Karate Randori: Basics for Beginners

We are starting weekly online karate classes from the 3rd of August: email [e-mail] to get added to the sign-up list. Build your confidence in karate randori with these stepping, blocking and countering basics. Learn to step and position yourself, set up blocks and counters, and how to close the distance for true Goju Ryu randori. With rhythm drills to help train basics, this is ideal for instructors introducing new students to randori. Our second video in our randori series.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:29 - Using hike-uke to get to the outside and control the opponent
03:35 - Step to the outside, control and counter
05:01 - Deflection drills
06:55 - Getting to the inside
10:41 - Deflecting kicks
15:53 - Patty-cake exercise to improve reaction time and distance control
20:40 - How to work together for best randori
22:05 - Summary
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[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Part 2 , building slowly Thanks to Zoë for all the editing and Brian for assisting and making it work

[@CmdrPrompt]

Excellent Doctor Who reference! Personally, I’m a JKS Shotokan Sandan, but I also have a background in traditional Jiu-Jitsu. I haven’t been looking much into other styles of karate but for some reason I stumbled onto your videos and I’m liking them a lot. Thank You, KZbin algorithms. It seems as Goju-Ryu has more of the techniques we were practicing back in the day in my old Jiu-Jitsu dojo. Also, the concept of Randori was very present. There will be plenty more Goju-Ryu in my KZbin flow from now on. Very inspiring

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

I am endlessly delighted when my background references are noticed and enjoyed! Goju Ryu shares its roots with Jiu-jitsu (some practitioners consider what they are doing more like karate-jutsu) and we are lucky to have such clear lineage and access to proper Okinawan roots and instructors. Thank you so much for this truly lovely comment, and we hope to hear from you again!

[@steve.h]

My favorite arts channel on KZbin. I so wish I could train with your school. Thank you for this content.

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Ah, what a lovely comment to recieve! Thank you so much, Steve 🙇🏻‍♀️ If ever you are in our part of the world, we would be delighted to have you join us on the mat 👏🏻

[@scottschweizer4943]

Karate is the diligent practice of developing good habits that over time become natural ways of working. This drill set is very much in line with that mindset. Nice job. Scott S from Seattle Wa.

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Well said! There are no short cuts in karate, after all. We love basic drill to build complex skills, and we hope others find these drills useful too :)

[@koshinryukempo3570]

More great praxis from the GRKC team! Thankyou all! Love the way you link tai sabaki progressions to kata applications... given me lots of ideas for teaching my kiddles. And obviously they do kata in heaven 'cause apparently angels know musubi dachi! GRKC is a one-of-a-kind and my fave channel. Kudos, sirs and madam!

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Ah, our dear friends on the other side of the planet! Indeed, many of these exercises are totally suitable for kids, and getting them to learn tai sabaki is perhaps one of the best defences in the world. We are honoured to be your fave channel, and to have you as one of our members too, truly.

[@sbeveridge]

Thank you for the weeping angel reference - don't look away, don't blink!

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Don't. Blink. Honestly, the venn diagram of Whovians and karate people is a very small one, but I am glad there is overlap!

[@sbeveridge]

I have been a Whovian since the show started - I am slightly older than your core demographic!

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

I only got on from the 9th doctor, and stopped watching after the 12th - mostly because it's only available in my country via piracy, so 😅 Our biggest demographic is men aged 45 - 55 - I think that's why our comments section is so respectful. No annoying teens to troll us 🤣

[@micheledannunzio5592]

Your videos are always so inspiring Sensei! Thank you

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

So kind, Michele! We are so glad to have you here in our comments 🙇🏻‍♀️

[@danielehrhardt5504]

top notch video as usual :) I am pleased to see that you deflect kicks with open hands and don't block kicks with a strong and stiff gedan barai :)

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Always soft to hard, hard to soft - the secret is always in the name ;)

[@karatejutsudojosociety]

Thanks.... Great follow up from the previous. 🙏🏼🙇🏼‍♂️🙏🏼🙇🏼‍♂️

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

We'll take a bit of a break from randori now and touch on other material, but hopefully we can work our way up to more advanced material soon 😊

[@whocares499]

Another top video. Don't blink!

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Haha! 😇

[@capokarate7329]

Excellent video,thanks You very much....like the way You teach.😎🙏💪🇺🇾🇧🇷🤡

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Our pleasure

[@Sapper924]

very good content

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Thanks Glade you enjoyed it

[@rafitaisir6333]

Freaking awesome.keep it up sir and ma'am

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Ah, thank you so much for the lovely comment, Rafi! We really appreciate it 💐

[@rafitaisir6333]

@@GojuRyuKarateCentre can u upload some kumite or sparring videos and also some street fight breakdown, mentality,self defense,preventive method s to avoid a pointless street conflict

[@matthews1082]

