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!!!

[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 .

[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.

[Cr4ckerjake]

is it really that big of a deal?

[Cr4ckerjake]

is it really that big of a deal?

[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:)

[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!!

[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]

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?

[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!

[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!

[yongchunleungjan]

Higoanna sensei doesnt seem to hav arthritis at all.

[vato4ever]

jeez this guy can prolly punch a hole through my skull

[d4j0k3r]

great vid, tanx