Kyokushin Kan Kicks (Geri)

Argh, this post is a bit late. I was supposed to post this yesterday but after I got home from my Karate session, I laid down to get some rest. Funny thing was, I fell down sleep - the next minute it was morning!

Anyhow, here it is Kyokushin Kan geris…

What we’ve done so far

• Hiza geri (Knee kick)
• Kin geri (Groin kick)
• Mae geri (Front kick)
• Mawashi geri (Roundhouse kick)
• Kakato geri (Heel kick)
• Ago jodan geri (High kick to the chin)
• Yoko geri (Side kick)
• Ushiro geri (Backwards kick)
• Oroshi soto kakato geri (Downwards outside heel kick - axe kick)
• Oroshi uchi kakato geri (Downwards inside heel kick - axe kick)

Other Kyokushin Kan kicks

• Age kakato ushiro geri (Rising heel backwards kick)
• Jodan uchi haisoku geri (Upper inside instep kick to jaw)
• Kake geri (Hooking kick)
• Kansetsu geri (Joint kick)
• Ushiro mawashi geri (Reverse roundhouse kick)

I still don’t get the part where you twist your hips to get more power to your kicks. The axe kick was easy for me though, I can get my feet head level and can move it around, inside or outside. Other than that, I’m still workin’ on it ;-)

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