Your post for this is interesting as it adds a new use for this fist, thought it was a "okuden" hidden bunkai for among others Naihanchi kata explaining that this type of fist is foremost for grabbing with, thus the use of the index finger is omitted as grabbing is mainly done using middle-, ring-, little fingers and thumb.
Gee.. that top picture looks alot like the Ryuto Ken ( Dragon head fist) that I needed to learn. Again, for me, I had to strike with the smaller pointy second knuckle of the mid finger, not the big knuckle. My thumb, and other fingers support the bent mid finger to handle the impact. There are no pictures on the internet that I can google up to show the difference between Naka Yubi Ippon Ken, and Ryuto Ken, and I shyly feel that I am not of a high enough level sufficient to give them proper due example. Perhaps these punches only look similar due to my inexperience.
Your post for this is interesting as it adds a new use for this fist, thought it was a "okuden" hidden bunkai for among others Naihanchi kata explaining that this type of fist is foremost for grabbing with, thus the use of the index finger is omitted as grabbing is mainly done using middle-, ring-, little fingers and thumb.
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ReplyDeleteGee.. that top picture looks alot like the Ryuto Ken ( Dragon head fist) that I needed to learn. Again, for me, I had to strike with the smaller pointy second knuckle of the mid finger, not the big knuckle. My thumb, and other fingers support the bent mid finger to handle the impact. There are no pictures on the internet that I can google up to show the difference between Naka Yubi Ippon Ken, and Ryuto Ken, and I shyly feel that I am not of a high enough level sufficient to give them proper due example. Perhaps these punches only look similar due to my inexperience.
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