Contact Kicks Martial Arts

2-Step Drill to Improve Your Mawashi Geri

This drill helps develop the balance, control, and chamber position needed for a stronger and more controlled roundhouse kick.

Step 1: Hold the leg in the chamber position, maintain control, then set it down.

Step 2: Hold the chamber, release the leg into the kick, catch it back, and then set it down.

The goal is to break the movement down and train control before adding speed.

Small drills. Better technique.

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In martial arts, we often celebrate speed and power, but true control is what allows you to deliver both with precision.

Every repetition, every slow extension, and every landing is where the real work happens.

Whether you're just starting your journey or refining your technique after years on the mat, focus on the details.
The speed will follow.

6’3 instructor vs 6’8 guest student

Good sparring doesn’t mean trying to always hurt each other. Senpai Chris, instructor at our Mississauga Dojo, lands a clean head kick here, but watch what happens right after. They laugh, reset, and talk through the movement.

That’s what real martial arts looks like. You push your limits, test your skill, but leave the ego at the door. You learn how to hit hard when needed, but more importantly, how to control it so your training partners walk away better, not broken.

If you’ve wanted to get into training but were worried about reckless gym culture or getting smashed on day one, this is how we do things.
Come try a class. You won't regret it.
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🥋 Where should you aim your strikes?

In this drill, Shihan explains the importance of choosing the right target for your punches and kicks — from the solar plexus and ribs to the correct placement for a low kick.

Then it's time to put the lesson into practice with the basic sparring combinations.

1. Oi Tsuki → Right Low Kick
2. Oi Gyaku → Switch Low Kick
3. Oi Gyaku → Left Hook → Low Kick

Good technique isn't only about throwing a strike. It's also about distance, accuracy, control, and knowing your target.

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Kiai (気合) is much more than a loud shout.

In Kyokushin Karate, a kiai helps unite breathing, body movement, and focus into one decisive technique. It also builds confidence and commitment during training.

That's exactly what our Barrie karate kids were practicing that day.

Every punch is an opportunity to develop strong technique—and a strong spirit.

Private kickboxing session with Robert at the home dojo. Been a minute since we did pad work together, but we're back at it. He has a solid foundation already — now it's about pushing that to the next level. Genuinely fun training him.
K-1 kickboxing and Kyokushin play really well together. Love mixing the two.
Interested in private sessions in Barrie? Get in touch with us.

This is Kyokushin Karate at Contact Kicks Dojo: real contact, real pressure, real respect for what your partner can do.
Senpai Dezső brings the power of a true heavyweight, explosive and heavy, the kind of sh*ta tsuki you don't want to walk into.
Shihan Steve, lighter and quicker, used movement and distance to stay out of range.

Both men are close to 50 in this clip. Age doesn't change what we do here, it's just part of the training.

This is Contact Kicks Dojo.

A few moments from our adult karate class in Barrie.

Before the next sparring drill, Shihan explains two important fundamentals:
✔️ Control the distance.
✔️ Keep your guard up.

Simple concepts—but they make a huge difference in both offense and defense.

Interested in training with us?

🥋 Join us for a FREE trial Kyokushin Karate class in Barrie, ON.

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