How to tie a karate belt: alternative method Welcome to our instructional video clip on how to tie a Karate belt, using the alternative belt-overcross-at-back method. You need the QuickTime plugin or the QuickTime Player to view this movie. About this movie This movie clip is in MPEG-4 format. You will need Quicktime 6 or greater to view this […]

Punching in Karate
A characteristic of the Karate punch is the twisting of the wrist before impact. At rest, the fist rests near the hip, with the palm facing upwards. During the strike, the arm is extended forward in a straight line, and as the elbow passes the body the wrist begins to twist, completing the […]

Guidelines for Partner training in Karate In all Karate partner training exercises when attack/block exercises are performed, the rule is: The person attacking moves at the command of the instructor. The person blocking only moves once the attack has been initiated. In partner training such as Ippon Kumite (one-step sparring), typically the person assigned to be attacker, […]

Japanese counting in karate In most Karate styles, techniques are performed ten times, and it is common use in dojos all over the world to count in Japanese. Just like the bowing, counting in Japanese is a characteristic of Karate. As a student, you should learn to count in Japanese out loud too, because the time […]

Wrist block, palmheel (ko uke shotei uchi) This double block uses the top of the wrist to block the upper level strike (Ko Uke) while using the palm heel (Shotei Uke) to block the middle level strike. This combination has been featured in the Karate Kid movie as “painting the fence up and down”. How to perform […]

Hooking block, palmheel strike (hiki uke shotei uchi) Hiki Uke Shotei Uchi is an open hand block and grab (Hiki Uke), followed by a palm heel counter attack (Shotei Uchi). See the movies on how to perform Hiki Uke Block and Shotei Uchi strike to learn the techniques used in this partner exercise. In this video the attacker moves […]

Open hand block, rising punch (shotei uke age zuki) Shotei Uke Age Zuki (open hand block, rising punch) is used to simultaneously block and counter attack a strike to the jodan or chudan area. It can also be used to start an attack by knocking down the guarding arm of your opponent while delivering a powerful age […]

Middle block, backfist (chudan ude uke uraken uchi) Chudan Ude Uke Uraken Uchi is a closed-fist forearm block (Ude Uke) and counter attack against middle (Chudan) area strikes. After the block, a immediate counter attack is initiated with the same arm, performing a back fist strike (Uraken Uchi). How to perform a Middle block, backfist […]

Middle block, middle punch (chudan uke, chudan zuki) In this video Chudan Uke is used to block a middle punch (Chudan Zuki) followed by a counter attack with Chudan Zuki. See the movie on how to perform a middle block (Chudan Uke) to learn the technique used in this partner exercise. How to perform a middle block, middle […]

Stomping knee joint kick (kansetsu geri) The knee joint kick (kansetsu geri) is a stomping kick aimed at the opponent’s knee joint. It is an extremely dangerous technique as very little force is required to break a knee joint (around 16lb per square inch). For this reason great care must be used when practising […]