Sphere of Energy

Tonight was the first karate session of the year. Sensei introduced a new dynamic element to our training. It’s an arcane approach to the concept of “unified action,” which was already the foundation of the form; karate uses infrastructure and breathing in every application (punch with your entire self, not just your fist). We already had the concept of spheres, such as the sphere of attack, but this is going to change the way everything is synchronized. Over time, that is. The end is the same, but with a slightly altered means. Basically, sensei is focusing on a sort of demystified ki to power our technique.

It’s too hard to describe and I’m very tired, so I’ll just say that it’s going to be an interesting year, though I probably won’t be able to regularly attend again until February.