Yori ashi gyaku zuki by Kagawa sensei MORE ABOUT KARATE AT :www.keishinkandojo.org

[TheUnknowKING]

use this on me ! I GARANTEE U WILL LAY ON UR BACK WITH UR TEETH MASHED IN

[yurikan200]

@TheUnknowKING Ok, champ!

[TheUnknowKING]

@yurikan200 , lol ! sorry i didnt mean it like that...! but all i'm saying ... IS THAT GUY IS WIDE OPEN FOR COUNTER ATTACK

[JVThrillz]

@masserby Hey that's a really cool story, bro.

[sinaquanon]

Yori ashi literally means 'lagging foot.' The slide of the back foot in combination of the reverse punch adds power. Simply put, he's sliding into the punch. Obviously, you don't do this move in every situation because it's hard to recover your defenses from it. You do it when your enemy has a pretty big opening in the stomach area. Remember, with no gloves, one clean hit to the stomach can easily paralyze your enemy.

[bushidoartss]

you guys can not see?look when hi striking he is head open...how it will work?counter jab or eblow will finish him..this is good for tournament not for real fight

[bushidoartss]

@masserby this techniaue does not work..mister

[mrmantis84]

also great for striking into the testicles

[karatefightr15]

i have trained (albeit briefly) with shotokan practitioners, and I know several of them are excellent fighters, but I also noticed that there is no real bunkai taught in shotokan. anyone out there a shotokan karateka that is also taught in-depth bunkai?

[mrmantis84]

@karatefightr15 i end up doing a lot of bunkai by my self in shotokan it some thing that you have to find, i also discover new ones when as i go a long teaching or working with a partner. some time i look at how things are done in other martial arts to help me understand things from another perspective and by doing this i get new ideas. also the more i look else where the more i see what has been right under my nose all a long just waiting to be discovered.

[mrmantis84]

@karatefightr15 also it all depends on what the teacher him self has put him self threw and how much he has discovered and how much he is willing to teach at that moment i.e are you ready to learn it? does he want you to do some discovering for your self? what does he like to specialize in most kata, kihon, kumite, self defense or bunkai?

[haffoc]

@karatefightr15 One of the tragedies of Shotokan is that Anko Itosu, Funakoshi's teacher, apparently did not teach kata applications, according to authority Harry Cook. Consequently, Funakoshi and other shotokan practitioners have struggled with what the kata mean. Often interpretations vary widely and are often impractical, and, IMHO, more likely incorrect than not. I say this as a former Shotokan guy with a lot of affection for the style.

[Bassai]

@haffoc I studied Matsubayashi Shorin-Ryu after many years of Shotokan, just to understand original bunkai and Okinawan training. Much of the Okinawan bunkai I learned was not profound or complicated. They were all simple and quick, with very few throwing and grappling techniques. Shotokan practitioners are trying too hard to re-interpret many of the techniques in their kata, resulting in impractical strategy. The best Shotokan defense, as in Shorin, is a simple block & strong counter.

[Winterdenni]

@karatefightr15 Yep. My Shotokan club always stressed bunkai... or, more specifically, oyo-jutsu, in that the bunkai had to be practically applicable in real world situations.

[ItayKenny]

Kagawa sensei is really an amazing martial artist.

[kobuden]

Of course it works. I'm a K1 amateur fighter, I do Muay Thai but one of my big idols is Andy Hug (Kyokushin Kaikan) and so, pursuing Karate I did some Shotokan and incorporated yori ashi gyaku zuki into my boxing techniques, I was 2009 WAKO southamerican heavyweight rookie champion, won the semifinals by KO, solar plexus deformation, that's proof of what yori ashi gyaku zuki can do to you. Osu!

[GigiChelbosu]

@masserby see ;)

yori ashi gyaku zuki is the most powerfull shotokan hand kick ;)

anyway keep up with the training and don't listen to all those who don't know anything about a martial art ! OSU

[brinnonvallere]

@GigiChelbosu thats funny "hand kick" and your absolutely right...reverse punch to your face/solar plexus will feel exactly so.

[losfoley1]

Those who speak ill of Shotokan have never felt a Shotokan blow. I am 6'1 and 165 pounds I have mixed it up with about every type to fighter and martial artist out there and they all say "man you hit hard" and " wow you have a strong base" thats thats what shotokan will do for you.

[raynaldduluth]

@losfoley1 I was just wondering. The front foot lands, the hip turns and the gyaku zuki lands, then the rear foot secures the ground... is this correct? Then the opponent comes into it when the position finally becomes solid? Just seems strange. Am I seeing this in the right order?

[losfoley1]

In the mechanics of shotokan kata is found bunkai. what is displayed in clips like these a exercise that serve particular functions in the overall development of the karateka this due to shotokan being a version to TE that was taught in the public school system of japan. The form is obsessed over and the function then becomes lost. It is just as in art, a masters eyes sees details aswell as mistakes that others do not see. Mistakes in judgement of instance;)

[locoyogui]

@losfoley1 I certify that

[wateronthesmoke]

Cool, nice, for sports. Bad for the streets.

[GigiChelbosu]

i love when ppl have to object something about shotokan but they didn't do any martial art.

ps - trust me my friend...this is very efficient on street. i wish you'll never get to see that, because then it will be to late. (a suggestion for you > try not to upset a shotokan or any karate master )

[Zinidatikazem2]

Osu

[PanicusVulgaris]

Thank you for these great videos, keishinkandojo

[Time4wasabi]

greatest demonstration of gyaku zuki on youtube!! the one at 0:35 looks best!