Kihon – Basic Techniques

 

Fundamental techniques are called, "kihon." (say "keyhone") Fundamental training in Karate involves training in punching, blocking, kicking, striking with different edges of the hands, feet, knees, and elbows, stances, hip rotation (for more power), and body shifting. There is also more advanced fundamental training in changing direction, shifting the body out of the way of an attack, and using the different fundamentals in combination with each other. The stances, hand techniques, foot techniques, blocking techniques and striking points are illustrated below:

 

From [http://www.rrskc.com/Training.htm]

 

The Stances

 

The black crosses are knee positions and the red crosses are location of center of mass.

 

SANCHIN DACHI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI

 

 

SHIKO DACHI

 

 

NEKO ASHI DACHI

 

 

HEISOKU DACHI

 

 

MUSUBI DACHI

 

 

SOTO HACHIJI DACHI

 

 

HEIKO DACHI

 

 

UCHI HACHIJI DACHI

 

 

TEIJI DACHI

 

 

RENOJI DACHI

 

 

KO KUTSU DACHI

 

 

KIBA DACHI

 

 

HANGETSU DACHI

 

 

FUDO DACHI

 

 

The Hand Techniques

 

 

                 OI TSUKI

 

              GYAKU TSUKI

 

                AGE TSUKI (Seiken Tsuki)

 

                 URA TSUKI

 

               MAWASHI TSUKI

 

               KAGI TSUKI

 

              YAMA TSUKI

 

             HEIKO TSUKI

 

            HASAMI TSUKI

 

                 TETSUI UCHI

 

                 YOKO HIJI ATE

 

               MAE HIJI ATE

 

               USHIRO HIJI ATE

 

                MAWASHI HIJI ATE

 

                TATE HIJI ATE

 

                OTOSHI HIJI ATE

 

                SHUTO UCHI

 

          HAITO UCHI

 

The Foot Techniques

 

Mae Geri

Mae Ashi Geri

Yoko Geri

Yoko Geri Keage

Ushiro Geri Keage

Mawashi Geri

Mae Geri Kekomi

Mae Geri Fukomi

Ushiro Geri Fumikomi

Yoko Geri Fumikomi

Uchi Geri Fumikomi

Uchi Geri Fumikiri

Mikazuki Geri

Gyaku Mawashi Geri

Ushiro Mawashi Geri

Mae Hiza Geri

Yoko Tobi Geri

Mae Tobi Geri

 

 

 

Mawashi Hiza Geri

 

 

The Blocking Techniques

 

GEDAN BARAI

JODAN AGE UKE

 

SOTO UKE

UCHI UKE

 

SHUTO UKE

OTOSHI UKE

 

TEKUBI KAKE UKE

MAEUDE OSAE

 

MOROTE UKE

JUJI UKE

 

SOKUMEN AWASE

KAKE SHUTO UKE

 

ZUKI UKE

TE NAGAME UKE

 

TE OSAE UKE

ATE TSUKAMI

 

KAKIWAKE UKE

GEDAN KAKE UKE

 

MOROTE SUKUI

SUKUI UKE

 

TEISHO AWASE UKE

GERI GAESHI UKE

 

MIKAZUKI GERI UKE

SOKUTO MAWASHI UKE

 

SOKUTEI OSAE UKE

SOKUTO OSAE UKE

 

ASHIDO KAKE UKE

FUMIKOMI UDE UKE

 

FUMIKOMI SHUTO UKE

FUMIKOMI AGE UKE

 

KAKUTO UKE
(JODAN KOUKE)

TEISHO UKE

Striking Points

 

armas 1

armas 2

armas 3

armas 4

 

From http://www.natkd.com/shotokan_karate.htm