George Kotaka knocks out opponent

[sossos2511]

deadly kick

[ItsLeo214]

when i saw the beginning of it i was like wtfudge? what is that guy doing?

[555hansy]

jodan mawashi geri for the win ! :D

[ryanster75]

@fmarnett: I'd like to see you go up against him and get your ass handed to you

[alphie10]

oh my gosh i wuldnt want to be at the end of that im a judoka haha xD

[armond772]

IN THE FACE IN THE FACE

[prolific108ind]

Just noticed that he was wearing pads on his feet as well. Initially I thought he was wearing no pads when I first saw this video. Shows how much power he had in that technique and the precision and accuracy at which it landed. Superb.

[fmarnett]

Yea that's fine when it is suppose to be a point tornament let's see what he can do when both guys are playing the same game like mma

[alphie10]

@fmarnett in mma that wuld of been a knockout anyway so doesnt make a diference just like machido macheda hes a karate black belt

[slingman6]

@fmarnett Yeah, this is a point tournament, where the focus is on speed and precision, not power. However, there are several professional boxers, kickboxers, and MMA fighters that use the same principles as in point fighting (for MMA, because that's what you mentioned, check some of the Anderson Silva or Lyoto Machida fights) and are very successful. So, while this is not full contact, it teaches speed and evasion, and for anyone who paid attention to basics, adding power isn't difficult.

[snapdragon1968]

@slingman6 I believe there was a tremendous amount of power but most of all control.

[jthienan]

That was so boss



[ShotokanBleach]

i like George more when he does NKF tournaments like at NKF nationals in 2008 that was an amazing fight. too bad he retired

[LtGlenn]

I can't believe I'm training in his seminar tomorrow... SO excited!

[pk79601]

Ive met Sensei kotaka on Oahu in Hawaii Kai dojo where I used to train and he is a gentlemen. I love that he knocked this guy out. especially after he tried to send sensei Kotaka a "message". Nicely done sir.

[lolcopter707]

wow

he got 3 points and a knock out

wat a legend

[CarlitoJohnson]

on the button :D

[aaronhess69]

wouldn't have knocked me out

[kcs22]

cool...

[shotojojo1986]

what happened to the version where the strat playing the music and they do it in slow mo? They must of took it off and pissed off some parents.

[Sousamoz]

1st of all, I blame the ref...

Had he penalized the other guy first... probably wouldn't have gone this way...

The problem with defenitions like "light" or "skin" contact is that they change from ref to ref...

So if the ref is accepting that behaviour, and the player is playing that game...

Well... When you play someone that outclasses you and you try to go for agressive, you must remember he also knows how to let go..

Last but not least... the guy walked into the mawashi... play it Slow Mo...

[kboy1231]

wow the guy who got kicked looks so awkward bouncing

[shotojojo1986]

@kboy1231 I was thinking the same thing. Like he didnt know how to shift properly.

[xXxMushinFighterxXx]

osu sensei george beautiful kick!!

[deejin25]

he wasn't restrained, he did it on purpose, and did it well. I think he was pissed off that the opponent was agressively grabbing and shoving him after the break.

[steelbreeze420]

Giggle...Mr. Kotaka said "O, thats how its gonna be..." and thats how it was...makes me think of the great cool hand luke line....

[vladissimo18]

AO it's begginer.......i think soo

[takeshimiyagi]

what awesome power in the kick!

[LFFNBF]

George Kotaka featured in the new movie" EMPTY HAND THE REAL KARATE KIDS"

[JPEWD]

VERY NICE!

[Sfulu30]

So what part of the foot connected? I cant tell in this video

[mfuji02]

xD nice -_-

[carlosspicywiener1]

but robbie is still good at hip hop dancing though.lol.I haven't seen a knockout that bad since I saw george kataka get knocked out by fonsaka at aau nationals in the finals for the gold medal.

[shotokanslammer1]

This is George Kotaka vs Robert Reithmeir!! I was there for this fight! Awesome knockout!

[hiranom20]

Niiiiiiice! Ao was asking for that in my opinion

[laxofficial]

haha. mae ashi mawashi geri!! mae ashi!?!?!?! mad power in that front leg jorge. ;]

[RamUmHard808]

I guess they don't teach respect in other dojos so you just got a free lesson you won't forget it since imprinted on your head haha

[Kaibo101]

Amazing! Sensei George has grace, skills, control, and humility. I love training under him. Always learn so much.

[beto6911]

GOTTA LOVE THA KICK!!! WOW!!

[supersooshi]

ao deserved that one. those were some uncontrolled punches.

[CLAM9893]

I think the guy ran into sensei George's kick when he tried to hit him...nice kick though...does anyone know what the ruling for that was? I sure hope he didn't get DQ for that...

[skifhania]

the ao (blue) try to hit him first so... he did the right think.oss!

[KargBob]

Unfortunately, AAU rules? Pretty sure that was a DQ for Kotaka. Bitchin kick though, just beautiful.

[xXxMushinFighterxXx]

nice kick senei george i was in the front row when that happened!

[Gamingaddict1012]

BOOT TO THE HEAD

guy gets up.... wtf? did i just smell feet before i died?!

[crazykamas8696]

holy crap that was an AWESOME kick....=X

[ask0832]

Someone needs to do the remix again.. with the MMMM what you say song in slow mo that was the funniest thing I have ever seen.

[manwitgun55]

This guy has class

[astralkarate]

awesome mawashigeri jodan beautiful and elegant with power

[SpeedyOJ]

fuck! that had to hurt

[prolific108ind]

that guy got what he deserved after that first move where he was trying to hit george in this head as if he owned the match.

come one man, pathetic!

