Matrix Karate: 5 volumes
Five Steps to True Karate!
Overview of Site Contents!
Blogroll
Meta
How to Train in the Iron Horse Form in Karate
To practice this you should loop it and do it in sequence maybe ten times. Don’t do it just once, keep doing it.
Concentrate on the moment of focusing energy down, and letting yourself float sideways to the next position. Have the differences between these two things firmly in your mind.
Have a partner and mirror each other. Critique each other, and get lower and longer and more explosive. Be twins in motion and structure.
Practice just standing in the horse stance (called Kiba Dachi in Japanese). This is called Horse Meditation, and if you can hold the pose for just five minutes, you will have an immensely strong stance, and you will be generating tons of pure, raw power.
Above all, do it every day.
And, most important, look for applications,a nd practice those applications until you can make them work against anybody, and in situation or environment.
Remember, when you do the horse stance you are gripping the ground, enabling yourself to move over slick surfaces, and this could mean on wet grass, oily cement, or even through puddles of blood, and yet still hold your balance and footwork.
Drop by my site, Monster Martial Arts, and check out Temple Karate. I’ve got ten forms plus the one you see on this page, fully broken down and set for combat.
This entry was posted in Goju Ryu, Isshin Ryu, Karate, karate bunkai, karate DVD, karate forms, karate kata, karate lessons, karate techniques, kenpo karate, learn karate at home, Martial Arts, Okinawan Karate, Shito Ryu, Shotokan and tagged horse form, horse kata, iron horse stance, karate power. Bookmark the permalink.