Hirokazu Kanazawa · Defensa & ataque · Defense & Attack

[acerwk]

shotokan what a crap

[judokaleo]

I guess none, even the most miserable one, would grab your hand with his two, leaving your other one free. I would fight with the other one.

[InsaneClownBitch]

But then he could control you with your other arm.

He could for example bring on a joint lock if hes fast enough.

[judokaleo]

Well you're right, but taking the arm above the whrist with two hands is foolish, imho. If I'm ordered to take one arm with my two hands I'd eventually take the hand to bring some hands kansetsu waza.

[sbox001]

It's true that no one will grab you that way. But it's far from useless if you look at the bigger picture. These are basic moves which show you the way joints don't like to be bent. You can then adapt them to realistic situations like being held in a head lock or by the throat etc...

[whateva1983]

it's not that strange for someone way bigger than you to start agression that way, man. specially if the agressor is a man and the uke is a woman... :S man it has happened to me. :S

[sbox001]

You're are right, I can actually see that happening between a man and a woman (being dragged away etc..). In which case very good to learn. ...Less likely between two men though, punches with the other hand would start flying right away.

[WarriorBoy]

I agree, I wish that these joint locking applications could be shown in response to a real threat, like a punch or a kick, or like you mentioned, a grab or headlock.

In court, if the jury saw you dislocated a man's wrist and broke his jaw all for him grabbing you, you'd be the assailant, not the grabber!

[InsaneClownBitch]

And remember, you need to learn it somehow before you can use it in a real situation.

Surely the technique alone is not enough but after you learned to execute it fast you can use it in a combination or sth.

[dschungelkaempfer]

man i really think that kanazawa is a great master, but this self-defense thing isnt very useful. who would ever grab your arm like this in a fight? in all the fights in night clubs and on streets i saw nobody did try this! teaching this is dangerous for the guy who is attacked, because he is in no way prepared by this video. i feel a bit sad to say this, but its true.

[musardus]

this is called self defence, in case someone grab you like that when you are shoping...

[sfkcbf]

Some earmarks of Master Kanazawa's technique were precision, smoothness, economy, and practicality. He would prefer one well-executed technique to "100 hundred techniques and running around" like the martial arts films. He did not teach "style," he taught science.

[chivazrigol]

I really cant agree with you, sciense is cold and hearless. Martial arts, or at least the ones I have practiced have a heart, a sense of spirituality, that goes beyond merely beating someone up the best way possible.

[sfkcbf]

I was referring to scientific TECHNIQUE (as opposed to just made-up style), which is only part of complete KarateDO.

[ClaudioBarbato]

Would it be possilbe for an edition with subtitles so we know what he is talking about, other than the odd englinsh word (up! down! throwing technique etc)

[chamacoy]

Piensa, observa, aprende, no necesitas subtitulos

[DetHanob]

Can we for once leave the Japanese explanation as is and cut the crappy, half-asleep Aussie voiceover?

[hkney]

Çok iyi..

[royksk]

An excellent clip.

[dvdmillenium]

Thanks.