ATEMI STRIKING(P24)
發表於 : 週二 5月 08, 2012 12:21 pm
The moment of contact becomes the strike
The founder, Ueshiba Sensei, said, “In a real battle, atemi is seventy percent, technique is thirty percent.” The training that we do in the dojo is designed to teach us various sorts of techniques, the correct way to move our body, effective ways of using our power, and how to create a relationship with the other person.
In a real battle, we must use the power that we have developed in our bodies in the dojo and use it explosively in an instant; we must decide the outcome of the fight at that moment. In that situation atemi becomes very important.
In aikido, we don’t use any special strength to apply atemi. Just like in all the other techniques, we can generate power throught the use of focused energy. For example, in the case of shomen-tsuki, if you can use the front knee to effectively transfer all of the power of the forward movement of your body, all of the body’s energy will be transferred into your fist. Basically, this is the same as the principle of hiriki no yosei ( elbow power movement ).
In atemi, timing is of course very important. When uke comes toward you, if you can time it so that you make your strike at the moment that he is off-balance, even without using strength you will be able to hit with great power.
Strikes as they are used in aikido are not limited to just hitting with the fist or tegatana ( side of the hand ). If you make contact with uke with focused power, that is atemi, so it is possible to use your shoulder, your back, or any part of your body to make the atemi.
（請看P24頁的圖）
In the case of someone coming to attack you from the rear, if you have an understanding of distance and timing, you can use your back to strike them. This is a variation of atemi.
The founder, Ueshiba Sensei, said, “In a real battle, atemi is seventy percent, technique is thirty percent.” The training that we do in the dojo is designed to teach us various sorts of techniques, the correct way to move our body, effective ways of using our power, and how to create a relationship with the other person.
In a real battle, we must use the power that we have developed in our bodies in the dojo and use it explosively in an instant; we must decide the outcome of the fight at that moment. In that situation atemi becomes very important.
In aikido, we don’t use any special strength to apply atemi. Just like in all the other techniques, we can generate power throught the use of focused energy. For example, in the case of shomen-tsuki, if you can use the front knee to effectively transfer all of the power of the forward movement of your body, all of the body’s energy will be transferred into your fist. Basically, this is the same as the principle of hiriki no yosei ( elbow power movement ).
In atemi, timing is of course very important. When uke comes toward you, if you can time it so that you make your strike at the moment that he is off-balance, even without using strength you will be able to hit with great power.
Strikes as they are used in aikido are not limited to just hitting with the fist or tegatana ( side of the hand ). If you make contact with uke with focused power, that is atemi, so it is possible to use your shoulder, your back, or any part of your body to make the atemi.
（請看P24頁的圖）
In the case of someone coming to attack you from the rear, if you have an understanding of distance and timing, you can use your back to strike them. This is a variation of atemi.
