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Keage (“snap”) is what gives karate techniques their power. Well, not power per se, but impulse.  
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'''Keage''' (“snap”) is what gives karate techniques their power. Well, not power ''per se'', but [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impulse_(physics) impulse].  
  
Impulse the change of an object’s momentum due to a force acting over some time interval; I = Δp =∫F dt . Since your strike stops, it delivers all of its momentum, so Δp is a constant. The only way to increase the force of the technique is to decrease the time interval which it acts over.  
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Impulse the change of an object’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momentum momentum] due to a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force force] acting over some time interval; I = Δp =∫F dt. Since your strike stops, it transfers all of its momentum, so Δp is a constant. The only way to increase a technique's force is to decrease the time interval which it acts over.  
  
This is achieved by adding a whip-cracking or towel-snapping motion to all techniques. This “snap” is generated by switching from a relaxed state, completely tensing at the exact moment of impact, and back to relaxation as quickly as possible; this necessitates a short ibuki breath. This should be a total-body spasm-like reaction, similar to a sneeze.  This is the trick behind Bruce Lee’s famous [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keS3OTNger8 One-Inch Punch].
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This is achieved by adding a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_QLzthSkfM whip-cracking] or towel-snapping motion to all techniques. This “snap” is generated by switching from a relaxed state, completely tensing at the exact moment of impact, and back to relaxation as quickly as possible; this necessitates a [[Ibuki#Short_Ibuki|short ibuki breath]]. This should be a total-body spasm-like reaction, similar to a sneeze.  This is the trick behind Bruce Lee’s famous [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keS3OTNger8 One-Inch Punch].
  
All Goshin-Jutsu Karate techniques snap to some degree, so you must keep practicing this forever. Constant practice is needed to make these motions automatic, and to maintain this skill.   
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All [[Goshin-Jutsu]] [[Karate]] techniques snap to some degree, so you must keep practicing this forever. Constant practice is needed to make these motions automatic, and to maintain this skill.   
 
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Keage (“snap”) is what gives karate techniques their power. Well, not power per se, but impulse.

Impulse the change of an object’s momentum due to a force acting over some time interval; I = Δp =∫F dt. Since your strike stops, it transfers all of its momentum, so Δp is a constant. The only way to increase a technique's force is to decrease the time interval which it acts over.

This is achieved by adding a whip-cracking or towel-snapping motion to all techniques. This “snap” is generated by switching from a relaxed state, completely tensing at the exact moment of impact, and back to relaxation as quickly as possible; this necessitates a short ibuki breath. This should be a total-body spasm-like reaction, similar to a sneeze. This is the trick behind Bruce Lee’s famous One-Inch Punch.

All Goshin-Jutsu Karate techniques snap to some degree, so you must keep practicing this forever. Constant practice is needed to make these motions automatic, and to maintain this skill.