So is this the "first" kata we need to learn? I just got my black belt (first Dan) in tae kwon do, im looking for a bit of a change. Im thinking if joining my local karate dojo now. I'm used to learning patterns and stuff I just thought I would get a head start by the time I start after the holidays...
this is certainly a skilled heian shodan i've found so far in many aspects. very good at generating power, timing kiai with strikes, balancing himself in the kokutsu-dachi. i haven't seen any of the other videos drop low with a 7 to 3 weight distribution like that. i'm having trouble telling something because of the speed though if anyone can help me out. Is he twisting his hips before his leading heal hits the ground? it's close but i think he may not be.
@Jaetei No, he twists'em as soon as he touches the ground with the front foot. If he twists his hips before that, his front leg will follow the movement and move the base as well. The hips twist after the base is stablished.
@SimonQa1 What branch of Shotokan Karate do you practice, are you apart of the JKA, or SKA? That makes a big difference in your training. If you been in it for about 6 months now you should have already learned most of the five Heian Kata by now, Shodan being among the first and hardest. If your testing for your white belt then you need to leave that organization and join the SKA (My own opinion), you should be a white belt as of now and testing for your next rank.
@fartface0469 - lol funny to see your dumbass on yet another video pretending to know anything about karate. For everyone else, this guy is a troll and keyboard warrior. Don't take his comments too serious.
@spamllpitdept So what are you the internet's knight in shinning armor?lol. Lets see post something else other than vigilante "Internet Justice" you tool, lol. Well obviously your someone or would like to think so, who knows a thing or two. Why not post something more productive, maybe lay down your infinite knowledge of what you believe to be Karate interpretations. I leave posts for someone to read and scratch their heads over. Why don't you go suck Antonio's "World Champion" Cock.lol.
@fartface0469 - Oh my ... fartface seems angry again, hahahaha. wow, according to my inbox, you made 3 posts and left me a profile msg on 10pm Christmas Eve your time ... wow, such a sad lonely pathetic troll. Now I see why you need to go online and pretend to know Karate. It probably give you some well-needed attention. aaawhahahahah
@spamllpitdept Hahahaha, yeah I was pretty drunk that night hanging out at home. If I remember correctly I wished you a Merry Christmas. Now I shall wish you a Happy New Year. If anything your as bad as I am, you've replied to pretty much everything I've posted, found me on another video, posted a message then, then you've counted the amount of times I posted something. Looks like someone is as lonely as me lol. I'm just bored and unemployed at the moment. Rock on buddy lol.
@SimonQa1 If your having to test into a white belt then your part of a money making organization and not an actual Karate focused school. I pay thirty dollars a month for training with some of the best teaching today, one of which is Bruce Kanegai whom of which is a Godan in SKA. If there's more then three colors of belts then your just paying for a different color belt everytime you test, most of the time you don't get proper instruction and lose out on some crucial fundamentals to basics.
@fartface0469 What both of you need to do is get away from this nonsense. Facts for you: Meiji outlawed all martial arts. WWII surrender banned martial arts. Nakayama had to get permission for the JKA to exist, terms were: Not a martial art, no true martial techniques, no weapons. The JKA does not practice karate, they practice a karate like sport. The biggest reason: they practice something karate is not. they aren't even close to real karate. I am a JKA life member trained in Japan. See 2
@fartface0469 #2 The term Budo is a ruse and excusable in the Japanese society as tatemae. Budo is said to mean martial art, it does not. It means path such as the path in karate-do. The term for karate as a martial art is karate jutsu. If you really want to learn of karate, true karate the way it was developed in Okinawa, you will need to find a traditional Okinawan karate teacher. You will never learn karate with the JKA or the JKS. Shocked? Disbelief? Do the homework and learn as I did.
@IEKUKATAKA I appreciate the knowledge there good sir, I don't hold it in disbelief nor am I shocked. I practice in the SKA not JKA I would love to go to Japan and study there trust me but I have to make do with the next best thing thats a mere couple hours away with Oshima. Oshima instructs the same Karate as it was first taught to him by Gichin Funakoshi. I'm not saying its the best on the planet but its the best definitely better then your everyday average Joe's Dojo.
