The Most Effective Karate Kicks for Self Defence

What kicks can be used in a self defence situation?
here are some of my suggestions for the most effective karate Kicks for self defence.
#karate #martialarts #shotokan #kicks #karatetechniques

[@ronan4681]

John, your video clearly showcases your exceptional kicks. The speed, balance, and form are truly impressive. As a karate veteran with 60 years of experience now in retirement, it’s heartening to see that the knowledge and standards of our art are being upheld by dedicated practitioners like you

[@DrakenYeager]

“Make your everyday stance your fighting stance and make your fighting stance your everyday stance” -Miyamoto Musashi

[@dumitriuflorentina6137]

The Most Effective Karate Kicks for SeIf Defence

[@lancecahill5486]

Most people who are not trained in martial arts don’t know how to kick. Therefore, they don’t expect to be kicked either. Most of the fights that you see on the street involving 2 people throwing punches at each other. That’s why a kick to the side of the knee is very effective in collapsing your opponent and take the will to fight out of him (or her). Another great and practical tutorial 👍👍

[@adamkane7513]

Great advice, as usual. I studied Wado, never seen that oblique kick in Karate before only Wing Chun.

[@robertthomas3777]

Tekki Katas or Naihanchi if in Wado Ryu?

[@W67w]

Always more to learn. Always more to appreciate.

[@NYKgjl10]

Excellent segment and very crucial to know self protection techniques that will be useful when needed. Love this vid!! OSU!!

[@JoseFernandez-mt1se]

Great! and keep your hands up and eyes on the opponent. thanks. More videos on self defence

[@limitlessjoseph1399]

1:44. “Kicking without a warm up!” What a great point of view!

[@johnreidy2804]

One more great video! I thank you sir

[@JohnGBlackBelt53]

Great video. Thanks for explaining that the best possible thing to do in some cases is to get yourself away from the situation. Good explanation of what to possibly do if things do go wrong and you have to stand your ground.

[@satheeshkumar6865]

Excellent video on self defence kicks. Long back, my traditional go ju ryu Shihan used to say "don't use legs where you can use your hands". Meaning no kicks above the waist in self defence. Of course, we still practiced high kicks but importance was was given for lower kicks like stomping,roundhouse to thighs and below and kansetsu geri etc. Once again , Thank you for sharing 🙏

[@Jamescc2ify]

Well said and extremely well demonstrated Sensei ! Your kicks high or low are just devastating, fast and explosive…. You must be a formidable opponent to fear…..

[@Menyhard]

Nice sir

[@5555905]

This is a good video. Thanks.

[@DevilLycan]

Really good video!

[@bunburyodo]

I always like to highlight the importance of jodan kicks in practice, even though you wouldn't do them like that in reality. 1. You can't cheat a head kick, you need good technique (unless you are ridiculously flexible, but age will catch up on you eventually, and if your technique sucks by then it will be too late!). It will help you develop the technique, along with core strength, flexibility and balance. 2. They are fun. Never underestimate the value this plays in your practice. Nice video as always.

[@jkgardiner]

Thank you, yes I always say if you can kick high well with good technique and power then low kicks are easy.

[@BRUNO5979]

Very good and totally agree. OSS.

[@Officialsarmisthasengupta]

I am no one to comment anything on your posts apart from this is 🔥

[@riccardo5208]

Fantastic❤

[@nasiriftikhar7568]

please include the slow version of each techniques when demonstrating. Some of your kicks are really fast that i can't keep an eye properly on it.

[@YahyaShil-wc2qu]

Very good

[@jaimeibarra2884]

Hi, if I don't mind ask where is the location of your dojo, because I'm interesting coming to train at your dojo which I'm coming from America?

[@jkgardiner]

It's in Essex, about an hour east of London. When are you over here?

[@jaimeibarra2884]

@@jkgardiner to be honest I don’t know sense, because I’m in the progress of being financially stable since America is expensive at the moment but however though once I find a way to be able to save up for traveling; I’ll let you know when I’m traveling to the UK sense.

