I had to cut a lot of footage from this one as I was too close to the camera .. I might make a part 2
@dumitriuflorentina61373 ай бұрын
LMPROVE YOUR SIDE KICK - YOKO GERI KEKOMI
@educatedcanadian74083 ай бұрын
I wss trained under one of the best striking dojos in Canada and they never corrected this kick. Or the hook kick. It was the snapping side kick. I can rechamber it to the head 2x but there is far more power in yours and I've seen Joe rogans spinning back kick which is this exact kick. It requires more hip mobility and abductor muscles to do but thanks to Nat Hurn your student i actually had to go to him for strengthening of the abductors and I've fought mma and didn't have this ability. Thank-you so very much for sharring. I feel I owe you
@constantaproca31073 ай бұрын
LMPROVE YOUR SIDE KICK - YOKO GERI KEKOMI
@educatedcanadian7408Ай бұрын
It's the angle of the supporting leg I've had to train to correct it ro be almost 180 dg facing the opposite direction. That's what helped open up the hips etc to throw this properly . Before I was crossing the feet and flicking it up there, head height but maybe not enough power. But now I've corrected it thanks to sensei john and Nat. Honestly it was his flexibility program where I learned to face the wall and turn 180 dg away from it with kicking leg only, bend knee etc. It looks alot better now. Thanks
@billt19543 ай бұрын
Really useful demo on the delivery of the kick. It’s surprising how many people get this wrong. Thank you.
@quaxifaddl8928Ай бұрын
Just great! I absolutely agree with that!
@the.nammal2 ай бұрын
Excellent. Very good, John. Beast
@salvatorecampanile66963 ай бұрын
These videos on fundamentals of kicking are very useful. Thanks
@RajibkarateVlogs1243 ай бұрын
Nice
@edsanjenis94162 ай бұрын
Sensei John, you have beautiful form, and your kicks have a lot power; side kick have stopping power and can break ribs.
@mattt1974UK3 ай бұрын
This is really good and I like that bag exercise. The turning of the supporting heel is commonly emphasized but I've never seen it mentioned how the resulting foot position creates a more stable and powerful kick. Nice one!
@daniavi13583 ай бұрын
I remember when I was younger and could enjoy Jodan Kicking. Nowadays I only can still kicking Chudan and Gedan but that's enough for an old chap. Blessings and best wishes from Spain 🙏🏻🥋🙏🏻
@timothygourley56903 ай бұрын
Can you do a follow along stretching video ahd how to better at flexibility ???
@jkgardiner3 ай бұрын
Yes I can do soon 👍
@steoveno3 ай бұрын
Only discovered your videos a week ago and they are excellent. Brilliant form. Would you consider doing a video on the side snap kick (kiage)? It's one that features heavily in kata, unlike the thrust kick, yet it is rare enough to see it executed correctly. Moreover, I also struggle to see it's practical use (unlike all the other kicks)! Oss
@jkgardiner3 ай бұрын
Sure I'll do that soon. 👍
@simonrcarson3 ай бұрын
A video on yoko keage would be great. I find it such a difficult kick to get anything like good form with. So many people seem to do this as a sort of weird side on front kick.@@jkgardiner
@steoveno3 ай бұрын
Agreed!@@simonrcarson
@Turbulent20003 ай бұрын
Nice explanation! Thank you!
@Kevin-it8hb3 ай бұрын
Great video, thank you.
@simonrcarson3 ай бұрын
Another excellent and helpful video. Thank you.
@daniavi13583 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for the video and teachings. Oss!!! 🙏🏻🙋🏻♂️
@robertjackson38193 ай бұрын
Beautiful and beneficial. Thanks you.
@DragonDreamVNY3 ай бұрын
Oss 🥋❤
@vincentlee73593 ай бұрын
Love your videos. I really like how you actually use weight lifting in your training. I remember my Sensei saying bigger muscles will make me slower. I'm still fast 😂
@jkgardiner3 ай бұрын
Thanks, yea people said the same to me!
