You are asking for much more than you think you are. There are multiple different applications of each of the techniques you listed. It would be impossible to write all of the applications I know unless I wrote a book on it. Then it would be useless to anyone unless there were pictures included. Even if all that was done unless you have advanced skills already it would not be any use to you.
The young guys here thing that they can learn so0mething and then it automatically means they can use it. It has taken the seniors here decades to become half way good at their arts. There are no shortcuts. Only proper training for years and years. Even then there is no guarantee that a person will be good at it.
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None. I use those to trap and sit someone on their butt so I can do bad things to them like break off parts of their anatomy. No strike necessary. ...and yes, this is Karate.
Id like to see the guy in that video ACTUALLY "block" a kick from a real raving maniac.
It does not make sense to me, to strike at such a large, thick body part, with such a small thinner body part. That's just not happening except for maybe in his dojo.
What Pugpaws said.
And as far as you "catching" a round kick? Why on earth would you even try to??? Again, that is not happening in a real situation.
I've been in enough situations to say - uh uhh.
That is not how gedan barai or ANY harai waza works. (it's "harai" when you are using the tern by itself)
I don't have a favorite. But I'm starting to like the sound of liondancer response...LOL
Gedan bari can break an arm, trap an arm, lock up a limb, toss you on your keester, to mention a few.
It can also strike the leg, groin, lower body, or other.
I like to use that movement anywhere it is appropriate at the time it is needed,
i dont think i can improve much on liondance and pugpaws answers, i agree with both of them,
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Unfortunately there is too many to list, and having a favorite technique makes you predictable. Which is what we are taught to avoid
Hm....Difficult to choose one application as a favorite and striking and grappling are supplementing each other...It is like a strike to intercept the attack and give you the time, and then control by a of grappling move, many times for example.
An interesting application of Gedan Barai is this one...
Including: Jodan, chudan, gedan, chudan uchi uki, juji uki, and I forgot what inside middle uki is called, but that one too.
