Small man, big power

[brickshooter]

I think that its easiest if explained this way - if a 75 kg man steps on a scale, how much does the scale say he weighs? 75kg.

Now if one were to ask him to bounce up and down to manipulate the scale, how much does the scale say he weighs? Between 50-100 kg.

That is the essense of manipulating ones weight. TKD, Karate, Western boxing, MT boxing, and even non-combative sports like Tennis and Baseball etc . all have their unique explanation on how to manipulate ones weight.

But thats all it is. The manipulation of body weight.

[Kime]

Hey Guys,

this will be my first post here. I'm fairly new as i've only trained shotokan karate for nearly a year now (just graduated 7'th kyu).

I am one of these "small Guys". 169 cm tall weighting roughly 60 kg. During the classes in our dojo i always get to spar with much heavier and taller Guys at my own age (i'm 28) or older. I tend to be much quicker in both tzuki's and geri's.

In my Humble opinion i think it is of course your physics, but the execution plays such a huge part.

I use my heavybag several times a week. I often train my tzuki's to improve the speed, accuracy and execution. I don't know if you Guys have experienced the same. But i've tried some times now, where i Struck with the proper execution and full focus (kime). All these Things brought so much power that i was shocked.. my heavybag flew off from 3 of the chains, dingling in just 1.

I've never been concidered strong or "buffed", far from. But with the proper technique and execution, it's simply amazing what you can do.

Welcome to KF! Glad you've decided to make us a part of your journey.

Thanks

It just seemed like a really good place to learn and share knowledge. .