Keep your hands in front of your center?
Try this. Take a piece of paper, draw a circle, then put a dot where the center is. Now mark where the front of it is. Difficult?
This idea came to mind when I thought about the phrase, "Keep your hands in front of your center". The phrase seems to suggest that we are simply two dimensional objects with a front and back. Where is the front of a center of a circle? |
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if you draw a vertical circle, and your dot is still in the center; then there will be only two "normals" (perpendicular direction) to your point; the front and back. As human; you are not able to straight your hands backwards / comfortable (-x direction), so there will be only one front to be in balance...I think :rolleyes:
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Theoretically, IMHO, on a three dimensional plane, a circle is a sphere (a ball), the front would be the direction it is rolling.
Since humans are not just theoretical, keep you mind, hands, face, eyes, shoulders, hips, knees, and toes all aligned and pointing in the same direction. That's your front. |
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I have to say it:
The M18A1 Claymore mine has printed in BOLD letters: "FRONT TOWARD ENEMY" Front is where the attack comes from, whatever way you happen to be facing at the time. This is why, as I see it, koshinage and ushiro waza are hard for beginners to get. They do not immediately understand that subtle projection of energy (vector of force, as you choose) toward the opponents center that makes the techniques work. Just as with the claymore mine the projection of energy had better be in the direction of uke's center. Even if he is behind you. Cordially, Erick Mead |
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Ha ha ha Erick....
You know that's why I got out of the Navy, don't you? They would never let me drive the ship because I could never get that port & stbd thing down either. |
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Keep your hands where ever you need to! (as in Erick's post). Good advice from Lynn.
Would be very unwise to have your hands at the centre while an object is about to collide with your head too fast to duck. |
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Maybe a better way to say it would be: "Keep your hands in front of you and within the sphere created by your center"
Greg Steckel |
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My sensei's replace that phrase with "get your center behind your hands". Keeps us from trying to "do stuff with our arms" and use good body movement instead.
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Keep your hands in front of your center?
Heya, I'm a newbie to and that moving your body thing really helps.
It really helps to think about Ki as well i find. makes me focus more. Remember even if your hands are above your center for a technique they can still be in you center line, I think about the center line as well when ukemi - ing. |
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Sorry, couldn't resist. Although I like Eric's point as well. |
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There is a concept called "centerline" and "center-line triangle."
Having your hands in front of your center means having your hands along centerline and structured in a way that they move with your center and not independant of it. Centerline triangle is formed when you outstretch your arms in front of you and touch your fingertips together to form a triangle with both arms as sides and the linde between your shoulders as the base. Most of the efficient power generated by the body is manifested within this space formed by the triangle. And to avoid incoming strikes all you have to do is move the tip of this triangle out of the way and the rest of your body is also safe. Think of a wedge. There are other uses of these concepts in every technique you can imagine. |
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The real reason for everything being in your center comes from the 2 handed Katana. Center cuts were the strongest.
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However, even a radially designed creature like the octopus understands the principals of "front toward enemy" and "centerline(s) is where you can most effectively apply energy from both/all sides of your body. I propose that (yet another viewpoint) your 'center' can be thought of as the intersection of all the centerlines created by your ability to effectively strike an opponent with any pair of limbs or extremities you possess, whether forwards, to the rear, above, to the ground, or to the sides. As such, the center is not a fixed point within your body under all conditions, not an absolute, but can be thought of as a "strange attractor" bound by the equations of your limbs -- the location of your center is relative to your posture and the position of your limbs at any moment in time. It may be bound within a limited region, but it cannot be fixed as an absolute to any one point. Chew on that one for a while. :hypno: |
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And no matter what martial art you study, centerline is important and that is where efficient power is generated, even in arts that do not come from the sword. So obviously, the sword is not the cause. Yes, I know a lot of aikido and jujutsu comes from sword movements. |
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when your body and mind work as one you are the centre so you put your hands in front that has always worked for me and my students in and off the mats.I have had practical experience off the mat several times
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You made that one too easy. It's dynamic (as opposed to static) continually changing as the event unfolds. (*See A. Westbrook and O. Ratti's "Aikido And The Dynamic Sphere"). Next question please? :freaky: Aloha, -Robert |
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