List of Karate Kicks (Beginner & Advanced)

This page will help you learn a variety of basic Karate kicks such as Mawashi Geri (roundhouse kick) and Ushiro Geri (back kick). It also lists the Japanese names for these Karate kicking techniques. These kicks are used for kata, self-defense, kumite (sparring), demonstrations, etc. For all Karate kicks, please check with your instructor because techniques and names of kicks can vary from one Karate style to another.

You should also visit Black Belt Wiki’s main Martial Arts Kicking Techniques section to see how these kicks are done by other martial arts styles (i.e. Muay Thai and Taekwondo). That section contains a greater variety of advanced martial arts kicks (i.e. Butterfly Kick) that you can learn in order to increase your overall martial arts knowledge.

These pages are meant to reinforce and supplement what you have learned in your Karate classes. To properly understand these techniques, you need to learn them from a Karate instructor who can give an in-depth explanation of the technique, correct your mistakes and detail how the technique should be utilized. Moreover, be aware that there are a variety of Karate schools and associations so you might learn variations to these techniques. Martial arts techniques should be only practiced under the supervision of a trained martial arts instructor.

Karate Kicking Techniques – Click on the kicks below for videos, instructions, etc.

 

 

Shotokan Karate Kick -Mawashi Geri (Roundhouse Kick)

Shotokan Karate – Intermediate-Level Kicks

Karate Kicks

Karate Kicks

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