Joint Kick in Okinawan Karate

Video Transcript

"For concetiati or joint kick, the person kicking will bring the leg up and chamber it just as if it was a front kick using the same chamber. Again the toes, all the toes are held up. This time we're going to kick with the blade of the foot or the heel in a forty-five degree angle in this case. The back is held straight and the leg is more of a thrusting motion. After the kick is delivered, the leg comes back to the chamber protecting the kicker and bringing the foot down. I would like to show you this kick done in real time. Of this special importance should be that the body should be kept straight when delivering this kick. You do not want to lean to one side. For example, from this position if you lean to the side or lean back away from the kick, the kick will lose effectively. If you bring, you're keeping your body straight and deliver the kick down in a thrusting motion; also maintaining all the kicks must have the remaining foot in a flex position at the knee. Bringing it back to the knee and going down after the kick."