Kihon

Rising Elbow Strike

https://youtu.be/DDAZBXKXMr4 The Rising Elbow Strike (Age Empi Ate/Age Hiji Uchi) projects it's power more forward than upward. Like all elbow strikes, it is a close-range weapon and uses body motion…

Knifehand Strike

https://youtu.be/3Vh7vqFngIs The Knifehand Strike, or shuto uchi, is an easy and devastating strike in karate. This strike is done in a backhand fashion traveling across the body and out to…

Front Kick

https://youtu.be/GJObX4td9gQ The front kick (mae geri) is the most basic kick in karate. It is designed to be used against a target to the front of your body. Hit with…

Middle Outside Block

https://youtu.be/W7zYv4xqLUk The Yoko Uke, Outside Block, is a middle-level block used to protect the body. It "scoops" under an attack coming to the center line of the body. The key…

High Block

https://youtu.be/M83YcvBz_1g This block pushes an attack upward or protects the head from n attack that drops downward toward the head. This block is also sometimes called an Upper Block. This…

Inside Blocks (Yoko Uchi)

https://youtu.be/GDthXRuEl8E This series of blocks are grouped together under one name as Yoko Uchi or Yoko Uchi Uke. An Inside Block sweeps across the body laterally from the "outside" to…

How To Punch

https://youtu.be/WDA8glXsb_A This technique is called seiken tsuki. Seiken is the name of the basic fist. Tsuki translates to "thrust" since you thrust the technique forward. Punching is the basic attack…

How To Make A Fist

https://youtu.be/NsnOuAxFOLw Want a strong PUNCH? You better make a good FIST first! Many people don't know how to make a really good fist. There are actually different levels to learning…