Improve Your Roundhouse Kick (Mawashi Geri)

[@lancecahill5486]

The most complete tutorial on Mawhasi Geri on KZbin. The idea of the fake jab followed by the kick is very useful for kumite. Thank you so much.

[@dumitriuflorentina6137]

LMPROVE YOUR ROUNDHOUSE KICK (MAWASHI GERI)

[@xylsvos]

This karateka is the real deal, people should truly learn from him!!! Great work

[@ポーちゃん寝る]

押忍🥋日本人よりわかりやすい解説ありがとうございます😊 thank you

[@johnogroat2284]

Brilliant technical knowledge and execution, great coaching!

[@JoseFernandez-mt1se]

The best tutorial on Mawashi Geri i've seen! Approaching the kick from different angles. Thank you!

[@adamkane7513]

It is amazing that I can still learn something "new" (to me!) about a kick I was taught years ago and have seen many VHS/DVDs on the subject. Thank you, *JG.*

[@crisalcantara7671]

same , we know these techniques but don't pratice using the different angle variations

[@NYKgjl10]

To me, one if not the best mawashi geri tutorial on KZbin with excellent copious details from hip movement to connecting with the target plus personal self-training. Will subscribe. Thank you for taking the time to do this video. Respect!!

[@jkgardiner]

Thank you 🙏

[@slingshotshooter7536]

john when you are going for a low kick to the leg do you rotate your standing foot full 180 like when you are going for the ribs ?@@jkgardiner

[@slingshotshooter7536]

@@jkgardiner john when you are going for a low kick to the leg do you rotate your standing foot full 180 like when you are going for the ribs ? @jkgardiner ??

[@hrist34]

We do the same in taekwondo, rotate the support foot, move the hip etc.. in the end we have 2 legs and arms. So same goals may end to same paths. Great video.

[@jkgardiner]

There are more similarities between the arts than there are differences 👍

[@satheeshkumar6865]

Excellent tutorial on mawashi. Thank you for sharing 🙏

[@theodoroskitsios3251]

Very real staff !!!!!!!! This guy is very very good ! First time i see him !

[@TheRogueSquid]

Sweet kicks, great explanation of training and strategy for use. Class as always!

[@jkgardiner]

Thank you 🙏

[@curtisanderson7246]

I love your channel. Especially the exercise drills

[@keelei]

Doing Karate since 20 years for now, loved Mawashi Geri since the beginning and I'm pretty good at this. Even for me this helped me improved it a little more. Thanks to you!

[@jkgardiner]

Excellent, that's good to hear 👍

[@slingshotshooter7536]

@@jkgardiner john when you are going for a low kick to the leg do you rotate your standing foot full 180 like when you are going for the ribs ? @jkgardiner

[@ShukokaiStu]

Very good explanation and demonstration. Thank you!

[@andrejlykov6408]

Excellent tutorial, Sensei Gardiner! Very grateful to you for your work. Osu!

[@hb9145]

Great exercise, and a good idea to break down complex movements into smaller parts. I have trained Karate, Taekwon-Do, Kickboxing and Muay Thai, and while kicks were executed differently in each sport, all beginners did the same mistake of trying to kick flat-footed.

[@wakeupuk3860]

John, really made a great change to see a Black Belt master demonstrating Shotokan technique as well as you can. My style was Tae Kwon Do which I studied for five years in the RAF back in the 1970s by a South Korean Major who fought in Vietnam with the Americans. I cannot recall since watching KZbin when it started, in seeing anyone on here demonstrating a round-house kick with your power, speed, technique (a word my master drilled into me) and conviction as my master Rhee Ki-ha taught me and my RAF pals. I truly hope the many so-called Black Belts that we now have running martial art clubs and who put their selves on here, with the belief they are good enough to teach, get to watch you, because they need to know what true martial arts mastery actually is.

