Kihon | Junzen Shotokan Karate

Kihon 基本 - Basics

These basics are the building blocks for all your karate. Perfect these to the best of your ability and the rest will fall into place. We will not reinvent the wheel by reproducing kihon instruction here, indeed the video links below have been selected for the best clear and concise explanations provided by masters of Shotokan.

Stances

Do your stances need improving? Review them here.

Punches

Check the most common hand and fist attacks here.

Kicks

Get your kicking techniques right for your Kihon exercises and only then will they be of any use in your Kata and Kumite. Its worth reviewing the basics here.

Blocks

Check your basic blocks here.