@fartface0469 I would say you are in a good spot. I have seen Oshima on YouTube and I know of his history. He did not follow the path of Yoshitaka, the son of Funakoshi who is the real inspiration of the JKA. I believe he is closest to the teachings of the elder Funakoshi and may be dead center. That being the case, he is apparently of close Okinawan lineage. If you will, please tell Oshima that a student of Akiyama Hitoshi gives his regards. Continue training, you will never regret it.
@IEKUKATAKA I have special training coming up here soon so I'll be at his the Oshima Dojo in Santa Barbara for a good 4 day kill ya session of basics, kata, kumite, and let us not forget the dreaded 1.5hr. Kiba Dachi. So I will give him your regards, he's really good about remembering everyone he's ever met, just like Bruce Kanegai. I am extremely honored to be learning from such great instructors, you should come down one of these days we welcome guests all the time, Oshima loves company.
@fartface0469 California is a little too far from South Carolina, but, I would love to meet Oshima, I bet he has some real stories. Please do give him my regards and please mention Akiyama sensei, I am sure it will stimulate memories for him. Happy new year!
@SimonQa1 Only way is to keep practicing it, n have somebody evaluate your errors until u get it right. videos n books are not very helpful in my opinion. I took 6 months of it too n passed it. It's all about Practice.
Precisa melhorar o kata...Está muito preciso os movimentos mas ainda não há sincronismo, não põe realidade no acontecimento...e o kata é uma simulação.
Need to practice...You have a lot of precision, but you dont have sync. with them, you dont put reality in your kata and kata is a simulation of reality combat.
I just learning this too. I keep forgetting the sequence, but I'm so grateful for this video! I've even put on my phone so I can remember the steps even when I'm not doing the actual actions.
@djkalja This kata was originally created as Pinan Nidan by the Okinowan Sensei Yasutsune Itosu. Later Sensei Gichin Funakoshi renamed the katas as "Heian" when he brought the art to Japan, as it was a more Japanese name. He changed the order the katas were taught so that this became "Heian Shodan" (first Heian kata) because it was easier to teach than the original Pinan Shodan. As a result, Pinan Shodan became Heian Nidan. In styles such as Wado-Ryu the original Pinan katas are still taught.
i have a question i thought with the rising blocks i thought that i was only one open hand and 3 closed hands but thats all i have nd u did a great job
Nice. I saw another video version, trying to refresh my memory of this kata. It was depressing to watch, it was a blackbelt, and his head was bobbing up and down with each step. But this guy's clean, smooth, and crisp.
You really want to use a kata at a tournament? Use Kata Basadei or Kata Heian Nidan. Basadei is really showy, but nidan is more grounded, if you know what i mean.
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Really really robotic, strong but extremely robotic. Need to have a feeling of being attacked by multiple opponents so as not to be robotic but more fluid and aware of your surrounding enemy's.
I have a belt test this Sunday and i have to know this one, but i keep looking at the ground not my target, and the shudo blocks always get me at the end.(By the way good job)!!
How'd the testing go? Hope it went well! And it gets easier if you remember your opponents are supposed to be in front of you, not on the ground. Remember Miyagi in Karate Kid--"always look eye". Also, you will eventually do it so much so you're not looking at your foot placement, which it sounds like your'e focusing on. You don't think about walking anymore you just walk. Kata will become the same way.
I have the same problem with the knife hand blocks at the end, it's the back stance that throws me every time, I know all of Nidan too, and I think it is easier to do that Shodan, well done on passing your grading.
I'm from tijutsu discipline, been doing it 6 years. Although tijutsu has its own katas, we incorporate Heian Shodan into the 2nd Dan assessment. I'm not sure whether it is a corruption or loss of detail, maybe from being passed between Senseis, the way I was taught Shodan differed from this one. After every downward block we raise our arm, pointing straight forward or slightly up. Recently, a new Sensei at my club has been putting us to rights, I am assuming this video is correct. Thanks.
