The JKA changed the cultural soul of karate, omitted many primal elements, ignored its intention, and altered its identity. Shotokan is called a style yet it is not true karate because it is a sport of their deliberate making. An objective person who wishes to discern what history has unfolded will determine the intrinsic nature of original karate and the nature of the JKA and reach this same conclusion; the moral truth is evident.
I have to be of the same opinion as all those below me : Very WELL MADE VIDEO, VERY LOGICAL APPLICATION RESPONSES, and the video shows that this karateka is demoing from a well trained perspective. This may be the only "bunkai" video Ive seen on YOUTUBE that is actually teaching bunkai !! Great work !
good job... and repeating a comment I made on Nijushiho, there is nothing said as a "must be" on bunkais. Even so, these interpretations shown here are very good. Again, thanks for sharing
buen trabajo. repito un comentario que hice en Nijushiho, no hay nada dicho de "como debe ser" en los bunkais. Aún así, estas interpretaciones mostradas acá, son muy buenas. Otra vez, gracias por compartir...
I love this bunkai! It is different than other bunkai because it is not holding to the structure. This makes your bunkai original. I am tired of these "fine looking" katas and bunkais. Very good video!
Muy bueno Didier Lupo. Ahora me gusta mucho mas el karate que antes, cuando no se enseñaban este tipo de bunakis. Si el karate se hubiese enseñado asì siempre, mucha gente que antes practicaban karate, no se hubieran cambiado de estilo o abandonado su practica
bunkai should match the structure of the kata not stray from it. your kata is done well try sticking to naihanchi structure and use only the moves in the kata for your bunkai.
Congratulations, with this bunkai you put Karate again in the self defense field and not only in the sports arena. Your Bunkai proved that, with real training and real knowledge, Karate is a serious martial art.
You should always assume the other person has a knife, and that you are probably going to get cut in some form or fashion. The important thing is surviving the encounter.
Good applications but should not be used to defend against oi zuki, which is an attack never seen on the street....but for clarity, I can see why he used it. Not bad at all!
These are good bunkai. I am very impressed with the Iain Abernethy bunkai as well, but there's no reason to limit your practice to any one "brand". After all, before you can use any of these techniques, you have to practice the techniques themselves a few zillion times, not just the kata (which are really just databases). There are also some pretty cool bunkai for Tekki and the Heian kata in a Japanese book titled "Hidden Karate" by Gennosuke Higaki.
This man has the best idea of BUNKAI I have ever seen. I don't think all of his interpretations are what was meant in the original masters design of all the SHOTOKAN Katas, but he has given much thought to them and I wish I could thanks him directly for the great work on you tube. If you are out there my best regards to you.
This is a clear display of technique and controlling the opposition with crisp and clean motions. Those watching this video should be reminded that this performance is meant to show what the individual movement can do so distance is necessary for the proper setup. In the realworld, most of the technique done closeup would be so obscure that as a teaching apparatus this clip would be useless.
This guys applications resemble Chokki Motobus, who used this form as a complete fighting system which he tested on a regular basis on Okinawa in bar fights.
Yes, I agree with guitarninja83. The bunkai shown here is quite practical and realistic, and as good as Abernethy's material. The style is Shotokan-like meaning wider stances, longer distances and more linear movements - but those things are easily customizable to your own preference and do not take away from the key bunkai principles shown here. I think this is a good video.
Wow... why do you assume nathan has the only REAL bunkai to this form? There are many people showing more realistic bunkai relating to more diverse ranges of combat that more closely resemble the kata. To continue as such in your beliefs is to disregard the karateka who lived on okinawa and trained this form traditionally. Tode Sakugawa, Bushi Matsumura, Itosu, Motobu, Funakoshi.. etc.. nothing wrong with nathans bunkai, but not the one and only answer.
