COMMON ERRORS IN
TECHNIQUE OF KARATE
There are lots of techniques, moves whether defensive or
offensive, we practice lot every day in DOJO (karate class). We also teach to
the students every single technique as it is our daily task in professional karate
life. To make perfect move of karate we need more and more practice, good
training with faultfinder sensei (Teacher). I am conducting 4-5 classes in
different places, society & RWA. I also go to different classes of our
coaches to take belt test 6 to 7 times in every year. And I mostly face a
common question of parents that when their child will become perfect as me (examiners),
why they have not perfection in their technique and will it possible with them?
I use to answer them “why not???” But it will take long time with regular
practice. The perfection does not come easily. I also traveled a long journey
of karate about 17 years and still journey is going on. It is another matter
but here I am discussing about the mistakes occurs in practice mostly which
prevents to make perfect move.
a.
Coordination
Most of the students cannot
coordinate their hand & leg movements while they shift the body from A
point to B or doing techniques in steps (forward & backward). Lack of
coordination make affect-less move. It also affect on balance & posture of
technique. Perfect coordination brings effective move in every technique.
b.
Control of motion
Body motion is obviously
connect the move of every technique in karate. While you move here and there
with doing karate technique the motion comes in your body. When you hit the punch
or kick or block motion of body come altogether but in same time if you can’t
control the motion, the technique will go whether out of range or won’t reach
to the target. Children/beginners mostly hit their punch or kick without
controlling themselves then get imbalance. It cannot help to generate the
power in technique also. So the control of motion is another factor for errors
in technique.
c.
Timing
Timing is super important and
hard also. Don’t punch at the same time as you move but don’t punch too late
either. It also goes with same in kick, strike & block. To make this great
combination you should practice a lot. Great timing brings the good result in
perfection. If you have good timing in movements or between techniques then
perfection will automatically come. So it is the crucial part of karate
training but it will take long time to become a perfect in timing. Without
timing you can’t be master in any kind of technique. In initial phase of
training it is too hard enough to bring 100% result in timing.
d.
Hit or push
Hitting or pushing is
completely a different thing. But most students use to push their punch not to
hit. Same case in kick also. They are not hitting with their punch this is
pushing. Lacking of power in technique is completely affect-less. So they should
try to hit with punch not to push.
e.
Accuracy
Hit to target with perfect
move with control is accuracy. Lack of perfection in above factors I mentioned,
its impacts goes through on accuracy. Correct vision, distance & focus play
role in accuracy. If we hit our technique without focusing or without correct
distance we can’t reach on target. It means the accuracy levels go down. We
cannot make accurate target. Accurate punch or kick or block or strike will
show the efficiency of karate athlete. But an error occurs in it also.
In conclusion, an errors may appear in above factors while
practice. This will impact on effectiveness of technique in karate. So you
should try to avoid these errors from training. You should ask question specifically-HOW & WHY always. If you
don’t know, you don’t improve in art. Your body is smarter than
you think, so try to do better always-don’t give up.
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By Sensei Dambar Somai
Magar