Another great video by Sensei Che with very classical Gojuryu drills. When Sensei Che slowly executed a hiki-uke counter grab he grabbed the wrists at the start of the video, but when he did it quickly at 2:52 he instinctively went for the forearm closer to the elbow - yes, one aims for the elbow or even the upper arm - it's quite hard to catch the incoming punch at the wrist, but far easier the intercept and catch at the elbow as the arm is retracting. In fact, in the time that I took to write this, Sensei Che already talked about going for the elbow and the shoulder/source, 9:45 onwards. I think the key is after the parry, regardless of the outcome, one should close in, hence the footwork and upper body movements are initiated almost simultaneously with the party. By 18:30 onwards Sensei Che was doing all these. By 19:06 he's moved closer to the opponent while blocking...30-50 seconds later even closer....lol, showing the real Goju-Ryu close-quarter tradition. Btw We did a variation of this drill in which the puncher shuffles forward as he continuously punches while the blocker keeps blocking....my sensei used to tie us together by a strip of belt, and as the drill progressed the belt got shorter.....the blocker can't back away, he can only move left or right.... As for close-quarter front leg kicks, Goju-Ryu has a rising crescent kick, whereby the main power is generated by the lifting of the thighs (hence hojo undo with the geta) almost like a knee strike, but instead of striking with the knee, one contacts with the ball of the foot (or big toe, if that's been conditioned), by extending the foot a little. Hence the moment of impact occurs as the thigh is rising instead of when one is extending the lower leg. But it's a lower kick to below the belt, hard to block but disallowed in most tournaments, but it's a kick that is usable within punching distance, a little to far for a knee strike, a little too close for a full-throated leg-extending maegeri. In fact if one watches Morio Higaonna's kakie videos I'm sure one would catch him doing this kick.....I've found it to be extremely effective in randori/irikumi.

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

There was great delight in our household when your notification popped up on our phones - Ché was convinced he had done something wrong, for one of our very best commentators hadn't said anything in weeks. We are so glad you are back! Indeed, you can't have real Goju Ryu without randori, and the rising crescent kick is a delightful weapon indeed. I have seen Ché stand nose to nose with someone and still kick them in the head, and it must have been this kick. (I was a naïve brown belt back then and it was during a 24 hour gashuku, such exhaustion). You're right - Ché tries to teach the basics, but when he's doing things automatically, he does them at a higher grade. I didn't even notice the things you mentioned in my hours of editing! We're going to give randori a bit of a break for now, but we hope to get to more advanced material soon. Welcome back, good sir :)

[@matthews1082]

@@GojuRyuKarateCentre Sensei Che and Sensei Zoe, you give me too much credit.....I have been busy traveling due to work the last few weeks...and I didn't want to write a meaningless comment so I'm saving those videos till I have the time to watch them in-depth and think about them. Meanwhile please keep the videos coming, they are still the ones I'd watch first thing on Saturday mornings.

[@Burvedys]

If you're happy and you know it, then your Goju-ryu will show it If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands. (clap clap) If you're happy and you know it, then in kumite you'll show it If you're happy and you know it, stomp your feet. (stomp stomp) If you're happy and you know it, then in kata you will show it If you're happy and you know it, shout "kiai!" (kee-yay!) If you're happy and you know it, then your uke face will show it If you're happy and you know it, do all three. (clap-clap, stomp-stomp, kee-yay!) (A Happy Randori Song of Goju-ryu)

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

I think the Happy Randori song should be sung before every 100 Randori event 🎶🎶🎶🎶 Our Friday evening is complete now that you have brought laughter to our comments 🤣

[@user-ct1or9ws2j]

thanks i learn shotokan now i want to learn goju ryu

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

You can do it! Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment :D

[@misheckmpiwachiwayo9765]

Thank you. Always interesting lessons for me.

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

You are so welcome, Sensei Misheck 🙇🏻‍♀️

[@barbarba7]

Great video.. enjoyed the watch. Thank you to all. Great job as always. You all rock. 💗🤗💪

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Ah, thank you, Barbs! We can't wait to have you back in the dojo 🙇🏻‍♀️ 🙇🏻‍♀️ 🙇🏻‍♀️

[@jogindradas5765]

Oss sensei 🙏 🙏🙏 🌷🌷🌷 I am Go-ju Ryu karate do training (india) Go-Ju Ryu karate do best self-defence art combines is wing chun kung fu & jeet kune do Beautiful training sir 👌👌🔥🔥

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Hi Jogindra! Thank you so much for this truly lovely comment, and greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦 Goju Ryu is truly a beautiful art - when trained properly, it is a truly complete martial system 🙏

[@jonasjpm1989]

👍👍👍

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Obrigado!

[@rayvandragon]

Osu! 🙇👍

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Hai! Domo arigato gozaimasu!

[@jashanntao9564]

Please make a video on suparinpei kata please sir

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

The day will come! But we just want to spend time with our teachers first and make sure our understanding is adequate, as Suparinpei is an extremely demanding kata and will require lots of hard work to film properly and to do it justice 🙇🏻‍♀️

[@lorismarchitelli5274]

this is super interesting, i can't wait to see this in full contact sparring

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Thank you, Loris! We are working our way up to advanced randori - we're going to take a bit of a break from randori and cover other areas, but we hope you will keep checking in for when we get to the high level stuff 🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️

[@lorismarchitelli5274]

Of cours i will, i'm a karateka and a comic artist, i'm always sercing for new ispirations and interesting things like this!

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Amazing! What an awesome skill set 😍 Drop us a link if you've got work online, we'd love to see 🙇🏻‍♀️

[@lorismarchitelli5274]

@@GojuRyuKarateCentre thanks! Unfortunatly i'm still a student; but as soon has i publish somthing i will let you know😁👍🏻

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

All the best for your journey ahead! We know you will make it a great one 🙏

[@britebomber7048]

For some reason, I hear all the comments and memes in sensai Zoë's voice😂😭

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

Awww, thank you! It is indeed my way of being in the video without showing my face 😂

[@kmbs4913]

Do not care if mma laughs. all of the strikes has its meaning.

[@GojuRyuKarateCentre]

That's exactly how I feel! Thank you for commenting and watching, Best, Zoe