Most practitioners of Karate are not paying much attention to the whole technique. I think that is a fundamental mistake.
Let us take Gedan-barai as an example; in most cases, it is used as a block against a front kick.
Think out of the box
Try to think out of the box, think grappling and self-defence. The meaning and interpretation of the technique will be quite different.
Thanks for reading 😉
Gert