Gedan Barai / Lower Block / Downward Block
Channel: Lion Budokan Karate International
Date: 2020-03-30

This video is part of 21 Techniques in 21 Days. Below is list of the techniques

Day 1: Lower Block - Gedan Barai 
Day 2: Upper Block - Jodan Uke / Age Uke 
Day 3: Inner Forearm Block - Uchi Uke
Day 4: Outer Forearm Block - Sote Uke 
Day 5: Punch - Tsuki 
Day 6: Back Fist - Front - Uraken 
Day 7: Back Fist - Side - Uraken 
Day 8: Back Fist - Back - Uraken 
Day 9: Chin Elbow - Hiji Uchi 
Day 10: Side Elbow - Hiji Uchi 
Day 11: Back Elbow - Hiji Uchi 
Day 12: Down Elbow - Hiji Uchi
Day 13: Collar Bone Chop / Side Chop / Back Chop - Shuto
Day 14: Normal Stance - Heiko Dachi / Horse Stance - Kiba Dachi / Forward Stance - Zenkutsu Dachi
Day 15: Front Kick - Mae Giri / Thrust Kick - Kaykome / Snap Kick - Keage
Day 16: Reverse Punch - Gyaku Tsuki
Day 17: Lower Block Punch Combination - Gedan Barai Gyaku Tsuki
Day 18: Upper Block Punch Combination - Jodan Uke Gyaku Tsuki
Day 19: Inner Forearm Punch combination - Uchi Uke Gyaku Tsuki
Day 20: Outer Forearm Punch combination - Soto Uke Gyaku Tsuki
Day 21: Forward Stance in detail - Zenkutsu Dachi 

Shihan Syed from Lion Budokan Karate International New Zealand is passionate about teaching Karate to people of all age groups worldwide. This channel is dedicated to sharing his unique teaching style to beginners, intermediate and advance Karatekas. Anybody aged 6 years and above can learn certain things with little supervision of an adult. Younger than 6-year-old must have an adult supervision at all times. 

On this channel, you will learn basics, intermediate and advance Karate techniques. Having started the channel recently, Shihan is mainly focussing on the basic techniques at the moment. One of the main objectives of creating the channel and sharing among the community is to help parents and guardians of our members. It's great to see the excitement of parents/guardians watching their kids learn. These parents sometimes try to help their kids, but due to lack of sufficient knowledge, their support to their kids is not of much help. These videos are designed in such a way that a non-karateka can also take benefit from these videos. 

For example. 
Lower Block / Gedan Barai

There are several different ways of teaching a downward block / lower block / gedan barai. Teaching a youth or an adult is much easier than teaching a kid (with some exceptions of course). Therefore it is necessary to break the technique into parts, slow it down and teach them at a pace that makes it easier for them to learn. That's one of the specialities of Shihan Syed. With his vast experience, he understands the common mistakes students do in each technique. These videos cover those common mistakes and offers a method to fix them in an easy to understand way.

The other important audience of this channel are Karate instructors and assistant instructors. Learning and Teaching, these are two very different skills. But the good news is that teaching skill can be learnt. If you are an instructor and struggling to find a pace, or need some tips to keep that engagement with students and get their involvement then these videos will help you.

Shihan Syed also welcomes viewers to ask for any specific technique, either by the students or the instructors world-wide.

Enjoy!