Respect to an old time master. An entire lifetime in his art. Looks like he'd knock your head off in a fight and pat you on the back after a hard class. Hard as stone and gentle as water. Love these clips
There is no understanding of Shotokan unless you have practiced 30 to 40 years and then there are about 20 students who start to understand. If you were to play as Fritz Chrysler or Hendrix in Little Wing or to write as in King Lear perhaps one could gain insight. Others just imagine. BTW. Oss is not a karate term. It started in the late 70's. It is an embarrassing expression from a cultural point of view.
@Ibegrasshopper Oss is actually "osu" and IS a Japanese military term from long ago. Zenkutsu dachi does not mean front stance either, it refers to the way the body is being used. Many terms in the Japanese language have been applied to karate because the Japanese, primarily the JKA, have told the world they are the keeper of karate and they are not. Many Okinawan terms are different simply because it is they that really are the keeper of karate.
@Ibegrasshopper There is no understanding of Shotokan period in terms of karate, it is extremely corrupted. There is great understanding to be had of the JKA version of Funakoshis art if some things are kept perfectly clear, it is not karate, it is a sport the JKA devised, it makes little combative sense, it has JKA introduced contrived and unnatural techniques and they indented it that way. Shotokan karate does exist, it is small in Japan and it is NOT in the JKA. Hordes will kick and scream
i had the honor to to be tought the basics of shotokan karate by sensei Ken Button from the UK who was in tern tought by sensei's Kase and Enoda, all truly great men, i think theres something admiral about men who devote themselves to a cause or a way, bless them all, i have now turned to wing chun so i guess my cup is empty once again
OSSS sensei kase, i discovered Shotokan in september, in a Dojo of my city, and they training with the Kase Association!! is an honour for me learn this style.
Terribly underappreciated and undervalued in his achievements and furtherance of the art. Not the he needed the approval or recognition of others to validate all he's done, of course.
Probably one of the greatest exponents of Shotokan Karate I ever had the pleasure of training with. A truly inspiring karate man and a true gentleman. I was honoured and privileged to train under Taiji Kase for the last 17 years of his life and what an hoour it was. A great innovator and true to the line of karate established by Yoshitaka Funakoshi. One of the last great samurai...Domo Arigato Gosaimashita, Dave Wilkins 6th Dan Shotokan Ryu Kase Ha.
The guy is quick, powerful, and strong. But, I think his techniques look awfully shallow here. I'd like to see a lot more preparation in the Tekki kata. Sharper stances would be nice as well.
"Kase always remained devoted (...) to practice and teach Shotokan as it was taught to him"
This is of course not true. Kase introduced many creative and innovative aspects within a "traditional" frame. Many things he said were from Gigo were in fact his innovations. He trained several months w/ Gigo, not more than a year. Nowadays, this would never be enough for a Sandan. Nevertheless - he was one or the best Shotokan teacher, which is a rather modern variation of trad. Okinanwa Karate.
'Karate is like trying to start a fire with wet matches, after a few attempts you might get the odd spark, but if you are patient engough you will get a fire that lasts forever.'
se il tuo karate e' efficace puoi verificarlo cosi': Prendi un tuo amico magari muratore o idraulico bello tosto ( non culturista! muscoli fatti al lavoro!!) che non sappia nulla di karate, prova a farti ammollare un paio di pugni e vedi se tu riesci ad essere efficace, poi prova a pensare che non e' piu' tuo amico ma che sia incazzato, e voglia ucciderti. Ti sentiresti tranquillo ad affrontarlo? se si il tuo karate e' efficace, altrimenti sono solo balletti.
Io pratico quella moderna: le tecniche sono più precise, pulite, più fisiologiche, movimenti, soprattutto calci, eseguiti in modo più fluido e naturale, senza problemi a lungo termine sulle srticolazioni, soprattutto quella coxo-femorale.
Funakoshi è stato il maestro di Hiroshi Shirai, a sua volta maestro del maestro del mio maestro. Sempre "devoto" alla tradizione ma aperto a tutti i nuovi cambiamenti.
vermante tra Funakoshi e Shirai c'e' in mezzo Egami, Kase, Nakayama. e poi non parlare per sentito dire in merito alla differenze tra karate moderno e antico .... Shirai e' a milano, se si vuole fare stage da lui ( e bisogna farli, altrimenti non si sa cosa e' il karate!!) non e' cosi' difficile. Se hai un maestro che non ha mai visto Shirai e' meglio che lo cambi!!
shirai è stato allievo di Funakoshi. Non parlo per sentito dire.