[@jkgardiner]

Thank you 🙏 There is a lot of poor martial arts on here, not saying mine is better than anyone else's of course but I'm just trying to show what I believe is good technique from my experience 🥋

[@wakeupuk3860]

WOW !! That was quick and a “Thank You”. as well 🙂 Later in life after the RAF and Civil Engineering I became a Maths Teacher in some very tough schools, I never taught TKD even though asked, but Master Rhee at the end of a session would talk about many aspects of life such as humility, respect, politeness and maturity which I did the same to my pupils when I could. I also in life came across other martial art exponents and generally the better they were, the more they had of such worthy traits. Your reply shows that is the same for you. @@jkgardiner

[@goshaletun8164]

Been doing karate for many years. Had to come up with correct techniques through thorough investigation and trial and errors. This guy is very good. I like it. Beautiful form and function!

[@jkgardiner]

Thank you, your process of coming up with correct technique is the same as mine, trying things, changing bits and working out the most efficient way for me 👍

[@shokster]

These longer form videos have been great Sensei! REALLY helpful, thank you! 🙏🏽

[@lancecahill5486]

Exercise #2 is terrific. Probably the one and only exists on KZbin. 👍👍

[@ivannieves5708]

You have gained a subscriber sir. Good day from the USA

[@chriswashington4891]

Your form is impeccable. The instructions are fantastic.

[@jkgardiner]

Thank you 🙏

[@krishnanaidoo2758]

Hi Sir, great technique I have learnt from your video. Thank you.

[@robertfarris3744]

just a few comments here..i've practiced karate since 1967 and i was taught roundhouse kick as chambered which relies on SPEED for power..which is correct..his chambering from the same position which has been taught by bill wallace since early 70's is correct also because it "camouflages"the kick(the opponent doesn't know whether it's round,side.reverse hook.etc.)but it''s still in essence a snap kick which is uncommitted..whereas the muay thai round kick is so much more powerful because it's 100% committed but also slower and apparent in its attack...synopsis: if you want POWER use muay thai...IF you're a fast kicker and want to use combination/multiple kicks use karate.

[@jkgardiner]

My kick is a bit of a blend of the muay thai kick and the front chamber, depending on situation. The ones I do on the bag in this video are more like muay thai and the ones towards the end of the video are the other version.

[@mrnomad1737]

Good lesson Sensei. I am learning Ninpo and am finding these kickts difficult to master. This will help a great deal. Arigato.

[@markjeffery3237]

Brilliant, thank you. This advice will be invaluable in my training 👌🏻(48, just graded yellow in Wado-Ryu) My Sensei recommended you, fantastic channel 👍🏻🥋

[@jkgardiner]

Thank you and pass my thanks on to your sensei. 🙏

[@shayhoulihan4391]

Shay checking in from dublin Ireland thank you ❤

[@donoberloh]

Waka Sensei’s contribution to His father’s Karate. A true Japanese Keri Waza void of any Ryukuan influence.

[@steverivera4916]

Good job. I'm glad to see you're open to adaptive techniques. Keep up the good work.

[@Turbulent2000]

Nice turorial! Please, make a video about ura-mawashi geri because many people stuggle with problems doing this kick. Thanks.

[@jkgardiner]

I will do next 👍

[@Turbulent2000]

@@jkgardiner Thanks! Oss!

[@Universalwisdomknowledge]

It's been a while since I've witnessed flawless technique demonstration. As a traumatologist, I treat both MMA fighters and Thaiboxers. While most of them kick powerfully, I can see that they have fractured vertebrae in their lower backs.

[@humansnotai4912]

This is great stuff John. It's really good to see an Englishman carrying on Karate in the UK. Thank you and I've just subbed. Namaste x

[@jkgardiner]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@michaelhenderson3241]

Hi John, just wanted to let you know that I was at your seminar in barrow, for barrow budakan. Just off the one training session by yourself has in my opinion made my kicks way more powerful and effective. I've been told your coming back to us early next year, I cannot wait and it's a privilege to have you train us. Your video on landing the mae geri front kick was great and I landed it in my last grading. I use to land it all the time but my sparring partners got use to it. I used you advice and it landed first time. Obviously not hard I'm respectful of my sparring partners, anyway just wanted to say thanks your videos have really helped me.

