This page provides details about the different Kihon, or the basic elements of Kyokushin Karate. Included are Stances, Strikes & Blocks, Kicks and how to tie a Karate Belt.
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Basic Techniques of Kyokushin Karate
- Fudo dachi – Immobile stance
- Yoi daichi (Shizen tai) – Ready stance
- Musubi dachi – Formal attention stance
- Heiko dachi – Parallel stance
- Soto hachiji dachi – Outside figure 8 stance
- Uchi hachiji dachi – Inside figure 8 stance
- Sanchin dachi – Three battles stance, three point stance, hour glass stance, etc.
- Moro ashi dachi – One foot forward stance
- Kokutsu dachi – Back stance
- Neko ashi dachi – Cat foot stance
- Kake ashi dachi – Crossed leg stance
- Zenkutsu dachi – Front stance, forward stance, etc.
- Kiba dachi – Horse riding stance
- Shiko dachi – Sumo stance
- Tsuru ashi dachi – Crane stance
- Heisoku dachi – Closed foot or blocked foot stance
- Shizen tai (Yoi daichi) – Ready stance
Kyokushin Kihon Geiko – Basic Strikes & Blocks
- Seiken Chudan Zuki
- Seiken Jodan Zuki
- Uraken Gamen Uchi
- Uraken Sayu Uchi
- Uraken Hizo Uchi
- Uraken Mawashi Uchi
- Seiken Ago Uchi
- Shita Zuki
- Hiji Uchi
- Jodan Uke
- Chudan Soto Uke
- Chudan Uchi Uke
- Gedan Barai
- Chudan Uchiuke Gedan Barai
- Shuto Gamen Uchi
- Shuto Sakotsu Uchioroshi
- Shuto Sakotsu Uchikomi
- Shuto Uchi Uchi
- Shuto Hizo Uchi
Kyokushin Kihon – Basic Kicks
- Mae Keage (Front rising kick)
- Uchi Mawashi (Outside Crescent Kick)
- Soto Mawashi (Inside Crescent Kick)
- Hiza Geri (Knee Kick)
- Kinteki Geri (front Kick)
- Mae Geri (Front Ball Kick)
- Yoko Keage (Side Rasing Kick)
- Kansetsu Geri (Side kick)
- Ushiro Geri (Back kick)
- Mawashi Geri (Roundhouse Kick)
Kyokushin Ido geiko
Ido geiko (移動稽古) – training kihon techniques in movement. It is a form trained in order to improve coordination and dynamic memory movement . It involves moving the positions (dachi) using the basic strikes (tsuki) and kicks (geri) and blocks ( uke ) Theoretically, it must be a combination. Depending on the Sensei the set of techniques is dictated. People often choose a combination of their own experience.
How to tie a Karate Belt with Sensei Steve Fogarasi, Country Representative for the IFK Kyokushin Canada:
How to fold a Karate Gi, with Sensei Steve Fogarasi, Country Representative for the IFK Kyokushin Canada:
Please note that in the tsukis and uchis part of the kihon, the uraken shōmen uchi is graphed as uraken gamen uchi. I remebered the uraken shōmen uchi pronunciation because of the glossary part of this website. My sensei used to say uraken gamen uchi a lot during a long time before he corrected himself back in the day. As rule we did the kihon in sanchin dachi position, and trained ido geiko more rarelly afterwards. The drawings of the glossary are really nostalgic. My sensei used to say that, in the mawashi uke, we should put the elbows together… Read more »
I was lead to this website through looking for pictures of Masutatsu Oyama sensei on google and I am deeply thankfull for all the great content I was able to find so far. I checked kihon first and I’ll be here all day probably. I noticed that particularlly at the part about the kicks the martial artist seemed to release his kiai nearly at the time he would recover his stance at the end of the movement, and I always release the kiai at the moment I imagine my attack or defense would hit its target. I’m from Brasil, and… Read more »
OSU! Hello Again, It’s Damian (IFK Ireland). After some time after receiving the info from you, some ideas came to my mind. And I need to validate them or discard it. I want to test my understanding a bit. So… zenkutsu dachi. Among many things, we have PROPER PUNCHING FORM. Ok then. Since all thinking must start from kamae, here goes: In kamae the torso is angled at 45 degres in order to expose less. Let’s say we have a combo. In kamae we execute oi tsuki – gyaku tsuki. If the oi tsuki is not a feint and it… Read more »
Thank you so much, Scott. I am most grateful for the information provided. Solid gold.
Now I understand how long it would have taken to get that explained in the dojo.
It is a lot to digest but it is exactly what I need it. It will take a bit to let it sink in and practice until it becomes second nature.
At least I understand now.
Again much obliged.
OSU!
kind regards,
Damian Cosmin , IKKO
#1 Hi, my name is Damian. I joined the Irish Kyokushin Karate Organization (branch of the IFK ) in september. I can only train 1 day a week at the dojo. I do spend 2 h daily training by my self. A dojo is a place of trainig and not of talking (to much that is). Maybe you could help with a bit of info. Purpose of sanchin dachi and zenkutsu dachi.Not sure. All ideas must start from jyu kumite. A:/Sanchin dachi improves: primary reasons for training would be the hip snap efficiency, second thing coordination for applying force (heel,… Read more »
Ossu! Great material! I Have a question. The material you upload, is it common for all “iko’s” or there are some technical differences among them?. I’m asking because currently I’m training by myself, I had to move from the city I used to train, and the city I am now doesn’t have any Kyokushin Karate (IKO1) dojos around. Thanks for the great work you have done uploading all these valuable material. Ossu!
Nice