he's so casual about it like "ya I've got my leg bent in fifteen diferent directions moving at speeds that could exceed a military aircraft at takeoff but still powerful enough to break every bone in your body even if i choose not to its no big deal"so awesome i love martial arts.
@@mistadreadman Maybe this is how they were taught in that era? I hadn't seen the knee up to the side technique before watching this either but then I found another one showing Matsui, a Kyokushin Sensei who would be roughly the same age demonstrating Maewashi Geri in the same way. They are both very good kickers so there might be something to it...
I am age 66. I used to be able to do this 25 years ago. I am determined to get it back. The secret is to kick a bag - not thin air. If I die I will let you know. Oss
You can't get it back. Sad, but true. My legs used to be like whips. I could put them anywhere like lightning just by thinking about it. But, your body changes. Joints change. Muscle elasticity goes. Even HE can't do this anymore. Don't feel bad that you don't get it back.
Kagawa is AWESOME!!! I had the chance to train with him in 2011 and it's just amazing what he does, he makes everything looks so easy and he isn't even arrogant about his skills and really tries to tell you how it works!
This man appears to have no first clue how difficult it is to do the things he makes look easy. His static active flexibility (holding his leg steady at height) while calmly holding conversation is awesome. DC
Kagawa Sensei is Shotokan, of the JKS, a Shotokan group that formed following the breakup of the JKA, which happened after the death of Nakayama Sensei, who had been Chief Instructor of the JKA since its founding. The kick is mawashi-geri, or roundhouse kick, performed with incredible control and flexibility.
It looks probably less powerful on video than when you got it on your head. I saw Kagawa sensei knock someone with a jodan mawashi geri. He's maybe 172 cm, and the other guy was 190 cm. So, thrust me, it's powerful.
@@rafalongo7 yes. And they aren't the same⚰️that's why one says PIERCING power and one just says power 😂 it's specified for a reason. Do you throw a well balanced knife for throwing as hard as you can for it to stick? No you throw with a little bit of POWER and that's enough FORCE, for it to pierce it's target.
En este mundo que sobrevivimos la mayoria , tan convulsionado , el karate , para quien lo práctica y su alrededor es una bocanada de esperanza , de orden y respeto x la vida y bueno para compartir yo , que lo practique en Bs As añoro las practicas y el compañerismo( un poco de nostalgia) que generosos estos maestros Gracias!
Bill Wallace has nothing on this guy. Amazing control and flexibility. it would come as a total shock to me to be kicked with that fro. such a close distance
even how Kagawa sensei is standing looks like a fearful techniques. and about Mawashi-geri....missing the words to describe....every detail simply perfect: hip, front leg, timing, position of feet at impact....Oss sensei!
@pound4pound92 the technique being show is Mawashi Geri Chusoku which is with the ball of the foot, the standard one with the instep is Mawashi Geri Haisoku, it is used for getting the kick round the guard where the instep or shin would just land on the guard. It is the most advanced form of the kick. OSU
very interesting way of kicking The way he turns and places his knee toward his oponent is interesting . he needs very little space for his round kicks. you need too be flexible in your hips too do this. Excelent technique
I lived in Okinawa for 3 yrs and i have heard so many names for styles and forms can someone tell me the differences in names and techniques. I didn't study Karated b/c I was deployed too much. My biggest regret in being there is to not have learned any martial arts. It is a beautiful thing to learn to master one's body with such precision. More importanly one must master the mind. But that is what I have seen from a few senseis I had the fortune to meet there.
@jetset808: he says in the video that you can also use the shin. Obviously it's up to the practitioner to decide, which one is more comfortable for them. When the ball of the foot is used then the roundhouse kick has a bit more a 'thrust' flavour in the end, while the shin is the typically circular motion.
Great video. I have been taking Aiki Budokai Ju Jutsu for several years and these are the strikes that we use but do not practice them very often. Very helpful. Thank you.
@torro454 of Tokunaga's mawashi is against boxers (brawlers more specifically) and street fighters. They tend to angle their arms outwards and hold it close to their face. This leaves their midsection wide open from an angle with the left leg (or right leg if the opponent is south paw) Tokunaga mawashi. If executed with speed and precision, it will often be enough to bring someone down if it hits right on the sternum. Power isn't as important here.
very nice. I am an orangebelt (9th kyu) karateka and have recently learned how to do a mawashigeri, although I'm pretty crap at it. I cant wait to be a blackbelt.