Wow. Now that's how to perform this kata. On the fact thatnobody can do the perfect kata, EVER, so let me throw something out there. On his turn, into the third shuto uke, his back heel lifts up. He does it nowhere else in the kata, it's just a tiny, tiny point. I only notice it because Hirayama-sensei (JKA) had a go at me about my heels yesterday on a course. As a result, at training today, I was pretty paranoid and messed up Heian Shodan something awful, though I've been doing it for 10 years!
yes i am but i have had white-yellow-orange-purple 3 degrees for each so 3 tests or 2 tests for a whole color i dont know the rest its just what i have got
it's been 3 months since i've started my Karate..this week i'm perfomming for my yellow belt..it's cool but i gotta work on that heian shodan kata. i'm very slow and i forget steps 2. help me God !
I've been doing Shotokan for 3 years now and without fail, every instructor says that Heian hodan is one of the hardest to do correctly. After 3 months, I wouldn't worry if I were you. Good luck and keep training!
Olá pessoal, tudo em cima? Sou uma praticante nova de karaté e estou a tentar encontrar bom material para o meu estudo do primeiro kata heain shodan. Contudo, verifico que existem opiniões muito contrárias acerca dos movimentos e posturas correctos. Porque é que isto acontece? E o que é que vocês karatecas mais experientes recomendam ao pessoal mais novo?
Hi there, i've recently joined a karate class so i'm learning my first kata and i'm trying to find something useful for my study. I'm somehow disapointed to read such contrary opinions because i would really like to do a good performance of heian shodan but it seems
there is no good reference for this...
Why does this happen? such different opinions? And what do you older karetecas recomend us new guys?
@kwfkarateka ....? Awful? He actually made this boring kata look interesting, how is it awful? From where I'm watching, his stance work is impeccable, and his techniques are powerful. What part of it specifically did you not like?
I have this DVD... One of the guys from my club got to travel to Japan to train and brought it back... There is one clip of 3 karateka doing unsu together... It is awe inspiring to watch...
Not really. You can buy it from my Sensei as well as the other ones. Let me know if you need any help on this. I have got this DVD and another one of Kagawa Sensei... Seriously, such things are worth watching. Karate Bible.
Really? a student of Kagawa Sensei? He seems to be on the Japan National Team. No focus, hips not used, timing not correct. I know Kagawa Sensei. Being 1st runner up in the male individual kata of the 1st JKA shotocup, I don't think he would be satisfied if any of his black belt students would perform heian shodan like this...
i know how to do this hahaha
Level27made 1 week ago
YO ESTOY EMPEZANDO Y ME PARECE BUENISSIMO MUY RELAJANTE
mamparanp 2 weeks ago
this is origina heian shodan
Kirk1795 1 month ago
OSS!!! Beatfull Kata!!! Cogratulatinos!!!
oseashoracio 1 month ago
yo soy cinturoon blanco
riv100xd 2 months ago
So is this the "first" kata we need to learn? I just got my black belt (first Dan) in tae kwon do, im looking for a bit of a change. Im thinking if joining my local karate dojo now. I'm used to learning patterns and stuff I just thought I would get a head start by the time I start after the holidays...
TheMels10 3 months ago
He is so powerful !! I like it, I'm studying Heian Shodan. Great !
parksoal 3 months ago
wicked power.
petrosoap 4 months ago
somee S:
vikiiingoO 4 months ago
i know that kata like the shodan heian...
eltontoenamorado 5 months ago
42 seconds...speedy gonzales , relax :)
reppait 5 months ago
ossu! does he have other vids doing other katas from heian nidan to sandan,yondan and higher?
autumngrace9 6 months ago
Muito boom (Y)
KaahFonsecaa 6 months ago
there are three catching upper blocks?
abhishekthesuperstar 7 months ago
Badass Heian
delitias17 7 months ago
muuuito bom !
dudacassanta 7 months ago
Damn!What speed!But aren't the feet supposed to point at the same direction?
delitias17 7 months ago
this is certainly a skilled heian shodan i've found so far in many aspects. very good at generating power, timing kiai with strikes, balancing himself in the kokutsu-dachi. i haven't seen any of the other videos drop low with a 7 to 3 weight distribution like that. i'm having trouble telling something because of the speed though if anyone can help me out. Is he twisting his hips before his leading heal hits the ground? it's close but i think he may not be.
