Kihon Videos

  • Core Movements
    Sensei Rick Hotton is explaining the inflection of the center in fundamental technique.
  • Correct breathing and walking
    Sensei Inoue Yoshimi is explaining how to prevent bad sounds and stomping during practising karate.
  • Gedan Barai
    Gedan Barai one of the basic uke techniques in karate.
  • Gedan Barai with Bunkai
    Gedan Barai is one of the most misused techniques in Karate.
  • Ju Ukemi, Go Ukemi
    Ukemi the art of falling. Learn directly from Jesse these techniques of falling the right way.
  • Kakie in Okinawa Karate
    Kakie is a traditional form of Okinawan training similar to sticking hand practice from the Chinese Martial Arts such as Tai Chi and Kung Fu.
  • Kihon applications by Sensei Kato
    Sensei Sadashige Kato, demonstrates applications for soto uke, uchi uke and gedan barai.
  • Kime in Tsuki
    Soke Inoue Yoshimi explaining how to get kime in tsuki
  • Makiwara & Tameshiwari
    Old School Makiwara and Tameshiwari Karate Training a great clip.
  • Mastering Distance
    Determing the position and distance of your partner with tai sabaki support.
  • Moving through the center
    Creating an internal dynamic in basic karate technique, explaind by Sensei Rick Hotton.
  • Okinawa Shorin-Ryu
    Sensei Onaga Yoshimitsu, 8. Dan from the Shorin-Ryu style is explaining the fundamentals of karate techniques and their meaning.
  • Power through body gravity
    Master full-body weight techniques in karate with key principles like kime, hara, and proper breathing. Learn essential moves like Oizuki, Mae Geri, Gyaku Zuki, Mawashi Geri, and Age Uke for maximum power.
  • Renzoku Waza
    Renzoku-waza means continuous techniques (combinations). These are very short forms, usually consisting of block-attacks taken from the kata.
  • Shuto Uke with Bunkai
    Karate movements have many hidden meanings that are not immediately visible to the untrained eye.
  • Tai Sabaki – Kawashi Shotokai
    Shotokai is the organisation formed originally in 1930 by Gichin Funakoshi to teach and spread the art of karate.
  • Traditional Defense in Sparring
    Traditional blocking simple and unconventional explained for kata bunkai applications movements.
  • Tuite Kata Guide
    This 13 step form develops joint/limb manipulation through leverage and balance control.
  • Uke = Receiving
    Sensei Jesse Enkamp explains the truth about “blocks” in Karate.
  • Zenkutsu Dachi
    Sensei Inoue Yshimi – Hip Joint Relaxation for Zenkutsu-dachi Stepping.