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Does anyone else think there should be a GEICO commercial of a martial arts master in a supermarket screaming KIHAP anytime he scans a coupon to save 25 cents on a protein bar?

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6 hours ago, KarateKen said:

Does anyone else think there should be a GEICO commercial of a martial arts master in a supermarket screaming KIHAP anytime he scans a coupon to save 25 cents on a protein bar?

Well I do now.

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15 hours ago, Zaine said:

Well I do now.

KIHAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

The rest you will have to visualize on your own. 

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On 10/1/2024 at 10:47 PM, sensei8 said:

Great point. Strongman and Crossfit competitors, for example, will "kiai" at certain parts of their routine. I suppose that nearly everyone at one time or another of their lives, whether it be deliberate or accidental, will "kiai" whenever they feel necessary to exert themselves in both body and vocally. A release, so to speak.

:)

Yes, it's a very natural thing for the body to do when it is trying to exert force.  Everything tightens up in order to stabilize everything.

On 10/2/2024 at 1:31 PM, aurik said:

I attended a kobudo seminar a couple weeks ago and had one (of many) a-ha moments during one of our hojo undo sessions.  In our style, if we are performing a sequence of hojo undo (aka kihon/basic) techniques, we are expected to kiai on the final technique.  Well, the instructor who was teaching said, "You kiai on ALL of them, but you only vocalize the last one".  I had to think about that a bit, but I interpreted it as "you have focus/kime on every technique, but we only need to hear it on the last one".

Exactly.  I've expressed that to our students as well.  That sharp exhalation at the completion of a technique is basically a "quiet kihap."

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11 hours ago, KarateKen said:

KIHAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

The rest you will have to visualize on your own. 

I do hope you were buying a protein bar when you did that!  :lol:

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