Hmm. I think this video proves that kata is as different from kihon and kumite as kumite is from kihon. Kihon is karate perfection of itself. Kumite is karate against karate. Kata is karate against anything and everything.
that student did not want to stay up. in some of the slow motions you can see him lunge down momentarly after the tecneaq, or losing stability of the leg that was not kicked. good moves though.
If people don't like the sound, all they have to do is turn it off while they watch the video. Some of us prefer the video with sound effects, its a lot more didactical for kids and beginners. Another great kata Didier. Thank you for sharing it with the world.
cool stuff, I love seeing traditional kata application. I actually think the sound is an encoding problem rather than an effect; happened to me a lot when I used pinnacle for video editing.
Agreed. The sound effects make it sound phoney. If you could kiai like that, you wouldn't need the rest! The technique however, is very sharp. Great visual aid.
great demo, thanks!
X3zi 1 month ago
Awesome bunkai exponent. ossu sensei Lupo.
jony2steaks 1 month ago
thank you for this presentation,veryhelpful and keeps the KISS concept. thanks
shotokan885 1 month ago
I very much appreciate your videos. I consider them to be among the best on Youtube teaching real world applications.
ShotokanGerry 2 months ago
Great video! Thanks for taking the time.
pfullinwider 2 months ago
EXELLENT..oss.
fredkarat 1 year ago
The JKA changed the cultural soul of karate, omitted many primal elements, ignored its intention, and altered its identity. Shotokan is called a style yet it is not true karate because it is a sport of their deliberate making. An objective person who wishes to discern what history has unfolded will determine the intrinsic nature of original karate and the nature of the JKA and reach this same conclusion; the moral truth is evident.
IEKUKATAKA 1 year ago
You are a great contribution to the traditional karate. Thank you very much for the bunkai and congratulations. Ossu!
Hectorksm 1 year ago
ONCE AGAIN, SOME ONE MAKING UP APPLICATIONS TO SUIT THE KATA MOVE HES MISSED THE POINT COMPLETELY
JUST A MORE ADVANCED CHILDRENS KARATE
JIMMYBUSHIDO 1 year ago
@JIMMYBUSHIDO once again a big fat and ugly noob trying to undermine karates image.
stupid cunt
2AgentSmith2 1 year ago 3
Domo arigato
negoni08 1 year ago
I have to be of the same opinion as all those below me : Very WELL MADE VIDEO, VERY LOGICAL APPLICATION RESPONSES, and the video shows that this karateka is demoing from a well trained perspective. This may be the only "bunkai" video Ive seen on YOUTUBE that is actually teaching bunkai !! Great work !
hazor777 1 year ago
great performances, it really brings me to some good ideas for my training. thanks a lot
tubespammer 1 year ago
good job... and repeating a comment I made on Nijushiho, there is nothing said as a "must be" on bunkais. Even so, these interpretations shown here are very good. Again, thanks for sharing
buen trabajo. repito un comentario que hice en Nijushiho, no hay nada dicho de "como debe ser" en los bunkais. Aún así, estas interpretaciones mostradas acá, son muy buenas. Otra vez, gracias por compartir...
marellanoq 1 year ago
really well done. I like it a lot and got a lot of inspiration from that... thank you for posting
Ohndres 1 year ago
I love this bunkai! It is different than other bunkai because it is not holding to the structure. This makes your bunkai original. I am tired of these "fine looking" katas and bunkais. Very good video!
karatesoul 1 year ago
Muy bueno Didier Lupo. Ahora me gusta mucho mas el karate que antes, cuando no se enseñaban este tipo de bunakis. Si el karate se hubiese enseñado asì siempre, mucha gente que antes practicaban karate, no se hubieran cambiado de estilo o abandonado su practica
OkinawaT 2 years ago
Excellent bunkai !
wardzagunisfan 2 years ago
Excellent video!
My only suggestion would be to control the knife hand better (and then the knife!) in those bunkai.
