http://aikidoforbeginners.blogspot.com/2006/11/ideal-aikido.html...
The methodology of aiki combat is to seek to finalise quickly. Other attackers are coming. Its basis is kime, conclusive and quick decisiveness.
In faking this for training beginners in today’s modern Aikido, it becomes possible to miss the very important parts which make the whole technique....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kime...
Kime (
Japanese:
決め) is a
Japanese martial arts term. In
karate it can mean 'focus' - the instantaneous tensing at the correct moment during a technique. The tension at this time is mostly focused in the
Tanden/
Hara and Abdomen. In
judo, the '
Kime-no-kata' are often translated as the '
Kata of Decision'. In other
budo the term refers to attacking a
pressure point. In all cases certain finality is implied.
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http://www.karatethejapaneseway.com/articles/kime.html...
Kime, in the Japanese sense, but even more specifically in a Japanese karate sense, does not merely mean
kimeru, as in “I decided on scrambled rather than boiled eggs for breakfast”.
kime, in the contexts of karate means much more than that. Although a direct translation into English is not possible, the word still has potent meaning, and not just in the vernacular of everyday Japanese conversation.
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Kime is, instead better described along both physical and psychological lines.
Kime is when both the body and brain are executing sharp, crisp, penetrating, and hard technique that utilizes the entire person.
Kime is when technique is “grounded”, when it “comes up through the floor”, where the body’s entire musculature is used in a sudden explosive moment, and also when the mind is linked to the technique.
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Technique that has no kime are often times when the heel of the foot rises off the floor, or when the hips don’t snap into place at the right time during punches. Techniques with no kime are where body flab puts you off balance. Technique with no kime may be when your back is not straight as you stand in zenkutsudachi. Technique that has no kime may be when the retracting hand is weak, when the punching hand over-extends unnecessarily, when the shoulders are too tight and makes technique tentative, or when the course of the punch is not straight and is shaky and bobbing at the end of your arm.
Those are some of the physical instances where kime cannot be “activated” because the body through which karate technique is trying to be performed is ill-fit, or misaligned, or presently not a good “conductor” to technique which possesses it. Kime is primarily physical, so if the body is “out of whack” there is no real way for the karate practitioner to “finish” or have “decisiveness” in anything. Fix your stance, relax your body, move slowly to make sure you are moving correctly.
Kime is sudden. Kime is a technique which is “finished to completion”. Perhaps a physical description may be of some service here. As I have been teaching karate more and more over the years I have noticed a common problem with karate students in being too “stiff”, too “hard” in their shoulders and necks as they stand in zenkutsudachi executing various technique. Excellent karate stances are strong, but they primarily utilize only the muscles needed for stances. Their shoulders are relaxed, fluid, and ready to move.
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The fundamentals of punches and kicks that your instructors harass you about are for your own development of karate physique and mentality. They are, if they are good instructors, gearing you up for developing kime in your karate. When you are able to consistently have kime in your punches, blocks, and kicks and have “mastered” some of the basics of our martial art, then you can start to deviate from the text.
Maybe karate is quite a bit like music. You need to develop your basics of scales, tone, and rhythm. Once you have some of that material cold you can start to deviate and experiment with your own style based on your own body, temperament, and sensibilities. Kime may be something like hitting the perfect note, full and heavy with tone and meaning. Perhaps that is one of the best ways to consider kime. Perhaps kime is better described as a “punctuated note” in karate. Exact, perfect, and in synch with your whole body.
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Mark Groenewold
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http://www.warriorwiz.com/streetwise/pdf/kime.htmThe translation for kime is focus, but in reality it also includes the concepts of synergy or teamwork as well. The physical expression of kime is the ability to analyze and implement several separate motions that come together at the same time and place, creating maximum efficiency. Successful execution of this concept allows a small individual to deliver a technique with sufficient power to defeat a much larger opponent. Examples of different actions that are included in delivering maximum focus of energy in a strike include hip rotation, forward movement of mass, snapping and rotation of the striking limb, and the tightening of all muscles at the spilt second of impact. Breaking down the action into individual components is a mental exercise and each element is developed based on priority of importance. Once each element is developed, the key becomes one of timing, allowing all of the elements to come to bear at the same split second.
