Karate Kihon

This Sunday a few of us are travelling down to Sensei Alan Campbell's dojo in Nottingham, Chairman of the JKS GB and Ireland. The videos below are Sensei Campbell's Sensei, Kagawa Shihan.

I was talking to Dom yesterday (a keen brass band fanatic) : Why when you are learning a musical instrument you would do a few hours personal practice each week between lessons, but most karateka just turn up each week and can't understand why it takes so long to progress?

Below are some awesome karate tutiorials from Kagawa Shihan 8th Dan JKS to help with that little bit of extra practice at home, Osu!


Above: Oi Zuki Chudan


Above: Gyaku Zuki Chudan


Above: Zenkutsu-dachi


Above: Kokutsu-dachi


Above: Shuto Uke


Above: Uchi Uke


Above: Soto Uke


Above: Age Uke


Above: Haito Uchi


Above: Uraken Uchi


Above: Mae Geri Keage


Above: Mawashi Geri


Above: Yoko Geri Keagae


Above: Yoko Geri Kekomi


Above: Ushiro Geri

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Yamaguchi Sensei - Ushiro Geri

Yamaguchi Sensei demonstrating Ushiro Geri on Schwehm Sensei (JKS Chief Instructor- Germany)

I have never had the opportunity of training with Yamaguchi Sensei, but I have trained once with Sensei Uwe at Nottingham at Sensei Alan Campbell's dojo.

Rebecca very much enjoyed Sensei Uwe's class, but Germany is a bit far to travel for regular sessions. I hope Sensei Yamaguichi & Schwehm are here in the UK in 2008.



Yamaguchi Sensei's kick is so fast, some excellent teaching points of snap in the turn and hip extension to increase the length of the kick. I didn't think I would see a Usherio Geri faster than a Gyaku Zuki.




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