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Dissect the Dissection: Isshinryu Snap Kicks and Snap Punch
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Dissect the Dissection: Isshinryu Snap Kicks and Snap Punch

How to perform and develop power with the Isshinryu fist, snap kicks and snap punch
Created byJonathan Oshita
Last updated 3/2021
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What you'll learn

  • Students will learn how to perform and develop power with the 5 Snap Kicks and Snap Punch in Isshinryu Karate.

Course content

2 sections • 10 lectures • 56m total length

  • 1st Kick: Front Snap Kick (Mae Geri)4:08

    Learn the front snap kick, mae geri, first of five karate kicks, mastering brushing back, knee chamber, and ball-of-foot contact with a recoil to prevent the foot from being caught.

  • 2nd Kick: Front Snap Kick to the Side4:31

    Master the second kick of Isshinryu karate: a front snap kick to the side, executing a head-shoulder-hip turn, chamber, snap with the ball of the foot, and quick retraction.

  • 3rd Kick: Side Snap Kick (Yoko Geri)4:51

    Master the third kick in Ishinryu, the side snap kick (yoko geri): pull the foot toward the supporting leg, chamber, and strike straight out with the blade and heel.

  • 4th Kick: Low Blade Kick5:23

    Explore the fourth kick, a low blade kick performed from a front stance, driving the blade of the foot in an up-down-up sequence with knee lift and stable footing.

  • 5th Kick: Off Angle Kick6:34

    Master the fifth kick off angle: step out slightly, keep knee over toe in a diagonal stance, and deliver a fast, low roundhouse with the ball of the foot.

  • Fine Tuning Your Leg Muscles for Powerful Kicks and Dexterity7:00

    Develop power and speed in kicks and punches by training small muscles, improving toe dexterity with slow, precise raises, and learning to snap the foot back quickly without telegraphing.

  • Review of 5 Isshinryu Kicks

Requirements

  • No prerequisites needed

Description

This course is an introduction to the snap kicks and snap punch used in Isshinryu Karate. Isshinryu is a karate style that is simple yet powerful. Due to its simplicity, it is appropriate for students of all ages and abilities that are looking to learn self defense.

This course teaches how to perform and develop power with the snap kicks and snap punch as well as how to form the Isshinryu fist. These techniques are needed to be successful in this martial art. Each technique has its own video lesson which thoroughly demonstrates and explains step by step how to perform the movements. Structure, posture, foot work, body mechanics, common misconceptions and more are addressed during the lessons.

The course is broken into 2 sections. The first section includes 5 video lectures focused on the 5 Isshinryu snap kicks and a bonus lecture that teaches how to develop power and dexterity in your kicks. The second section includes 4 video lessons focused on how to form the Isshinryu fist, how to perform the snap punch and exercises/drills that will develop power with your snap punch.

Each section will have a quiz following it that helps the learner reflect on the previous content. Correct and incorrect answer choices will have feedback as well as a reference to the video in which the technique/exercise/drill was taught.

Practice of the these techniques is recommended after each video in order to strengthen muscle memory, develop discipline and to be better prepared for the next steps in learning Isshinryu Karate.

This introduction is crucial in laying the foundation for future courses which will focus on learning katas and bunkai (the explanation of technique).


Who this course is for:

  • Anyone interested in learning traditional Okinawan karate

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