tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045182.post4809804758306032322..comments2024-03-29T01:18:25.361-08:00Comments on Goju-Ryu Karate-do: Chest punches in traditional martial arts?Giles Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00792620001178526712noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045182.post-20350604172840582912014-10-02T13:51:23.502-08:002014-10-02T13:51:23.502-08:00So by iterations you mean the repetition of threes...So by iterations you mean the repetition of threes at the beginning of Shisochin, Sanseiru, Seisan, and Suparinpei, I guess. Structurally those threes don't seem to be linked to bunkai sequences but rather seem more like the practice of "basics" that occur at various places in the kata. In some cases, like Shisochin or Sanseiru, they seem thematic. I'm sorry if this seems unnecessarily cryptic, but to explain my reasoning in any sort of depth would take a lot more space. Alternatively, when you see how logical the bunkai sequences in the katas are, these strings of three "punches" begin to stand out as aberrant. After all, not all of the Goju classical kata have these stuck at the beginning--like Seipai, for example, or Kururunfa. So back to your original point: we seem to practice middle-level punches because that's the way the straight punch occurs in kata. And when you see it in kata, it's in the middle or at the end of a sequence where the head has been brought down. Now that said, we don't always think of the fist as the contact point when you see a straight "punch" in kata. Heavens, I hope I didn't offend anyone by being so adamant about all this!?Giles Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792620001178526712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045182.post-90467251369196480172014-09-30T12:30:55.107-08:002014-09-30T12:30:55.107-08:00I was referring to all the iterations of this at t...I was referring to all the iterations of this at the beginning of the other kata as well. Just a calling card back to sanchin?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587383902430853589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045182.post-42327721016139587202014-09-29T15:26:14.455-08:002014-09-29T15:26:14.455-08:00No, because I don't believe Sanchin is a bunka...No, because I don't believe Sanchin is a bunkai kata. That is, it's not intended to show fighting sequences or fighting scenarios. You were referring to Sanchin kata, weren't you?Giles Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792620001178526712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045182.post-33489699266067291832014-09-29T09:08:50.391-08:002014-09-29T09:08:50.391-08:00Interesting. So have you found a way to trace back...Interesting. So have you found a way to trace back to pulling down the head on all those many sets of 3 sanchin punches?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587383902430853589noreply@blogger.com