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Makiwara training

The makiwara is used by karate practitioners to practice strikes in much the same way as a boxer uses a heavy bag. The makiwara develops ones' striking ability by letting them experience resistance to punches, kicks and other strikes. A poor punch will bounce off the makiwara if the body is not in a position to support the energy generated by the strike. It also develops targeting, and focus, which is the ability to penetrate the target (i.e., opponent) to varying degrees of force.

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The makiwara is a feedback tool as much as a conditioning tool: unlike a heavy bag, which absorbs almost anything, the post answers a poorly aligned strike by bouncing it back, so the student feels the mistake at once. For that reason, makiwara practice should start gently, with attention on the alignment of the fist, wrist, elbow, shoulder, and hip, and only then build up force — power without alignment injures the striker, not the target. It is worth practising both hands equally, and mixing punches with kicks and other strikes, so that the whole body learns to deliver and support impact. The deeper lesson is focus: the post trains the ability to penetrate the target to a chosen depth, which is the difference between slapping the surface and striking through it. Done regularly and patiently, makiwara work turns a punch from an arm movement into a whole-body technique.

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