monkeygirl Posted July 23, 2003 Posted July 23, 2003 Bruce Lee's "squeaky chicken sounds" were his kiai Someone else could tell you in better detail what a kiai is, but until then I'll give you the basic run-down. A kiai is a loud yell used for several purposes: 1. Scare your attacker 2. Empower yourself/give yourself confidence 3. Tighten stomach muscles and add power to your techniques. Different people have different yells; a kiai is a very personal extension of yourself...it takes some experimenting to find what works best for you, and what you're comfortable with. I'm not sure, but I think Bruce Lee exaggerated his kiai a bit for theatrical purposes. But I could be mistaken 1st dan & Asst. Instructor TKD 2000-2003No matter the tune...if you can rock it, rock it hard.
battousai16 Posted July 23, 2003 Posted July 23, 2003 "I'm not sure, but I think Bruce Lee exaggerated his kiai a bit for theatrical purposes. But I could be mistaken " i think so too, but i think he made them whenever he was in front of anyone, just to make people say "holy $%@!". i wouldn't be at all surprised if he made other noises or no noises at all when he was training alone. "I hear you can kill 200 men and play a mean six string at the same time..."-Six String Samurai
Kirves Posted July 23, 2003 Posted July 23, 2003 I wouldn't even classify it as kiai. Kiai is a breathing method from kiai-jutsu, and it involves a sort of explosiveness that is missing from the "meoww" that Bruce used. I think he was just mind f*cking the opponents and using the mysticality of the oriental martial arts in the minds of general public to his advantage in making dramatic movie scenes.
JerryLove Posted July 23, 2003 Posted July 23, 2003 Actually, Lee was using a monkey-sound. It's made y squeezing the upper diaghphram near the ribcage... Like many such sounds, it doesn't come across in a recording the way it comes across live. Sounds,and they things done to make them, have varying effects on both the person making the noise and the person on the other end. And for what it's worth.. I have yeat to hear a Korean/Japanese MA studen make a kiai with the "ppropriate" sound (the one I hear from Nejia practitioners and qigong people, which has a much more severe effect). https://www.clearsilat.com
battousai16 Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 wait, then what is a proper kiai? "I hear you can kill 200 men and play a mean six string at the same time..."-Six String Samurai
Valithor Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 I wouldn't even classify it as kiai. Kiai is a breathing method from kiai-jutsu, and it involves a sort of explosiveness that is missing from the "meoww" that Bruce used. I think he was just mind f*cking the opponents and using the mysticality of the oriental martial arts in the minds of general public to his advantage in making dramatic movie scenes. I agree! Keep Smiling!
Valithor Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 wait, then what is a proper kiai? Could you explain a little more please JerryLove? Thanks Keep Smiling!
Kirves Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 Kiai is a method of - focusing your concentration to the technique - tightening the body in correct way to generate power for the technique, also protecting against counter techniques - scaring the s**t out of the opponent, making his brain of thought freeze for a split second See article about the last part (unbalancing the opponent): http://www.fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=158
Valithor Posted July 24, 2003 Posted July 24, 2003 Yeah.. that was my understanding too. (Same as what monkeygirl posted) I was just wondering if you could explain the differences between the nijia/qigong kiai and the Korean/Japanese Kiais... Keep Smiling!
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