Hirokazu Kanazawa 10º Dan Tekki Shodan

[academiadragaopnn]

Hirokazu Kanazawa é 10 o filho dele Hubuaki está no Brasil

[sidi3pl]

"karate" to czas stracony kotry pozostawia po sobie wyrwe w psychice. Gdy dokladamy wschodnia tzw filozofie to nieswiadomie wchodzimy w bagno ktore predzej czy pozniej nas pociagnie i stad w srod instr. karate mamy rozwody, alkocholizm, rekoczyny, chamskie zachowanie, wchodzenie w uklady z tzw polswiatkiem. O wzroscie adrenaliny i tego konsekwencjach nie wspomne. Rozwalone stawy, inst. skloceni - jeden kopie pod drugim itd. itp. a na koniec siada psychika.

[dannyela12]

how old is he?

[Shomi701]

kanazawa is only live person who have black belt 10th dan............

[razorflown2]

...I thought you could only receive 10th dan on death ....?

[aissa336]

niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice

[Scowie1962]

I met Sensei Kanazawa late 1980's and can say he is one of the best and technically strong masters of his era. He graded me when I was a 7th Kyu. Nobody took their eyes of him when he demonstrated the Kata's.

Absolutely fantastic.

[HOHORUS]

He's a 10th DAN? Wow he must have graded himself, watch sensei Osaka JKA who is 8th Dan he'll show you how it's done!

[Bassai]

@HOHORUS I'm not sure who did, but usually a Budo master of very high ranking, be it Aikido, Judo, Kendo, Kyudo, Naginata-Do, Karate-Do, etc. and himself or herself a recognized authority of the same organization OR an authorized member from the Dai NIppon Butokukai (google it) are the ones who give recognition to such rankings. Funakoshi himself had have the Shotokan recognized by the Dai Nippon Butokukai so as to authenticize his school as legitimate hall for Budo training in Japan.

[Bassai]

@HOHORUS Also, I know you mean no disrespect, but its kind of unfair to compare Kanazawa to Osaka sensei. You have to understand, Kanazawa was more than a decade senior to Osaka when he was still in the JKA. Kanazawa's style is born from the original JKA early 50's to mid 60's flavor. By the 70's, Osaka's generation, JKA Karate had evolved based on experience of JKA instructors teaching a decade earlier. If you study Kagawa's (late 70's to mid 80's) style, it is a progression from Osaka's.

[Bassai]

@HOHORUS The clearest distinction which accents the point I'm making can be seen when the kata performance of Funakoshi himself (tekki performance on you tube) is compared to Kanazawa's kata. In truth, to say which is "better" is always arguable because beauty always lies in the eyes of the beholder. However, the difference between the two is evidence of the "progression" I'm talking about. Another example: current boom in MMA has Shotokan dojos rethinking kata practice.

[DGrieux]

@HOHORUS

This rendition of Tekki Shodan is quite old and sensei Kanazawa was a lower grade at the time (4th or 5th Dan I think). The fact that you did not consider the time factor of this recording, renders your statement fallacious.

[MrGuachipei]

just perfect

[tayounorise]

I love all 27 shotokankatas but this one is also very awsome and he is so powerfull and dynamic performing it. It is a joy watchng him performing...

thank you for sharing wishing all of you merry christmass and a happy and healthy new year 2010!

*bow*

angela

[hannah00009]

it looks, obviousley with some differences, like wado's nihanchi, excuse spelling, is it the shotokan form of it?

[TheLagvin]

it is derived from naihanchi of okinawan karate and was the basis of wado, shotokan and shitoryu versions. it has been called tekki because gichin funakoshi of shotokan had to rename it as to give a more japanese flavor.

[apomak18]

i started shotokan after 18 years and i'm learning again this kata...

[NBPPOP]

Es ist so eine starke Kata und die ausführung ist ja auch genial. ABER WO BLEIBT ER TON!!!! Eine Kata ohne Kime und Kiai ist einfach keine Kata!!!!!

[LovelyJubbly192]

Ok he's better than me it was just a joke!!! lol :)

[LesPaulRockerProduct]

ive trained with him, it was an honour

[AdnanCucak]

Acerwk = MALAKA AHAHHA

[LovelyJubbly192]

I'm twelve and im better than you

[lociana23]

I don`t think you better =)

But maybe you good but never better if he.

=)

[IIAtseII]

Kids...

