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Glossary Karate / Term

Gedan Barai

Downward circular block.


[Karate Blocking Technique] Downward block (Lower block).


Lower level sweep. A basic karate block. Normally the first move students make prior to going on to do their combinations, one of the reasons for this is so that the first move in Karate is a block which demonstrates that Karate is for self-defence.

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