Oh so that's what my hara is all about!

Well sometimes your not ready to learn something until your ready to understand. Seems a weird concept but, that was true for me when I finally understood the concept of the hara.

Hara in karate is the point through which all movement comes. Using the region between your pelvis and rib cage to connect and drive your action is the difference between punching with your arm and connecting your whole body into one fluid cohesive movement. Unfortunately, understanding does not immediately translate into application. So it will be something I will need to retrain my muscle memory for every move in karate. When you get it right though it is a beautiful thing.

Well that is the enduring thing about karate training. What was old now becomes new.