Kawawada Kata: Sochin

[elythegreat]

@hafka77 and ninjastorm - you are 101% correct.

[ninjastorm]

Well I think that this is the way kata should be done. No disrespect to the way kata are done now but I just like the way kata are done with application so to say, I think kata is one of the most important aspects of karate, but thats my opinion.

[scottishgal92]

I've just learnt this kata, working on my technique now. I really enjoy this kata

[hisae1201]

I got teaching by oosaka sensei and with kawawada sensei in japan ibaraki .

[Goldenwrath]

Nice for back then, but wouldnt make it for today's standard.

[WestBfella]

I miss the time when katas were real not like the awful excuses for kata today.

[Goldenwrath]

K how about this.

Do a kata. Record it. Put it on youtube.

Who are you to say that kata sucks today? You probably wouldn't know a kata if it bit you in the ass. Back up what you say or gtfo.

[WestBfella]

k. How about this

Who are you to criticise on one of the senior figures of karate as though you know what you are talking about.

So I will post a video the same week you post yours young man

[Bassai]

@Goldenwrath Today's standard in competition is just a trend. Trends always change. The heart and soul of a kata should always be personal to its practitioner. As I said, trends change and maybe today's standard would not win in tournaments back then. Also, as long as the techniques and sequences of them are done correctly, would the trend matter?

[Bassai]

@Goldenwrath Keep in mind, kata was not created for competition.

[shotokanshdn]

and what exactly is today's standard....? JW

[ptboyindenver]

If you are talking about the Luca Valdesi style of doing kata, I feel sorry for you. That way has gone completely off the deep end into stylized competition, away from any vision of kata as self-defense curriculum. The shortcuts they take to produce their falsely-fast technique are just maddening. The Sochins by Tsuchiya, Kawawada and Kagawa are useful tools of learning powerful, effective karate. The modern competitive kata can teach nothing but winning medals.

[karatefella]

I agree 100%

I REALLY hate Valdesi and his like.

The way they do Kata is just appalling.

Purely cosmetic and nothing else.

If Valdesi etc went to a traditional dojo, they would be laughed out of the place.

Andy

4th Dan

[cumanagoto]

@IEKUKATAKA Well said!

[IEKUKATAKA]

@cumanagoto Thanks, sometimes my passion for martial arts truth gets a little sleezy. Sorry.

[katashotokan]

excelente execução de kata sochin oss!

[areonz]

Excellent! Zanshin, timing, power, rythm, breathing are all there in his kata. Oss.

[oghabealborz]

Excellent performance .

[kungfushus]

Frankly I didn't think this looked very good. It didn't look like he put much into it and it was too rushed. NOt very dynamic either.

[shotodo]

Yes, to a beginner or to someone who practices sportkarate it might seem not so good.

[kungfushus]

I simply think that there could have been more kime, zanshin and dynamic movement. The closest I have ever been to sport karate was my participation in one USAKNF tournament (and that was to show support for the host that has supported my TRADITIONAL karate activities in the past). Other than that I have always been AAKF / ITKF. FAR from sport karate. and I have 26 years in, so FAR from beginner! =)

[kungfushus]

I have always like Kawawada as a man of budo and incredible capability, but this wasn't one of his best kata expressions.

[jippzmcghee]

man that's awesome..he actually performs this very similarly to kanazawa..beautiful

[karatefella]

Brilliant.

There is another Karateka named "Tsuchiya".

Have a look at his Sochin Kata.

Also superb

[DMWH]

agreed.. my sensei gave me a tape when Tsuchiya won the JKS kata championship in 2004, and sochin is the kata i need to do for my nidan test on Dec 6th, and my sensei tells me to watch him and tell how much there is a difference between my performance and his.. haha, i believe he wants me to strive to do it like his, well attitude wise

[hafka77]

I really like this continuous and natural movements. Not like katas on championchips today, they look like actors and not karatekas. This is real karate.

[dschungelkaempfer]

thats a strong perfomance! really inspiring, and something to learn from.

[rvasqueztco]

sube el honor de dar mi examen de 2 dan en el 96 con sensei kawawada. Oss

[Nixi1996]

This is absolut a number one.this is real!ETALON

[SpartaShotokanIsrael]

Great!!!

[katasochin]

i had the honor of training with this man at the honbu dojo in japan. he is brilliant!!!!!

[christianbrecht]

I trained with him too :-))

[Visionstar]

i think he could be lower with his sochin-dachi, but he is an old man :P

[Nixi1996]

This is the absolut correct Sochin.If you think any other thing is better,see this again,again,again...Mr Sugiura is the one person who coulbe say somthing to this kata,but not you.

[seanaus2008]

so you think that the lower the stance the better?

[Hotora86]

Great kata and... do Japanese women really talk like that? Damn, she has a sexy voice. ^^' Sorry, had to be said. :P

[ImperialPimp]

Some do talk like that. Especially on TV and Radio.

In general , many Japanese girls go out of their way to talk "cute" - even if its not the way the ACTUALLY talk!

[hssp900]

real kata great.

[hass51]

great stuff, thanks for posting. i can see great sensi Ukei in the back