@torro454 Tokunaga's mawashi is the one coming at a 45 degree angle to the floor which is the one you will see used in tournaments most often. Full mawashi comes parallel to the floor or slightly downwards to generate as little gravitational resistance as possible. I've seen people use Tokunaga's mawashi as an initiator to follow up with a full (midair) mawashi by using the opponent's belt as a standing point. Very effective but very risky move. But I think the most effective application
That is how a high kick should be executed... in ufc I dont know if there are more than 10-12 fighters that have the ability to execute high kicks with such technique... Crocop,barbosa, pat bary and only a few more come to mind... am I right?
FesteringCorpse it takes precession that's why, I guess simply for better accuracy hit with the shin or in step. But if you hit with the ball you can sneak through a guard. Being able to use it and knowing when to use it is probably the better option.
This is good for kickboxers too :D I was in a short kickboxing -beginner's class and it was very similar to karate (2 years of YuiShinKai-style, it's a pretty rare style).
This video is excellent. I don't care what your view is on kicking with the shin or the instep or the ball of the foot, fact is this guy uses the ball of his foot and it works for him well. I like to try different approaches to techniques and this is a real eye opener. thanks
@maofas I was only stating out of my experience (14 years of it working on my own) not statistics. I have been training in Martial Arts now for 25 years and still compete in Kyokushin Knockdown tournaments. I do not dispute learning ground work is a good idea, i teach it as a compliment to my Kickboxing and self defence classes, all i said was you don't want to go to ground in a street fight (i should have added 'through choice'). OSU
It's all in the mechanic of the kick. If you emphasize the snapping motion of the knee over the twisting motion of the hip, you can't put enough body weight into the kick and that means your kick doesn't have the power it's supposed to have.
Damn, he's so good it's almost comical... and inspirational for sure. I'd be interested to see a biography of him if there is one somewhere. I'm also curious how old he is, or was at the time of the video. DC
@Scott111188 it all depends.the ball of the foot and shin do a lot more damage than the instep. if I am sparring with someone I will kick them with my instep so I don't hurt them. but if I want to break something or I want to damage the person (for ex.Self defense situation) then I will use the ball of the foot or shin. the ball of the foot requires more technical training to be used properly. but also the instep can get injured easier than the ball of the foot or shin.
I'm far to be sure at 100% of what I'm saying, but mawashi geri is a circular kick. So, if you point the knee forward, you decrease the angular velocity of the kick, and he become less powerful. Like only the rotational motion will do impact (because of where the target is), adding translation motion will be wasted energy. But this is a demonstration kick, I don't think at 100% he would perfectly raise is knee on the side like this, because it increase the moment of inertia (so it's more slow).
@DaBhaalspawn Well... You've sold me on the instep kick. Thanks for your kyokushin insights. I'm gonna work on my splits, and start trying the instep/shin kick in close, but maybe you should try this kick too, if you are ever wearing sneakers. You do get a little ore distance with it. LOL, but I DO like your method of throwing mawashi geri in close. On the street, who would expect that? I think it would be good night time. LOL. Good training. OSU
remember he is just showing the one singular technique, not the real time application of it. this dropping forward is a great opening for the kicker to keep going with a jab then a gyakuzuki, or jab then sweep and hook. its quicker doing that than taking the time to retract the leg, also if you focus too much on bringing it back in actual aplication, your kick power may suffer because you think too much about bringing it back
@maofas I worked as a bouncer for 18 years and have had a lot of 'fights', the only time I ended up on the ground was when I got hit a bottle on the back of the head. Most street fights I have observed have all been stand up, going to ground being a rarity.
@maofas Not really. What I'm am referring to is the use of Jiu Jutsu as it was practiced by the samurai on the battlefield. Whenever a samurai lost his sword in battle then he would use jiu jutsu to throw his enemy down and even sometimes pull them down from a horse, stab them with their short sword (tanto), take the enemy's sword and fight on. A modern day soldier would pretty much do the same thing if they were in dire straights. That's what jiu jutsu was designed for! Not a competition.
he quite clearly, pulls back his toes at the start and shows the point of the foot he wants to kick with in basics, whilst saying quite clearly 'koshi' (ball of the foot). As he performed quite alot of kicks and didn't hurt his toes once, I think its safe to say he wasn't kicking with his toes. Good training
@torro454 Also no. I study under IKL (international karate league). Originally being much more traditional than most other schools, more emphasis has been placed on kumite and tournaments ever since sensei like Julian Shiroma came along. The sensei I study under is still very traditional and places more an emphasis on fighting "dirty" and real life application than anything else.
