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 We use the term “center” to help divorce ourselves from mysticism. The center is merely where the body's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_of_mass center-of-mass] is located. From a physics standpoint, people can be treated as a single dot, weighing as much as a person, floating at that point in space. As a teaching tool, the knot of a karate belt corresponds to the center's location on a normally-proportioned karateka. When your belt's knot is below your opponent’s knot, then your center is lower than your opponent's center. Then, you will have leverage, and the resulting [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_advantage mechanical advantage] will multiply your strength.
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 On a normally-proportioned person, the center is located along their line-of-symmetry (thus, "the centerline"), at a point halfway between their navel and their waistline, and roughly halfway inside their body. The Japanese call this point the hara; the Chinese call it the tan-t’ien. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the center is a “lake” of [[Ki|ki]], which feeds life-energy to the rest of the body through a series of tributaries ("meridians"), just like how a car's master cylinder compresses brake fluid. Likewise, since the center is said to be the exact physical location of the immortal soul, it is one of the body’s seven chakra, and several energy vortices. In [[Goshin-Jutsu]], we ignore all of these things -- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZa9ezlvlfg not because they have no verifiable basis in reality] -- but [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z0_n7tGnK0 because they have no practical application] if they did.
-We use the term “center” to help divorce ourselves from mysticism. The center is merely where the body's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_of_mass center-of-mass] is located. From a physics standpoint, people can be treated as a single dot, weighing as much as they do, floating in that point in space. As a teaching tool, the knot of a karate belt corresponds to center's location on normally-proportioned karateka. When your belt's knot is below your opponent’s knot, then your center is lower than your opponent's center. Then, you will have leverage, and the resulting [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_advantage mechanical advantage] will multiply your strength.
+We use the term “center” to help divorce ourselves from mysticism. The center is merely where the body's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_of_mass center-of-mass] is located. From a physics standpoint, people can be treated as a single dot, weighing as much as a person, floating at that point in space. As a teaching tool, the knot of a karate belt corresponds to the center's location on a normally-proportioned karateka. When your belt's knot is below your opponent’s knot, then your center is lower than your opponent's center. Then, you will have leverage, and the resulting [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_advantage mechanical advantage] will multiply your strength.
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-The '''center''' is the point from which all balance originates. Controlling your center, through good [[Stances|stances]], results in stability. Losing control of the center renders one vulnerable to [[Manipulations_and_Takedowns|takedowns]].
+The '''center''' refers to the body's balance point. Controlling your center, through good [[Stances|stances]], results in stability. Losing control of your center renders you vulnerable to [[Manipulations_and_Takedowns|takedowns]].
-The center is located halfway between the navel and the waistline, and roughly halfway inside of you. The Japanese call this point the hara; the Chinese call it the tan-t’ien. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the center is a “lake” of [[Ki|ki]], which feeds life-energy to the rest of the body through a series of tributaries ("meridians"), just like how a car's master cylinder compresses brake fluid. Likewise, since the center is said to be the exact physical location of the immortal soul, it is one of the body’s seven chakra, and several energy vortices. In [[Goshin-Jutsu]], we ignore all of these things -- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZa9ezlvlfg not because they have no verifiable basis in reality] -- but [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z0_n7tGnK0 because they have no practical application] if they did.
+On a normally-proportioned person, the center is located along their line-of-symmetry (thus, "the centerline"), at a point halfway between their navel and their waistline, and roughly halfway inside their body. The Japanese call this point the hara; the Chinese call it the tan-t’ien. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the center is a “lake” of [[Ki|ki]], which feeds life-energy to the rest of the body through a series of tributaries ("meridians"), just like how a car's master cylinder compresses brake fluid. Likewise, since the center is said to be the exact physical location of the immortal soul, it is one of the body’s seven chakra, and several energy vortices. In [[Goshin-Jutsu]], we ignore all of these things -- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZa9ezlvlfg not because they have no verifiable basis in reality] -- but [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z0_n7tGnK0 because they have no practical application] if they did.
-We use the term “center” to help divorce ourselves from mysticism. The center is merely the location of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_of_mass center-of-mass] on normally-proportioned people. From a physics standpoint, people can be treated as a single dot, floating in space, which weighs as much as a person. As a teaching tool, this is visually represented on normally-proportioned karateka by the knot of their belt. When the knot of your belt is below your opponent’s knot -- when your center is lower than your opponent's center -- you have leverage, and the resulting [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_advantage mechanical advantage] will multiply your strength.
+We use the term “center” to help divorce ourselves from mysticism. The center is merely where the body's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_of_mass center-of-mass] is located. From a physics standpoint, people can be treated as a single dot, weighing as much as they do, floating in that point in space. As a teaching tool, the knot of a karate belt corresponds to center's location on normally-proportioned karateka. When your belt's knot is below your opponent’s knot, then your center is lower than your opponent's center. Then, you will have leverage, and the resulting [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_advantage mechanical advantage] will multiply your strength.
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 The '''center''' is the point from which all balance originates. Controlling your center, through good [[Stances|stances]], results in stability. Losing control of the center renders one vulnerable to [[Manipulations_and_Takedowns|takedowns]].
-The Japanese call the center the hara; the Chinese call it the tan t’ien. The center is located halfway between the navel and the waistline, and roughly halfway inside of you. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the center is a “lake” of [Ki|ki], which feeds energy to the rest of the body through a series of tributaries called meridians, just as the master cylinder compresses all of the brake fluid in a car. Likewise, since the center is said to be the exact physical location of the immortal soul, it is one of the body’s seven chakra, and several energy vortices. In Goshin-Jutsu, we ignore all of these things -- not because they have no verifiable basis in reality -- but because they have no practical application if they did.
+The center is located halfway between the navel and the waistline, and roughly halfway inside of you. The Japanese call this point the hara; the Chinese call it the tan-t’ien. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the center is a “lake” of [[Ki|ki]], which feeds life-energy to the rest of the body through a series of tributaries ("meridians"), just like how a car's master cylinder compresses brake fluid. Likewise, since the center is said to be the exact physical location of the immortal soul, it is one of the body’s seven chakra, and several energy vortices. In [[Goshin-Jutsu]], we ignore all of these things -- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZa9ezlvlfg not because they have no verifiable basis in reality] -- but [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z0_n7tGnK0 because they have no practical application] if they did.
-We use the term “center” to help divorce ourselves from mysticism. The center is merely the location of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_of_mass center-of-mass] on normally-proportioned people. From a physics standpoint, people can be treated as a single dot, floating in space, which weighs as much as a person. As a teaching tool, this is visually represented on normally-proportioned karateka by the knot of their belt. When the knot of your belt is below your opponent’s knot -- when your center is lower than your opponent's center, then you have leverage, and the resulting mechanical advantage will magnify your strength. This is why it is easier for a short person to throw a taller one.
+We use the term “center” to help divorce ourselves from mysticism. The center is merely the location of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_of_mass center-of-mass] on normally-proportioned people. From a physics standpoint, people can be treated as a single dot, floating in space, which weighs as much as a person. As a teaching tool, this is visually represented on normally-proportioned karateka by the knot of their belt. When the knot of your belt is below your opponent’s knot -- when your center is lower than your opponent's center -- you have leverage, and the resulting [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_advantage mechanical advantage] will multiply your strength.
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+The '''center''' is the point from which all balance originates. Controlling your center, through good [[Stances|stances]], results in stability. Losing control of the center renders one vulnerable to [[Manipulations_and_Takedowns|takedowns]].
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