Can you tsuki? If you are honest with yourself, you will find the answer is no, you can’t tsuki. You only think you can tsuki, but you cannot tsuki.*
After ten hours of practising the art of goju ryu karate-do under the instruction of Masuyama Sensei, 8th Dan, and thousands of punches, I still can’t tsuki, but I feel a little closer to understanding how much more practice I need.
Many thanks to Masuyama Sensei for another great gasshuku, to Sensei Patrick, Chief Instructor of Belgium and to our wonderful hosts Sensei Marc Sanglier and Els De Brabander.
After ten hours of practising the art of goju ryu karate-do under the instruction of Masuyama Sensei, 8th Dan, and thousands of punches, I still can’t tsuki, but I feel a little closer to understanding how much more practice I need.
Many thanks to Masuyama Sensei for another great gasshuku, to Sensei Patrick, Chief Instructor of Belgium and to our wonderful hosts Sensei Marc Sanglier and Els De Brabander.
* Wikpedia entry for Tsuki:
Tsuki (突き), is the Japanese word for "thrust", coming from the verb tsuku (突く), meaning "to thrust". It is spelled the same as the Japanese word for "moon"/"month" tsuki (月), but the second syllable is accented, with Japanese's unvoiced vowels making it pronounced almost like "ski" (but preceded by a "t" sound).
In particular, Masuyama Sensei was referring to the "karate straight punch" with an emphasis on the word "straight".
Tsuki (突き), is the Japanese word for "thrust", coming from the verb tsuku (突く), meaning "to thrust". It is spelled the same as the Japanese word for "moon"/"month" tsuki (月), but the second syllable is accented, with Japanese's unvoiced vowels making it pronounced almost like "ski" (but preceded by a "t" sound).
In particular, Masuyama Sensei was referring to the "karate straight punch" with an emphasis on the word "straight".
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