Kicking w/ shin is more of a power kick - easier to pull off and prone to less injury, but that doesn't necessarily mean better (or worse), just different. Just like there are several ways to do the front and side kick, there are several ways to do a roundhouse. This method is old school, more accurate and focused, hence more advanced. Old school masters worked on hardening the toes so that they could withstand impact like fists. Hence, beginners wouldn't learn this right away.
The founder of Shukokai formally trained with Chojun Miyagi, the founder of Goju-Ryu and then later with Kenwa Mabuni from Shito-Ryu. What are you talking about?
Yeah, it is difficult working up that striking surface. I have a fairly strong mawashi geri, but can only safely use about 2/3rds of my strength with the proper surface. I almost always end up painfully jamming a toe before I just switch to using the top of my foot during practice. I think maybe building up to it by stomping on the floor, or just walking around on the ball of your foot might work.
He doesn't use his toes. He kicks with the ball of the foot. More hard and more small than the instep of foot, so the force by surface (I'm not sure how to say that in english) is more high.
I've never seen a roundhouse kick/ mawashi geri done using the ball of the foot before... Is that typical? I always use the instep, but I suppose the ball of your foot would be better able to handle the impact, assuming you can successfully hit the target with the ball of your foot and not your toes...
standard stretching + most importantly: practice the technique over and over and over again, think about your flexibility and the muscles you haven't activated each time you make a kick, let them sink in, try to activate/recruit the muscles that aren't used and keep stretching to get muscle elasticity
@torro454 Mae geri is front snap kick. It's all about speed. It's the equivalent of a jab with your leg. Mawashi geri is a large-arc "roundhouse" kick the equivalent of a boxer's right hook. Just as in boxing, they both have their uses; the jab to set up a stronger hit/hit them as they're coming at you and the right hook to take them out when they're off balance and can't defend themself just like mae geri and mawashi respectively.
I have a serious problem with kicking with the tip of the foot. Wouldn't it be more safe, powerful and easy to land if you just use the shin or the instep of the foot?
If the guy counter your attack when you're using your shin, the sheer force will break your leg. The instep of the foot will push more and not deal as much damage, the mawashi geri is used to it the face of a person multiple times with violent, quick attacks. And can be combined with other kicks. It's more efficient to use the top of you feet to coz more pressure on the bone, muscle and deal more damage. And also, be less easy to catch
@WNxWolfinator yeah absolutely, but it depends on what you're trying to do. going by the 'one hit one kill' principle, you use the ball of the foot for breaking power (greater force/area) otherwise if the impact area is large, it'll dissipate the overall force. try breaking more then a couple of boards with a shin instead of the ball of the foot and the difference becomes clear. the effort required to break is less.
For everyone here, the kick is a goju ryu mawashi geri. You kick with the pad of the foot. For anyone that says this is not powerful, first of all sensei Kagawa didnt move his hips wich means he didnt try to kick hard but instead accurate. If this kick hits you, the power goes into a small area of the head and done properly is fatal. A normal turningkick is not as powerful because of the bigger area impacted and will probally "only" knock your opponent out. //mmacriitic
@plowenson Gyakuzuki=reverse punch and ura mawashi geri jodan=(inverted?) roundhouse kick to the head if I remember correctly. As for the technique itself, seems alright if you're fast enough. But if your punch doesn't land and the opponent closes in as you are launching the kick your'e as good as dead. My primary concerns with kicking to the head are slowness and how much of a disadvantageous position you are in if you don't land the hit.
What I'm noticing about Kagawa Sensei, it looks like he's kicking with toes, but the slo mo shows the koshi hitting the bag. You gotta really strengthen your instep, ankle, and shin muscles to be able to fully flex those toes back to kick like this. And his flexibility is ridiculous, I'm trying to get there, first I gott get this weight down...
@njtr Well, even though it's easier to use the instep to tap the head to score a point, that's not what I meant. I train kyokushin, and it's knockdown karate, and the kick they teach us is with the instep (more close to the shin that to the toes, to be precise). You can search for it if you like, the kick will drop any man flat if landed cleanly. The reason the instep kick is "safer" is because you don't compromise your toes that much, but I agree, both kicks if gone wrong will injure you.