Jaetei 10 months ago
@Jaetei No, he twists'em as soon as he touches the ground with the front foot. If he twists his hips before that, his front leg will follow the movement and move the base as well. The hips twist after the base is stablished.
brunolp18 9 months ago
hhhhhhhhhhhjj
tatootable 10 months ago
Bom !! Esse atleta é bom no kata !!
efmdesigner 10 months ago
Me gustaa..! viendo esto puedo hacerlo mejor,porque aprendo ..hey lo hisiste muy bien quisiera hacerlo asi. Andreina ;)
mardelvalle18 10 months ago
yo AWSOME :D OSS
MegaSapatin 10 months ago
Oss =)
IcedPhoenix666 11 months ago
Very nice !
Giganotabehemoth87 11 months ago
it really helped me! thank you so much
MrPSBS 11 months ago
That was impressive, I just love it when the gi does that sound :)
TheParrrot 11 months ago 5
I learn the kata with the video! nice!
koppanyx 1 year ago
Great man, thanks!
I learn this kata with this video!
Very useful
williambroock 1 year ago
oss
lopujo89 1 year ago
that was badass dude!
telastaznboi 1 year ago
OSS
oussoussen 1 year ago
A simple form that teaches so much. Great job
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SimonQa1 1 year ago
@SimonQa1 What branch of Shotokan Karate do you practice, are you apart of the JKA, or SKA? That makes a big difference in your training. If you been in it for about 6 months now you should have already learned most of the five Heian Kata by now, Shodan being among the first and hardest. If your testing for your white belt then you need to leave that organization and join the SKA (My own opinion), you should be a white belt as of now and testing for your next rank.
fartface0469 1 year ago
@fartface0469 - lol funny to see your dumbass on yet another video pretending to know anything about karate. For everyone else, this guy is a troll and keyboard warrior. Don't take his comments too serious.
spamllpitdept 1 year ago
@spamllpitdept So what are you the internet's knight in shinning armor?lol. Lets see post something else other than vigilante "Internet Justice" you tool, lol. Well obviously your someone or would like to think so, who knows a thing or two. Why not post something more productive, maybe lay down your infinite knowledge of what you believe to be Karate interpretations. I leave posts for someone to read and scratch their heads over. Why don't you go suck Antonio's "World Champion" Cock.lol.
fartface0469 1 year ago
@fartface0469 - Oh my ... fartface seems angry again, hahahaha. wow, according to my inbox, you made 3 posts and left me a profile msg on 10pm Christmas Eve your time ... wow, such a sad lonely pathetic troll. Now I see why you need to go online and pretend to know Karate. It probably give you some well-needed attention. aaawhahahahah
spamllpitdept 1 year ago
@spamllpitdept Hahahaha, yeah I was pretty drunk that night hanging out at home. If I remember correctly I wished you a Merry Christmas. Now I shall wish you a Happy New Year. If anything your as bad as I am, you've replied to pretty much everything I've posted, found me on another video, posted a message then, then you've counted the amount of times I posted something. Looks like someone is as lonely as me lol. I'm just bored and unemployed at the moment. Rock on buddy lol.
fartface0469 1 year ago
@SimonQa1 If your having to test into a white belt then your part of a money making organization and not an actual Karate focused school. I pay thirty dollars a month for training with some of the best teaching today, one of which is Bruce Kanegai whom of which is a Godan in SKA. If there's more then three colors of belts then your just paying for a different color belt everytime you test, most of the time you don't get proper instruction and lose out on some crucial fundamentals to basics.
fartface0469 1 year ago
@fartface0469 What both of you need to do is get away from this nonsense. Facts for you: Meiji outlawed all martial arts. WWII surrender banned martial arts. Nakayama had to get permission for the JKA to exist, terms were: Not a martial art, no true martial techniques, no weapons. The JKA does not practice karate, they practice a karate like sport. The biggest reason: they practice something karate is not. they aren't even close to real karate. I am a JKA life member trained in Japan. See 2
IEKUKATAKA 1 year ago
@fartface0469 #2 The term Budo is a ruse and excusable in the Japanese society as tatemae. Budo is said to mean martial art, it does not. It means path such as the path in karate-do. The term for karate as a martial art is karate jutsu. If you really want to learn of karate, true karate the way it was developed in Okinawa, you will need to find a traditional Okinawan karate teacher. You will never learn karate with the JKA or the JKS. Shocked? Disbelief? Do the homework and learn as I did.
