Posture

One of the most important principals of movement is posture. We approach this technique from many ways. Each stance contains; same aspects and at times different aspects i.e. shoulders squared or angled to the target, length of stance long or short, height the same or different from one posture to another. Chapter 3 of "Building Warrior Spirit" details weight distribution, height differences and similarities, as well as how to use the changes from one stance/posture to another effectively and with power advantage. "Shorin-Ryu Q &A Book" describes in words and pictures all the stances, postures and their intricacies. Pages 71 to 77. "Okinawan Karate-Do Book" Chapter 4 addresses all the postures. Our everyday posture, how we carry ourselves, is especially important. We add an inch or two of height and take off an inch or two from our waistline instantly, simply by standing tall. As martial artists our appearance is a "trademark". Walk, stand, sit and practice karate with a "power posture". The back is straight, shoulders lowered, head balanced and chin slightly down. Simply stated look like a warrior on and off the deck. Arigato, Kyoshi Robert Scaglione.