Normalmente es con el empeine aunque a la hora de dar pueden ser otras partes pero aqui en forma demostrativa debe de ser con empeine en su forma original
thanks for the tip! I'll try doing that. Actually, I kind of enjoy "slapping" the target with the top of my foot but yeah, my mawashi geri still needs a lot of work. not to mention my yoko geri, maya geri, etc. lol
@DaBhaalspawn I guess you could do that. I thought you were talking about the instep. Your distance would have to be right. That actually does sound pretty brutal. I've always done shin kicks to the groin or legs. In close a shin kick to the head could work, but like you said, it would have to be close to the instep (unless the guy is really short, or bending over. I'm not too familiar with Kyukoshin, but I sometimes look at it on here. I do Shotokan. Thanks for the info. I'll try it.
Never had the flexibility to kick my mawashi higher then the shoulder. That is awesome! Not everyone his flexible like that even with years of training. You do want you can with the body you have.
Hai, Masutatsu Oyama developed his own style after learning Shotokan and Goju Ryu styles. Kyokushinkai Kan is likewise a good foundation to build ones own path nothing more and certainly not the best. There is no 'best' in Martial Arts.
@njtr , w10438 I know how that works, it's the foot alignment you use for mae-geri, only tweaked to work with the mawashi. But still, I don't think it's worth it to bust your toes repeatedly to make a kick "more" effective. It's already damn good. (but, I think this is the really "old school" kick, where you needed penetration to actually damage someone with some kind of armor, but we don't need that anymore, that's what I meant) Thanks for answering :D
@monkfg If you've never kicked with this portion of your foot while doing a Mawashi Geri, start by using a soft target and hip-level kicks. @1:10 he even says to "take caution" when striking with this portion of the foot. Another part of the technique to take special note of is the pivioting of the base foot. If you don't pivot and you throw a strong kick, you have a good chance of dislocating your knee.
That brief moment when you think that the bag is levitating.
0:47 magic
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Haha yes
he's so casual about it like "ya I've got my leg bent in fifteen diferent directions moving at speeds that could exceed a military aircraft at takeoff but still powerful enough to break every bone in your body even if i choose not to its no big deal"so awesome i love martial arts.
THIS is the stuff the MASTERS KNOW. just by adjusting your angle a little bit makes all the difference. THIS is why it's called a martial ART.
opening the hip and bringing the knee high instantly gives you better kicking potential
Yes. But in Shotokan they don't open the hips. Taekwondo relies heavily on opening the hips, not Shotokan.
@@mistadreadman not true
@@mistadreadman Maybe this is how they were taught in that era? I hadn't seen the knee up to the side technique before watching this either but then I found another one showing Matsui, a Kyokushin Sensei who would be roughly the same age demonstrating Maewashi Geri in the same way. They are both very good kickers so there might be something to it...
@@mistadreadman That's Sensei Kagawa of the Japan Karate Association, Shotokan.
I find it impressive how he can strech his legs,open that angle,so much and so fast,so he can pull off a kick like that in such a short space and time
I am age 66. I used to be able to do this 25 years ago. I am determined to get it back. The secret is to kick a bag - not thin air. If I die I will let you know. Oss
Good luck, oss
ooS hit?!
Are you still around
Well, RIP.
You can't get it back. Sad, but true. My legs used to be like whips. I could put them anywhere like lightning just by thinking about it. But, your body changes. Joints change. Muscle elasticity goes. Even HE can't do this anymore. Don't feel bad that you don't get it back.
Kagawa is AWESOME!!! I had the chance to train with him in 2011 and it's just amazing what he does, he makes everything looks so easy and he isn't even arrogant about his skills and really tries to tell you how it works!
This man appears to have no first clue how difficult it is to do the things he makes look easy. His static active flexibility (holding his leg steady at height) while calmly holding conversation is awesome. DC
hi
Kagawa Sensei is Shotokan, of the JKS, a Shotokan group that formed following the breakup of the JKA, which happened after the death of Nakayama Sensei, who had been Chief Instructor of the JKA since its founding. The kick is mawashi-geri, or roundhouse kick, performed with incredible control and flexibility.
I got to learn under sensei Nishiyama. So many legends from that Era!
AWESOME! Thank you for allowing us to watch this segment of the DVD. It sure makes me want to go out and buy it.
i had the oppertunity to attain a siminar from him.
He's in his mid 60's now but he is still able to stretch his legs vertically next to him!
It looks probably less powerful on video than when you got it on your head. I saw Kagawa sensei knock someone with a jodan mawashi geri. He's maybe 172 cm, and the other guy was 190 cm. So, thrust me, it's powerful.
