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Kihon Geiko

Kihon Geiko (基本稽古) constitutes the basic technical training in Kyokushin karate.

In this part, the technical fundamentals that support further development in karate are trained: strikes, thrusts, blocks, elbow techniques, and kicks. Training takes place through repeated and controlled practice of basic forms, with emphasis on correct movement, balance, power transmission, breathing, rhythm, kiai, and precision.

In Masutatsu Oyama’s works, basic technique appears as a clearly defined training block between preparatory exercises and more composite training. After preparatory calisthenics and stance training, basic techniques training follows as the part in which the body’s weapons, the form of movement, and the mechanics of the techniques are trained systematically. Only after this does training proceed toward more composite forms such as moving techniques, kata, and fighting.

Kihon Geiko therefore serves several functions at the same time:

  • establishes correct basic movements
  • develops posture, balance, and body control
  • trains power generation and direction
  • deepens understanding of striking surfaces and technical paths
  • organizes technique through command, count, and kiai
  • forms the basis for further training in Idō Geiko, Kata, and Kumite

In this section, Kihon Geiko is treated not only as technical content, but also as a guided training form. The techniques are performed in defined blocks, tied to stance, command, and order. Kihon Geiko must therefore be understood both as system and as sequence.

The order documented here follows the kihon form used within the International Karate Organization Kyokushinkaikan and within Shinkyokushin, and is read against the background of Oyama’s basic technical systematics.

Contents

This section consists of the following parts:

  • Position in the system
    Describes where Kihon Geiko is situated within the larger training whole.

  • Principles
    Summarizes the general principles that govern how the techniques should be trained.

  • Structure
    Shows how Kihon Geiko is constructed as a technical system and training form.

  • Sequence
    Documents the fixed order in which the techniques are led in the dojo.

Scope

This section treats Kihon Geiko as basic technical training in Kyokushin karate.

It does not include:

  • Jumbi Undō as a separate warm-up section
  • full kata analysis
  • kumite strategy as a separate area
  • grading requirements in the organizational sense

Instead, the focus lies on:

  • the basic form of the techniques
  • their order in training
  • their guidance through command, count, and kiai
  • their function as a basis for further training