Tag Archives: tsuki
Lunge Punch – a note
A note from one of my students: Hi Joe, Just wanted to let you know that I check your page a couple times a week and find the blog both informative and insightful, and at times really funny — like the Iron Man vs Bruce Lee fight you just posted. Anyway, the lunge punch question [...]
Bruce Lee punches…
Question: I’m a member of a Bujinkan Dojo, but sadly for many reasons I haven’t been able to attend in some time; still I’m in constant contact with fights here and there and I have come to realize that no one uses the lunge punch against me. It’s hard for me to use what the [...]
That Ninja Lunge Punch…
Question: Why use a lunge punch when training when nobody punches like that and it is easier to defend against? I have trained in Ninjutsu before and just don’t understand, it just doesn’t seem realistic. Is there a purpose I’m just not understanding? Answer: This punch is one of many striking styles (cross-punching, jabs, uppercuts, [...]
New Years Keiko
Happy New Year! The first class of the New Year was on Saturday. Class began with a discussion of training elements and the theme of 2009. Within this talk we discussed the nature of shin (heart), gi (skill) and tai (body), and briefly considered the concept of sainou (ability), shin (heart) and ki (capacity). Where [...]