Ive met him before in the American Karate tournament circuit. Richard is a nice guy. I had no idea he moved like this. LOL He was pretty good back in his day. :)
I "love" how a bunch of teenagers & a few 20 year old know-it-alls are commenting on how one of the most respected masters has poor technique.
Richard Rabago has been doing martial arts since maybe the late 1940's and holds black belts in both shotokan & shorin-ryu. Not sure what rank he held in the video, but he currently holds a 7th dan in shorin-ryu.
Before you comment on how someone is performing a kata incorrectly, remember that not every dojo does a single kata the same way!
never seen a naihanshi shodan like that but having energy in a kata is good but the moves are made too fast you have to take your time to make the moves correcly and i don't say the moves are not good but some are still to practiss.
its sad that people would comment with "poor technique" when they dont know what they are talking about....you can only appreciate this if you know the style of Shorin Ryu Karate.
Hmmm... the way my Academy practices it is a little different, I believe we have a different set of techniques from the second half of this Kata onward. The first half is nearly identical, otherwise.
Some key points of this kata, at least in my dojo, are to keep the head level. Also, there is supposed to be lateral motion in the Naihanchi Shodan kata, not just standing still.
Ive met him before in the American Karate tournament circuit. Richard is a nice guy. I had no idea he moved like this. LOL He was pretty good back in his day. :)
agelesskarate 1 week ago
Absolutely incredible! That is a black belt kata! Straight back, solid strikes, deep stance.
timdryer 4 months ago
zika
Enzinho888 6 months ago
He is a really nice guy. I have met him before. He is my sensei's main sensei.
TheKarategirl90 6 months ago
I "love" how a bunch of teenagers & a few 20 year old know-it-alls are commenting on how one of the most respected masters has poor technique.
Richard Rabago has been doing martial arts since maybe the late 1940's and holds black belts in both shotokan & shorin-ryu. Not sure what rank he held in the video, but he currently holds a 7th dan in shorin-ryu.
Before you comment on how someone is performing a kata incorrectly, remember that not every dojo does a single kata the same way!
barrettokarate 8 months ago
he didnt move anywere? in shodan ur soposed to move..
Sk8terGirlAlaina 9 months ago 2
Wow, and to think he never had a single lesson!
mrthebillman 1 year ago
never seen a naihanshi shodan like that but having energy in a kata is good but the moves are made too fast you have to take your time to make the moves correcly and i don't say the moves are not good but some are still to practiss.
UchihaTsukichan 1 year ago
wow.... never seen it done like that before!!
nidangerijodan 1 year ago
@nidangerijodan My thoughts exactly.
LibJumper 1 year ago
its sad that people would comment with "poor technique" when they dont know what they are talking about....you can only appreciate this if you know the style of Shorin Ryu Karate.
Keike3 1 year ago
@Keike3 agree just because its Naihanchi shodan kata desnt mean its Kempo etc every style does kata a little different
stompySharpNpointy 1 year ago
hi!
luvkarate2 1 year ago
Good power, but seems like poor technique.
MrUzUmAkI21 1 year ago
Wow you messed up alot my friend, thats 100 push ups. =)
Sabre809 1 year ago
Hmmm... the way my Academy practices it is a little different, I believe we have a different set of techniques from the second half of this Kata onward. The first half is nearly identical, otherwise.
Myfamily1964 2 years ago
Interesting way of performing Naihanchi. Thanks for uploadng
aiko4321 2 years ago
thats my teacher suckas
socal786 2 years ago
Mine too! :D
aznpunk008 2 years ago
interesting speed but poor form
Some key points of this kata, at least in my dojo, are to keep the head level. Also, there is supposed to be lateral motion in the Naihanchi Shodan kata, not just standing still.
killersquirel11 2 years ago
interesting performance
hanzabass 2 years ago
that was new!
nijuken 2 years ago
ROFLcopter
pabloernesto19 2 years ago
A pause to show Balance.
Grace to show Form.
Footwork would be nice too.
AcademyOfJustice 2 years ago
very good version of this kata, strong ,performed well, fast, good hip power
mastrdanart 3 years ago
I love my Sensei!
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AznKarate0901 3 years ago