Kihon

The training Master Funakoshi received consisted almost exclusively of the practice of kata. After he himself became a teacher, he had his students practice single techniques from each kata repetitiously as independent units. He believed that this approach, the polishing of each technique, would eventually result in more perfectly executed kata. Out of this new training approach developed the method of practice we have come to call kihon, or basic practice. This repetitious practice of each basic technique forms the foundation from which one advances in one's growth as a Karate student.

The following is a list of the basic kihon techniques that we practice.