All posts in "Shotokan Kihon"
Shotokan Karate Stances Kokutsu Dachi (Back Stance)
Kokutsu Dachi (Back Stance) The hardest basic shotokan karate stance is definitely kokutsu dachi (back stance). Although this is classed as a basic stance most people find this difficult and uncomfortable. So we are going to break this stance down, into small sections, with a video tutorial accompanying this article. Get into the habit of […]
Age uke soto ude uke gedan barai and uchi ude uke From Shizentai
Taken from our 8th Kyu Red belt karate examination. https://www.shotokankarateonline.com/our-karate-community-membership/ Four basic karate blocks on the spot 1. Age Uke (upper block) 2. Soto Ude Uke (outside forearm block) 3. Gedan Barai (downward block) 4. Uchi Ude Uke (inside forearm block) Video Tutorial Of The Four Strikes
Choku-zuki The Karate Straight Punch
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 video can be found at the bottom of this […]
The Karate Fist Seiken (fore-fist) Video
Forming the karate fist (seiken) 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 […]
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