[ChrisNZ]

DG and ChrisNZ,

As to your question Chris, radial acceleration simply means applying pressure to the distal or far end of something that you can cause to move in a circle. Think of pushing a child on a swing, playing tetherball, or Wheel of Fortune. In TGM radial acceleration means applying linear right arm thrust through the #1 pressure point against the distal, flat wristed, cocked fist of the inert primary lever(left arm). Centripetal force will kick in immediately to pull and divert the primary lever into a circular motion on an inclined plane. Kelley describes it in 2-K as Centripetal Force diverting Linear Force into a rotating motion. The uncocking of the elbow facilitates the fastest and most precise transfer of this linear right arm force to the cocked left fist even if a kinetic chain of force has flowed into the elbow from the ground up.

As to your karate chop question, I think if you read 6-B-3-O-1 carefully you may come to understand that the uncocking of the right forearm vertically from the top does feel like a karate chop to some but the ulnar side blade of the left hand replaces the ulnar side blade of the right hand as the front of the chop that knifes through the air and can slash through wooden planks or break a brick that gets in its way. The right hand palm should start and remain perpendicular to this left hand blade throughout the motion.

That is a tremendous description! Will try this as soon as my lunch hour rolls around - the second paragraph above is a real fog clearer for me and shifts my understanding somewhat.

Great to have you on the site.

Chris