Originally Posted by
Hardwork108
There is an old way of forming a Karate fist that was demonstrated in Master Gichin Funakoshi's classic master text, "Karate Do Kyohan", which was presented to the Japanese Emperor in 1935, I have had this book for a few years now and this fist formation has always intrigued me.
The type of the fist shown in the book has the index finger straight (not pointing!), while the other three fingers are closed.
http://fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=215
This type of fist formation is rare nowadays, but seems to be practiced by certain Shotokan and Okinawan stylist karate-kai.
I am very curious to know from anyone here has encountered such a fist formation in a KUNG FU style.
I have seen this fist formed the same way in Ryukyu Kempo as well.
I have never however, heard an explanation for it.
It could be the same thing as the woman cutting off the end of the roast when she made it. Her daughter asked her why they always do it, and she told her that it was how her mother taught her to cook a roast.
When she asked her grandmother, it turns out that when they were younger, their stove was so small, the only way they could fit a roast into it, was to cut the end off!
Perhaps The original teacher broke his index finger and couldn't bend it.
"My Gung-Fu may not be Your Gung-Fu.
Gwok-Si, Gwok-Faht"
"I will not be part of the generation
that killed Kung-Fu."
....step.