It's more about the piercing power and impact than actual force and strength put into it so yes you are correct
@@GinGouki When did he speak of force and strength?
@@rafalongo7 "looks less powerful on video" power meaning strength, which when directed = force. I agreed with what he said regardless, in my own way.
@@GinGouki "piercing power" like "powerful" also implies strength and force
@@rafalongo7 yes. And they aren't the same⚰️that's why one says PIERCING power and one just says power 😂 it's specified for a reason. Do you throw a well balanced knife for throwing as hard as you can for it to stick? No you throw with a little bit of POWER and that's enough FORCE, for it to pierce it's target.
i like the way the sensei needs virtually no space to deliver a perfect kick...
En este mundo que sobrevivimos la mayoria , tan convulsionado , el karate , para quien lo práctica y su alrededor es una bocanada de esperanza , de orden y respeto x la vida y bueno para compartir yo , que lo practique en Bs As añoro las practicas y el compañerismo( un poco de nostalgia) que generosos estos maestros Gracias!
Bill Wallace has nothing on this guy. Amazing control and flexibility. it would come as a total shock to me to be kicked with that fro. such a close distance
even how Kagawa sensei is standing looks like a fearful techniques. and about Mawashi-geri....missing the words to describe....every detail simply perfect: hip, front leg, timing, position of feet at impact....Oss sensei!
very interesting technique of traditional mawashi geri.
Also showing short distance variations.
Excellent!
Thanks for uploading
Parabenizo o mestre Kagawa por esta grande ajuda que nos dá para aperfeiçoarmos nossas técnicas.
@MrAtteTanskanen It isn't just his flexibility, it is his leg control and balance which are really impressive. That guy is a master.
Great technique. The classic mawashi geri something I struggled with all my life.
even at close rang i never knew that kick could be dont like that AWSOME!!!!!
@pound4pound92 the technique being show is Mawashi Geri Chusoku which is with the ball of the foot, the standard one with the instep is Mawashi Geri Haisoku, it is used for getting the kick round the guard where the instep or shin would just land on the guard. It is the most advanced form of the kick. OSU
very interesting way of kicking The way he turns and places his knee toward his oponent is interesting . he needs very little space for his round kicks. you need too be flexible in your hips too do this. Excelent technique
I lived in Okinawa for 3 yrs and i have heard so many names for styles and forms can someone tell me the differences in names and techniques. I didn't study Karated b/c I was deployed too much. My biggest regret in being there is to not have learned any martial arts. It is a beautiful thing to learn to master one's body with such precision. More importanly one must master the mind. But that is what I have seen from a few senseis I had the fortune to meet there.
This guy is incredible.
When you thought you mastered the basic thennyou see this and realized you havent even reached the begining
I need to know how to train for those types of kicks... do i have train my hamstrings for it?
@jetset808: he says in the video that you can also use the shin. Obviously it's up to the practitioner to decide, which one is more comfortable for them. When the ball of the foot is used then the roundhouse kick has a bit more a 'thrust' flavour in the end, while the shin is the typically circular motion.
Great video. I have been taking Aiki Budokai Ju Jutsu for several years and these are the strikes that we use but do not practice them very often. Very helpful. Thank you.
You're right, Kagawa sensei knows his stuff more than 99,99% of the people on youtube.
felicitaciones,estos videos de sensei kagawa deberian estar en todos los dojos de shotokan del mundo,saludos desde argentina,ooosss
@torro454 of Tokunaga's mawashi is against boxers (brawlers more specifically) and street fighters. They tend to angle their arms outwards and hold it close to their face. This leaves their midsection wide open from an angle with the left leg (or right leg if the opponent is south paw) Tokunaga mawashi. If executed with speed and precision, it will often be enough to bring someone down if it hits right on the sternum. Power isn't as important here.
@JosephVanbelleghem Not fast I hope? Still I'm intrigue by this idea. What products did you use and where can I check them out?
Kagawa Sensei in all videos is technically one, if not the best i've ever seen.
A most excellent video. Thank you for posting this gem.
@Matamune87 im pretty sure hes just showing you the technique and position for the leg and foot. Hes not worry about guard at the moment.
Very nice, Kagawa Sensei has amazing technique and power...
very nice. I am an orangebelt (9th kyu) karateka and have recently learned how to do a mawashigeri, although I'm pretty crap at it.
I cant wait to be a blackbelt.
