The Truth About Karate Blocks This is/was pretty common knowledge in Okinawan dojo, but the reverse influence of larger mainland Japan based schools seem to have overly simplified even the foundational concepts. Static drills such as Sandan Gi very quickly reveal the ‘end position’ of the basic blocks to be far too slow, as the transitional movements to position are used as the actual deflections using the forearm. At a longer range still, these deflections are performed using palms and fingerti

Simple Karate blocks for beginners to work on . Our Sosai and founder of kyokushin karate pushed the limit and trained in Chinese kenpo ,shotokan karate, Goju Ryu karate, Judo and taekwondo. I have not forgotten this principle and so I have trained in jindokai shorin Ryu karate , shotokan, Okinawan kenpo ,kyokushin karate and kickboxing. #kyokushinkarateka #karate #day10 | Nathan Chilenga