Sensei Daniel Morton, Chief Instructor of Kidokan Australia, believes that a punch that puts out a candle will knock out an opponent every time. This is only an effective theory if you have the ability to perform the technique when ever required. Sensei Daniel also states for any karate-ka to be able to rely on this ability, under pressure, they need to be able to do it at will when practicing. Here he is practising the technique.
The sleeve is doing half the work here
TheMidgetJuggler 1 month ago
now....dont be lame...punch the candle at shoulder length and make it 10 candles. i only managed 8 out of 10.
renjixsan 11 months ago
Pads and makiwara don't hot back either but the are still needed for training power and TECHNIQUE!
YinYangSwan 1 year ago
@MomentoMori8 First I found you offensive til I saw your channel and saw your a pothead kid with no idea.The man your talking about is a world renound Martial Artist with a humble demeanor so he calls himself Sensei.He is the Sosai of International Martial Arts Schools. As far as your vid goes stop blowing out candles and calling it Chi you con artist and have the guts to show your face while you lie,you give real Martial Artists a bad name.Look at Sosai Daniel's other Vids.He is a Master of Ki!
ShotokanItaliana 1 year ago
your skills are weak brother. first. your wearing a long wide sleeved top which generates an unfair amount of wind, second, your punching before the flame has a chance to start burning off the wax fumes which makes it a whole lot easier. and lastly, there is nothing special about punching a candle out from an inch away. thats a beginner stage distance. step it up man. start using your chi instead of your physical strength.
MomentoMori8 1 year ago
@JoeyJohn84 Sorry I have to disagree. In a selfdefense situatuation stepping to a defensive posture just warns your attacker.Firing from the hip will normally catch someone of guard Have you seen The Prince Adul or whatever his name is.He won a middle weight World Boxing Title a few years back by knocking out opponents while fighting with his hands hanging by his sides. Also watch the vid by frames, you can see the candle goes out on impact, so his hand is about 5 inches in front of his sleeve.
ShotokaiGreece 1 year ago
@mighty58 I agree his sleeve must create some wind, but yea nice punch and for something different start you're punch in a guard psotion not at you're hip you never throw a punch from their.
JoeyJohn84 1 year ago
That's nice, but try doing it with a short sleeve shirt (no gi top). No so easy.
mighty58 1 year ago