This is a combinations for the 5th Kyu purple belt examination. Again at 5th Kyu we are working on shomen and hanmi, so we are trying to get this movement to high standard before moving onto the Brown belt syllabus. Work hard at shomen hanmi as it’s one of the most important basic fundamentals in […]

Punchbag training is excellent to work on developing power in your karate strikes and it’s great fun A powerful kick that was made famous by Bruce Lee, he used to call side thrust kick, ‘the stop kick’. In the film, Enter The Dragon, there is an excellent example of Bruce Lee combining the thrust kick […]

Yoko Geri Keage Shotokan’s Side Snap Kick A fast snapping kick that can be used to the groin or ribs. For 7th kyu and 6th kyu we practice these kicks from a natural ready stance (heiko dachi). Then from 5th Kyu we are stepping and kicking. From heiko dachi  (natural ready stance). 1. Lift the […]