[@jkgardiner]

Hi, I’m glad to hear that you got a lot from the seminar and yes I’m looking forward to seeing you all again up there. Also pleased to hear that the video on mae geri helped, well done on applying it 👍🏼 and thanks for the support.

[@maxander9010]

Excellent tutorial! Outstanding technique thank you sir .

[@otisbeck5327]

I know that mawashi-geri is called foutté (whip) in Savate. Great video.

[@Kiwigeo-g3o]

Great video and thanks for taking the time to teach Shihan.

[@maddie1363]

thank you sensei johyn for one of the best tutorials ive seen on this kick

[@Homelander99956]

Your kick is the real deal. So fast! Thank you for throwing tutorial - brown red belt

[@LuisJNieves]

I was always looking on a video that teach me how to use the mawashi geri with the ball of the foot and I found it . Good job sensei Gardiner.

[@richardbartlett8038]

This is great,The good thing you are teaching here is lifting the knee vertical similar to what bill wallace used to do this way you do not know what kick is coming mawashi yoko or ura mawashi done in the traditional way it is easily telegraphed.Look forward to seeing more.

[@naw9398]

This came in at the right time,I have just practiced this kick and the fall its still hurts 😅Thank you Sensei Gardiner for the video! I will try to put this in practice.

[@RajeshRaj-wk4wb]

Very nice tutorial sir Thank you

[@dgallagher7029]

Excellent explanation. As someone who trains in Muay Thai, I was interested to see how you generate power. Great to see the similarity in the importance of throwing that hip into the mix and going through the pad.

[@jkgardiner]

Thank you. The further you go into martial arts the more they become similar. I like to watch things from all different places and take the ideas I like.

[@glayssonbezerra6035]

Ensinamento com bastantes detalhes! Grato por isso Sensei.

[@mattt1974UK]

Very good tutorial and covers all the mistakes that I commonly see. I like the chair exercise.

[@jackharding1238]

Super demo, I’m going for Brown belt in Wado Ryu next month and this has been really helpful, thanks for posting!

[@jamesthaxton5553]

Excellent instruction

[@zxborg9681]

Beautiful. Great explanation and technique.

[@ГеоргийБакурадзе]

Такой удар точно поставленный и очень тяжёлый Физическая форма атлета замечательно гармонирует с техникой Удар отработан идеально

[@thomasflewellyn4848]

Superb training. Absolutely what I needed because I'm working on my sidekicks I practice Tang Soo do. This was a great training. I will implement these. Thank you so much brother

[@nndaystar]

Right on! Huge fan of your KZbin and Insta channel John! I'm a 34 white belt in Shorin Ryu! Can't wait to impress everyone at the dojo. Ossu!

[@jkgardiner]

Thank you for the support, good luck in your training 👍

[@Cybertron-cs7sk]

Excellent Shotokan Mawashi tutorial 5 stars 🌟

[@Wado-Kon_Khmer]

It's practical. Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@cameronclare5084]

I would love to train karate as well as Muay Thai but all the dojos near me are mcdojos. Love your videos. It's great having a wider range of kicks in my arsenal.

[@AK-Star007]

I was really struggling in hip rotation, now i understand. thanx 😊

[@Newtonstewart]

Thanks Sensei Gardiner. Very clear and precise.

[@alanbone5512]

Very good , it would be great to see , inside mawashi to groin , and chin , or stomach , using feint of normal mawashi , then turn into inside mawashi , geri to groin etc , then use combination of even backfist combo , twisting techniques ,

[@rams4d]

Great level and control. Excelent tips. Oss !!!

[@sebastianmichalski5318]

Amazing skills, speed and power!

[@mountainwarrior108]

That’s a mad Mawashi Geri (Round House kick. Great explanation, demonstration, control & power. 🤜🤛

[@hybris159]

Thank you very much for your explanations, Sensei !

