It means maintaining centered balance even in motion, so that an opponent’s attempt to shift, grab and destabilize you will fail and will work against him instead. It means not overextending an arm or a leg and so making it vulnerable to manipulation. Although outwardly martial styles look very different, proficient practitioners discover many of the same principles.įor example “Keeping to the center in action” also means being able to move in any direction without having to shift the balance or delay the move. In a life and death moment this will be unwise.Ĭonfucius articulates the fundamental principle of the body mechanics and energy flow used in our karate. Under normal conditions we want to maximize efficiency while conserving energy. It is the way we ordinarily move when not under pressure because it conserves energy. That is: any other way of moving uses more energy, yields less force, is slower, and is more vulnerable to disruption.įor example shifting the weight to the front foot before moving the rest of the body forward. The hips, waist, shoulders and head, and the hips, knees, legs and feet all move in coordination, forming a single structure, conveying energy freely and sending force where it is needed.Īny other way of moving is sub-optimal in combatives. When we move skillfully all motion is initiated from the center of the body and projects up the spine, down to the foundation and out to the target, in a single wave. The physical comes first because it is easier to learn. In karate we emphasize the physical and mental application of this principle. – from Zhu Xi “The Middle Way” (title is also translated as “Maintaining Perfect Balance” and as the “Doctrine of the Mean”) The departure from the center for the poorly trained person is such that he will notice nothing.” The center, for the well-trained person, is such that he is always exact in his timeliness The poorly trained person moves away from the center in action. The well-trained person keeps to the center in action
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