Hirokazu Kanazawa · Heian Nidan

[jamonco1]

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? Is his son going to take over the organization or his senior students?

[academiadragaopnn]

Hirokazu Kanazawa is the best

[phoenixtrue]

Excellent sensei.

[step97011]

good 5*

[Mtvernonshotokan]

Search for Shakeem's kata  to see my heian nidan as a yellow belt.

[no1extreme]

how could anyone talk about kanazawa.he's the best in the world...i am a black belt and i couldn't find a single bad thing in this kata...i am sorry for all those haters who can think they can do better...

[AlderaanGirl2]

If you ask me the belts don't even matter. If you do it for belts well then you don't know anything about karate. I still wear white belt, becouse I don't train for belts, but for myself.

[jomommashawt]

@AlderaanGirl2 so you couldn't pass first grading?

[lyokohero]

10th dan o_o thats a lot of rice

[AXOL58]

that's the yellow ribbon kata ?

[imsoren12321]

heain nidan to get orange belt

[fartinthewind13]

@imsoren12321 yes it is

[takahashi279]

Its simple, Just watch the Kata, enjoy it and maybe learn something from it.

[spacecadet35]

It has the basic movements, but that is all. The kiais are very weak. The problems with the technique presented are not problems of style, rather they are problems of physics and mechanics, which thankfully are fairly easy to fix. Anyone is allowed to question a karateka of any rank, but respectfully. If I make a mistake with my kata, I hope my yellow belts have the courage to question it and I have the humility to correct it.

[Desertratzvideos]

I´m new in shotokan karate, i have the 8. kyu, i can heian shodan, nidan and sandan. :D

[RaitoNg]

I just learnt this kata and need more practice

[soumyaaymous]

@RaitoNg ya so did i..really need 2 practice...am i the only one who finds it hard to do a kokutsu dachi..man it feels like my leg is gonna fall apart 11

[hazor777]

@soumyaaymous : IF ANYTHING in Traditional Karate seems "hard".......the you're on the right path , my friend. The standards are perfection, so you have your whole life to get there ( pssst. : & nothing will ever be perfect)

[flexy270]

@soumyaaymous No Your not the only one it Takes time and practice if it hurts then your probably doing something right... Im having alot of diffuclty with this Kata right now with the Side Kick like for instance my toes are up for some reason in this Kata i did 50 Side Kicks Tuesday and 100 yesterday just like my front kick Needs more power... Im in tons of pain but i wasnt in Pain doing them until my Sensei Started having me do them over and over until I get it right.., Good Luck :)

[soumyaaymous]

@flexy270 my sensei said something like that..."if you feel you can stand in kokutsu dachi pretty comfortably that means you arent doing it right!"

[ants17268]

very good learnvideo for my son. he is 7. thanks

[rubait011]

Hey guyz......i am giving exm 4 orange belt...so i'm investigating dis kata very much...WISH ME LUCK PLS

[yoyomuddy]

Good Luck.

[therollingpebbles]

this kata is easy!

It is used to get your yellow belt.

[punkdude1994]

i am going for yellow ,what material will they exam me for the yellow belt ??? oh and have you ever used karate in a real fight ? was it effective for you ?

[roboticDuck1]

well they will look for how well you know the moves, if you pause to think. How well you (power included) do the moves and how serious you take karate. I have not met anyone who didnt get their yellow belt!

If you wish to get better at the katas you should get 'shotokan karate with kancho hirokazu kanazawa' I have used karate many times. I have used it many times, its very effective again multiple people!

[punkdude1994]

never mind the account thing lol ,thanks for the good news ,is it ok tp use moves taken from kata ? for example i learned spear hand from heian nidan ,i guess its a pretty effective attack if u know where to target

[punkdude1994]

i am also interested in learning Aikido ,wich is a soft style ,it will be an excellent combo ,how much time do you think must i take karate before beginning to take Aikido lessons with karate???

[roboticDuck1]

well its taken me years to get to the position i am at now, i woundlt advise taking other classes as it will confuse you!

[antulio]

Following his question....I started Karate (Shotokan) at age 9 and still do now. At age 28 I fell in love with Aikido. At the beginning I felt like I was being too stiff when Aikido requires you to be relax in order to avoid major injuries when being applied a technique....as time went, I trained my body to differentiate between my Aikido and my Karate....I am now 38, I still do both....I would not say that I felt confused but the thing is that both arts have different approaches. Best for you!

[roboticDuck1]

well why dont you get up to blue belt then start on aikido, this will give you enough time to get use to karate and the move styles. It will also give you an advantage when you start Aikido!

[roboticDuck1]

sorry i used my new account to reply!

