I need help with something.

[Nabil Kazama]

Sorry if this is in the wrong forum if so, feel free to move it. Anyway on to my question.

Are there any Karateka here who are familiar with the concept of Kime? It is to harden your technique upon impact and it really does hurt. I myself have felt it's immense power and strength from my Sensei. Is there a simple way you have trained in it?

[cheesefrysamurai]

From what i have experienced, I can come up with a few different things that helped me.

Kiihon, kihon, kihon. Practice properly and very often. You can never have too much kihon in my limited experience.

Hit things. Makiwara, pads and heavy bags, people (just kidding)

visuallize the opponent. Range yourself properly so that your strikes terminate at the intended target.

Kata, kata, kata.

[Karate_John]

Funny thing, Kime translated roughly means "to decide, fix or set.". Western Karate uses the wrong term, Kime is really to fixate your movements as quickly as possible. It's the look of power, The sharpness in the move I guess you could say.

With that said, in the west it usually means to fully commit to the technique. no hesitation, your body and mind as one.

So as cheesefrysamurai said, Kiihon, kihon, kihon. You have to learn your body, and only tense your muscles at the moment of impact, and fully commit to the technique.

[RAM18]

http://www.karatebyjesse.com/kime-putting-the-nail-in-the-coffin/

found this a good read on kime.

[cathal]

http://www.karatebyjesse.com/kime-putting-the-nail-in-the-coffin/

found this a good read on kime.

That is an entertaining way of getting to the definition of kime. I agree with his interpretation.

Nabil Kazama, depending on your style & instructor kime could be a few things. I first learned it as the definition above. My second instructor interpreted it as the perfect tension of muscles during a technique to make it work with the proper power. This he related to water & ice; First your arm goes forward to punch and your arm is fluid like water. As it strikes the opponent it becomes perfectly rigid like ice in order to allow the power of the strike to go into the target.

Either way you look at it, kime is an appropriate tensing of muscles at the proper time.

[Nabil Kazama]

You guys have been very helpful! I actually have a Makiwara board in my garage. I am not confident to use it 100%.