[@jaimeibarra2884]

@@jkgardiner But while I’m in the progress of trying to be financially stable, is it possible that you can probably test me for belt test, or anything that you can help me to improve my karate digitally since I don’t have a sense to help me to improve my karate?

[@Menyhard]

In my opinion I'm so sick of all these MMA guys who are bias and so clueless. Saying that all these Martial arts that has been around for centuries. Are just useless know see this stuff is very useful for the street that anyone can do in my opinion

[@slingshotshooter7536]

very good video !!! now you must do a video in the spinning hook :) be sure we can see your feet positioning

[@moha8916]

I know a kyokushinkai who use middle kick, ushiro geri and that kind of kick in street fight, but he have a very good level.

[@deltabravo1969]

Interesting.

[@User-rf3iq]

That was a really slick spinning hook kick. How long have you trained and what is your Dan level?

[@jkgardiner]

Thank you, I started in 2000.. I'm currently 4th Dan

[@rosselfunez9507]

Excelente

[@ポーちゃん寝る]

素晴らしい👍😊

[@goodmorningindia7781]

Can you please show us how to block punches using karate

[@jkgardiner]

Yes I can do this soon

[@sergiotrofinofilhotrofino8013]

Oss sensei

[@prasadmunasinghe3651]

❤

[@auto7judoka]

What kinda style of karate is this

[@jkgardiner]

My style is Shotokan

[@auto7judoka]

@@jkgardiner nice I did taekwondo and have a 1st dan black since I was 11

[@clgftc]

Oss

[@ljubisaspasojevic1066]

Low mawashi executed with the shin will make much more damage than with the foot. Try it with the same speed and strenght. Only one attempt will show that.

[@jkgardiner]

I used the shin in the video

[@ljubisaspasojevic1066]

Yes, I watched this video several times, and I saw that you used it once, but you did not say it, and to my opinion it i very important as it is more efficiant

[@Menyhard]

Im 56 years old and I still train

[@jkgardiner]

Excellent, it’s a lifelong pursuit 👍🏼🥋

[@janhelgelorenz4352]

A street fight is very different from self-defense - and life-saving self-defense is different from a life-threatening street fight. Kicks are rarely truly effective in a life-threatening street fight or self-defense situation. In particular, normal side kicks or kicks to the knee will generally not fend off or stop an aggressive attacker. You have to be a real experienced fighter. One of the most important kicks is and remains the Mae Geri - once as a Kekomi to create a long distance from the attacker (like the Thai boxing version) - or at maximum speed into the genital area! Very effective, especially with shoes or boots, to create space and time for a controlled escape. But you also have to be able to escape!!! Most fighters in a real street fight situation go into absolute close range, where it is very difficult to use kick effectively...

[@jkgardiner]

Yes, most of those points were covered in the video.

[@Vincentorix]

The most effective kick to deliver in self defence is the one that was delivered with confidence and in a calm manner in a highly stressful situation. This is what martial arts training teaches us.

[@gretashapiro4118]

Have you been a street fight ?you don't know what to expect ,no situation is ideal .but this is good to know it's practical ,not overly complicated, basic and useful. I've been in a couple (few)street fights and I never look as good as I did in the dojo. that's just the way it is but just having these tools in my tool bag helps.Nothing comes with a gaurantee. I would not want to get hit by this guy ,whatever he threw at me ,it's going to hurt whether I block it or not. Then you have your natural ability and strength. Most of these will be an initial strike. Then all technique goes out the window.

[@SuperAchileas]

prepare for one decisive attaque,either hand or foot or both.try not to engage in wrestling or punching if the opponent is stronger.

[@thorstenh1976]

Have to pause since 3 weeks 😢 MRI at saturday...

[@jkgardiner]

What have you done?

[@thorstenh1976]

@@jkgardiner honestly...I dont know. In the beginning I thought it is Overtraining...but since then I have constant pain in my inner knee and some kind of instability...

[@KEVINGARCIA-xv5gc]

Hi. Could You please make a video about how to Open the hips ? Greetings from Perú