World Karate Champion - The Power of Gosoku-ryu (part I)

[GosokuRyuYodan]

My friend and teacher. Pure poetry in motion! A truly gifted individual, and the nicest guy you'll ever meet...outside the ring!



[academiadragaopnn]

muito bom, vlwsss....

[officerbman024]

Beautiful reverse punch. A lot of power osu'

[danzinnyman]

you do realize his name is almost like Goku Ryu which = Epic

[danzinnyman]

@danzinnyman correction i mean the style

[762girl]

I hope Val is on here somewhere - used to know him and his parents years ago. He would take people apart at 18yrs old. My shodan was from Soke Kubota and I was really young :) great seeing him as a 7th dan and still at it !!

[imtherealkimera]

I remember the meaning of Martial Arts but when sensei Kabuta showed me will never be forgoten Oss Sensei...

[mazilin2]

contact with fists to face allowed?

[rosell28]

my dad, also from japan trained under this guys sensei, Kubota, ack in the 70s/80s, about ten years ago when i was about 13-14 i had the chance to go and wrestle around with him on the mats; being a teenage boy and seeing a senior citizen before me I was skeptical of his force and effectiveness. Needless to say my skepticism was take away from me, although he was just toying with me

[dpgilley]

I fought him several times in the 70's. He was very fast and strong. I enjoyed competing with him very much. It good to see Val is doing well.

[Kingokingz09]

Lets not forget one of the best Karate Practitioners of this generation Shihan Grant Campbell..

[SKRIPTSforLIFE]

speaking of size look up master mark cox tang soo do ,, dude was HUGE.... fast as anyone u know though. anything is possible in martial arts

[scmcrash]

Gosoku-ryu is a very powerful Karate style witch focus on speed. Normally a guy of his size would not be able to reach that speed. But he is using a technique that is perfectly suited to his size, and that is any time he uses a 1,2 he pulls his puch back really hard right after contact. Witch throws his stomach back and foward. then with his body weight moving forword he can easley throw a fast and powerful kick. this method can also be reversed by starting with a kick and then 1,2.

[ShorinRyuRonin]

@scmcrash, Trust me he is very fast and he is much older now.

[jadissx]

yeah man, YUGO'S ON TOP!

[stevevandien]

INCREDIBLE speed for his size and weight -- gosh, I'd bet Mijailovic sensei is still much faster than many smaller guys --

[stevevandien]

Mijailovic sensei is the real deal.  God bless him and Master Kubota. This is true karate at its best, great for competition, realistic self-defense and character development.

[oziumzx]

Val is still alive and kicking. Kicking very hard.

[shingitai333]

he was big and fast yes,.... not many around that era had that combination,... but I am assuming his carreer was in th late 70's and 80's by looking at the footage,..... am I correct in assuming this ?

[truecallin]

this footage was in the early 80's and early 90's

[djamu]

whoa. what timing & speed this guy has for that weight... crap wouldn't want to angry him ...

[lakermangmx]

good timing,nice tech, but it is still karate. he is dominating for sure, but its a pity that his talent and speed not in the mma to fully blossom.

[oziumzx]

Val also has a black belt in judo and trains in Japanese jiu-jitsu, you could say he was doing MMA before there was something called MMA. Lots of old school guys trained in many disciplines.

[TAKENnameARGH]

sweeptiming seems good

[nandansho]

Hi guys I just had to look at this again. My Sensei Mark Kenutzman fights EXACTLY like this great man. Okinawan Shur-iryu. If anybody's in PHX drop in to Paradise Valley School of Karate...this is how we do it. Peace

Nandansho.... 96 State & 2001 World and National Champion.

[deckspinner]

Superb!

Great balance, so much power!

He hardly gives anything away when striking.

One tough fella!

[gojuryu3]

This man is huge! He's almost 300 lbs. He's much bigger than all his opponents.

[danbau08]

Holy Crap that guys good,incredibly good at intercepting and setting the other guy up. Unreal timing.Would love to take lessons from someone of that caliber. Shows how the arts work without resorting back to losing your style/form.

[MagyarosyMiklos]

perfect timing

[lancswingchun]

great techniques - but the impecable timing impressed me the most - really great to watch

[chisaucat]

Amazing power and foot work He was my camera man A true champion and martial artist

[shipfal]

amazing very gooddd

[ahmednabil]

thats some warrior right there

[shadowtiger18]

Impressive

[MVPtwinkletoes]

woah

[Spykachu78]

Top 8 huh? can anyone tell me who they are I would really appreciate it.

[oziumz]

It was the August 1998 issue of Inside Karate Magazine - if you can find that issue it has all the names. One of the other names I know for sure is Val's instuctor Soke Tak Kubota.

[edher08]

It's been a while since you request this but i just find this video. I have the magazine and the top 8 traditional karate competitors of all time acording to them are: Tim Baker,Ray Dalke,Tokey Hill,Ron Manchini,Val Mijailovic,Frank Smith,Tony Tullernes and Verne Vaden.

[Jaebin]

They say "of all time" funnily enough, not mentioned the many Japanese schools more concerned with teaching than show-boating to be included in such tripe.

Those men were great, and that is enough. Making a list and calling people who've never fought other people the greatEST is just silly.

[truecallin]

You must be a well trained karateka to make such criticism. You also must know quite a few important figures in karate to make a statement pertaining to the lack of competition this individual has fought. You might want to ask people like Fumio Demura, David Crockett, and Billy Blanks about this person. Oh, and this gentleman used to compete in JKA tournaments in front of this guy, you might have heard of him, the late Hidetaka Nishiyam. By the way, your quotes are very inaccurate.

[ramonsan9]

Outstanding Val is a tough swift hunter at IKA

We know him from LAAC With Sensei Nobuyoshi Domon

Ramon Espinosa SKA

[karateboy87]

Very Nice=) Im a blackbelt and a JKA karate student this is very intresting, I love to footsweep just like shihan, but from what I can see I will footsweep even more now that Ive seen Shihan=) klick on me to see my video when Im fighting. Thank you for viewing this great video. Robin Stajerer from Sweden

[Zenny84]

fantasic!He's likes his sweeps doesnt he?:p

[j4clayto]

This guy is talented at fighting no doubt about it! However when your as big as he is kickin ass is alot easier.

[MoniqueCassis]

This man Shihan Val is truly amazing. Unbelievable swiftness, not to mention a sweep that knocks you off your feet quick than the speed of sound.

[adam1000333]

hmmm i like his foot work

nice

[pinupgirl54]

haha, that's my best friend's dad. goooo buchie!

[RiChArDfLoOd]

sure it is ;)

[caikola]

i know that guy!!

how weird.

[megapixelrobot]

good to see karate goes beyond breaking boards

[nandansho]

This dude will kill you in 2 seconds. bad mofo He fights like my teacher.

Dee C USKA CHAMP Shuri Ryu