Ushiro Geri (Back Kick) | Full Contact Karate

In this video we showcase Ushiro Geri, also known as "back kick" or sometimes "spinning back kick" or "turning back kick".

This kick is often called the most powerful kick in martial arts. We demonstrate how to execute the kick at a technical level, common errors, as well as various strategies on how to use this kick in a fight.

The kick shown in this video is the Kyokushin Karate version of the kick, but it's usually largely identical between styles and usable in all sorts of contexts, including kickboxing, Muay Thai, MMA, Taekwondo and point-karate.

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00:00 Intro
00:20 Ways to use
01:19 Technique breakdown and common errors
02:08 Kicking mitts
02:22 Sparring

[gunnerhiro]

I luv this kick - it's short and sweet - and if done right - that's it.

[songoku]

We have this kick in Shotokan as well. Admittedly I’m not all that great at that, still need practice.

[brekdakbanchamek]

Literally The Most Useful and Practical Turning Kick That Taekwondo Has Ever Created😁🌄😇💖💯

[escrotte]

Awesome video and thanks for sharing the common errors also!

[lianpelekais]

I just learned this kick and i been drilling it for a while thanks for the video, now i know what mistakes i been doing

[JN-hgwn]

Awesome kick. This and hey - lights Out buddy 😉👍

[tokenstandpoint]

My signature kick! It's cool that you do one of the combos I do but I never used this as a counter. I need to work on error #2 because I do that alot.

Are there other was to get more power in this kick? I wanna be able to push people back far with this just like Kevin Belingon did to Andrew Leone on One Championship

[wingoreviewsboxingandmma]

I was thinking of a turning side kick 🤔 but had to remember you said "back kick" which is similar but not quite the same technique that usually confused for being

[cahallo]

I only do turning techniques when I miss other techniques or in combinations, I like doing this one after a roundhouse, it's good against dudes that like leaning back against head kicks or that just square up a lot against low kicks.

[Ahbleza]

Well done! I like the slowmotions in between to see better in detail

[김갈리]

Nice one. Little bit tricky for the standard Karate but strong like a spear.

[maxventura]

Kyokushin combos. Other styles use it differently

[ltvprmnms]

Nice. I love these perfectly synthetized explanations, but this time I think it was barely too minimalistic. A little bit more details would not be bad. Tank you tough.

[Explorshon]

I like to set them up with a front hook to the head, body is already turning and hopefully they are thinking about defending the head.

[yongjiean]

Sensei Benny the Jet's favourite kick to KO his opponent...he said this is the most powerful kick

[jo.g]

Dang the first and last ones are actually taekwondo techniques too

[PhilipAJones]

One of the few Karate weapons that can be effective against a Muay Thai fighter. Are you guys Kyokushin?

[brettcatublas]

Pretty dangerous kick on the user if the kick didnt land correctly. Easy to counter

[Gauntlets]

Stupid comment... ENGAGE
Another solution for a powerful ushiro geri: "Be Craig Marduk!" haha

[Yeino]

All along this video, i can see Ushiro geri used in an improper way. Ushiro geri is made for escaping and hitting pursuers. You shouldn't show your back to your opponent while fighting face to face. In fact, you should just avoid launching circular kicks, because a true Karate practitioner will just step forward and push you before being hit, and you'll lose your balance, falling to the ground. Those kicks work only in competitions.
That's why only Mae geri was used in a face to face in old Karate schools from Okinawa : Karate is not made for competition. What i see here is not Karate (cf : Gichin Funakoshi).