Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Kancho Royama Hatsuo Punching Sandbag

Here's a very nice video of Kancho Royama Hatsuo of Kyokushin Kai punching the sandbag makiwara, called "suna-bukuro" in Japanese. It literally means a sandbag.

It's interesting how he punches off backstance (kokutsu dachi). Instead of pivoting the backfoot forward, he compresses the pelvis forward, really throwing the lower body into the punch. I remember seeing such technique practiced on sandbag makiwara on some of the Kendokai websites. It's clear that Kancho Royama has retained many of the things he learned from Nakamura Sensei.


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