Thank you for the comment JG --No doubt you are right on several counts -- i will say i don't intentionally mislead but my descriptive language may well be inadequate to the task at hand-- I certainly agree that unbendable arm is applicable in a large variety of configurations-- Following a lead from Mr. Tomiki and others i try to describe the isometric body mechanics but How do you describe and teach these phenomenon? Will you say more? Your own video perhaps?
@kazeutabudokai Thank you for the reply and for clarifying your description in the video. I will send you a more thorough reply to your youtube account as I'm sure you understand that it is difficult to summarize technical explanations into 300 or so characters. Cheers. JG
Good videos in general, but I think this understanding of ki is somewhat misleading. If ki extension was merely the application of "kinesthetic tension" (which is somewhat of a vague term) then the exercise would only be possible from a position where the arm is fully extended. However, this is not the case. Unbendable arm is possible from a half-bent, or completely bent, relaxed arm. When done correctly, it is even possible to fully collapse and extend the arm against a fully resisting uke.
@perfectshot77 thanks for the tip
kazeutabudokai 4 months ago
@perfectshot77 yes indeed!
kazeutabudokai 4 months ago
thank you for the email -- nice discussion
kazeutabudokai 1 year ago
Thank you for the comment JG --No doubt you are right on several counts -- i will say i don't intentionally mislead but my descriptive language may well be inadequate to the task at hand-- I certainly agree that unbendable arm is applicable in a large variety of configurations-- Following a lead from Mr. Tomiki and others i try to describe the isometric body mechanics but How do you describe and teach these phenomenon? Will you say more? Your own video perhaps?
kazeutabudokai 1 year ago
@kazeutabudokai Thank you for the reply and for clarifying your description in the video. I will send you a more thorough reply to your youtube account as I'm sure you understand that it is difficult to summarize technical explanations into 300 or so characters. Cheers. JG
JGGraham 1 year ago
Good videos in general, but I think this understanding of ki is somewhat misleading. If ki extension was merely the application of "kinesthetic tension" (which is somewhat of a vague term) then the exercise would only be possible from a position where the arm is fully extended. However, this is not the case. Unbendable arm is possible from a half-bent, or completely bent, relaxed arm. When done correctly, it is even possible to fully collapse and extend the arm against a fully resisting uke.
JGGraham 1 year ago