Sai, la vecchia scuola è diversa, il karate si evolve, come tutte le cose, lo studio si fà più approfondito, si impara dagli errori. Quanti vecchi maestroni hanno problemi di anche e ginocchia? lo sai? sono tanti. Frutto di posizioni sbagliate e di calci sbagliati.
Non prendo Shirai come esempio assoluto, non sono uno di quelli "ipse dixit", per me tutto si evolve.
Sensei Shirai NON e´ stato MAI alievo di Funakoshi. Ho fatto ieri uno Stage di 6 ore con Lui, qui in Germania dove vivo, e ti assicuro che le sue anche e ginocchia a 72 anni sono sanissime. Togliti dalla testa quella cavolata sui "nani sulle spalle dei giganti", dopo 2 minuti che vedi fare qualcosa al maestro Shirai ti e´ chiaro che non gli arrivi nemmeno alle ginocchia e che sei solo un nano e BASTA.
sicuramente un grandissimo maestro della tradizione Shotokan.
Quello che alcuni obiettano è però l'appartenenza a quella "vecchia" scuola. Il karate si è diviso, ora ci sono più strade, a prescindere dai 19 stili "ufficiali" c'è l'impostazione moderna e quella classica.
la cosidetta "VECCHIA" scquola e' quella che faceva il karate efficace, quella della tecnica risolutiva (mai sentito parlare??) oggi in moltre palestre si fanno balletti e basta
cmq io non faccio balletti, faccio karate moderno ma ho kime e contrazione al momento giusto. solo che i miei calci non mi danno problemi articolari perchè c'è uno studio di fisiologia del movimento dietro.
noi siamo nani ma vediamo più lontano dei giganti del karate perchè siamo in piedi sulle loro spalle. Abbiamo l'eseperienza che loro ci riportano e la miglioriamo con le nuove conoscenze.
non per insistere ma Shirai NON e' stato allievo di Funakoshi, Shirai inizia la pratica nel 1955, mentre Funakoshi muore nel 1957. Shirai e' stato allievo di Kase, Nakayama, e Nishiyama CHE SONO STATI ALLIEVI di Funakoshi. I problemi fisici dei vecchi maestri sono per la maggior parte imputabili agli allenamenti TOSTI che facevano, e in minima rate ad errori posturali che oramai sono leggenda, sono gia' stati ammessi e corretti da tutti i giapponesi Kase, Shirai, Naito ecc ecc in prima persona.
as great as he was, i tend to think he had a constant error in his kihon, namely his butt sticking out all the time, most especially during oi zuki. i respect the man but can't help but notice.
why are lots of men who do karate over-weight. no offense but its the truth. i dont see over-weight people doing Taekwon-do, Muay Thai kung-fu, or any other martial art. This is a serious comment i hope people responding treat it as such. I just dont see how you'r going to defend against the speed of people in other martial arts or even people completely untrained when most of the people who i have seen are very slow and heavy in their movements whilst practicing the art of Karate.
I trained with Sensei Kase once in 1987 after the death of Nakayama. Like yourself I believed my youthful speed and technique would allow me to catch him with an attack (this was my first time seeing Kase and he seemed overweight to me). But when I faced him for a demonstration he easily avoided my attack and went behind me to counter on the back of my head, laughing at me in good humour. He was without doubt the fastest person I have ever seen in the flesh in a karate suit, despite his weight!
he was the teacher of my teacher.... but as long as his shotokan teachings and spirit flows in our blood and we shall endeavour it as he did he will remain with us forever. Thank you O Sensei Kase
Sensei Kase Taïji a beaucoup fait pour le Karaté Dô Shotokan, voila bientôt sept années qu'il nous aura quitté..............Regrets et respect.
markoki92 3 months ago
Je viens de débuter le karaté dit: technique Shotokan; c'est une question de mémoriser les katas et ce n'est pas toujous évident...ça vas trop vite
1453adana 5 months ago
Respect to an old time master. An entire lifetime in his art. Looks like he'd knock your head off in a fight and pat you on the back after a hard class. Hard as stone and gentle as water. Love these clips
jvcdotnet 5 months ago
he does seem overweight but his moves are very quick, accurate, and deadly! I am guessing he was absolutely strong as a bull too!