[@Sundance_6608]

Excellent advice for anyone studying karate 🥋

[@edvinpedvin]

Great tutorial, thanks! Audio may be a bit hard to follow because of all the reverberation. A headset Mike would have lifted that bit a lot. Or some room treatment. Very useful tips and exercises though, I was looking for the faster mw.geri version demonstrated near the end. Thanks again 🙏

[@jkgardiner]

Thank you, this is one of my older videos (a few months) I’ve got a microphone now so the sound quality is a bit better in more recent videos .

[@sebashtiannumberone5431]

Thank so so very much Sensei !!! Brilliant!!!!!

[@drip4175]

great vid! any tutorials on things to help with point sparring would be amazing!

[@ronan4681]

I find many students get the power easily if you tell them to concentrate on pointing the heel towards your target. Greatly simplifies the explanation and much less for them to concentrate on. Everything else tends to just fall into place

[@jkgardiner]

That is the most important part in my opinion. As you say the rest almost happens automatically if the support foot works properly.

[@Note-dy6yd]

That was revealing a profound secret. Sensei Gardiner's deadly kicks have incredible speed which does not compromise the quality. This demonstrates how deeply exact his technique is. I enjoy watching it over and over again without getting bored. My question is about the equivalent for a punch? What does equalize the force of a heel-first kick in a punch, still thinking for decades about the greatest and most efficient answer?

[@jonnelson2331]

Very knowledgeable man.

[@bender75]

Nice video and interestingly I see a few points or differences between sport and traditional karate. From a sport perspective, I have no issues. In traditional karate, we only use the ball of the foot for this kick. The foot that stays on the ground does not turn all the way like shown here (I was taught the same in sport version of Wado Ryu style), but rather stops halfway there, so at the moment of the kick the back and front foot are facing the same direction, which ensures the maximum (ground-body-leg) connection and power. In Wado we also learned to bring the leg up (like with mae geri) and then twist and kick. In the traditional version, we don't lift the leg at the back and then do the turn, but rather lift straight from the side at a 45-degree angle, then continue until the knee points straight at the target at which point you release the foot, without losing the momentum. The point is you stay connected to the ground lightly while twisting the back foot and lifting the front leg, kicking with the whole body, and at the moment of impact your back foot is firmly on the ground (not on the side, or the edge, or the ball or the toes). Thank you for clarifying a doubt I had for years after switching from sport karate to traditional, why I remembered a slightly different body position towards the opponent when I used to kick with a flat foot (not a ball of the foot). It makes sense as the impact comes more from the leg swing than a kick!

[@georgekondylis6723]

I’ve taught this method of roundhouse for 4 decades. Advanced people can make their kick drop slightly at the end of the arc for more power. The question mark kick will is easier to learn and sneaky, but it’s best to learn how to set up and land the bigger kick first. I always emphasize keeping the hands up for this. Ie, starting w hands at face level and pulling the rear hand past the hip for power, as this guy does, but also keeping the front hand up for defense, particularly against a counter wheel kick. This doesn’t sacrifice any power and also allows you to shoot your rear hand cross to the face from your chin. Ie, less telegraph.

[@tonysoprano04]

Awesome Video Sensei, thank you.

[@MartinShushu]

great video and helps me a lot during practice. Would love to see a video like this for the back kick or spinning back kick. Also low kick tutorial would be helpful. Osu!

[@jkgardiner]

Thank you, I have a video on the back kick here on this channel 👍

[@javieralvarez1311]

Great video, good tecnics.

[@HereticPunk]

Great Tutorial! Will surely use it.

[@aguslugiman9067]

Thank you...great tips ❤❤❤

[@andrecalandrino]

Hello from Brazil> Excellent video, very good job.

[@MisterKra]

Exercise 2 looks interesting, never heard of this. This might help me. So thanks

[@freespeech4023]

Very nice ❤❤

[@alainleite8191]

Very, very accurate. Spote on!

[@shayhoulihan4391]

Excellent thank you wish I was showen those years ago ❤❤

[@nihonbunka]

Similar to (until the end) but even more detailed than Narushima sensei. Thank you.

[@joseramos3076]

Wow what a perfection!!!!!!

