Way of the Warrior - Karate, Way of the Empty Hand [1/4]

[corkyfraud]

Wow, this guy is incredible. Proof of what discipline and dedication can bring you. And still very humble, the way a martial artist should be.

[Bigvader]

OMG!! Somebody, for the love of God, teach British people how to pronounce Japanese!!!

[Grimuldas]

I wish they give us a place where to get that special oil.

[Indabaz]

Jesus, listen to the *thump* at the end of his strikes!

[toguro35]

I saw the first 16 seconds of the video and I noticed that the practicer is hitting a flat stone with his hands, I'm not a practicer, but isn't that bad for you're bones, I mean its very amazing to see that, how they train to grow stronger, but at long time, is not bad???

[gamer4567]

@toguro35 Their bones may brake from that, but the bones will heal and become stronger then they once were.

[spartman111]

@toguro35 you see Board Not Hit Back.

[Indabaz]

@toguro35 your bones get tiny cracks that then heal over and become stronger. over time your bones can actually become harder than the stone. But this must be done at different lvls untill you get to this point. if you start where he is, you'll break your hand

[OnRockIT]

Oss!

[HXL056100]

now that's a house ... none of these wooden fake bricks we have in the state...

[Peekingduck]

Barefoot runner... Higaonna sensei was way ahead of his time when this was filmed...

[ZAZAAZAZ9009]

LOL master iguana... Karate rules!!!

[ryanWeap]

9:00 looks simular to kung fu double dragon

[wontonga]

Is he the REAL Mr Miagi?

[ninjaswordtothehead]

@wontonga sorry, meant to vote thumbs up but screwed up. That comment cracked me up XD

[benl6693]

i highly respect goju-ryu its one of the most powerful styles of karate i have ever seen its conservation of tradition is impecible however i am more of a kyokushin karate man. but i love to watch goju-ryu in action its just as practical as kyokushin

[c0d24live23]

@benl6693 Same here man =] Kyokushinkai 2th Kyu.

[ThunderHenshin32]

I remembered i first learned about Higoana sensei while watching History Channel's human weapon. Higoana sensei was feaured during the episode about Karate. I think he was almost 70 years old when they interviewed him , he still teaches Karate & continued live in an active lifestyle and strong human being.

[molezay]

Goju Ryu is from old time,waste energy not very fluid like kung fu or at least like wado

[papajaba03]

Goju -Ryu Karate-do

[AxisOfEternity]

My best mates dad teaches Gojo Ryu here in Dandenong... :)

Shihan Lou Spizzirri

do you study Goju Ryu or any other form of Karate?

I was thinking of taking up Martial Arts again and I reallllly want to study under him!!

[papajaba03]

I did Goju Ryu for seven years but I now train in Kyokushin.

What have you trained in?

[AxisOfEternity]

I trained in Tae kwon do for several years and recieved my red belt (second highest, before black belt)

But I ended up quitting to focus more on my Baseball career that was starting to take off...

I definately feel I made the wrong choice these days lol!

...hind sight is always 20/20

:S

[YoungCrs]

what is that thing he is punching at 6:20

i reading something that explained how to build one of those. anybody know what it is called?

[EunusRex]

Are you really serious? :-)

It's makiwara, punching post.

[fatdoi003]

makiwara

[AsturiasGuitar]

It is called a makiwara board. You can get them to mount on your wall, or you can have the post.

But what I do is just simply strike trees.

[Cuenca20]

Looks like shito-ryu, shotokan is more fun to practice .

[PartsJohn]

Good karate.

[117rebel]

God have mercy on whoever grapples with that guy lol. this vid makes me want to practice harder in karate.

[DOOMwkenpachi]

did he said that he met a chinese sifu {sr if i wrote it wrong}and HE gave him explainetions and herbs.....about iron fist.....hmmmmm

[Nagashi26]

Karate originated in Okinawa when the Chinese came and introduced their martial arts (Kung Fu)so... Yeh... Iron fist.

[Bingo22uk]

Check out the 70-year-old Morio on - Sensei Higaonna Human Weapon - his hands are just fine and still taking a beating.

I remember this when it was 1st aired on BBC2, he and Simon Lau must have inspired thousands of guys like us to start training. Good post!

[cristian2402]

union sakura karate club graz

Traditional karate

[yongchunleungjan]

Higoanna sensei doesnt seem to hav arthritis at all.

[redtortoise76]

Seem is the keyword here and he is only 40 years old, give him ten years and then ask him how his hands are doing. I'm not talking out my ass here, it's a known fact that japanese conditioning will mess up your hands in the long run, do some research

[Pecherin72]

That's a stupid comment. Morio Sensei is perfectly fine at 70 and still doing it. Its those who don't know how to do it who will injure themselves and mess up their hands. You can't just read a book, watch a video and start hitting something hard. It needs to be taught how to toughen the fists without long term injury!

