The 4 Main Defensive Kumite Steps | Shotokan Karate

This video is an excerpt from the September 6, 2025 Karate live session that I taught inside our Yūshin Geiko community.

The class was all about Kumite, and we mainly focused on how to perform correct Tai Sabaki (body shifting) and Yori Ashi (slide stepping), using our whole relaxed body, in order to achieve effective defense while preparing dynamic counterattacks. We also covered the 4 main defensive stepping patterns using these principles as well as the main key points to properly perform Kiri Kaeshi (cutting techniques) in Kumite (free sparring).

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Nicolas

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