This same process occurs when the successful person identifies what it is they truly want and creates plans of action making it happen. It is commonly understood that 20% of your actions create 80% of the positive results you are trying to accomplish. By identifying which actions will create the maximum results and focusing on them, while at the same time minimizing or even eliminating wasteful actions, you will be applying the concept of kime to living a successful life. This is why people with clearly defined goals and written action plans can achieve more in a few years, than most people do during their entire lives. Wilfred Peterson once wrote, “Success is focusing the full power of all you are on what you have the burning desire to achieve.”
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http://ki-aikido.net/KNK/How.htmlPLUS KI AND MINUS KI
Below are movements we have all done in our daily lives. Try to be aware of your movements. You have to relax in order to perform them with plus Ki. This way allows you to unify mind and body and extend Ki.
Sleeping * Waking up
Putting on * Taking off
Standing * Walking * Running * Bending
Stepping in or on * Sitting * Getting in or out
Picking up * Carrying * Holding
Looking * Reading * Breathing * Speaking
Eating * Drinking * Biting * Speaking
Transporting * Climbing * Leaning
Laughing * Smiling * Listening * Nodding
Bringing * Grabbing * Pushing
Pulling * Drawing
Keeping * Assisting
Opening * Closing * Cutting
Breaking * Rolling * Washing
Mixing * Wringing * Squeezing
Wiping * Sweeping * Throwing * Catching
Writing * Tying * Bowing
Shaking or Raising Hands
Bending Arms * Bringing Arms Down
Clapping Hands * Brushing Off
Holding Arms * Pointing
Brushing Hair There are many more movements in our daily lives. Your life can change a lot if you perform them in a plus way. Do you keep a unified body while you move? You must start a daily practice. Sometimes you may not be sure what is plus and what is minus. It depends on your mind. Here are some examples:
| Action | Plus | Minus |
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| Scolding | for the sake of the other | emotionally |
| Pulling | with one point | with arm power only |
| Holding | with relaxation | with whole power only |
| Standing | with relaxation | without any power |
| Pouring | with weight underside | with weight upperside |
| Pointing | with extending Ki | with hand only |
| Closing eyes | with extending Ki | with stopping Ki |
Do you understand the difference? You mind has a real power. This proves that the mind moves the body. You must practice the Four Basic Principles to act in a plus way. Ki extends when your mind is on your actions and when you have compassion for your partner.
Ki No Kenkyukai H.Q.
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ki + mind
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http://hapkiyoosool.com/ki.htm
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It symbolizes the physical body. To achieve 'ki'
means that the
mind is surpassed
and the spirit directly controls the body.
Thinking is no longer necessary (emotions do not get involved) when it becomes reflex. We all know that "reaction" is "thought before action". Reflex is absent of thought, like when you touch a hot stove. There is no though involved, you reflex according to your body's natural self-defense system. The heart may be the strongest physical muscle in the body but, it is also the most deceptive, it leads us by emotion. Emotion can take you farther thatn you want to go and keep you longer than you should stay. The tongue is the most versital muscle in the body but it can cut deeper than any sword. Emotion is not needed in combat. Only training properly everyday can ready you for that.
Training properly should be the training of the spirit and the body will naturally be conditioned to support the task. That is spiritual training in the martial arts, not religion. Religion has no place in combat, it does effect how a warrior trains and fights however. We don't join the military to become a priest but, to become a warrior. Your religious beliefs are best when expressed through example and action. Actions speak louder than words.
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ki-maek (secret mutual understanding, communication, connection)
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The electrical energy travels in two directions in the body along the nervous system,
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kime => ki transforms the mind
rather mind is expressing th waza to uke (ki aikido)