Gman6755 7 months ago
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I have been to his memorial course in last may. Excellent karate.
ronlavy2 7 months ago
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ronlavy2 7 months ago
There is no understanding of Shotokan unless you have practiced 30 to 40 years and then there are about 20 students who start to understand. If you were to play as Fritz Chrysler or Hendrix in Little Wing or to write as in King Lear perhaps one could gain insight. Others just imagine. BTW. Oss is not a karate term. It started in the late 70's. It is an embarrassing expression from a cultural point of view.
Ibegrasshopper 8 months ago
@Ibegrasshopper Oss is actually "osu" and IS a Japanese military term from long ago. Zenkutsu dachi does not mean front stance either, it refers to the way the body is being used. Many terms in the Japanese language have been applied to karate because the Japanese, primarily the JKA, have told the world they are the keeper of karate and they are not. Many Okinawan terms are different simply because it is they that really are the keeper of karate.
IEKUKATAKA 8 months ago
@Ibegrasshopper There is no understanding of Shotokan period in terms of karate, it is extremely corrupted. There is great understanding to be had of the JKA version of Funakoshis art if some things are kept perfectly clear, it is not karate, it is a sport the JKA devised, it makes little combative sense, it has JKA introduced contrived and unnatural techniques and they indented it that way. Shotokan karate does exist, it is small in Japan and it is NOT in the JKA. Hordes will kick and scream
IEKUKATAKA 8 months ago
@Ibegrasshopper at my impudence yet study of JKA history, who they were as people and what karate really is will prove the objective truth.
IEKUKATAKA 8 months ago
i had the honor to to be tought the basics of shotokan karate by sensei Ken Button from the UK who was in tern tought by sensei's Kase and Enoda, all truly great men, i think theres something admiral about men who devote themselves to a cause or a way, bless them all, i have now turned to wing chun so i guess my cup is empty once again
Ronin72Uk 11 months ago
he looks just like another old man in Chinatown, but I can feel the power when he move.
sotacor 11 months ago
OSSS sensei kase, i discovered Shotokan in september, in a Dojo of my city, and they training with the Kase Association!! is an honour for me learn this style.
Aldebaran80 1 year ago
my sensei ..
R.I.P. from me and all my collegues
ficovozicico 1 year ago
so strong! Holy Shit!!!
Darragh62 1 year ago
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i thought he was black
joealtair3000 1 year ago
J practise in Shotokan federation , j from serbia...and j have yelow belt :))))
gulinjakaca 1 year ago
OSS!! SENSEI!!
PROFEUGENIOITALY 1 year ago
I love this guy. He is an absolute powerhouse of technique.
Bodecea21 1 year ago
@Bodecea21 well said
I was looking for just the right person to emulate for tekki and then i seen his........powerhouse
brinnonvallere 1 year ago
Terribly underappreciated and undervalued in his achievements and furtherance of the art. Not the he needed the approval or recognition of others to validate all he's done, of course.
God rest him!
PeterJRaia 1 year ago
Probably one of the greatest exponents of Shotokan Karate I ever had the pleasure of training with. A truly inspiring karate man and a true gentleman. I was honoured and privileged to train under Taiji Kase for the last 17 years of his life and what an hoour it was. A great innovator and true to the line of karate established by Yoshitaka Funakoshi. One of the last great samurai...Domo Arigato Gosaimashita, Dave Wilkins 6th Dan Shotokan Ryu Kase Ha.
daverokudan 1 year ago 2
a true master.superb.
with respect.
jeff scott belfast
wado ryu
jeffscott 1 year ago
best of the best for hara. and real kime. oss.
fredkarat 1 year ago
The guy is quick, powerful, and strong. But, I think his techniques look awfully shallow here. I'd like to see a lot more preparation in the Tekki kata. Sharper stances would be nice as well.
ThaHonestTruth 2 years ago
Big, big respect to him!
Btw, i am learning the Shotokan Karate style
snaiper97 2 years ago 5
"Kase always remained devoted (...) to practice and teach Shotokan as it was taught to him"
This is of course not true. Kase introduced many creative and innovative aspects within a "traditional" frame. Many things he said were from Gigo were in fact his innovations. He trained several months w/ Gigo, not more than a year. Nowadays, this would never be enough for a Sandan. Nevertheless - he was one or the best Shotokan teacher, which is a rather modern variation of trad. Okinanwa Karate.
gonorrhoeheliumgirl 2 years ago 3
*Bow* Osu Sensei!
schemerlamp 2 years ago
Respect " bow "
mavin174 2 years ago
'Karate is like trying to start a fire with wet matches, after a few attempts you might get the odd spark, but if you are patient engough you will get a fire that lasts forever.'
