Hello ppl :thumbwink:

I was just wondering what you think of some of the moves, and what your favourite move is, maybe coz your gud at it, or maybe cos it looks gud, or n e other reason.

i love Yoko geri, as I think i aint too shabby at it, n it looks gud too

Firstly, I see you are using your mobile phone/text speak bro LOL

Uchi Uke, the inside block - my philosophy (at this early stage) is that a good block is the most important thing to learn..and this one would be the most useful against all those fist strikes - and it does look good when Sensai does it

I would probably say any of the Shuto's, don't know why

My favourite move has to be the Dirty look, :angry as you may know i dont do Karate myself,but my kids do,so when they lose concentration,i flash them a look
and away they go!works everytime.
Nigel

Mawashi geri....I used to HATE it coz I couldnt do it, but with practice I finally nailed it and now it has that "special place"

at thatmanwaters

in sparring i'd say front kick it is like a boxers jab only it can be used well standing still,comming forward,or going back. (now to get my kids to use it more) or for my hands i'd say the side back fist easy to learn to do and it always opens your opponents eyes up if they see it that is. a good friend taught me how to knock the guard down then back fist with the same hand it is an awesome move, but you really need to control it because it is a power move and you can real hurt someone if you make a mistake with it.

Hmm favourite move... I don't know that I have one.

When you're talking about sparring many people have a favourite move or combo, I like this because usually by the 3rd time they use it I've picked up on it and their followup is neutralised before it's launched. Sometimes a person might change their tactic in which case I have to defend against something different, but humans are creatures of habit and this does not happen often.

Sometimes they get a good expression on their face too. Execute their combo once and score, do it again and maybe score. Third it can be "huh, what happened?"

This is a fun game, can we go again?


Mick

My favourite moves would have to be Mawashi uke and Mawashi geri mainly because i used to hate them and now i can do them well and it looks kool. I find that wen your trying to help out/teach mawashi uke to the lower belts it is really fun to go slowly and then just do one really fast and see the look on their faces. I've always liked Mawashi geri and i'm pretty good at it.

On the first line you said you hated them so which is it? Hate or love

I guess I can relate to sam here. I too hated the old roundhouse kick becauseI couldnt do it, but after much MUCH practice finally nailed it. I guess the sense of achievement elevates the technique in your mind...

Now...if only I could do the same for yoko geri.....a much harder technique IMHO.....

I like a good combination of shita tzuki, and rising and round elbow strikes. Highly effective close quarters self defence techniques.

I sed i used to hate them but now i like them.

My favourite hand technique is called a tailor charp. It is quite difficult to master (I can't do it yet, I started learning it two weeks ago) but once you get the hang of it, it can be quite a fast and lethal technique.

It's a very body oriented technique (ie, it relies on complete body relaxation and movement for effective execution) that allows the arm 'snake' through your opponents guard. It also relies heavily on contact guidance.


As for kicking techniques...
So far it would have to be the barn gerk, a low sweeping kick that is aimed at the upper calf muscle of your opponent. When executed correctly it can cause serious and permanent damage to the leg. I have, however, seen this technique used incorrectly and cause a bad break to the leg of the person executing the technique.

There are some rather acrobatic kicking and striking techniques that I have seen in the higher grades that I can't wait to start learning. But I guess I can't learn those effectively until I learn the more basic moves.

i think everyone has one or two moves that they just feel so comfortable with. personally i love either side-kick or round-kick (not that i'm very good at it)