korean techniques in the some of the strikes are performed. Also I believe Oyama Sosai and General Choi were good friends/acquaintances within the martial arts. "Challenge is a Dragon with a Gift in its mouth....Tame the Dragon and the Gift is Yours....." Noela Evans (author) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamesu Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Osu-Just a theory, but I believe Sosai prided Kyokushin on its strength in technique. I think this is why all bows are done with closed fists as opposed to open palms. Might be why the Seiza position in Kyokushin adopts this closed fist too?Coincidently, Oyama did, as fact, still use the traditional Seiza with the right big toe crossed over on top of the left big toe, but in my experience this has been lost over the years in the flat foot position.Osu! "We did not inherit this earth from our parents. We are borrowing it from our children." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterPain Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 If you can fatally judo-chop a bull, you can sit however you want. My fists bleed death. -Akuma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evergrey Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 LOLOL! Time for a new signature for me, MasterPain!Thank you all for your guesses! http://kyokushinchick.blogspot.com/"If you can fatally judo-chop a bull, you can sit however you want." -MasterPain, on why Mas Oyama had Kyokushin karateka sit in seiza with their clenched fists on their thighs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 If you can fatally judo-chop a bull, you can sit however you want.I agree.That said, I will say this much about sitting in seiza; it sucks. I hate it. There is a picture on the website of the Aikido club I went to that shows a row of people sitting in seiza at a seminar. I'm on the far end, but I'm sitting up taller than anyone else in the picture, and I'm not a tall person. I just can't sit really low in seiza, like the others can. Nor can I set there for any extended period of time. So, if Mas Oyama, being a bigger guy, adjusted his seiza to sit more comfortably, then I can understand why. Because sitting in seiza sucks. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei8 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 My theory is not scientific at all because I believe that Mas Oyama's seiza position is comfortable for him. It is said that one can tell a lot about a karateka/martial artist by how they assume their seiza. Was the reason that he changed the seiza position was to make the seiza position unique and to its own for Kyokushin karateka's? I'm not sure, but, it's possible.That's my two-cents. **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterPain Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I just realized that if I'd lose about 20 pounds, I'd be built like Oyama.Sadly, I have a strange fear of cows. My fists bleed death. -Akuma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I don't fear cows. I try to eat them as much as possible!Seriously, after my work in LE, and being in county, at times, I am forced to work with cattle outside of their fences. I get mad at them, and I sometimes think about Mas Oyama.... https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei8 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 But...not all cattle have horns that you can whack at. **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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