I enjoyed watching Sensei Higaonna and well remember him from the BBC classic series, "The Way of the Warrior" in the early 1980s. He is so impressive.
That all said, the Application looked just like Traditional Ju Jitsu :-)
@Ronin6575 He's in his 70's and he's more flexible than most young people in my class. Proper form, warm-up and attitude = no injuries that might affect functionality. Add to that the use of traditional medicine. So don't make assumptions.
@Ronin6575 Nope. Not if you work smart and use a decent tincture to accelerate healing, just like in any other exercise. The body takes care of the rest by adapting and strengthening itself + you learn how to strike correctly. And don't think he started by hitting that stone, that's after years of practice. You start light, with something like pebbles, pebbles in a bag, etc. The result of this training is horrible for the one attacking you.
@FrozenHeart05 What you say sounds plausible but in reality, constant striking over many decades will always cause degenerative changes in both soft tissue ( ligaents, tendons, muscles and skin ) as well as in the cartilage in the joints. And then there are probably those few who have better genetics, may not have the same levels of arthritic changes as others. I am not totally disagreeing with your comments , rather I am saying that some will degenerate more than others.
@Ronin6575 That's where proper use of herbal medicine comes in. Plants like tammus communis for example can be used to make a really strong tincture that actually heals the affected area (if you are overzealous and you injure yourself). And you don't just jump to it without warming up first. Stretching includes every part of the body and it's done for at least 20 minutes. If you take every precaution, not much can happen. And about genetics.... that's just a factor and never the decisive one.
@FrozenHeart05 I am sure you may be right some of the time, but having been a health professional for almost 35 years and a martial arts instructor, I have seen arthritic changes on a number of instructors .
Not usually debilitating but no matter what you apply to the surface of an injured joint and no matter what you take internally, some people still fall apart eventually. Perhaps these Okinawans are simply hearty people who have great genetics. This would be an interesting study.
@Ronin6575 It's true that for most people, martial artists or not, the body falls apart before death. You only die in your prime if you're unlucky. Degeneration in old age is a fact of life; eventually, we cannot train as hard as we used to train, fight as well as we used to fight, or think as well as we used to think. That's when the younger generation, which we have trained, molded, and developed, can take our place and ease us into death.
I enjoyed watching Sensei Higaonna and well remember him from the BBC classic series, "The Way of the Warrior" in the early 1980s. He is so impressive.
That all said, the Application looked just like Traditional Ju Jitsu :-)
kentishtowncowboy 2 months ago
В действительности как многое из действительно нужного, не знают все эти =сенсеи=.
kanvrn 2 months ago
what a superbly powerful karateka higaonna is.
gojukarate100 7 months ago
Rock, paper , scissors, water, fire.
onthemoney90 7 months ago
Pounding rocks deadens the nerves in the hands. Not recommended except for hardcore practitioners.
tdenusa 8 months ago
This is real karate :D
dragonking700 8 months ago
I really like Higaonna sensei
dragonbut 10 months ago
suck whoever says fat guys can't achive anything in karate
LittleBigPoet 1 year ago
@LittleBigPoet I hope that you are not referring to the Sensei. If you are, it shows your naivety about martial arts.
RolandStGermain 1 year ago
@RolandStGermain but I am =O why naivety, I know karate practicers don't get muscles
LittleBigPoet 1 year ago
@LittleBigPoet That is just the point. That is muscle and not fat. It is just not cosmetic muscle it is real working muscle.
RolandStGermain 1 year ago
@RolandStGermain I know it is,but all that muscle makes him have problems using the legs, and may cause people to say he's fat u.u
LittleBigPoet 1 year ago
@LittleBigPoet You are arguing in a circle so I'm done with this topic.
RolandStGermain 1 year ago
@RolandStGermain okay O_o
LittleBigPoet 1 year ago
I wonder if those hands that beat on rocks will still work later for simple tasks as picking your nose, typing on a computer keyboard, or the like?
Ronin6575 1 year ago
@Ronin6575 He's in his 70's and he's more flexible than most young people in my class. Proper form, warm-up and attitude = no injuries that might affect functionality. Add to that the use of traditional medicine. So don't make assumptions.
FrozenHeart05 11 months ago
@FrozenHeart05 I am sure that he is a great karate man, I just wonder if he has developed arthritis in his hands from all the pounding?
Ronin6575 11 months ago
@Ronin6575 Nope. Not if you work smart and use a decent tincture to accelerate healing, just like in any other exercise. The body takes care of the rest by adapting and strengthening itself + you learn how to strike correctly. And don't think he started by hitting that stone, that's after years of practice. You start light, with something like pebbles, pebbles in a bag, etc. The result of this training is horrible for the one attacking you.
FrozenHeart05 11 months ago
@FrozenHeart05 What you say sounds plausible but in reality, constant striking over many decades will always cause degenerative changes in both soft tissue ( ligaents, tendons, muscles and skin ) as well as in the cartilage in the joints. And then there are probably those few who have better genetics, may not have the same levels of arthritic changes as others. I am not totally disagreeing with your comments , rather I am saying that some will degenerate more than others.
Ronin6575 11 months ago
@Ronin6575 That's where proper use of herbal medicine comes in. Plants like tammus communis for example can be used to make a really strong tincture that actually heals the affected area (if you are overzealous and you injure yourself). And you don't just jump to it without warming up first. Stretching includes every part of the body and it's done for at least 20 minutes. If you take every precaution, not much can happen. And about genetics.... that's just a factor and never the decisive one.
FrozenHeart05 11 months ago
@FrozenHeart05 I am sure you may be right some of the time, but having been a health professional for almost 35 years and a martial arts instructor, I have seen arthritic changes on a number of instructors .
Not usually debilitating but no matter what you apply to the surface of an injured joint and no matter what you take internally, some people still fall apart eventually. Perhaps these Okinawans are simply hearty people who have great genetics. This would be an interesting study.
Ronin6575 11 months ago
@Ronin6575 Maybe
FrozenHeart05 11 months ago
@Ronin6575 It's true that for most people, martial artists or not, the body falls apart before death. You only die in your prime if you're unlucky. Degeneration in old age is a fact of life; eventually, we cannot train as hard as we used to train, fight as well as we used to fight, or think as well as we used to think. That's when the younger generation, which we have trained, molded, and developed, can take our place and ease us into death.
MacCairnie 5 months ago
bill duff sucks at all martial arts
BxMafioso718 3 years ago 2
That's because his background isn't rooted in martial arts. He's a football player.
deek77 2 years ago
You're right, but that's not his role on the show. His role is "big strong brute" while the other guys role is "experienced martial artist".
calibansfury 2 years ago