The Japan Karate Association- Home Of Shotokan Karate

The Japan Karate Association is the most authoritative and by far the largest karate organization in the world, the Keeper of Karate's Highest Tradition.

No other organizations approaches karate with greater intensity of purpose, or maintains such a large and dedicated professional staff of highly-trained, highly paid full-time instructors.

At the Japan Karate Association, karate is not merely a sport, it's a martial art whose aim is the harmonizing of mind and body for balance, strengh, perseverance, patience - for total confidence and self-mastery.

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Shotokan karate kata bunkai video

Sample kata bunkai taken from the karateclassesonline.com members area. learning karate kata bunkai or applications, is an important part of shotokan karate kata. This video clips shows samples taken from the heian kata series. heian shodan,heian nidan,heian sandan,heian yondan,heian godan.

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Kihon Kata or Taikyoku Shodan Karate Kata

Kihon kata or Taikyoku shodan is normally the first kata taught in shotokan karate dojo, although some karate dojo start with Heian Shodan first. This karate kata comprises of single block and punch karate moves. Only two karate moves are practiced, downward block (gedan barai) and stepping punch (oizuki).

Learning Karate - Age Uke - Upper Rising Block

Age uke or upper rising block is one of the first blocks practiced in karate. Normally used as defence against an over head attack, maybe with a blunt weapon. In the dojo karateka practice the block against a straight punch to the head, they do this to work on their timing and distance, some karate sensei teach age uke as an attack also.

Below is a sample tutorial video for Age Uke, for the rest of the series, please visit karate classes online

Shotokan Karate Kata Jion

Jion is an intermediate brown belt kata in most shotokan karate dojo, the kata comprises of mainly basic karate moves, but has some unusual additions, like the 3 fumikomi, tetsui attacks and the grab and punch moves at the end of the kata. Jion is a very strong kata and epitomises shotokan karate.