IEKUKATAKA 1 year ago
@IEKUKATAKA I appreciate the knowledge there good sir, I don't hold it in disbelief nor am I shocked. I practice in the SKA not JKA I would love to go to Japan and study there trust me but I have to make do with the next best thing thats a mere couple hours away with Oshima. Oshima instructs the same Karate as it was first taught to him by Gichin Funakoshi. I'm not saying its the best on the planet but its the best definitely better then your everyday average Joe's Dojo.
fartface0469 1 year ago
@fartface0469 I would say you are in a good spot. I have seen Oshima on YouTube and I know of his history. He did not follow the path of Yoshitaka, the son of Funakoshi who is the real inspiration of the JKA. I believe he is closest to the teachings of the elder Funakoshi and may be dead center. That being the case, he is apparently of close Okinawan lineage. If you will, please tell Oshima that a student of Akiyama Hitoshi gives his regards. Continue training, you will never regret it.
IEKUKATAKA 1 year ago
@IEKUKATAKA I have special training coming up here soon so I'll be at his the Oshima Dojo in Santa Barbara for a good 4 day kill ya session of basics, kata, kumite, and let us not forget the dreaded 1.5hr. Kiba Dachi. So I will give him your regards, he's really good about remembering everyone he's ever met, just like Bruce Kanegai. I am extremely honored to be learning from such great instructors, you should come down one of these days we welcome guests all the time, Oshima loves company.
fartface0469 1 year ago
@fartface0469 California is a little too far from South Carolina, but, I would love to meet Oshima, I bet he has some real stories. Please do give him my regards and please mention Akiyama sensei, I am sure it will stimulate memories for him. Happy new year!
IEKUKATAKA 1 year ago
@SimonQa1 Only way is to keep practicing it, n have somebody evaluate your errors until u get it right. videos n books are not very helpful in my opinion. I took 6 months of it too n passed it. It's all about Practice.
killemall2001 1 year ago
@SimonQa1 Find a traditional Okinawan karate dojo and get away from Shotokan. See my posts below, see my channel comments.
IEKUKATAKA 1 year ago
awesome..:!
deadmike2 1 year ago
hmmmm that is pinan nidan -......- no ????
AXOL58 1 year ago
@AXOL58 no this is heian shodan
gaspingduck 1 year ago
Nice ..
LooSer4971 1 year ago
Nice
germain5656 1 year ago
thanks i am leack kata heian shodan -_-
gameouver99 1 year ago
i'm a black belt :D i remember learning these katas ages ago and thinking WTF :L
i'm 15 btw :)
hmfrx 1 year ago
WOW MAN FREAKING AMASING i've seen 10 videos of this kata and i never saw noone doing it wit5h such strong,precision and speed like you!
Witch dan are you? 8th?
simasbrother 1 year ago
yuni no kata O.O??
cezy1Dark 1 year ago
the first kata hahahahahha XDDDD
Masoud2402 1 year ago
I just learned this Kata last week. It's really confusing at first but later it gets easy. So what's the next one?
khevinmark 1 year ago
i just made this stage tonight is there any info to help me thanks
davidwilliamc89 1 year ago
I liked this. I would have wanted to see a bit more attention to tempo but this may only be for demonstration purposes.
Tapiola2007 1 year ago
Precisa melhorar o kata...Está muito preciso os movimentos mas ainda não há sincronismo, não põe realidade no acontecimento...e o kata é uma simulação.
Need to practice...You have a lot of precision, but you dont have sync. with them, you dont put reality in your kata and kata is a simulation of reality combat.
FeehzaoO 1 year ago
im a white belt having a quiz to become yellow can anybody give me tips
JackReaper27 1 year ago
@JackReaper27 they award belts through quizes now?
DonalPhelan 1 year ago
@DonalPhelan well here they do
JackReaper27 1 year ago
@JackReaper27 ...but surely there is some sort of physical test also?
DonalPhelan 1 year ago
@DonalPhelan not a written exam
JackReaper27 1 year ago
@JackReaper27 What kind of crackpot sensei do you have?!
aymanhaq 1 year ago
@aymanhaq dude its not a written exam its physical exam
JackReaper27 1 year ago
I just learning this too. I keep forgetting the sequence, but I'm so grateful for this video! I've even put on my phone so I can remember the steps even when I'm not doing the actual actions.