Quote from Taiji Kase
Osu.
M21MrChristian 2 years ago 17
I have this quote on my wall! :-)
Sundome1 2 years ago
@M21MrChristian
Osu?!
Did you stud Kyokushin?
I am, but also have a love for the Classic art of Shotokan
Muraku666 1 year ago
einer der Besten! Oss!
kyohanbrix 2 years ago 2
Shirai è un maestro molto bravo e potente però ha un carattere di merda.
euframio 2 years ago
il più grande...
andre0685 2 years ago 2
Oss!! Sensei!!
PROFEUGENIOITALY 2 years ago 3
it's tekki sandan
77oshkosh 2 years ago
great teki shodan kata.. very nice... I learned it a little differantly =) but katas do change from time to time. :)
LadyAlchemy94 2 years ago
Karate do itself
kizamitsuki72 2 years ago
The legend still lives
milenkoski90 2 years ago
5 *****
magdalena1998 2 years ago
escrevo de portugal e ainda chegueia treinar com ele. era um grande mestre de karate shotokan. inspirou muitos dos grandes senseis actuais.
que ele descanse em paz. oss
rpcslb 2 years ago
rest in peace
Noahwig 2 years ago 2
What a great Tekki-Kata! The Kime in his technics is unbeliviable!
Nesseraja 2 years ago 3
NOTICE: If you have an understanding of Shotokan Karate-do please feel free to leave a comment, otherwise time wasters are not wanted. Thank You
Sundome1 2 years ago 6
was is das mal hamma
DacHilLeR1986 2 years ago
solo karate tradizionale il resto sn cazzate ... contrario alle federazioni sempre! oss sensei Kase
darioserra 3 years ago
se il tuo karate e' efficace puoi verificarlo cosi': Prendi un tuo amico magari muratore o idraulico bello tosto ( non culturista! muscoli fatti al lavoro!!) che non sappia nulla di karate, prova a farti ammollare un paio di pugni e vedi se tu riesci ad essere efficace, poi prova a pensare che non e' piu' tuo amico ma che sia incazzato, e voglia ucciderti. Ti sentiresti tranquillo ad affrontarlo? se si il tuo karate e' efficace, altrimenti sono solo balletti.
mille964 3 years ago
Io pratico quella moderna: le tecniche sono più precise, pulite, più fisiologiche, movimenti, soprattutto calci, eseguiti in modo più fluido e naturale, senza problemi a lungo termine sulle srticolazioni, soprattutto quella coxo-femorale.
Funakoshi è stato il maestro di Hiroshi Shirai, a sua volta maestro del maestro del mio maestro. Sempre "devoto" alla tradizione ma aperto a tutti i nuovi cambiamenti.
AlessandroMagnoI 3 years ago
vermante tra Funakoshi e Shirai c'e' in mezzo Egami, Kase, Nakayama. e poi non parlare per sentito dire in merito alla differenze tra karate moderno e antico .... Shirai e' a milano, se si vuole fare stage da lui ( e bisogna farli, altrimenti non si sa cosa e' il karate!!) non e' cosi' difficile. Se hai un maestro che non ha mai visto Shirai e' meglio che lo cambi!!
mille964 3 years ago
shirai è stato allievo di Funakoshi. Non parlo per sentito dire.
Sai, la vecchia scuola è diversa, il karate si evolve, come tutte le cose, lo studio si fà più approfondito, si impara dagli errori. Quanti vecchi maestroni hanno problemi di anche e ginocchia? lo sai? sono tanti. Frutto di posizioni sbagliate e di calci sbagliati.
Non prendo Shirai come esempio assoluto, non sono uno di quelli "ipse dixit", per me tutto si evolve.
AlessandroMagnoI 3 years ago
Sensei Shirai NON e´ stato MAI alievo di Funakoshi. Ho fatto ieri uno Stage di 6 ore con Lui, qui in Germania dove vivo, e ti assicuro che le sue anche e ginocchia a 72 anni sono sanissime. Togliti dalla testa quella cavolata sui "nani sulle spalle dei giganti", dopo 2 minuti che vedi fare qualcosa al maestro Shirai ti e´ chiaro che non gli arrivi nemmeno alle ginocchia e che sei solo un nano e BASTA.
