tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950511927715429937.post6421097293468866576..comments2022-11-28T00:22:42.949-08:00Comments on True Tall Taiko Tales: Question Everything: KiaiRhythmykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00676828958344240960noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1950511927715429937.post-28208975849392596662010-08-07T14:53:52.307-07:002010-08-07T14:53:52.307-07:00when i usualy kiai i use like "iap" star...when i usualy kiai i use like "iap" start with 2 long vocals and end with the "p" at least thats how people hear it ... the thing is that u r leaned in karate shotokan that u use the kiak in the decisiv hit .. todome ... the final hit .. what really hapens is that you do a short maximum contraction of all ur muscles and u becam hard as rock for 1 or 2 second while u do that u breath out all you air so you generate a sound .. if u cant do that u can simply shout "kiai" or "ai" or anything but short and the power of the sound must be as a samurais sword cuting a bambo tree.... if u know the sound .. <br />thats my opinion in that .. this actually gives u extra power on the hit .. believe me i tryed it and it worked .. but u have to train hard to understand the meaning of kiai<br /><br />if u have comm just leave me a email at oicalisto@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com