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In addition to these points, relaxation to achieve superior snap, and various timing is developed in relation to the punch and propulsion of the stance. This eventually takes the technique away from being `merely oi-zuki’ (I.e - a subtle change in timing can easily turn it into oi-komi gyaku-zuki etc). Keeping the hips in hanmi, only rotating strongly into shomen at the end (timed with the
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Use all forms of yakusoku-kumite, jiyu-kumite and the sandbag (or makiwara) to maximise your development. Don’t settle for mediocrity, but rather seek ichigeki-hissatsu with all of your techniques. Of the three core kihonwaza of Shotokan, oi-zuki IS SUPREME as it contains the support leg drive/stretch of mae-geri and gyaku-zuki, and has gyaku-zuki within its timing. Oi-zuki therefore remains the most important technique in karate-do.
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