Kime

Kime (Japanese決め) referred to in karate, the energy is transferred at the moment the greatest tension during impact, shock or kick. All movements of the fighter to be carried out quickly and relaxed until it comes at the moment of the meeting of art, usually represented in Kihon as end position, to discharge the energy. Kime is an essential part of karate. Externally you recognize Kime of sudden controlled locking ( " snap ") of the technology exporting arm or leg a few centimeters (Sun - dome) before the target or in an emergency exactly in the target.

Demarcation to Kiai

The Kiai ( battle cry ) only supports the transfer of Kime. He is often applied only to the fight -ending technology. However, the Kime should use in each technique of the fighters.

Details and learning process

The right Kime is a great difficulty, especially for beginners, as all muscles remain completely relaxed until the last moment of impact and thus allow a very fast movement to. Only in this moment of impact should Kime, the full tension of the whole body (not just the technology involved in the limbs), come into effect. Immediately after the art of the fighters to fall back into the state of complete relaxation, where appropriate, to perform a follow- technology fast enough. The ability to time limits on tension at this brief moment in rapid succession with absolute relaxation requires a year -long training. In addition, the fighter 's limbs during Kime is not to fully stretch to avoid joint damage. This also is trained in relation to the right Kime.

A common error is to be observed that premature tightening partly incorrect or too many muscle groups, or insufficient relaxation between movements. Due to adhere to particular Shotokan, where a special focus is placed on strong Kime, the reputation of a certain stiffness and awkwardness of.

Target

The control of the Kime enables both fast and at the same time powerful techniques whilst maintaining the fighters not to fatigue prematurely due to permanent muscle tension.

Types of Kime

Kime techniques can be executed in the martial arts in three ways:

• By physical force generated by mechanical shock effects
• By spreading through a soft force the destructive effects inside the body of the opponent
• By stimulating the opponent's vital points with point techniques.

Most martial arts / combat sports deal nowadays mostly just yet, if at all, with the first method because it is " outward " ( for spectators or judges ) to make the most visible.