The Art of Hojo Undo: Power Training for Traditional Karate Michael Clarke
Publisher: Ymaa Publication Center

Every martial artist needs to spend some training time hitting things instead of striking air - the body mechanics are very different, and you can't really learn to find your range without hitting something at least some of the time. Jan 12, 2010 - It's said that Kanryo Higaonna Sensei (the founding father of modern-day karate) practiced daily with the chiishi and other hojo undo implements during his 14 years of martial arts study in Fuzhou, before returning to Okinawa. In my own search I came across the Russian Kettlebell. It has its history, all the different tools, lots of training exercises, and ideas on how to make your own. Today, the chiishi The chiishi is generally described as a tool for conditioning and strengthening the wrists and arms but it's also excellent for training blocking and striking techniques as well as the importance of synchronizing breathing with whole-body power. Dec 9, 2009 - Though weights were my preferred way of training, I also loved to hit the heavy bag, the makiwara and use various weapons, like swords, sais, staves and that mainstay of every teen thug's karate arsenal, the nunchaku. I have been a student of martial arts for more than 16 years.12 of those in Karate-do and 4 in Judo. I vaguely recall it was related to the kata we were studying at the particular time from my old Goju Ryu days, but now that I'm with a system that as a general rule does not incorporate hojo undo training into their syllabus I don't really have any adequate resources for determining alternatively, higaonna's video "power training of goju-ryu" (fully viewable on youtube) has extensive junbi-undo and hojo-undo sections going through most of the hojo undo implements. I have seen traditional and Come on now, let's get realistic. Aug 12, 2013 - Just as karate was being developed as a means of protecting oneself, so too was that of Hojo Undo and within it Kigu Undo.training with various tools for supplementary training directed at all the muscle groups a karateka would want to call Obviously when facing each of these Makiwara you also develop your stance, hip twist and thrust, speed, power and so on. Aug 25, 2010 - Karate Conditioning. For the over three decades But there were a whack of training tools that many traditional karate folk in North America - nay perhaps the world outside of Okinawa or Japan proper - have never touched. May 19, 2012 - The Art of Hojo Undo changed my life. Through those "The Art of Hojo Undo: Power Training for Traditional Karate", by Michael Clarke, sets out to revive the ancient methods of physical training practiced in Okinawa which were inspired by time-honored Chinese kung fu training methods. Oct 31, 2010 - I took him at his word, and a few years later sent my manuscript for, The Art of Hojo Undo, Power Training for Traditional Karate, this time it was accepted and subsequently published. Amazon.com: The Art of Hojo Undo: Power Training for Traditional Karate (9781594391361): Michael Clarke: Books. Apr 20, 2014 - So, as blasphemous as it may sound, training on the makiwara (punching post), for example, as ubiquitous as this tool is in traditional karate dojos, seems to me to be rather low on the list of hojo undo practices. May 13, 2013 - I wish that Mike Clarke sensei's book The Art of Hojo Undo: Power Training for Traditional Karate was available then! A blog about training in a traditional karate system using modern methods: High intensity interval training, kettlebells, dynamic stretching, intermittent fasting, paleolithic eating, and not wearing shoes. But, will it give us a better understanding of our techniques and how the tools can help us build power and apply proper force and application.