Otherwise, one of the best I've seen.
deosullivan3 2 years ago
At last a well made shotokan bunkai! It's better even than some so said "okinawan karate" bunkais...
Naihanchi is the best kata for street fighting.
In short, the rule for good bunkai is: if your kata analysis and practice is giving good results/realism, it's fine.
wateronthesmoke 2 years ago
OSS
MasOyama10dan 2 years ago
complimenti bel karate
difficile da trovare in italia a parte tammaccaro
e in sicilia
ferrara e di blasi
un saluto a tutti gli appasionati di karate
oss
vitocange 2 years ago
un trabajo muy bueno
oriolquan 2 years ago
bunkai should match the structure of the kata not stray from it. your kata is done well try sticking to naihanchi structure and use only the moves in the kata for your bunkai.
zankwack 2 years ago
I sense this is more of bunkia to practice the moves in tekki.
I suppose if this guy is experienced in S/D he will later teach improvisation.
All in all not bad .
zerzerzerzer1 2 years ago
excelente
pasico25 2 years ago
Good Thranks :)
powerbasspride 2 years ago
Amazing, The real Shotokan Karate, Thanks Sensei
negoni08 2 years ago
The first technique leaves the defender getting kicked between the legs.
The others are ok
zerzerzerzer1 2 years ago
really good info, my friend, keep up the good work,
excellent.
rex366 2 years ago
muito bom!
mwspab 2 years ago
impressive
Grimmwood 3 years ago
I'm sure there is one form where you can break someones neck with a twist. Aidan Trimble's kata applications are different to these ones.
TaigaSibirskaya 3 years ago
Congratulations, with this bunkai you put Karate again in the self defense field and not only in the sports arena. Your Bunkai proved that, with real training and real knowledge, Karate is a serious martial art.
Ariyakuza 3 years ago
otimo!!!!
1mbert0 3 years ago
Excellent bunkai. In real life, don't depend on this technique against a knife attack - you'll get badly cut.
rhjames 3 years ago
You should always assume the other person has a knife, and that you are probably going to get cut in some form or fashion. The important thing is surviving the encounter.
bonkersfox 2 years ago
Ous. We have a saying in our system (karatejutsu / jujutsu) "Everybody get's hit."
You're going to get hit, you're going to get cut. The question is how severely and do you have the "nuts" to keep fighting.
redneckninjanc 2 years ago
belo bunkai de tekki shodan oss
katashotokan 3 years ago 2
Good applications but should not be used to defend against oi zuki, which is an attack never seen on the street....but for clarity, I can see why he used it. Not bad at all!
Ronin6575 3 years ago
These are good bunkai. I am very impressed with the Iain Abernethy bunkai as well, but there's no reason to limit your practice to any one "brand". After all, before you can use any of these techniques, you have to practice the techniques themselves a few zillion times, not just the kata (which are really just databases). There are also some pretty cool bunkai for Tekki and the Heian kata in a Japanese book titled "Hidden Karate" by Gennosuke Higaki.
oldusedking 3 years ago
This man has the best idea of BUNKAI I have ever seen. I don't think all of his interpretations are what was meant in the original masters design of all the SHOTOKAN Katas, but he has given much thought to them and I wish I could thanks him directly for the great work on you tube. If you are out there my best regards to you.
ant47777 3 years ago 3
This is a clear display of technique and controlling the opposition with crisp and clean motions. Those watching this video should be reminded that this performance is meant to show what the individual movement can do so distance is necessary for the proper setup. In the realworld, most of the technique done closeup would be so obscure that as a teaching apparatus this clip would be useless.
shihansensei89 3 years ago 2
C'est rare de voir des bunkai (ou kata) aussi réussis ! Merci :)
memailpadsu 3 years ago
Plausible Bunkai, excellent execution. So sharp and clear. Great job!
Derukugi2 3 years ago 2
When I attacked in the street from THAT FAR away by a jodan or cudan zuki, then maybe I will believe this stuff.
