Preventing tennis elbow from sanchin thrusts?

Robb in Sacramento · Post by **Robb in Sacramento** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 1:14 am

Good call on the thrust Rick.

Rob,

I have two suggestions for helping to correct the thrust (1) use the bushiken hand position on the thrust, that is bring your thumb across the palm; and (2) squeeze the thumb and fingers at the point of focus. With the thumb pulling across the palm, its harder to turn your hand out at the completion of the thrust.

As for power in your thrust, push your elbow down when the thrust is cocked, and initially let the forarm track next to your body. Also, pay attention to how you set your arm for the thrust, and try and point the whole forearm at the target, not just your hand.

Peace
Robb in Sacramento

Van Canna · Post by **Van Canna** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:37 am

Robb,

Excellent advice.

Stryke · Post by **Stryke** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:38 am

My advice is take up judo or BJJ

then youll have abetter excuse for ##### up elbows

RACastanet · Post by **RACastanet** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 2:41 pm

Tennis elbow is a problem for me from time to time. I find a lot of stretching and occasionally changing the workout routine helps a lot. Also, I always wear a 'tennis elbow' support on my forearms when working out and that is a good preventative measure. If it is really bothering me I will wear them when doing a karate workout. The supports are really low tech but cost about $10 each. A good one does last a long time though.

Rich

Rick Wilson · Post by **Rick Wilson** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:05 am

Body compression and allowing the body to rotate into the strike allows the strike to end without any “snap” to the elbow.

Bill Glasheen · Post by **Bill Glasheen** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:18 pm

Rick wrote: Body compression and allowing the body to rotate into the strike allows the strike to end without any “snap” to the elbow.

This is an interesting statement, Rick. I have this experience with kicks because I've learned over time to get more and more out of femur rotation in the hip socket, pelvic tuck, and trunk twisting. I went from chronically sore knees to kicks that don't hurt my arthritic knee w/o the lateral meniscus. I'm doing things with my legs that I've heard one famous master say is hard on the knees, and yet they aren't. And FWIW... George has both great films and still picture sequences of Kanei Uechi doing a front kick that illustrate this. Before I knew better, I used to think it was bad form.

Now here's the kicker, Rick. Why is this so? I think I know why and it's quite subtle. But I want to hear your take on it.

BTW, this is a great example of the biomechanical principle of sequential summation of movement. I brought that up in A great explanation thread.

- Bill

Preventing tennis elbow from sanchin thrusts?

Good Catch Rick