Taikyoku Shodan or Kihon Kata Video Tutorial Probably the Most Important Shotokan Karate Kata Correct practice of Kihon kata is vital to shotokan karate practitioners. This karate kata only consists of two different karate moves, oizuki (stepping punch) and gedanbarai (downward block). But within these two ‘simple’ karate techniques, lay the basic fundamentals of shotokan […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
