15 minute shotokan karate follow along class

In this short 15 minute shotokan karate follow along class, Sensei Amos works on kicking and kime.

Two shotokan kicks are practiced, mae geri keage (front snap kick) and yoko geri kekomi (side thrust kick).

Make sure you start the kick sharply, try not to drag the foot, or start slowly then speed up. Lift the knee strongly.

Once the knee is lifted, drive straight into the target and shock snap the kick back, keeping the knee high.

Release the shock into the target by snapping the leg back vigorously. Kime is reached as impact is made and the snap initiates.

Keep relaxed throughout the kick, until contact.

Sensei Amos covers two tyoes of yoko geri kekomi, one with a snap, and one with a thrust.

On the snapping side thrust kick, the technique is just the same as the thrust, but on impact it behaves just like mae geri keage.

Once again remain relaxed throughout the side kicks, only to kime on impact.

Shotokan Karate Follow Along Class

Kicking And Kime

We hope you liked this shotokan karate follow along class, working on front snap kick, and two versions of side thrust kick.

Check out our Shotokan Community, where we are continually adding shotokan karate follow along classes, shotokan kihon, kumite and kata tutorials.

Which include ~ complete kata tutorials, live kata class recordings, individual kata moves, bunkai and much more.

We have karateka joining from all over the world who practice or are just starting Shotokan karate.

Many of our members already practice at a Dojo and use our online Dojo as extra training and many of them even take our ranking qualifications.

We welcome all karateka with open arms, regardless of affiliation.

Within our karate membership site we have lots of shotokan video tutorials and articles, covering every aspect of Shotokan karate, to help your karate get better.

We even have an instructor training program and live zoom classes, plus! we continue to add more content every week. Oss!

Linden Huckle

About the author

Linden Huckle has been practicing and teaching karate for over 50 years and believes first and foremost, karateka should enjoy their karate. He says 'there is nothing better than seeing a person develop into a great person through their karate practice, while at the same time enjoying karate.'

Linden Huckle