Allizori 1 year ago
djkalja you exercise kiokushin karate this is shotokan style .
Zuzka322 1 year ago
wtf in my karate club that is called "Pinanidan"
djkalja 1 year ago
@djkalja u study okaniwan karate?
prenticejoel 1 year ago
@prenticejoel umm dunno the style is called "motobuha-shitoryu"
djkalja 1 year ago
@djkalja This kata was originally created as Pinan Nidan by the Okinowan Sensei Yasutsune Itosu. Later Sensei Gichin Funakoshi renamed the katas as "Heian" when he brought the art to Japan, as it was a more Japanese name. He changed the order the katas were taught so that this became "Heian Shodan" (first Heian kata) because it was easier to teach than the original Pinan Shodan. As a result, Pinan Shodan became Heian Nidan. In styles such as Wado-Ryu the original Pinan katas are still taught.
DonalPhelan 1 year ago
@DonalPhelan aah thats good to know now i understand more :)
djkalja 1 year ago
i have a question i thought with the rising blocks i thought that i was only one open hand and 3 closed hands but thats all i have nd u did a great job
robertshero 2 years ago
I ♥ Karate
Carnage159 2 years ago
Excellent!!!
DamMich 2 years ago
Thanks!It is very useful to learn this kata!
FreyaBlack 2 years ago 7
yoseikan is better
HomerGlop 2 years ago
Really nice ! I wanted to remember this kata and you helped me a lot ! (sorry I'm french I don't speak english very well...)
LittleMissSunshineD 2 years ago 2
Nice. I saw another video version, trying to refresh my memory of this kata. It was depressing to watch, it was a blackbelt, and his head was bobbing up and down with each step. But this guy's clean, smooth, and crisp.
danl9991 2 years ago
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It is really good!
marcel160scm 2 years ago
Good! ごくろさまでした！
yuritogoth 2 years ago
buena
sorayaxD1 2 years ago
You really want to use a kata at a tournament? Use Kata Basadei or Kata Heian Nidan. Basadei is really showy, but nidan is more grounded, if you know what i mean.
TheDukeofRaggle 2 years ago
I'm just training it, and I'm almost know how to do it! ... I'm nearly of yellow belt but... here's my first chance to be a good karate guy
GothicNight21 2 years ago 2
excellent
drpinheironeto 2 years ago
this is the only kata i know and im tryingto get my orange belt thanks!!!
joey2beers 2 years ago
faster tha I have ever seen, impressive.
fastsnake 2 years ago
Im getting my yellow belt because of this video, thanks VERY MUCH!, OSS!!!
xXRASHEEDXx 2 years ago 2
absolute best shodan ive seen so far
xXRASHEEDXx 2 years ago 2
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Really really robotic, strong but extremely robotic. Need to have a feeling of being attacked by multiple opponents so as not to be robotic but more fluid and aware of your surrounding enemy's.
fartface0469 2 years ago
grz per il video
daniele96santeramo 2 years ago
Yes it's awesome!! I am learning this kata. I totally want to perform this in a tournament now. I am really inspired by this.
Musetteb1 2 years ago
wow :O
really best heian shodan i have ever seen
klofrau9331397 2 years ago
wow that was great. i never have that much precision and force when i do that kata.
proud2bahaitianchick 2 years ago 13
Very nice. Love the speed and sharpness.
RicardusG 2 years ago 2
Thanks i got my yellow belt and im working on heian nidan its pretty easy
WWEFANADAWG 2 years ago
I have a belt test this Sunday and i have to know this one, but i keep looking at the ground not my target, and the shudo blocks always get me at the end.(By the way good job)!!
