Orient Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Hi,Can anyone tell me if knee's are used in karate, particulary Wado ryu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfish Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 I am not sure about Wado ryu since I take Shotokan but the current kata that I am working on, Heian Yondan has a knee strike to the head. DougShodan, Shotokan Karate & 1st Kyu, IaidoShotokanMaster.comShotokanPlanet.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps1 Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 Knees are important for all martial arts. I've trained in several and all of them teach and make use of knee strikes. "It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenius." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Fisher Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 Yes karate uses knees commonly known has Hiza Geri. Brandon FisherSeijitsu Shin Do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 I echo the sentiment of knee strikes being important. Several of my TKD forms have knee strikes. We don't use them in sparring, though. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Flanagan Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Hi,Can anyone tell me if knee's are used in karate, particulary Wado ryu?Hi OrientKnee strikes are by far the most used kick in the way that I practice karate. But even when I'm not hitting the opponent with my knee I'm often using it to apply pressure to their stance.Mike https://www.headingleykarate.orgPractical Karate for Self-Defence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2_sub Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Knee kicks are perfectly legal and one of the most important kicks in kyokushin karate , it can be applied in different forms to different sides of the body (and head) .. Grabbing while kneeing ur opponent is allowed ( in international and black belts competitions ) clinching and kneeing however is not allowed in kyokushin Moon might shine upon the innocent and the guilty alike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbows_and_knees Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 I use them all the time in muay thi. when I trained karate, they were in the kata, but other than kata and self defense drills, we never trained them. back then, I would not have been able to use one in a fight, becuase we worked them so rarely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffy Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 While I don't think they are used as much as in styles such as Muai-Thai, they are certainly used. They are called Hiza-Geri The mind is like a parachute, it only works when it's open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorbasan Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 whose a geri?hiza geriHAHAHAH(weird mood) Now you use head for something other than target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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