| There are some Basic Karate Moves you have to | | | | Gedan Uchi Barai. |
| learn when you first get into Karate. You have to | | | | Then you have the wrist blocks which involve the |
| know the basics before you can progress in this | | | | Upper wrist block or the Jodan Ko-Uke, |
| martial art. These moves are the foundations for | | | | downwards block or the Shotei Uke, the side |
| the rest of what you will learn along the way. | | | | block or Chuden Ko-Uke. These are a few of the |
| When these basic moves are practiced it is called | | | | examples of these blocks. |
| basics or Kihon, which is Japanese. If more the | | | | There are basic strikes and punches also used in |
| one move is performed together it can be called | | | | this martial art. This type of punch has the hand |
| Kihon Ido or "moving basics". You do after all | | | | twisting just before impact. The punches include |
| move your body doing the various techniques. In | | | | ones like the uppercut or the Ake Zuki and the |
| Karate Katas are used to demonstrate and train | | | | jab punch which is called Kizami Zuki. An example |
| a person certain groups of movements. Let's look | | | | of the strikes is the palm-heel strike or the Shotei |
| at some of the Basic Karate Moves. | | | | Uchi. |
| Blocks are used to protect you against attackers. | | | | Kicks are another one of the basic moves that |
| They can be powerful tools when done with | | | | are important to learn. These are normally |
| strongly and quickly. You can do some harm to | | | | practice with the help of a good- sized bag to kick |
| an attacker with these moves. These are great | | | | into. You cannot get the same kind of intensity |
| for self defense. Below are the kinds of blocks | | | | developed in your kick by just kicking into the air. |
| you will learn in Karate: | | | | This way you can also learn better control of |
| Open-handed blocks come in various forms such | | | | your kicks. Some of the kicks you learn are: front |
| as the hooking block called Hiki Uke and the | | | | kick or the Mae Geri, knee strike called Hiza Geri, |
| double-handed version call Toraguchi, then there is | | | | or the groin kick or the Kin Geri. |
| the middle-side block called the Chuden Shotel | | | | You can see what it takes so long to perfect |
| Yoko Uke. These are just a few of these types | | | | Karate with so many moves to learn. But by |
| of blocks there are others. | | | | learning the Basic Karate Moves of whichever |
| Close-handed blocks are some of the Basic | | | | type of it you take, you can then go on to learn |
| Karate Moves you will learn. There are different | | | | more complicated parts of it. You can learn to |
| variations of these including: the upper blocks as in | | | | combine moves like using the middle block and |
| the Age Uke and the Jodan Uke, the middle block | | | | then executing a middle punch. This gives your |
| such as the Chudan Uke, lower blocks can be | | | | opponent or attacker more to deal with. Look into |
| outside or inside like the Gedan Barai or the | | | | learning this fascinating martial art today. |