Choku-zuki Straight Punch Like A Whip Not A Thud! Shotokan Sensei teach many variations of this punch. As your karate should be ever evolving , the punch described below, is the way I am practicing at the moment. This article focuses mainly on the basic fundamentals of the shotokan straight punch. A basic choku zuki […]
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 […]
Shizentai Yoi. Natural or Ready Stance Yoi ( Natural Position Or Ready Position) This is the position we go to after the karate bow (rei) In Heiko-dachi, the feet are approximately shoulder width, outside edges of the feet are parallel. This is also a basic ready stance in Karate. Shizen-tai or Yoi Dachi – natural […]
The Karate Warm Up And Stretch This is one of the most neglected parts of karate practice and it is a part of karate that a karateka ignores at their peril. (stretching video at the bottom of this article)Not only is stretching healthy, it also helps prevent injury during karate classes. Stretching should be practiced […]
Age Uke (upper block) is one of the first blocks practiced in shotokan karate. Here is a basic explanation of the block with a video tutorial at the bottom of this page. It should also be mentioned that karate blocks can also be used as attacks. In this article we are going to go through […]
