Structure

Kihon Geiko should be understood as an organized technical system rather than an unconnected collection of movements.

In Masutatsu Oyama's works, basic technique is presented within a clear foundation in which the body's weapons, stances and technique groups are arranged systematically. This allows Kihon Geiko to be read both as a pedagogical progression and as a technical whole.

At the same time, Kihon Geiko is a training form with defined instruction. Technique appears here not only as a name and final position, but as command, preparation, counting, tempo, execution and kiai.

Main structure

Kihon Geiko can be divided into the following technical areas:

• Tsuki and uchi waza
  basic striking and thrusting techniques

• Uke waza
  basic blocks and protective movements

• Hiji waza
  elbow techniques

• Shutō waza
  knife-hand techniques and related hand forms

• Geri waza
  basic kicking techniques

This division allows the material to be documented systematically and with technical clarity.

Sequence structure

In the standardized kihon form documented here, techniques are organized into blocks linked to stance and command.

The sequence is structured as follows:

Block 1 – Migi sanchin-dachi

• seiken chūdan tsuki
• seiken jōdan tsuki
• uraken techniques
• seiken ago uchi

Block 2 – Kiba-dachi

• seiken shita tsuki
• hiji uchi

Block 3 – Hidari sanchin-dachi

• basic uke waza
• combined block
• shutō techniques

Block 4 – Hidari zenkutsu-dachi

• mae keage geri

Block 5 – Heikō-dachi

• uchi mawashi geri
• soto mawashi geri
• hiza geri
• kin geri
• mae geri
• yoko keage geri
• yoko geri
• kansetsu geri
• ushiro geri
• mawashi geri

Closing technique

• enkei gyaku tsuki

This block structure shows that Kihon Geiko is organized not only by technique, but also through stance, transition and training rhythm.

Pedagogical order

Kihon Geiko has an internal progression.

Training normally progresses from:

• simpler to more complex techniques
• clearer basic forms to more coordinated movements
• stable base to more demanding movement paths
• hand techniques to kicking techniques
• fixed position to greater movement demands

This is not a random order, but a technical pedagogy in which earlier elements prepare the ground for later ones.

Technique families

Tsuki and uchi waza

This group includes basic techniques with seiken and uraken.

This establishes:

• direction
• body alignment
• finish
• power transfer
• relationship between center and striking surface

Uke waza

Blocks are practiced as active technical forms.

They should be understood as structured movements with clear path, direction and finish, not passive protective movements.

Hiji waza

Elbow techniques represent a shorter, more compact technical logic than longer thrusts and strikes.

Shutō waza

Here, the focus moves from seiken to another striking surface and movement path.

Geri waza

Kicking techniques form their own main group because they make different demands from hand techniques, particularly on balance, supporting leg, hip line, retraction and striking surface.

Counting, tempo and kiai

Kihon Geiko is organized through counting, tempo and kiai as well as technique groups.

A technique is often practiced in several phases. It may first be performed slowly or as preparation to establish correct form, direction and body coordination. The main count follows, repeating the technique with clearer intensity, rhythm and finish. In this part, kiai is an important marker of technical gathering.

Kihon Geiko is thus also a rhythmic training form in which commands, counting, breathing and kiai work together, not merely a series of movements.

Kihon Geiko as a led sequence

In practical dojo form, technique often appears as a sequence with several stages:

1. command for stance or readiness
2. student taking the starting position
3. command for kamae or preparatory arm position
4. technical pre-positioning
5. main technique
6. tempo instruction
7. counting
8. kiai

Documentation of Kihon Geiko should therefore describe how technique appears in training as well as its final form.

From basic form to application

Kihon Geiko is practiced primarily in basic form.

This does not mean that techniques lack application. On the contrary, their basic form is the technical core that can later be:

• performed with movement
• combined
• formalized in kata
• adapted in kumite

The structure of Kihon Geiko is therefore more than a catalog. It is an order for technical development.