Lesson 8

10th Kyu Lesson 10 Examination Video And Testing Details

Welcome to our first belt test 10th Kyu Blue Belt Examination Video And Testing Details Congratulations on getting this far. Watch the video below, where I will explain what is required for this first belt test. Be sure and practice the lessons within the blue belt course thoroughly. The basic fundamentals within karate are very […]

Forming The Karate Fist Seiken (forefist)

1. Start from your little finger and bend the fingers in half, one finger at a time.2. Once the fingers are folded in half, start from the little fingers and roll the fingers, one at a time into a full karate fist, make sure the thumbs are tight and in position, as in the video.3. […]

Shotokan Karate – Which Is More Important – Spirit or Technique?

I believe Seishin (spirit) to be one of the most important aspects of karate practice. Technique is also important, but if someone has no spirit, their karate is just like a dance, it does not matter how good the technique is, if there is no spirit, there is no karate! Sometimes your spirit is all […]

Mae Geri Keage Front Snap Kick From Heisoku Dachi Basic Explanation

When looking at the area of karate for beginners, front kick (mae geri), is the first karate kick a person entering the world of karate will study and there are many variations of the karate front kick. In this article we are going to cover the version that is practiced in shotokan karate. When learning […]