Being Exact

Exact. The pursuit of being exact instills the discipline required to execute effective karate technique.

Thats a mouthful. Read it again. Break it down into three parts. Look at it backwards - to execute effective karate - discipline is required - pursue exactness. Remember my story about the movie "The Magnificient Seven?" The knife thrower was exact. In karate, that can mean the difference between success and failure.

In Isshinryu Karate, exact training begins with basic karate technique; fifteen specific upper body techniques (strikes & blocks) and fifteen specific lower body techniques (kicks). Each of the techniques puts the body in a unique position to accomplish martial intent.

This is foundation. These are the building blocks. Every body part is placed in a specific position. It takes discipline - it takes patience - it takes determination - it takes perseverence. Do you begin to see a pattern here? If you succeed at acquiring the physical skills of karate, certainly you will have acquired the mental skills also.

But only through the pursuit of being exact!