@torro454 Tokunaga's mawashi is the one coming at a 45 degree angle to the floor which is the one you will see used in tournaments most often. Full mawashi comes parallel to the floor or slightly downwards to generate as little gravitational resistance as possible. I've seen people use Tokunaga's mawashi as an initiator to follow up with a full (midair) mawashi by using the opponent's belt as a standing point. Very effective but very risky move. But I think the most effective application
That is how a high kick should be executed... in ufc I dont know if there are more than 10-12 fighters that have the ability to execute high kicks with such technique... Crocop,barbosa, pat bary and only a few more come to mind... am I right?
Georgia especially the pure mma guys they most don't specialize in 1 area
never seen delivered with balls of feet either, guess shins and foot is more practical
FesteringCorpse it takes precession that's why, I guess simply for better accuracy hit with the shin or in step. But if you hit with the ball you can sneak through a guard. Being able to use it and knowing when to use it is probably the better option.
Majority of the UFC use the Muay Thai kicks.
This is good for kickboxers too :D I was in a short kickboxing -beginner's class and it was very similar to karate (2 years of YuiShinKai-style, it's a pretty rare style).
Kick boxing=Karate+Muai Tai+ Box 👍
This video is excellent. I don't care what your view is on kicking with the shin or the instep or the ball of the foot, fact is this guy uses the ball of his foot and it works for him well. I like to try different approaches to techniques and this is a real eye opener. thanks
tengo 50 años y lo practico desde los 15 todo un modo de vida oss.
oss sensei
@maofas I was only stating out of my experience (14 years of it working on my own) not statistics. I have been training in Martial Arts now for 25 years and still compete in Kyokushin Knockdown tournaments. I do not dispute learning ground work is a good idea, i teach it as a compliment to my Kickboxing and self defence classes, all i said was you don't want to go to ground in a street fight (i should have added 'through choice'). OSU
It's all in the mechanic of the kick. If you emphasize the snapping motion of the knee over the twisting motion of the hip, you can't put enough body weight into the kick and that means your kick doesn't have the power it's supposed to have.
Damn, he's so good it's almost comical... and inspirational for sure. I'd be interested to see a biography of him if there is one somewhere. I'm also curious how old he is, or was at the time of the video. DC
13 years later
Hey
@@rodgod2624 is he alive now
@@money4024 idk
@@rodgod2624 lol ok
@senshidoKB So we agree. But where does the groundwork you teach come from? (If you say BJJ I'm going to lol!) :p
@Scott111188 it all depends.the ball of the foot and shin do a lot more damage than the instep. if I am sparring with someone I will kick them with my instep so I don't hurt them. but if I want to break something or I want to damage the person (for ex.Self defense situation) then I will use the ball of the foot or shin. the ball of the foot requires more technical training to be used properly. but also the instep can get injured easier than the ball of the foot or shin.
I'm far to be sure at 100% of what I'm saying, but mawashi geri is a circular kick. So, if you point the knee forward, you decrease the angular velocity of the kick, and he become less powerful. Like only the rotational motion will do impact (because of where the target is), adding translation motion will be wasted energy. But this is a demonstration kick, I don't think at 100% he would perfectly raise is knee on the side like this, because it increase the moment of inertia (so it's more slow).
thanks for this great posting, what fantastic control,,,awesome osu
it would be very nice if so could upload a version with english undertitle!! (:
@DaBhaalspawn Well... You've sold me on the instep kick. Thanks for your kyokushin insights. I'm gonna work on my splits, and start trying the instep/shin kick in close, but maybe you should try this kick too, if you are ever wearing sneakers. You do get a little ore distance with it. LOL, but I DO like your method of throwing mawashi geri in close. On the street, who would expect that? I think it would be good night time. LOL. Good training. OSU
remember he is just showing the one singular technique, not the real time application of it. this dropping forward is a great opening for the kicker to keep going with a jab then a gyakuzuki, or jab then sweep and hook. its quicker doing that than taking the time to retract the leg, also if you focus too much on bringing it back in actual aplication, your kick power may suffer because you think too much about bringing it back
@maofas I worked as a bouncer for 18 years and have had a lot of 'fights', the only time I ended up on the ground was when I got hit a bottle on the back of the head. Most street fights I have observed have all been stand up, going to ground being a rarity.
why is he hitting the target with his toes? will they not break? isnt it much more effective to use the shinbone?
What do peopole think about being more effective to strike with using the roundhouse? Ball of the foot, instep or shin?
