| The transformation of Karate to sports is remarkable. It is to interpret
martial arts in the Orient by the sports theory of theWest. It loses sight
of the essence of Gojuryu when the practice of Gojuryu is constructed only
with the theory of boxing, the wrestling, and the weight training of the
Westan type. Gojuryu had evolved from the fight in a bad place in the shipboard
and the work standthe,and is the Karate for the combat between short distances
. This time, I want to open six principles of Gojuryu to the public, and
to stimulate researchers from around the world. |
Figure 1(Sanchin)
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| ①Power from twist 捻りから生じる力…For instance, it is a method of generating the
power seen in Kata of Sanchin. The power generated by the lower half of
the body of Sanchin-dachi reaches the arm via the waist, the back, and
the shoulder, and is converted into Seiken tuki. Figure 1 |
| ②Power to be born from sudden change from high posture to low posture.姿勢の急な沈下から生じる力…This
is use of potential energy. For instance, it is operation that does Age-tuki
at the same time as suddenly lowering posture in Kata of Seienchin.Figure
2 |
Figure 2(Seienchin) |
| ③Power to be born from sudden change from low posture to high posture 姿勢の急上昇から生じる力…This
is use of potential energy, too. For instance, it is operation that does
Seiken continuously three times at the same time as suddenly raising posture
in Kata of Sesan. Also in Heiku, there is operation that rapidly raises
posture from Gedan barai by low posture and does Seiken continuously two
times. Figure 3 |
Figure 3(Sesan)
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| ④Power to be born from operation that advances rapidly position.位置の瞬間的な変化から生じる力…This
is use of potential energy, too. The Oituki of Karate basically converts
the change in potential energy into power by advancement. In Kata of Heiku,
Paiku, and Anan, the movement of the weight generated when advancing one
step short is converted into power, and there is operation that instantaneously
does Tuki twice. Figure 4 |
Figure 4(Heiku) |
| ⑤Power to cause from action and counteraction.作用・反作用の力…For instance, power
improves when right Seiken Tuki strongly pulls the left hand in the opposite
direction. In Osae-uke multiused in Kata of Sisouchin, Osae-uke ,Zenkutudachi-Oituki
and Syoutei-tuki uses this dynamic knack well. Figure 5 |
Figure 5(Sisouchin) |
| ⑥Power to cause by rapid change from reduction posture to expansion posture.縮小→解放から生じる力…For
instance, there is operation that rapidly becomes expansion posture from
the shrinkage posture and does Uraken in Kata Saifa. In Gojuryu, the technique
of using power to rapidly liberate from the shrinkage posture in which
the muscle is strongly tightened is seen well. Let's research which principle
the technique of KATA uses. Figure6 |
Figure 6(Saifa) |