Karate: Free Combinations Part 1

This last part of the book gives you several options on what to do next after performing some combination techniques. Use your better judgement here. Good luck!

Soto Uke -Hidji Attack

After the soto uke block, your elbow can draw the circle either from the inside to the outside, or from the outside to the inside. In both cases, the end of trajctory should be on your opponent's head or neck. Sometimes, when the head or neck is protected or they are too far, you can attack the chest or the back.

Shuto Uke - Shotei





This technique is very powerful. However, to make it even more powerful, you need to make your hips send a wave through your body up to your hand. Once again, it is a very powerful 'breaking' shotei, not just a slap over the face.

Capturing Mae Geri After the Gedan Barai





After the gedan barai, put your hand under your opponent's leg, then turn your fist palm up. Your opponent's leg should now rest on your hand, as close to your elbow and as close to his knee as possible. Slide forward, bringing the knee up, and push your opponent with your chest.

There is a reasonable argument against movement towards the opponent's fists, however. Thus, here is another approach you may take. Move your hand, so that the heel of your opponent's foot is resting on your palm. Then perform a shotei push, making sure it is not horizontal, but rather ascending.

Shuto Uke - Mae Geri - Shotei

We mentioned earlier a couple of techniques wherein one hand was grabbing while the other hand was punching. Actually, we can grab and punch with the same hand. The initial pulling part of the motion gives your opponent some momentum forward (while he needs to move back to avoid a punch). At the same time, it brings your hand to the ready position for a punch. Then you need to release your opponent's hand to do the punch.

Nothing prevents you from attacking your opponent with some other part of your body first (in this case, it would be the mae geri).

Jodan Shuto Uke - Attack in the Temple Area -Hiza Geri






The hands can become really 'sticky', after taking your opponent off balance at each and every occasion.

After the jodan shuto uke, grab your opponent's hand and bring it down and to the side. At the same tome, attack with the shuto or tetsui on the temple area. The hand that you just used for an attack must grab your opponent's neck or shoulder and pull him forward, towards your knee.


Ushiro Mavashi Geri - Mavashi Geri



The first kick is actually a defensive move. It will stop your opponent's ushiro mavashi geri. Then you Need to bend your knee WITHOUT bringing your leg down, and perform the mavashi geri. This technique is nice, but it is certainly not for beginners.