@user-xq6sj3jk5x3 ай бұрын
Could you do more for the ageing karateka who is not supple,bunki and lower kicking oss
@jkgardiner3 ай бұрын
I recently posted a bunkai video on Nukite from heian kata and kanku dai
@shaneschannel20813 ай бұрын
If on street doing side kick have you got another time to lift knee or just kick shane uk thank you
@lancecahill54863 ай бұрын
When you add some traveling (momentum) to the kick like Bruce Lee did in “Enter the Dragon”, this is a devastating kick. In my dojo, we are not allowed to deliver the full power while doing kumite, only to touch the opponent slightly to demonstrate the technique. Great tutorial, as always. 😊👍
@jkgardiner3 ай бұрын
Thank you. I did a Bruce Lee style kick at the very start of the video. 👍
@prasadmunasinghe36513 ай бұрын
I personally believe Yoko Geri Kikomi works better than Kiyage . When it comes to JKA or WKF kumite , kikomi is useful. What do you think ? I'm 3 rd Dan instructor from JKA Sri Lanka . By the way , your videos are exceptional. Short and cover essentials ❤
@jkgardiner3 ай бұрын
Yes I do prefer kekomi, keage I would use as a gedan kick only.
@prasadmunasinghe36513 ай бұрын
I wonder how to use Keage as Gedarn kick . It is an outward kick, isn't it ? Basadai also Carry the gedan kikomi instead
@jkgardiner3 ай бұрын
@@prasadmunasinghe3651 as a rising snap kick to the groin
@prasadmunasinghe36513 ай бұрын
Okay, do a short video of it. 🤝🥋
@prasadmunasinghe36513 ай бұрын
Okay, do a short video of it. 🤝🥋
@shaneschannel20813 ай бұрын
Can you lean back when doing mawashi geri leaning back not getting attacked by sparing in different styles shane uk
@ljubisaspasojevic10663 ай бұрын
On the other hannd kekomi is very useful. I tested it in the street fight, and I liked the result. Bullies did not.😊
@slingshotshooter75363 ай бұрын
do you want to have the heel facing the opponent after you lift up the knee before twisting it horizontally also for mawashi and ura mawashi ?or do i do it like in his video he combines the kick throwing and the leg on the ground rotate ? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mJ1_n9ajqbq5gYk.html
@user-xq6sj3jk5x3 ай бұрын
This is all fine if you are supple In your younger life but when wear and tear starts taking over with age and injury takes over your fuc*t.
@abdelazizguennou2193 ай бұрын
What about Yoko Geri keage ?
@jkgardiner3 ай бұрын
Will be a separate video, the kicks are delivered differently and will have different points to discuss.
@MA1980c3 ай бұрын
Why is Yoko geri rare in WKF and JKA kumite? I've seen it as a surprise tactic, but thats it.
@jkgardiner3 ай бұрын
Because unfortunately it rarely scores. I really like to use it as its great to stop an opponent coming forwards.
@MA1980c3 ай бұрын
@@jkgardiner So it's not out of fear that hitting with the heel will result in an excessive blow?
@jkgardiner3 ай бұрын
Not generally no, in WKF they wear a body protector now as well.. a lot of good techniques aren't used because they just don't tend to score well, mae geri is another one.
@MA1980c3 ай бұрын
@@jkgardiner why are judges reluctant to score them?
@jkgardiner3 ай бұрын
@TaeKwonDofilm because the faster techniques score first, kizami zuki, mawashi and ura mawashi geri. In JKA style kumite mae geri is probably more common. The more popular techniques are also clearer to see scored, a long jodan mawashi geri is clear when it scores but a front kick to the body it's harder to tell if it was blocked or not. That's just my guess anyway.
@1Slayer66613 ай бұрын
Bro, Sensei Seth says he can kick your Azz, he’s on YT. You should meet up.
@1Slayer66613 ай бұрын
Bro, it’s insensitive to trolls if you don’t get mad at our comments. If you just heart them, you’ve become a thief of our joy.
@jkgardiner2 ай бұрын
Just read this... I'm sorry.. next time I'll react correctly 👍😡😭🤬
@ljubisaspasojevic10663 ай бұрын
Keage has no practical use. It was mae geri to the side and some masters wanted to make something new at any cost . You will not find keage in any karate school from Okinawa.
@jkgardiner3 ай бұрын
Yes keage comes from the other styles where they would do a mae geri in kata, kushanku for example, shotokan's Kanku dai uses the keage instead, so in application i have this in mind. Often mae geri is the better kick.
@ljubisaspasojevic10663 ай бұрын
@@jkgardiner mae geri is always better than yoko keage. With yoko keage you can only hurt yourself, your foot onto the elbow of the opponent for instance. To my experience i can not find any real usage of this kick.