Chambered fists

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well, i have my own point of view, for time being, let us give a word to classics for time being. hope you guys do not mind it is not Chinese reference:

"Here the meaning of the hikite, or pulling hand, is to grab the opponent’s attacking hand and pull it in whilst twisting it as much as possible so that his body is forced to lead against the defender.”

Gichin Funakoshi, in: Rentan Goshin Karate Jutsu

[TenTigers]

yep-or as we say in Hung-Ga,"The hand never comes back empty."

[Asmo]

I understand that, but for all chambered positions throughout the sets? And keep them chambered until the next techniques? There are techniques plenty that can't be used this way. The whipping punch start FFK, the wood punches you start chambered, the jump you keep fists chambered, and more where pulling an arm is not really the obvious technique.

[TenTigers]

the wood punches' chamber teach the body how to coil up and load to generate the explosive power that crashes through th eopponent's bridges. Once this is understood and mastered, the chamber is no longer used, or more correctly, it is made smaller and less exagerrated.
We don't do that jump, but sometimes it could be to draw in the hands, as beginners tend to flap their arms for balance when doing jumps or kicks.
The preceding movement might offer clues as well. I believe it is a forearm crash with the reverse crane head? How does the jump connect with this? Is the forearm crash offensive or defensive?

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