@maofas Not really. What I'm am referring to is the use of Jiu Jutsu as it was practiced by the samurai on the battlefield. Whenever a samurai lost his sword in battle then he would use jiu jutsu to throw his enemy down and even sometimes pull them down from a horse, stab them with their short sword (tanto), take the enemy's sword and fight on. A modern day soldier would pretty much do the same thing if they were in dire straights. That's what jiu jutsu was designed for! Not a competition.
Not bad, is he ??
Absolutely fantastic !
I'd give anything to be able to kick like that !
Just reminds me how inflexible I am. That's why I find this kick so tough.
Very good videos. Does anyone have the translation?
he quite clearly, pulls back his toes at the start and shows the point of the foot he wants to kick with in basics, whilst saying quite clearly 'koshi' (ball of the foot).
As he performed quite alot of kicks and didn't hurt his toes once, I think its safe to say he wasn't kicking with his toes.
Good training
@torro454 Also no. I study under IKL (international karate league). Originally being much more traditional than most other schools, more emphasis has been placed on kumite and tournaments ever since sensei like Julian Shiroma came along. The sensei I study under is still very traditional and places more an emphasis on fighting "dirty" and real life application than anything else.
Kicking w/ shin is more of a power kick - easier to pull off and prone to less injury, but that doesn't necessarily mean better (or worse), just different. Just like there are several ways to do the front and side kick, there are several ways to do a roundhouse. This method is old school, more accurate and focused, hence more advanced. Old school masters worked on hardening the toes so that they could withstand impact like fists. Hence, beginners wouldn't learn this right away.
Karatê é lindo
Mawashi geri é um tipo de chute da arte marcial karatê(karatedõ)o chute é muito bem usado nos katas e kirrons.
The founder of Shukokai formally trained with Chojun Miyagi, the founder of Goju-Ryu and then later with Kenwa Mabuni from Shito-Ryu. What are you talking about?
@michurusan He was in the UK in the Spring JKA training cores.
Ouss! KAGAWA Shihan. O namae wa kanegane ukagatte imasita. O shihan gokufukuo oinori itashimasu !
Yeah, it is difficult working up that striking surface. I have a fairly strong mawashi geri, but can only safely use about 2/3rds of my strength with the proper surface. I almost always end up painfully jamming a toe before I just switch to using the top of my foot during practice.
I think maybe building up to it by stomping on the floor, or just walking around on the ball of your foot might work.
Charger, this footage is ripped from his BEST KARATE DVD from CHAMP. I recently bought it, it a very good DVD, audio also in English.
He doesn't use his toes. He kicks with the ball of the foot. More hard and more small than the instep of foot, so the force by surface (I'm not sure how to say that in english) is more high.
I've never seen a roundhouse kick/ mawashi geri done using the ball of the foot before... Is that typical? I always use the instep, but I suppose the ball of your foot would be better able to handle the impact, assuming you can successfully hit the target with the ball of your foot and not your toes...
@edraith TKD eh? I think that the most powerful kicks are GENERALLY trained in MT, fastest kicks GENERALLY trained in shotokan.
How do you develop that flexibility?
practise probably i dunno
Kevin Swift it's not that hard, you just have to work on it for 2-3 months
standard stretching + most importantly: practice the technique over and over and over again, think about your flexibility and the muscles you haven't activated each time you make a kick, let them sink in, try to activate/recruit the muscles that aren't used and keep stretching to get muscle elasticity
@Firsthgyhgyhuy Lastujhujhuj absolutely
@torro454 Mae geri is front snap kick. It's all about speed. It's the equivalent of a jab with your leg. Mawashi geri is a large-arc "roundhouse" kick the equivalent of a boxer's right hook. Just as in boxing, they both have their uses; the jab to set up a stronger hit/hit them as they're coming at you and the right hook to take them out when they're off balance and can't defend themself just like mae geri and mawashi respectively.
I have a serious problem with kicking with the tip of the foot. Wouldn't it be more safe, powerful and easy to land if you just use the shin or the instep of the foot?
If the guy counter your attack when you're using your shin, the sheer force will break your leg.
The instep of the foot will push more and not deal as much damage, the mawashi geri is used to it the face of a person multiple times with violent, quick attacks.
And can be combined with other kicks.
It's more efficient to use the top of you feet to coz more pressure on the bone, muscle and deal more damage.
And also, be less easy to catch
depends. trainers 'no', boots or shoes 'yes'. but some shoes feel better to kick in than others, also depending on the stretch of the trousers.
nada mejor que un oriental enseñando un arte marcial!