WWEFANADAWG 2 years ago
How'd the testing go? Hope it went well! And it gets easier if you remember your opponents are supposed to be in front of you, not on the ground. Remember Miyagi in Karate Kid--"always look eye". Also, you will eventually do it so much so you're not looking at your foot placement, which it sounds like your'e focusing on. You don't think about walking anymore you just walk. Kata will become the same way.
calibansfury 2 years ago
I have the same problem with the knife hand blocks at the end, it's the back stance that throws me every time, I know all of Nidan too, and I think it is easier to do that Shodan, well done on passing your grading.
deeprose4 2 years ago
A apresentação deste kata é muito boa, excelente..........Lyon......Françã......
miagui3 2 years ago
I'm from tijutsu discipline, been doing it 6 years. Although tijutsu has its own katas, we incorporate Heian Shodan into the 2nd Dan assessment. I'm not sure whether it is a corruption or loss of detail, maybe from being passed between Senseis, the way I was taught Shodan differed from this one. After every downward block we raise our arm, pointing straight forward or slightly up. Recently, a new Sensei at my club has been putting us to rights, I am assuming this video is correct. Thanks.
RogueTortoise 2 years ago
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I could do better. So he can stamp his feet. OHH i'm scared!! HAHAHA
ninjaboj 2 years ago
wow... i did like 3 years ago...
i forgot how to do it!!!!
i feel like learning again....
jaycee81196 2 years ago
any 1 here do seido juku
arbyter117 2 years ago
No there is no orange in my style.
Ageusia 2 years ago
We call this one pinan nidan in my school!
ninjaboj 2 years ago
that's shitoryu
madugo23 2 years ago
Wow. Excellent kata. Very sharp, good cadence.
ensorceled 3 years ago 2
Incrivel!!Vai ajudar pra caramba na minha pratica, já que eu sou faixa branca...õ_õ
XD
Parabéns pro cara aí! Mto bão!
trekmogui 3 years ago
I'm a freaking newbie with 4 hours karate only - but this is going to help me, I mess up after the second kiai.
Thanks to the maker!
Nagzash 3 years ago
yes!!! this is a very high form of the kata!!! full power,spirit and perfect position.
IwillBEanARTIST 3 years ago 3
Wow. Now that's how to perform this kata. On the fact thatnobody can do the perfect kata, EVER, so let me throw something out there. On his turn, into the third shuto uke, his back heel lifts up. He does it nowhere else in the kata, it's just a tiny, tiny point. I only notice it because Hirayama-sensei (JKA) had a go at me about my heels yesterday on a course. As a result, at training today, I was pretty paranoid and messed up Heian Shodan something awful, though I've been doing it for 10 years!
Caeternum 3 years ago 5
@Caeternum
Tell Hirayama Sensei he's a heel.
zoom421 1 year ago
AAH im going to perfome for my yellow belt soon, im so afraid im gonna fail :O
PIMPYAOI 3 years ago
me to
str3etskat3r 3 years ago
me to i am doing taikyoku shodan
str3etskat3r 3 years ago
Me too =|
schemerlamp 2 years ago
This will be on my Blue Belt test I am pursuing as of right now, it's all about technique, nice job!
Ageusia 3 years ago
is that after purple? cus im either going for blue or green
JdoubleA2 3 years ago
Are you taking Shotokan Karate? Because that's my style. It goes:
White
yellow
Blue
Purple
Brown
Black.
Ageusia 3 years ago
yes i am but i have had white-yellow-orange-purple 3 degrees for each so 3 tests or 2 tests for a whole color i dont know the rest its just what i have got
JdoubleA2 3 years ago
you forgot orange
ZadexTakido 2 years ago
it's been 3 months since i've started my Karate..this week i'm perfomming for my yellow belt..it's cool but i gotta work on that heian shodan kata. i'm very slow and i forget steps 2. help me God !
youbully007 3 years ago
I've been doing Shotokan for 3 years now and without fail, every instructor says that Heian hodan is one of the hardest to do correctly. After 3 months, I wouldn't worry if I were you. Good luck and keep training!
LambLunch 3 years ago 3
wow, really good...
risksandsideeffects 3 years ago
eu tbm sou iniciante de karate e queria saber o mesmo que a arnaert
Se alguem que assistir esse video e for um karateca mais experiente de dicas para os faixa Branca como eu!
OSS
Natalia0147 3 years ago
Olá pessoal, tudo em cima? Sou uma praticante nova de karaté e estou a tentar encontrar bom material para o meu estudo do primeiro kata heain shodan. Contudo, verifico que existem opiniões muito contrárias acerca dos movimentos e posturas correctos. Porque é que isto acontece? E o que é que vocês karatecas mais experientes recomendam ao pessoal mais novo?
