Since the style is more biomechanically sound and self-defense oriented, there are notable differences in the way many techniques are performed; by comparison with JKA shotokan karate. For example: The rising block or Age-uke is performed by aligning the ulna bone in the forearm, with the arm and not by twisting the ulna bone as the usual jodan uke. There is a wider arc made at the startup position for the soto uke, the gedan barai is more a check than full power block. The double hand blocks have various "hands together" start-up positions. The shotokan kenkojuku style originally had a lower, more demanding kokutsu dachi and neko ashi dachi stances and a more vertical shuto uke / shuto uchi (known as Seiryuto uke /uchi). The Mawashi geri or round kick is performed in a slight downward angle. Within the style´s katas; these show better relationship / linkage patterns between the various movements between basic - intermediate and advanced katas. The kata Niseishi (Chito Ryu version) is included in the Dan grade syllabus instead of Nijūshiho, as well as other katas from another styles such as Goju Ryu); In the kata Bassai, the "yama tsuki" is performed in a shorter arc. Finally, the style´s free fighting position is similar to a crouching lunge position holding both fists in a vertical forward position, protecting the body's center line, as holding a sword; and the style's kumite is more focused on continuous fighting and combinations as in boxing, rather than the usual stop-and-start sport kumite for points, or WKF sport karate kumite.