Sensei Kagawa is great. I trained with him last oktober and Will train with him again this summer.
@WNxWolfinator yeah absolutely, but it depends on what you're trying to do. going by the 'one hit one kill' principle, you use the ball of the foot for breaking power (greater force/area) otherwise if the impact area is large, it'll dissipate the overall force. try breaking more then a couple of boards with a shin instead of the ball of the foot and the difference becomes clear. the effort required to break is less.
@jaybee5ng hasnt it got something to do with his dan rank?
For everyone here, the kick is a goju ryu mawashi geri. You kick with the pad of the foot.
For anyone that says this is not powerful, first of all sensei Kagawa didnt move his hips wich means he didnt try to kick hard but instead accurate.
If this kick hits you, the power goes into a small area of the head and done properly is fatal. A normal turningkick is not as powerful because of the bigger area impacted and will probally "only" knock your opponent out.
//mmacriitic
The perfect Mawashi geri!
Thanks for sharing.
que estilo de karate do es?
Best Mawashi Geri I ever seen
@plowenson Gyakuzuki=reverse punch and ura mawashi geri jodan=(inverted?) roundhouse kick to the head if I remember correctly. As for the technique itself, seems alright if you're fast enough. But if your punch doesn't land and the opponent closes in as you are launching the kick your'e as good as dead. My primary concerns with kicking to the head are slowness and how much of a disadvantageous position you are in if you don't land the hit.
What I'm noticing about Kagawa Sensei, it looks like he's kicking with toes, but the slo mo shows the koshi hitting the bag. You gotta really strengthen your instep, ankle, and shin muscles to be able to fully flex those toes back to kick like this. And his flexibility is ridiculous, I'm trying to get there, first I gott get this weight down...
How did it go, 14 years later?
@monkfg Maybe for example because you could kick around the opponent's guard to the ear region easily? ...
@njtr
Well, even though it's easier to use the instep to tap the head to score a point, that's not what I meant.
I train kyokushin, and it's knockdown karate, and the kick they teach us is with the instep (more close to the shin that to the toes, to be precise).
You can search for it if you like, the kick will drop any man flat if landed cleanly.
The reason the instep kick is "safer" is because you don't compromise your toes that much, but I agree, both kicks if gone wrong will injure you.
damn every karate video on youtube is full of elite super saiyan fighters who know everything about hand to hand combat
Kyokushin uses low round kick like Muay Thai and Kyokushin's round kick tends to emphasize the twisting motion of the hip
Normalmente es con el empeine aunque a la hora de dar pueden ser otras partes pero aqui en forma demostrativa debe de ser con empeine en su forma original
thanks for the tip! I'll try doing that. Actually, I kind of enjoy "slapping" the target with the top of my foot but yeah, my mawashi geri still needs a lot of work. not to mention my yoko geri, maya geri, etc. lol
@DaBhaalspawn I guess you could do that. I thought you were talking about the instep. Your distance would have to be right. That actually does sound pretty brutal. I've always done shin kicks to the groin or legs. In close a shin kick to the head could work, but like you said, it would have to be close to the instep (unless the guy is really short, or bending over. I'm not too familiar with Kyukoshin, but I sometimes look at it on here. I do Shotokan. Thanks for the info. I'll try it.
Never had the flexibility to kick my mawashi higher then the shoulder. That is awesome! Not everyone his flexible like that even with years of training. You do want you can with the body you have.
Hai, Masutatsu Oyama developed his own style after learning Shotokan and Goju Ryu styles. Kyokushinkai Kan is likewise a good foundation to build ones own path nothing more and certainly not the best. There is no 'best' in Martial Arts.
@njtr , w10438
I know how that works, it's the foot alignment you use for mae-geri, only tweaked to work with the mawashi. But still, I don't think it's worth it to bust your toes repeatedly to make a kick "more" effective.
It's already damn good. (but, I think this is the really "old school" kick, where you needed penetration to actually damage someone with some kind of armor, but we don't need that anymore, that's what I meant)
Thanks for answering :D
Quem foi esse? Eu sempre vejo os vídeos dele de Karatê.
@monkfg If you've never kicked with this portion of your foot while doing a Mawashi Geri, start by using a soft target and hip-level kicks. @1:10 he even says to "take caution" when striking with this portion of the foot. Another part of the technique to take special note of is the pivioting of the base foot. If you don't pivot and you throw a strong kick, you have a good chance of dislocating your knee.