[@erikthunderstorm]

Great tutorial. We‘ll do this in the dojo next week.

[@ohmmygod4963]

Perfect Tutorial! If you could do a tutorial on Excercises to work on foot ROM (can't form enough angle to use the outer side of my foot/heel) when doing Yoko-Geri Kekomi...beginner's exercises to improve technique and speed, stretching to gain more range of movement and be able to get better despite my age (34m) and lack of exercise in the last years...also correcting bad habits? ありがとうございます

[@jkgardiner]

Thank you, I included a small section in my mae geri video on foot ROM, but I can make a more in depth video on it.

[@ohmmygod4963]

@jkgardiner Yes please! I'm alright with my Heel Kicks but getting the foot Flat and ~parallel to the target is hard...I'm flat footed, when I wear some Correcting Splints and do some stretching, I can feel it pulls different muscles/ligaments/tendons. (Any idea on what would make good exercises to improve those and allow me to work on that in the gym perhaps?) Thanks so much for your dedication and awesome work! It just SHOWS that you know what you are doing Thank You Gardiner-Sensei!

[@degosiompu8411]

Beatiful

[@stefanlicht2060]

Excellent

[@miguerys9503]

Super useful, there's a lot to work on here.

[@nuryhernandez6830]

Comparto muy Bien la explicación, pues se debe respetar y comprender la biomecánica de la cinética mio-articular, por lo que el pivote es MUY importante, GRACIAS

[@parthadey2536]

🙏Thank you Sensei

[@dksivagis1]

You became my Virtual Master sir. Oss to you Master

[@marcoliviertoure1676]

Thank you Sensei!

[@andrewhancock2451]

That's incredible. In one short video, you presented the traditional karate version, the hip-throwing kickboxing version, and the taekwondo where the knee comes up the centre. Would it be right to say that the last one is for the head, where you don't need the power from the hips?

[@jkgardiner]

Yes, the higher kick would need to be faster in order to land, so I use that version. I don't believe you need to turn the hip in for head kicks as it leaves you more vulnerable after if you don't land.

[@andrewhancock2451]

@@jkgardiner Thank you!

[@Woodengully]

Exactly how I teach ❤

[@Asifiwefrank2246]

Good instructor

[@LaoZi2023]

Instep kicking is o.k. for tournaments, but if you need to break bones the ball of the foot is the best point of contact.

[@thomasda3482]

Clearing powerful kick

[@zero84two13]

Thank you sir

[@James-wd9ib]

The power generation from foot pivot and lead arm lever, this is almost a carbon copy of Muay Thai roundhouse meant to give your opponent extended nap time. I wonder why they don't teach this in PTA Taekwondo. Oh, yeah... because we're a point-focused system prioritizing fast, snappy kicks to win tournaments. Sorry PTA, I forgot that I don't study martial arts to defend myself effectively, I do it to score points against other Jin. I'll just keep both my fists right on top of my saika tanden while kicking. I love what you guys taught me.

[@arkatarunmukherjee]

Excellent video! Absolutely loved the detailed explanation which I am absolutely certain would benefit anybody learning karate. I personally felt a bit sad for this wonderful video brought back memories of yester years when I used to practice Ashihara and I am so much off the mark now with the kicks which I used to practice so much. 🙁🙁 Nevertheless, Liked it and subscribed to your channel.

[@MH-zg5yw]

You can step into the roundhouse kick at an angle as well or is that not common in kyokushin? These are really good exercises for kicking. Thanks

[@MeMe-i6p]

Great video Masao Kawasoe sensei is amazing at kicking like you did looks like front kick but changes to roundhouse ,makes it look effortless

[@jkgardiner]

Thank you, Kawasoe sensei graded me for my 1st Dan.

[@MeMe-i6p]

@@jkgardiner me to ;) my clubs part of the jkawf so Kawasoe Sensei is our chief instructor amazing how he can do the splits and full pancake u will most likely have seen him do it ;)

[@jkgardiner]

@user-wk4xk7eh6b yes I graded with him back in 2004 back when it was UKTKF. His movement is excellent.