An excellent account of technical details when executing Ushiro geri, yoko geri and kansetsu geri. I would think that kansetsu geri would be more practical and devastating in a real life combat situation. Simple but effective. Arigato gozaimasu Sensei for your weekly posts.
Kansetsu-geri is definitely the most underrated kick - as you say, it is devastating at close range and doesn't require great strength or athletic ability to be effective. Thank you for your kind words, and for watching our weekly videos! Every view and comment is gratefully received 🙏
Ah, muito obrigado por este comentário verdadeiramente atencioso! Minha experiência como professora foi inestimável como professora de caratê. Tenho sorte que meu Sensei me permitiu ajudá-lo a ensinar desde muito jovem, e tenho ensinado caratê desde então! Muito obrigado por assistir e por comentar! Nós realmente apreciamos isso :) PS: Se houver algum erro, é porque estamos usando o Google tradutor ~
Thank you for another great video! In our dojo we distinguish between chiro geri (back kick) used for when kicking an opponent behind you and uchiro geri (spinning kick) where the opponent is in front of you. Uchiro geri is one of my favourite techniques to use in sparring. Noticed on your video that you presented two ways of delivering uchiro geri: 1) moving the forward leg across, spinning and delivering the kick while moving forward. This is the technique I normally use. 2) Stepping back after attacking or possibly while absorbing/blocking an opponent attack, then using that rotational momentum to develop into a spinning kick. - I have tried it a few times but I cannot recall being able to perform it sucessfully during sparring. Either the kick would miss or the distance would be wrong (opponent too close) with a significant risk of being taken-down if the opponent is experienced/fast. For this kind of situation I have found that a spinning backfist is more appropriate (faster, correct range and does not compromise my balance). Maybe you have some pointers on how I could improve the delivery of the uchiro geri in this scenario. Possible answer is that I just need to step back more to create the necessary distance... Thanks.
The boring answer is "more practice!" because it sounds like you're on the right track, you just need to adjust the maai (distance) each time. You are right to point out the risks on using a big kick with an experienced opponent - it is important to consider the risk to reward ratio for every technique. For me, high kicks are too high-risk given my abilities and level of training. Personally, I love a spinning backfist, use it all the time in sparring. I am not a natural-born kicker, so I keep my kicks low, fast and nasty - lovely mawashi-geris are for other people, I'll stick to kansetsu and mae geri, thanks! Thank you so much for commenting on this old and crusty video of ours - it was long before we started using a microphone. It's nice to see it still being watched and appreciated :)
Great content! I love how you clearly explain the science behind the techniques in all your videos. My favourite kick is the yoko geri, by the way. I hope you're planning on doing a detailed video on Goju Ryu stances and their applications in the near future. Thanks for sharing your expertise!
Wow! Thank you for this wonderful review! We are humbled, truly 🙇♀️ A dedicated stances video is a great idea - we will put it in our planner. And yoko geri is such a nice way to create distance 😉 Thank you for watching and commenting!
Brilliant video Sensei, well done. Shaolin Kenpo we called it Side Blade kick, after taking up ITF Style Taekwondo and later Goju, I never understood the practicality of using the blade of the foot, save for soft tissue strikes (floating ribs etc.) Heel I see it as a larger area strike and harder appendage. I also tend to keep my kicks waist and lower. (Grab high, strike low) Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu.
Thank you so much for this lovely comment! The heel definitely makes more sense - it's the difference between using a paring knife and a cleaver! Your martial journey is expansive - thank you for sharing your thoughts with us 🙇🏻♀️
Back kick, is somewhat a mule kick. Which is a kick that can be done with the front leg in stance, and close to your opponent. Short low stabbing kicks are my goju kicks . Thanks for the video.
Absolutely - my personal favourite is kansetsu to the knee (any side of the knee) - I'm not a gifted kicker so kicking above the waist is tougher for me. Love the mule and low kicks. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment! Zoë
Thanks for the videos sensei! I've been learning karate with your videos for some time now, I would love it if you could make sort of a training routing showing blocks punches and kicks for basic students like me! My balance for kicking has gotten a lot better after practicing the Geki Sai Dai Ni kata! I look forward to keeping learning karate from you 🙏
Wow, thank you so much for these lovely words! We are honoured that our videos have been helpful to you on your Goju Ryu journey 🙏 We do have a basics video with punches and blocks here: th-cam.com/video/NEzw8F1HU4I/w-d-xo.html but we will definitely look at filming a beginner's routine in the near future 🔮 Thank you for watching and commenting 🙇♀️
@@GojuRyuKarateCentre, he has the attention span of a typical six year old. ;-) I had to speed through a couple of sections and do some hands-on practical exercises.
I’m sure this will be mentioned in other comments, but, as I learned it anyway, using the blade side of the foot for a side kick, the striking “ area” /surface will still be towards the HEEL of the foot, AWAY from the smaller bones towards the toes;).
