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[skydyr]

Regional rules actually say kicking under the table is the preferred resolution tool, but this is with a floor board so...

Bruce "Lose the game but win the fight after" Young

My understanding was that floor boards were a 17th century technical solution to the proliferation of this kicking technique in Japan. I have yet to see a kick that can maim delivered by someone sitting seiza.

[EdLee]

skydyr,

I have yet to see a kick that can maim delivered by someone sitting seiza.

It is more rare these days. But traditionally, practices from seiza are an important part of many martial arts.
Such as in iai-do, karate-do, ju-do, and aiki-do, among others.
Many of the lethal techniques from standing are also effective from seiza, including strikes, kicks, and throws.
People in aiki-do, ju-do, iai-do, and Grego German wrestling still routinely practice very powerful techniques from seiza.
For karate-do, it is more rare, but a few selected groups still do it.
Yes, not many people today still practice it, so most people will not have seen it.
But it would be unwise to under estimate a highly trained person in seiza.

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[Bonobo]

skydyr,

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