Luigibett 2 years ago 3
ah ah aha h, certo non oso paragonarmi a Shirai, ci mancherebbe!!! Ho detto "tanti maestroni", non "Shirai".
Ed è vero...Il mio karate è efficace e lo so, non dico il karate di chiunque faccia il mio, cioè quello Filjkam, ma il MIO lo è...Questo mi basta...
AlessandroMagnoI 2 years ago
sul fatto che sia sanissimo lo dice pure il mio maestro che si allena da lui. dice che è una roccia
andrea2993 2 years ago
sicuramente un grandissimo maestro della tradizione Shotokan.
Quello che alcuni obiettano è però l'appartenenza a quella "vecchia" scuola. Il karate si è diviso, ora ci sono più strade, a prescindere dai 19 stili "ufficiali" c'è l'impostazione moderna e quella classica.
AlessandroMagnoI 3 years ago
la cosidetta "VECCHIA" scquola e' quella che faceva il karate efficace, quella della tecnica risolutiva (mai sentito parlare??) oggi in moltre palestre si fanno balletti e basta
mille964 3 years ago
cmq io non faccio balletti, faccio karate moderno ma ho kime e contrazione al momento giusto. solo che i miei calci non mi danno problemi articolari perchè c'è uno studio di fisiologia del movimento dietro.
noi siamo nani ma vediamo più lontano dei giganti del karate perchè siamo in piedi sulle loro spalle. Abbiamo l'eseperienza che loro ci riportano e la miglioriamo con le nuove conoscenze.
AlessandroMagnoI 3 years ago
non per insistere ma Shirai NON e' stato allievo di Funakoshi, Shirai inizia la pratica nel 1955, mentre Funakoshi muore nel 1957. Shirai e' stato allievo di Kase, Nakayama, e Nishiyama CHE SONO STATI ALLIEVI di Funakoshi. I problemi fisici dei vecchi maestri sono per la maggior parte imputabili agli allenamenti TOSTI che facevano, e in minima rate ad errori posturali che oramai sono leggenda, sono gia' stati ammessi e corretti da tutti i giapponesi Kase, Shirai, Naito ecc ecc in prima persona.
mille964 3 years ago
I train shotokan at one of his students...And what can i say about kase he was thebest of the best,Legend of shotokan karate
milenkoski90 3 years ago 2
Ma vatti a nascondere !!!!
KASE SENSEI e' stato il piu' grande karateka di tutti i tempi
mille964 3 years ago
as great as he was, i tend to think he had a constant error in his kihon, namely his butt sticking out all the time, most especially during oi zuki. i respect the man but can't help but notice.
christianbrecht 3 years ago
it dont matter to him all he would need to do i blow on you and you`d go down now that power!!!!!
hondacrazy123 3 years ago
5 stars!!!
gagiandjeo 3 years ago 2
He was the best!! The true master of shotokan!! I trained with this revolutionary of Karate for 3 times when he came to Portugal!!
hugods18 3 years ago 2
why are lots of men who do karate over-weight. no offense but its the truth. i dont see over-weight people doing Taekwon-do, Muay Thai kung-fu, or any other martial art. This is a serious comment i hope people responding treat it as such. I just dont see how you'r going to defend against the speed of people in other martial arts or even people completely untrained when most of the people who i have seen are very slow and heavy in their movements whilst practicing the art of Karate.
MilitantBlackGuy1 3 years ago
I trained with Sensei Kase once in 1987 after the death of Nakayama. Like yourself I believed my youthful speed and technique would allow me to catch him with an attack (this was my first time seeing Kase and he seemed overweight to me). But when I faced him for a demonstration he easily avoided my attack and went behind me to counter on the back of my head, laughing at me in good humour. He was without doubt the fastest person I have ever seen in the flesh in a karate suit, despite his weight!
DonalPhelan 3 years ago 14
he was the teacher of my teacher.... but as long as his shotokan teachings and spirit flows in our blood and we shall endeavour it as he did he will remain with us forever. Thank you O Sensei Kase
mariachibuster 3 years ago
He was the teacher of my teacher's teacher. :)
Shotokan for life.
Hotora86 3 years ago
suertudo? what?
mariachibuster 3 years ago
suertudo, mariachibuster
soparamens 3 years ago
it was the most sublime moment in my life to have trained with him and jp. thank you.
mariachibuster 3 years ago 2
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suertudo, mariachibuster
soparamens 3 years ago