[mak19801980]

I know you asked this about 3 weeks ago, but since no one answered Ill try to help =D

Your examination, from what I remember, will consist of you demonstrating some basic moves (Gedan barai, punches and blocks). You will also be examined in Heian Shodan and/or Kihon.

Using Karate in fights? of course, but obviously not traditional karate. The moves in Karate-do are exaggerated purposely in order to improve your reflexes. Later (but not much) you will do free-style Kumite as well.

[faherty09]

you are klas at karate

[needarp]

I'm tired of people knocking our Masters! Don't comment on what you don't understand! Kanazawa is a 10th Dan. The Masters all develop their own styles. Watch Yaguchi, Kanazawa, Okazaki, even Dixon & Cline. They all have their own unique style of Shotokan. Not right or wrong, better or worse, but their own, unique style, suiting their body type. Yaguchi Shotokan is not Kanazawa Shotokan. If any of you disagree, I'm sure Kanazawa would love to have his technique corrected by a yellow belt!

[g250587105]

i do did that many katas i had to do this kata over and over again for like 2 stright months befor getting my blue belt so it just wasent just handed to me

[jac1stdan]

This is the next kata I'm about to learn

[g250587105]

dudes this kata is not that hard i am a blue belt and only 12 years old and is taught by a sensei that tought the USE karata team and he ROCKZ

[TomCook95]

A Blue Belt At 12, Thats Not Good. You Shouldnt Be One Until Ur At Least 14. U Oviously Dont Do Enough Katas. At My Karate School Up To Blue Belt You Probly Have To Do 10-12

[puset00]

blue belt at 12?? HAHAHA. you must be RICH. i got my blue belt when i was 14. and my brown at 16. i got my honorary black at 18. and im still training right now. i got it all from kumite and learning my katas WELL. let me guess.. when you punch.. your hand is wobbling... lol

[roboticDuck1]

why should he be held back by age? Why should the fact that he was born later restrict him from expanding his knowledge and his passion for karate!!

The only age restriction placed should be minimum age to start and mimimum age to gain the black belt!

[PanicusVulgaris]

I agree, roboticDuck1. I'm not sure how young kids should start (it's individual, after all), but I noticed that too young kids are (mostly) just not able to learn proper techniques. In Japan and some other countries (my former home country being one of them) Shotokan practitioners could not do Black Belt Exam before the age of 18, and I totally agree with that and believe this rule should be imposed everywhere.

[dbzbabakku]

no one can judge this master he is 10th dan for god sake

[xhaptic]

what does os means .?

[tawewek]

okey or yes.

[roboticDuck1]

Oss is a Japanese word written with two different characters, the first character means "to push" the second means "to suffer." These two characters symbolize the importance of "pushing" and persevering while "suffering" through whatever difficulties life presents, to maintain high spirits, facing all obstacles with a positive attitude. A deeper meaning relates to "keeping the faith" no matter what you encounter or strive to do. On the simplest level, oss signifies a feeling of deep respect.

[dragonchr15]

I'm learning this kata now. So difficult...

[benderisgreat12]

just focus on understanding it then focus on stance thats what i did

[xhaptic]

yeh . me too ...

[qordales]

Watch people step by step, THEN try and do it on your own. If you breathe loudly, the breats will tell you what to do

[ttfchelson]

i miss my trainings a lot :( didnt have time for trainings hope i go back soon.

[benderisgreat12]

I am getting my orange belt in june for Nothern Shotokan and observing Master Kanazawa has helped me with my stance

[Rominopala]

oss

[benderisgreat12]

i thought it was ouss

[sevensoil]

my belt test is tonight on this also does anyone know ten no kata?

[rockyjay2]

i know ten no kata had to learn if for my 2nd kyu grading.

Its the ultimate training kata i have to say (: especially for fudo dachi stance

[vsean2u]

I orefer heian sandan

[panteraowns100]

i just got my junure black belt yesterday (im 12) and it cool how when you get to black belt all the katas you dont even have to think it just happens.

[Peekingduck]

おめでとう！

I know in the west the Black belt is seen as a master level. But in Japan it is seen as the 'first step/level' (shodan). Keep at it and Good luck with your Karate studies.

[benderisgreat12]

Congratulations on your Black belt. My instructor took all the new black belts and got them to run up a line blocking all the adults attack's one person didnt block so my sensai picked him up and carried him aroung (the guy he was carrying was 14). Did you guys happen to do something to celebrate your black belt?

[karatepro1]

im a white belt and has leart this kata for yellow belt. gradings 2tonight wish me luck!

=)

[o0AussieAndProud0o]

wow u learnt this kata for yellow, its a black belt kata, I know at most schools u learn this kata before black but wow yellow at my school u learn this kata at anywhere from orange to purple belt.