Obrigada*
arnaert 3 years ago
Hi there, i've recently joined a karate class so i'm learning my first kata and i'm trying to find something useful for my study. I'm somehow disapointed to read such contrary opinions because i would really like to do a good performance of heian shodan but it seems
there is no good reference for this...
Why does this happen? such different opinions? And what do you older karetecas recomend us new guys?
Thanks *
arnaert 3 years ago
That was awesome but, din't he go too fast? I thought that this kata must be done in 45 seconds. Please answer because I don't know...
xabierXY 3 years ago
Amazing how the most basic of kata can be so good when performed well.
Malbec0 3 years ago
probably the most perfect heian shodan that i ever seen
congratulations man
neoatorre 3 years ago 3
this is how to perform heian shodan correct
salstream 3 years ago 3
thanks
thecarrot01 3 years ago
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i think that Valdesi is 1.000 times better
Cribio87 3 years ago
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you'd expect his zen kutsu dachi to be flawless...2 bad
zhorax 3 years ago
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i think he missed one move...
khuyvoyne 4 years ago
thank god! there is so much crap on here. the real thing!!!!
normanski21 4 years ago
thanks man i am learing this kata now
anan07 4 years ago 7
@anan07 =D easy Kata it was the first one i learned i got yellow belt for it.
I am way passed that now..
skram1000 1 year ago
Good.
But why zen kutsu dachi during the tate tetsui ? It should be teiji dachi (00:17)
sebTergal 4 years ago
nice.
mjro7dubai 4 years ago
He is very clean and the length of his stances never changes however his stances are not deep enough and he lifts his feet.
DominoShadow 4 years ago
good!!
chirisceller 4 years ago
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This is awful. He has no concept of hanmi. Has it got this bad, even in Japan.
kwfkarateka 4 years ago
I saw hanmi on every gedan block, what did you not see?
R0CKY44 4 years ago
Yeah, maybe not a full hanmi
christianbrecht 4 years ago
@kwfkarateka ....? Awful? He actually made this boring kata look interesting, how is it awful? From where I'm watching, his stance work is impeccable, and his techniques are powerful. What part of it specifically did you not like?
Xadreos 1 year ago
muy bueno excelente
cinurte 4 years ago
Awesome! just as my teacher taught me :)
Arenz7Link 4 years ago
Great stuff.
Hotora86 4 years ago
I've only started shotokan Karate in the last few weeks - this is excellent stuff...
Also a good reminder (as he's a student and all) that every expert starts as a novice...
His technique is extraordinarily clean - the camera angle is also very good, as you see leg movements and feet positions clearly.
Very good all round.
scopeophile 4 years ago 2
You are right, the footwork is exceptional as shown by the clever camera angle.
R0CKY44 4 years ago
nice !!!
katasochin 5 years ago
very good...
hkney 5 years ago
I have this DVD... One of the guys from my club got to travel to Japan to train and brought it back... There is one clip of 3 karateka doing unsu together... It is awe inspiring to watch...
oneillsdm 5 years ago
perfect
Shazor 5 years ago
I believe only Japan - I got it via ebay,
R0CKY44 5 years ago
Not really. You can buy it from my Sensei as well as the other ones. Let me know if you need any help on this. I have got this DVD and another one of Kagawa Sensei... Seriously, such things are worth watching. Karate Bible.
gustavatwork 2 years ago
Really? a student of Kagawa Sensei? He seems to be on the Japan National Team. No focus, hips not used, timing not correct. I know Kagawa Sensei. Being 1st runner up in the male individual kata of the 1st JKA shotocup, I don't think he would be satisfied if any of his black belt students would perform heian shodan like this...
jumbing 5 years ago
Kagawa sensei selected this student to appear on his latest instructional DVD, so yeh, he is a student.
R0CKY44 5 years ago
Crisp, measured and correct. A joy to watch.
NormaStitz 5 years ago
Good heian shodan
dikkepakistaan 5 years ago
Very crisp. Nice stances.
Singardia 5 years ago
nice technique ^^
zzzyax 5 years ago