Ah, definitely! But when working with beginners, it helps to steer them towards something harder to break until they have enough control and finesse to truly utilize the full precision of the kick! Great point, and thank you for taking the time to comment 🤗
@@GojuRyuKarateCentre Thank you, Sensei.I truly appreciate your channel, and what you are trying to share with all of us. I believe that your open approach to the truth of there being subtle differences between styles, but NOT having/needing to separate our learning from one another, or sharing our knowledge with one another, because of those subtleties, is a sound one. Thank you for approaching your channel with an open mind, and an open heart. I look forward to more of your content! Good luck!
It makes it all worthwhile to know that our ideas and contributions are being enjoyed by others across styles and continents - we believe karate should be enjoyed by all, rather than being ruined by bickering over what are essentially small differences. Thank you so much for these very kind words, and we look forward to sharing our content with you for a long time!
In Shotokan they have 2 sidekicks, Yoko geri kekomi, where you "stomp", almost like an Ushiro geri (or a higher kansetsu geri), but to the side. The kick can be performed precicely to the side. The second one is Yoko geri Keage where you lift the knee and them move the foot in a half circle, almost like a kin geri, but to the side. That kick is not exactly straight to the side, but a very little bit forward. I Gojukai I only learned the second one, and we named it after the hitting part of the foot, Sokuto geri. I have always thought that the first one looks more impressive, but it is not what I have been taught. Do you have both forms in your style? If not, which do you have, and what are your thoughts on the other one?
The closest we have to the kick you're talking about is our kansetsu geri, but kicks that require a lot of distance generally don't occur in Goju Ryu because it is a close-range fighting system. But we definitely don't ignore it - we believe in looking at what is useful in other styles and taking it into our personal fighting style. Che Jagger (who is in the videos) is a talented kicker, and enjoys long-range kicks as much as close, stomping-kind of kicks. Zoe (who produces the videos and handles all the comments - hi!) is not a good kicker due to hip problems, so sticks to low, close kicks that Goju Ryu specialises in. Thank you for taking the time to watch and offer such a thoughtful comment and question - much appreciated!
Thank you for watching! Let us know in the comments which is your favourite kick to use!
An excellent account of technical details when executing Ushiro geri, yoko geri and kansetsu geri. I would think that kansetsu geri would be more practical and devastating in a real life combat situation. Simple but effective. Arigato gozaimasu Sensei for your weekly posts.
Kansetsu-geri is definitely the most underrated kick - as you say, it is devastating at close range and doesn't require great strength or athletic ability to be effective.
Thank you for your kind words, and for watching our weekly videos! Every view and comment is gratefully received 🙏
Você é o professor mais didático do TH-cam. Obrigado pelo conhecimento.
Ah, muito obrigado por este comentário verdadeiramente atencioso! Minha experiência como professora foi inestimável como professora de caratê. Tenho sorte que meu Sensei me permitiu ajudá-lo a ensinar desde muito jovem, e tenho ensinado caratê desde então!
Muito obrigado por assistir e por comentar! Nós realmente apreciamos isso :)
PS: Se houver algum erro, é porque estamos usando o Google tradutor ~
Thank you for another great video!
In our dojo we distinguish between chiro geri (back kick) used for when kicking an opponent behind you and uchiro geri (spinning kick) where the opponent is in front of you.
Uchiro geri is one of my favourite techniques to use in sparring. Noticed on your video that you presented two ways of delivering uchiro geri:
1) moving the forward leg across, spinning and delivering the kick while moving forward. This is the technique I normally use.
2) Stepping back after attacking or possibly while absorbing/blocking an opponent attack, then using that rotational momentum to develop into a spinning kick. - I have tried it a few times but I cannot recall being able to perform it sucessfully during sparring. Either the kick would miss or the distance would be wrong (opponent too close) with a significant risk of being taken-down if the opponent is experienced/fast. For this kind of situation I have found that a spinning backfist is more appropriate (faster, correct range and does not compromise my balance).
Maybe you have some pointers on how I could improve the delivery of the uchiro geri in this scenario. Possible answer is that I just need to step back more to create the necessary distance...
Thanks.
The boring answer is "more practice!" because it sounds like you're on the right track, you just need to adjust the maai (distance) each time. You are right to point out the risks on using a big kick with an experienced opponent - it is important to consider the risk to reward ratio for every technique. For me, high kicks are too high-risk given my abilities and level of training.
Personally, I love a spinning backfist, use it all the time in sparring. I am not a natural-born kicker, so I keep my kicks low, fast and nasty - lovely mawashi-geris are for other people, I'll stick to kansetsu and mae geri, thanks!
Thank you so much for commenting on this old and crusty video of ours - it was long before we started using a microphone. It's nice to see it still being watched and appreciated :)
Great content! I love how you clearly explain the science behind the techniques in all your videos. My favourite kick is the yoko geri, by the way. I hope you're planning on doing a detailed video on Goju Ryu stances and their applications in the near future. Thanks for sharing your expertise!
Wow! Thank you for this wonderful review! We are humbled, truly 🙇♀️
A dedicated stances video is a great idea - we will put it in our planner.