[prolific108ind]

@prolific108ind haha completely forgot i commented on this a year ago - but just wanted to say that you heard that kick make contact LOL!

[prolific108ind]

damn that was a sick kick! on point and perfect!

[ksachef]

The purple belt was moving around like he owned the place trying to show off. He clearly should be training harder.

[ItalianoMc209]

lol he's wearing blue

[perdices56]

lights out! :)

[higakiv]

Blue was dumb, Nice kick!!!

[skyfiiire]

I can't lie, that was excellent karate...but where is the humilty that used to be shown after hurting your opponent...

[keokikahea]

humility.......? obviously you don't know George!

[ronin752]

Normally, I would agree with you, but that guy tried to hurt him first. He had it coming.

[armack95]

it's funny, as soon as i saw the title i though "kick". george is a great fighter and frankly, i was suprised to see that. it was a beautiful kick, though not needed. i'd be more suprised to hear that he was proud of this.

[shotokan68]

I know what you mean, but in my humble opinion, George's opponent had it coming. This was just a brief clip, but you can see some of his opponents "shenanigans" just prior to the shot that ended the match. His opponent was outclassed and started roughhousing.  I think George showed lots of restraint!

[shotokankarate1906]

lol if i were george i would have done that first 5 secs. jkjk but i think he should have been able to block that horrible guard position well done george o gammon other guy

[Shihanpain13]

yeah it was retarded when that guy through like 3 shots to the head...one is enough to get the point, that was just overkill. that was a great mawashi geri though

[manofsteeeele1022]

daaaamn. dont mess with IKF

[DavidBrandmutante]

aswell kotaka shit

[Temory1]

i liked George with blond hair better. it said...."I'm professional...but i like to party!" :-) This is a good clip...kindo of sends the message of...don't fight dirty with someone you really shouldn't be in the ring with. (no offense to the guy taking a nap). Rock on George - JKOKentucky

[ThePurdude]

"i'm professional, but i like to party!" ... hahahahaha im def. gonna start using that phrase

[ricardointrnc]

el calmado siempre noquea al impaciente.

The calm one always knocks out the impatient one.

haha nice kick!

[epartida1]

le aplico el estate quieto! jaja que dijo a papa no eh' agusto..! jaja' pobre vato..!

[fam8486]

I love the crowds reaction when Sensei Kotaka connected that kick. ohhhhhhhh!!

[ficklekid]

nationals is in florda in 09 i cant wait for it

[ficklekid]

i was there in ny when it happened it was really cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i got a bronze in kumite there

[kgirlthefox]

oh man! i was there up in NY! It was so awesome! But man, that guy kinda had it coming to him. It wasn't right to grapple and try to snap in some head shots. Sensei George is awesome, whenever he trains w/ us he always controls (i'm soo happy i don't get kicked :D)

[JKOshitoryuNC]

I fought Kotaka at the NKF Nat'ls in the WKF division a few years ago. Admittedly, he hits like a TRUCK. (Bruised 4 of my ribs so I couldn't continue our match - but I fought in repecharge and won the next 4 matches to take 4th.) He's a very skilled technician and that was a perfectly controlled and placed kick. He just happened to catch the guy on the button. I watched Enver Idrizi do the same thing at the European Championships - perfect kick - K.O.

[kaiftw]

AAU is full contact rather than WKF

[JKOshitoryuNC]

The AAU operates under the same basic rules - medium contact to the body, skin touch to the head for adult division. They *DO* however offer an ippon division that can be a little rougher.

[lukkiop]

was that dis-qualification?

[shotokan68]

No, his kick was controlled and precise. He didn't "bury" the kick and instead snapped it back after contact. Sensei Kotaka won the match after his opponent was unable to continue.

[lukkiop]

wow that's really cool he was able to do that. Keep posting these AAU videos they used to be much harder to find.

[marioponc]

el tai sabaki y el gonosen de mawashi geri,parece que lo hubiera ensayado,es perfecto,maravilloso.

[Goldenwrath]

That was one of the cleanest kicks i've seen, contact or not lol.

[jopdap1]

i thought the tournament did not use electronic scoring. i was attending the same tournament and there were no electronic scoreboards used. i even voluntered

[dmk123]

which day did you volunteer, the electronic scoreboards are for NKF sparring, they were only out on friday and saturday. If you attended finals on saturday you would have seen them for some of the matches

[jopdap1]

i volunteared just the first day. i would have voluntered the second day. but i did not have time to work a table because after my kumate match i left

[indesignimage]

the scoreboards was for the WKF ruling which alot of the AAU officials don't know, however AAU are implementing the WKF ruling and hope they will continue to do so

[jincade]

more controlled than that AAU a joke there a reason why alot of nkf people dont go there its unfair an a waste of time i was told just home dont bother with the aau now i know why

[ThePurdude]

what's the main difference between aau and nkf karate?

[indesignimage]

The spelling. lol

[indesignimage]

you should go to all of them and test your skills with different styles, just a thought

[Dawgonit13]

Unfair? Sure... i'm sensing a little bias. You could have had a bad ref anyways which I'm 100% certain the NKF has plenty of as well. Besides George Kotaka knows what he's doing, he knows how to control his technique his foot didn't go "through" the head. he retracted as someone has said already.

[dmk123]

You got honsoku'ed in 3 pt. sparring? Your techniques must have been uncontrolled or dangerous.

[jincade]

LOL I did the same thing but with A hookkick the day before an got Dqed he does it an gets the win AAU is a mess

[indesignimage]

now,now lets all get along