The Basic Arm Strikes of Karate

The first type of strike you learn is the basic punch for this strike you need to make sure you have a proper fist,your fist must look like this:

This is what a fist looks like.

The elbow one of the other first strikes you learn this strike can be done to the head or to any part of the upper body :

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Uraken Uchi (oo rah ken oochie) the back fist strike is a strike done with thefront two knuckles of your hand and can be done to the lower half of the face as well as the upper body:

Haito Uchi (High to oochie) is a strike to the back of the neck with the side of a open straight hand, if done correctly the strike is very helpful if not done correctly you may kill or badly injure your opponent:

Basic Stances Of Karate

The first thing you are taught in karate are the basic stances. Stance like the stance you use to bow and the stance you go into before you start a kata.
Your stances form the basis of all the things you do in karate if your stances are bad your karate will be bad, your stances also give you balance while doing karate.


The first stance you learn when you start is Musubi dachi (Mus uba dutch) the stance you use when you bow.

The next stance you learn is Heikō dachi (ekqua dutch) this is the stance you go into to get ready to start.

After learning your second stance you learn Sanchin dachi (sun shin dutch). The small stance.

 The last basic stance you learn is Zenkutsu dachi (Zen guto dutch). The long stance.