And yoko geri is such a nice way to create distance 😉
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Brilliant... Thank you. Very helpful
Thank you for always watching and supporting us 💛
Thanks for another informative video. I like the clock idea of teaching balancing and improving stability.
Thank you for watching, Sensei Davina! Glad the video is helpful 🤗
Side kick is one of my favorites!
Such a great kick (and good for creating some distance)
Brilliant video Sensei, well done.
Shaolin Kenpo we called it Side Blade kick, after taking up ITF Style Taekwondo and later Goju, I never understood the practicality of using the blade of the foot, save for soft tissue strikes (floating ribs etc.) Heel I see it as a larger area strike and harder appendage.
I also tend to keep my kicks waist and lower. (Grab high, strike low)
Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu.
Thank you so much for this lovely comment! The heel definitely makes more sense - it's the difference between using a paring knife and a cleaver!
Your martial journey is expansive - thank you for sharing your thoughts with us 🙇🏻♀️
Back kick, is somewhat a mule kick. Which is a kick that can be done with the front leg in stance, and close to your opponent. Short low stabbing kicks are my goju kicks . Thanks for the video.
Absolutely - my personal favourite is kansetsu to the knee (any side of the knee) - I'm not a gifted kicker so kicking above the waist is tougher for me. Love the mule and low kicks.
Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment!
Zoë
Yeehah, more kicks! I suck at fancy kicks, but love a kansetsu-geri during randori
Kansetsu is king!
Thanks for the videos sensei! I've been learning karate with your videos for some time now, I would love it if you could make sort of a training routing showing blocks punches and kicks for basic students like me!
My balance for kicking has gotten a lot better after practicing the Geki Sai Dai Ni kata! I look forward to keeping learning karate from you 🙏
Wow, thank you so much for these lovely words! We are honoured that our videos have been helpful to you on your Goju Ryu journey 🙏
We do have a basics video with punches and blocks here: th-cam.com/video/NEzw8F1HU4I/w-d-xo.html but we will definitely look at filming a beginner's routine in the near future 🔮
Thank you for watching and commenting 🙇♀️
Thank you sensei!
Thank you for always watching and commenting 🙇♀️
@@GojuRyuKarateCentre Its only a pleasure, and thank you sensei for making such interesting content!
Just watched this again with my son. :-)
Hope he enjoyed it as well :)
@@GojuRyuKarateCentre, he has the attention span of a typical six year old. ;-)
I had to speed through a couple of sections and do some hands-on practical exercises.
I’m sure this will be mentioned in other comments, but, as I learned it anyway, using the blade side of the foot for a side kick, the striking “ area” /surface will still be towards the HEEL of the foot, AWAY from the smaller bones towards the toes;).
Ah, definitely! But when working with beginners, it helps to steer them towards something harder to break until they have enough control and finesse to truly utilize the full precision of the kick! Great point, and thank you for taking the time to comment 🤗
@@GojuRyuKarateCentre Thank you, Sensei.I truly appreciate your channel, and what you are trying to share with all of us. I believe that your open approach to the truth of there being subtle differences between styles, but NOT having/needing to separate our learning from one another, or sharing our knowledge with one another, because of those subtleties, is a sound one. Thank you for approaching your channel with an open mind, and an open heart. I look forward to more of your content! Good luck!
It makes it all worthwhile to know that our ideas and contributions are being enjoyed by others across styles and continents - we believe karate should be enjoyed by all, rather than being ruined by bickering over what are essentially small differences. Thank you so much for these very kind words, and we look forward to sharing our content with you for a long time!
Thank you sensei
You are so welcome!
In Shotokan they have 2 sidekicks,
Yoko geri kekomi, where you "stomp", almost like an Ushiro geri (or a higher kansetsu geri), but to the side. The kick can be performed precicely to the side.
The second one is Yoko geri Keage where you lift the knee and them move the foot in a half circle, almost like a kin geri, but to the side. That kick is not exactly straight to the side, but a very little bit forward.
I Gojukai I only learned the second one, and we named it after the hitting part of the foot, Sokuto geri. I have always thought that the first one looks more impressive, but it is not what I have been taught.
Do you have both forms in your style? If not, which do you have, and what are your thoughts on the other one?
The closest we have to the kick you're talking about is our kansetsu geri, but kicks that require a lot of distance generally don't occur in Goju Ryu because it is a close-range fighting system. But we definitely don't ignore it - we believe in looking at what is useful in other styles and taking it into our personal fighting style. Che Jagger (who is in the videos) is a talented kicker, and enjoys long-range kicks as much as close, stomping-kind of kicks. Zoe (who produces the videos and handles all the comments - hi!) is not a good kicker due to hip problems, so sticks to low, close kicks that Goju Ryu specialises in.
Thank you for taking the time to watch and offer such a thoughtful comment and question - much appreciated!
hi my style is wado ryu dont you think wado ryu is like the goju ryu of shuri te
Hello!
Yes, they are definitely cousins to each other! So nice to hear from a wado ryu practitioner:)