![]() ![]() This technique is not very well understood today. If you have firm stance, you will be able to focus all your mass into this strike. ![]() Tips: You should remember that all elbow techniques require good stance. Grab your opponent arm and smash his ribs with your elbow. It is used as defense against attack from behind. Focus all your power at the elbow top (olecranon). Tips: You must use your rear hand to pull and control your opponent. It is used to smash opponents face or to break his ribs. Knee and elbow can be very devastating with very little practice.Įlbow strikes are very powerful. This is prime weapon if stronger opponent tries to grab you. Without your hands hiza geri is almost useless.Įlbow and knee are best used in close distance. Tips: You must use your hands (hiki-te) to control and pull opponent into knee smash. Knee is used to smash opponents groin and sometimes, depending of situation, when aimed at opponent head it will easily knock him down. You don’t need too much practice to understand its use. Knee is one of most formidable weapons of karate. This technique does not require any power. This is done with your front hand, because you can cover more space with your front hand. In self-defense, you can easily gouge opponents eyes with your fingers. Tips: Parry opponents attack with your other hand and counterattack simultaneously. Also, this strike can be used to smash opponents face and limbs. This technique is can be very dangerous when aimed at opponents throat. Knife hand is one of primary and most effective weapons of old okinawa karate. Tips: Step a side and grab opponent’s arm for better control. Kinteki geri is performed always with your front leg. You will control your opponent and make your strike much more powerful. In old karate fist is aimed at opponents nose. ![]() In modern karate it is very often used for thrust to opponent trunk, however this is not very effective in self-defense. One should keep in mind that this punch is not same as punch in sport karate. At least it shows diversity of original okinawan self defense method that will later be famous under new name – “Karate”. of my interpretation and bunkai applications. I spent several years studying ancient okinawan manuscript Bubishi. ![]()
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