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Susan Dalton · 08-04-2009, 07:04 AM

Hi Eric,
Although we practice kiai in rowing exercises at the beginning of class, we don't usually kiai during techniques in our dojo; however, I went through a period where I did. If someone much bigger and stronger came at me fast, it just seemed to happen. And somehow it helped me MOVE and keep my posture. I don't know; maybe it shut my mind up for a few seconds and let my body react. Now I don't normally do it, and I don't know why that happened either.
Susan

08-04-2009, 07:04 AM	#7
Susan Dalton Dojo: Greensboro Kodokan Location: Greensboro Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 191 Offline	Re: Kiai -- Precision & Abandon Hi Eric, Although we practice kiai in rowing exercises at the beginning of class, we don't usually kiai during techniques in our dojo; however, I went through a period where I did. If someone much bigger and stronger came at me fast, it just seemed to happen. And somehow it helped me MOVE and keep my posture. I don't know; maybe it shut my mind up for a few seconds and let my body react. Now I don't normally do it, and I don't know why that happened either. Susan