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Back To Basics: Karate Middle Punch (Chudan Zuki)
Hey y’all!
Hope you had a great week and you enjoyed some of my posts.
As you might know, my martials arts journey started in the late 70s by taking Shotokan karate lessons.
I am seriously considering returning to my roots and “rekindling” my love for my first martial art style. It’s just a matter of getting all my ducks in a row and juggling a very packed schedule and, as we all know, prioritizing. You guys will be the first to know when it happens.
I just remembered that song with Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, “My First Love”. Sorry, I’m dating myself again.
Even if it doesn’t happen in the next couple of weeks, I honestly believe that striving to perfect the basic techniques is a absolute Must not only in Shotokan karate and other martial arts, but in just about every skill and activity. And I thank UrbanSamurai for re-visiting this extremely pivotal issue.
Let me ask you a question:
Do you think professional golf players ever stop practicing their swing?! Nope.
Well, I personally always enjoyed seriously working on my basic karate techniques and one of my absolute favorites had/has to be the middle punch or chudan zuki performed as a reverse punch.
I don’t intend to brag, but my reverse punch executed to the solar plexus was effective enough in several fights to actually knock out my opponents. In several cases, this was the first and only technique executed!
The first time it happened in kumite competition, I must admit, I was totally shocked, but in a very good way. This basic technique, that is most probably the most applied technique in karate competition, really works! Besides being effective, it also extremely efficient.
To make my point a bit more illustrative, I would like to share a video clip featuring Bart Scovill, who has been an active karateka for over 30 years.
I really think he does a pretty thorough job in explaining the intricacies of …. yes, I admit it: My favorite basic karate technique, chudan zuki.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nwnQqa5Nyw[/youtube]
In my humble opinion, mastering the basics will give you a very strong foundation in your martial arts and even non-martial arts training.
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