Untill then check out Iain Abernethy.
BandanaBoy123 4 years ago
This guys applications resemble Chokki Motobus, who used this form as a complete fighting system which he tested on a regular basis on Okinawa in bar fights.
guitarninja83 4 years ago 9
@guitarninja83 What's funny is that Gichin Funakoshi and Choki Motobu knew each other and actually had a sort of rivalry.
AkatsukiPR0 4 months ago
Yes, I agree with guitarninja83. The bunkai shown here is quite practical and realistic, and as good as Abernethy's material. The style is Shotokan-like meaning wider stances, longer distances and more linear movements - but those things are easily customizable to your own preference and do not take away from the key bunkai principles shown here. I think this is a good video.
emotionumist 3 years ago 3
Check out ko-do ryu and zen shorin do for real bunkai to this great kata.
gaugustcrane 4 years ago
Wow... why do you assume nathan has the only REAL bunkai to this form? There are many people showing more realistic bunkai relating to more diverse ranges of combat that more closely resemble the kata. To continue as such in your beliefs is to disregard the karateka who lived on okinawa and trained this form traditionally. Tode Sakugawa, Bushi Matsumura, Itosu, Motobu, Funakoshi.. etc.. nothing wrong with nathans bunkai, but not the one and only answer.
guitarninja83 4 years ago 11
very good applications.
jion080981 4 years ago 4
Very good applications
tomasleeman 4 years ago 4
The performance is GREAT!
A word of advice:
We all should train Tekki Shodan 10,000 times to show a real bunkai.
If we don't want to train that many times then; we should learn Jujitsu, Iaido, Aikido, etc. to show a real bunkai of any karate kata.
Osu,
silveradokarate 4 years ago 5
and who said kata wasnt kumite?
AZNKC 4 years ago 4
Hmm. I think this video proves that kata is as different from kihon and kumite as kumite is from kihon. Kihon is karate perfection of itself. Kumite is karate against karate. Kata is karate against anything and everything.
ptboyindenver 2 years ago
That is an excellent way of thinking of it, I think. Ous.
redneckninjanc 2 years ago
that student did not want to stay up. in some of the slow motions you can see him lunge down momentarly after the tecneaq, or losing stability of the leg that was not kicked. good moves though.
berrynaut 4 years ago 2
If people don't like the sound, all they have to do is turn it off while they watch the video. Some of us prefer the video with sound effects, its a lot more didactical for kids and beginners. Another great kata Didier. Thank you for sharing it with the world.
egaserv 4 years ago 3
Facinating look at different interpretations of this age old Kata
CaptainLeRoy158 4 years ago 2
cool stuff, I love seeing traditional kata application. I actually think the sound is an encoding problem rather than an effect; happened to me a lot when I used pinnacle for video editing.
JohnChivez 4 years ago 3
Agreed. The sound effects make it sound phoney. If you could kiai like that, you wouldn't need the rest! The technique however, is very sharp. Great visual aid.
pauleliades 4 years ago
I never thought the applications could be used in so many ways. I thought that it was only when you were confined against a wall, or in a long hall.
pauleliades 4 years ago
brilliant, please get rid of the sound effects. please
tabascojazz 4 years ago
Bunito mas não aplicavel auoiAHiuahiuAH Enfiu Soco u direto e Down ;)
catatal01 4 years ago
THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU - I am really trying to understand bunkai a lot now and this is gr8 - Thanks :)
jamboni 4 years ago
Looks REAL TO ME, I WILL PRACTICE THAT.
THANKS
maribk 4 years ago
Magnificant video!
Jh7478 4 years ago
Excellent video!
tomasleeman 4 years ago
Good bunkai. Thanks.
aience 4 years ago
Wonderful. Thank you.
billiardjay 4 years ago
Very sharp, very clear demonstration!
Only the stupid sound effects are annoying...
Derukugi2 4 years ago