[SSHS4life]

um dude i dont know what ur doing but this is the kata you do for your yellow belt. its the kata after heian shodan. hopefully you were just joking right or got mixed up. otherwise you should get ur dojo closed

[needarp]

In the original Shotokan Heian Nidan was the first Kata. In the 1950's the Masters decided that it was easier to learn Heian Nidan's back-stance after learning Heian Shodan's front stance. Hence, the 2 Katas got switched around. Many dojos teach Heian Shodan first now. BTW, I got that straight from Sensai Joe Dixon, 6th Dan's mouth at a seminar last weekend.

[yoyomuddy]

Heian Nidan is also called Pinan Shodan. Pinan Nidan is Heian Shodan

[SLwootwootUK]

i swear kanku dai is the first kata and all the heian katas come from that. if u know all the heian katas, they all have moves in kanku dai.

[karatepro1]

yaaa i past my grading and the next grading now im a yellow belt black tip!!!

[Xtremeware]

Im a Yellow belt and i am learining this shotokan kata i think this is one of the best kata in heian katas !! Kanazawa is amazing

[chops1995]

i need help im going for my black belt on 18th and could some 1 tell me the no. of the kata cause i wana kram as much knoledge as possible

[johnisfun]

Very helpful, thanks a lot for posting

[makavelifiasco]

just learned this one and i love it

[Wishmastercr555]

my favorite heian kata

[EASEDIGEST]

My dear friends.Please understand that Kancho Kanazawa along with Funokoshi Sensei and Nakayama sensei are the greatest Shotokan Karate Instructors that have lived.Which Kancho Kanazawa is the living kancho of Shotokan Karate.Kanazawa Kancho has taken karatedo to another level.He continued what his teacher Nakiyama sensei started.He is a remarkable human being.

[johnisfun]

please, get over yourself :)

[soparamens]

I agree, Kanazawa Sensei is the living Kancho of Shotokan, and deserves all honor and respect, but you are forgeting Kase Kancho in your list, he developed a whole new approach to karate do, specially with his hente waza techniques *bow*

[kneetrembler1]

Superb.

[lino100x100]

grande alfredo the best!

CMQ 10 dan rubati!!!!!

[bvee5]

Pride before your fall

[bvee5]

sensei kanazawa is the only 10th dan shotokan practitioner in the world and all that other wotnot but i was always (and still am) taught to just raise my hand and go for it but hes the expert and as a yellow belt i have no right to question it

[thecrowrains]

2008/4/19th: Heian Nidan is quite different from Shitoryu's version of Heian Nidan. I am intrigued by BOTH Shitoryu and Shotokan! I wonder how different Heian Shodan is between the two lineages???

[nuavakoa]

His hip movement is nice

[tiartrop]

Wow, the uchi uke is damn fast, you can't hardly see the cover at all! Great^^

[diontoldme]

Great video! Kanazawa has a very understated style. I didn't appreciate it as much when I first started karate, but now I do. He is awesome!

[maofas]

I believe the opening "double block", is blocking a high round punch, turning it over into a standing arm bar, ura zuki to their face while it's force down, pull their head into a bottomfist strike & release and go to the next person.

[Moorecore]

its not a block its a grab then break

[roboticDuck1]

yea, i thought it was grabbing a staff or an arm

[Zipidy2k6]

I think thts more his application, looks more like he blocks with wrong hand to break with the correct hand.

Being a 10th dan as i understand it he gets to set wat others do, so if my understanding is correct, tht is/was the way to do it.

i think...

[JesTokyo]

oh great kata..

but

i noticed when he performs age uke(rising block) he swings his arm around before he blocks..?? i was taught just to prepare staright away - and then block

but overall hes awesome.

He is perfoming slow so people can watch his techniques. Im sure in a real fight he is fast

OSS!

[Saverosso]

you know nothing

it doesnt down his guard

[rpgrocker01]

In his swooping motion during :40, his arm clearly leaves his body. In the time it takes him to do that, an advanced fighter could have took advantage and attacked the solar plexus or another target. I dare anyone to explain the real, practical use of his variation of the technique.

[Hotora86]

It's not "his variation". Luca Valdesi does that as well. I think it's meant to be a double block thing but I'm not sure. My sensei doesn't accentuate this so I simply do Uchi-uke.

[goliard84]

Leg grab?

[rpgrocker01]

I have great respect for Kanazawa, but his right hand twirl at :40 is impractical and it leaves him open to attack. Karate is meant for practical use only - it is not meant to look fancy. Wasted motion.

[Saverosso]

Yosh!

[maxwiens]

O-Sensei ni rej! Ossu!

[JenzGeDelas]

Bruttal : D

[hkney]

Sensei!

[Neglefil79]

Kanazawa is the man. Osu.