[redtortoise76]

I'm pretty sure I heard Morio Sensei talk about using Dit Da Jow. That makes a tremendous difference. Again you did not do your research. There are a lot of Japanese Karate masters out there who have completely destroyed their hands in old age, this is common knowledge. Get educated then talk to me.

[Pecherin72]

You said give him 10 years, its been 30 years since this video and last I met him in July 07 his hands were perfectly fine. Like I said people just can't do it without special knowledge, including DitDaJow etc, or they'll hurt their hands. And that includes Japanese Masters who didn't bother to take special care when doing this training. Lots of people think they can just punch the Makiwara and toughen the fists like that-as a result they messed up their hands in their old age.

[Pecherin72]

"Its a known fact that japanese conditioning will mess up your hands in the long run...." Well, firstly Sensei Higaonna is Okinawan, and no offense, but if you don't think there's a difference between an Okinawan karate master like Sensei Higaonna and the run-of-the-mill Japanese karate master you need to know so much. Okinawa karate does not equal Japanese Karate, so chill-out, Okay?

[redtortoise76]

Nay lol, it's not okay. Sensei was introduced to Dit Da Jow by a chinese man, had he not been introuduced to that his hands would have been just as messed up as the others. Hitting a rock to condition the hands is simply not a good idea. All that I'm saying is that the Chinese Iron Palm training is hands down the best way to condition the hands, period. If you don't know that then you remain ignorant.

[Pecherin72]

Haha, yes I'm ignorant of Chinese or Japanese Martial Art traditions but you're the expert-and my grandfather wasn't a Chinese Martial Artist. But there's absolutely no need for you to get upset just because I said you're stupid. You need to learn self-assurance and Manners. Enough Said. Bye!

[Pecherin72]

Too bad you are so upset:) The foremost thing in Oriental Martial Arts, esp. Chinese, is LiYi(礼仪) or Ri, which happens to be "Manners". Its the first thing you learn in a dojo or school, LiYi also comes with humility. What ever you claim to be learning, from your Sifu you have not learnt humility or manners. Another shallow swaggering internet tough guy I guess:)

[Chigura78]

I have to say that I find humiliy and the mastering of aggression to be the hardest thing can achieve in life, if at all.

After watchign this. .myself looking into Okinawan Kara-te do. .I have to say it looks quite intimidating. I was also looking into Aikido. . however. . nothign that is worth having is easy to come by.

Respect.

[JustusScottJr]

@Pecherin72 great comment. I didn't know that about the Chinese Martial Arts. I am a Jujitsu student myself, and we heavily stress the japanese Bushido code of the Samurai in our dojo which sounds a lot like the " LiYi(礼仪) or Ri" or manners that you mention. Bushido is the way a warrior should conduct himself, (not just the seven words you hear about alot), so loosely translated it can mean "warrior etiquette/manners"

[WildWolf21]

@Pecherin72 ROTFL!!

[fbling]

Obviously the "Karate Masters" you cited were afterall not "Masters" because they conditioned their fists wrongly. Morio Higaonna knows how to do it correctly for sure, and at 70 he is as fit as someone who's 30. Wait till you're 70 and let's see what shape YOU'RE in before you diss him. Think before you comment dickhead!

[redtortoise76]

Blow me fbling. At least I know and practice the Chiese Iron Palm method which has been proven over and over to be the best and safest way of conditioning the hands. Think before you open your mouth and let ignorance flow like diarheea.

[fbling]

You are just sore because someone said your comment was stupid. I've been doing Karate AND Iron Palm the last 30 years, and if you're from the UK your sifu is probably my good friend, so all I can say is wait till you're Higaonna's level before you criticise him

[redtortoise76]

I've seen some of your other posts, your ignorance on the topic is great, there is no way you've been doing anything for 30 years and you know nothing of IP either.

[Cr4ckerjake]

is it really that big of a deal?

[Cr4ckerjake]

is it really that big of a deal?

[redtortoise76]

That would be very likely however this method of conditioning the hands will probably make them unusable when you're older or at best it will give you arthritis. You will also lose sensitivity in the hands. The chinese way of Iron Palm training is a lot better.

[fbling]

Iron Palm must be so unpopular that you've to do your advertisements on a video about karate.

[redtortoise76]

Actually IP is far more widely practiced than the karate method. Your ignorance flows out of your mouth like diarheea yet again. Do some research for pete's sake and stop using two different accounts to debate me on this you ignorant blowhard. Now mush.

[fbling]

HUH? Nay, I know who Pecherin72 is, but alas he ain't me, Smartass.

[vato4ever]

jeez this guy can prolly punch a hole through my skull

[GitaarMaxime]

My karate teacher trained in that dojo :)

it's funny to see our warming-up excersises are the same :P

[d4j0k3r]

great vid, tanx