Kiai!

My T'ai Chi practice has done me some good and some ill in my Karate learning. For instance, I understand how to move my Chi (life force in Chinese) in T'ai Chi. But moving your Ki (life force in Japanese) is nothing like it. I've been trying to apply my T'ai Chi principles in this way. There are times in Karate when you put your whole Ki into a punch or a kick; when you do, you yell "Kiai!" Tonight Sensei Bice was explaining how to use Ki in the punching techniques, and I was able to connect the two disciplines for the first time. Punching and kicking just took on a whole new level. Bring it on.