[tommyviva2000]

PERFECT!!! OSS SHIHAN!!

[sfkcbf]

Kanazawa Sensei has the most deceptively powerful techniques of any of the Japanese instructors with whom I have trained (14.) I observed him put his fist through a chunk of wooden beam and also shatter a makiwara; yet his movements are smooth & economical. Also, his mind is quick and strategic rather than simply aggresive. More imortantly, his character & behavior are superior to many, including some who post here.

[lynxSSJ]

and that's why he gets a black belt? @_@"

[rajahm17]

son of a bitch u know who u r talkin abt????????

[lynxSSJ]

no i don't @_@" i was being sarcastic RETO!

[GoShinRyuFairy]

Kanazawa was indeed a true master, along with Eonioda and Oyama.

[Hans88888]

This kata is done very well. It's Kanazawa!!!

[frankvanqueens]

When you know what you're talking about, then you may question me! There is no proof other what Kanazawa says! Kanazawa broke from the JKA as many of the first generation who trained under Nakayama did. If you know anything, you'd know that there are numerous Shotokan schools in Japan that claim to be Funakoshi't successor. That's why they say that they're the legitimate successor to Funakoshi. Egami's Shotokan's punch is totally different from JKA and it's offshoots. So who changed it? Get real

[frankvanqueens]

Kanazawa did NOT train under Funakoshi! Where are the photos of him with Funakoshi? What exactly is the proof? Master Egami trained under Funkoshi's son, as most of the JKA did! Funakoshi would not "teach" them, but would come in and observe the class and how the instructor was teaching. By the time Kanazawa was training, Funakoshi was in his eighties. This myth has been propagated by the JKA to make themselves seem more "legitimate" than the other Shotokan associations. How can these people lie

[Royajin]

1. Where are the proofs that Kanazawa did not train under Funakoshi?

2. And why should that be a myth by the JKA, Kanazawa is (today) in the SKIF.

3. Funakoshi's son died 1945, Kanazawa is born in 1931 and he started to train Karate at university. So he could not train under Funakoshi's son.

4. Everyone says that Kanazawa trained under Nishyama, Nakayama and was one of the last students of Funakoshi. Why should that be a lie?

[farorin]

Why does it matter?

[PanicusVulgaris]

Royajin, Kanazawa Sensei was NEVER a direct pupil of Funakoshi, but trained under Nakayama Sensei.Nishiyama and Okazaki were his seniors, but both of them still recognized Nakayama as Funakoshi's successor as the Head of Shotokan (JKA) Unfortuanately, many of great JKA instructors (including Kanazawa) started their own organizations. But the good thing is that all of them (except Shotokai) are preserving the true spirit of Shotokan.

[Royajin]

why not shotokai, egami shigeru was chosen by funakoshi

[PanicusVulgaris]

Chosen for what??? That's a LIE!! Funakoshi chose and installed Nakayama as the head of Shotokan. There is NO evidence whatsoever (except in the propaganda of Shotokai practitioners) that Egami had any special status with Funakoshi. And besides, Egami astrayed so far from Funakoshi's teachings that Shotokai has no connection whatsoever with Shotokan nor with what Funakoshi was trying to accomplish.

[Royajin]

ok maybe funakoshi didn't choose egami, but he also didnt choose nakayama, because nakayama didnt follow the philosophy of funakoshi, for example funakoshi said that there is no competition in karate and karate cannot be a sport

[Bassai]

@PanicusVulgaris I have to disagree with you on some points, Panicus. Before I go on, I'd like to point out that my source of info is Harry Cook's "Shotokan Karate: A Precise History", and "Kanazawa, 10th Dan: Recollections of a Living Karate Legend - The Early Years (1931-1964)". Funakoshi never named Nakayama as head of the Shotokan. JKA was never the original dojo. Isao Obata was Nakayama's Senior and JKA co-founder but left because of early politics and JKA attitude on tournaments.

[Bassai]

@PanicusVulgaris JKA started in 1949, with Funakoshi as head. However, the original dojo was already established by then. Funakoshi had into'd Karate to mainland Japan in 1922, but had to share teaching space with a famous Kenjitsu instructor (Hiromichi Nakayama). His students decided to chip in for a formal dojo, hence the Shoto-Kan was built in 1936. Shigeru Egami started training in Karate in Waseda University in 1932. Nakayama started training in Takushoku University in the same year.

[Bassai]

@PanicusVulgaris After Funakoshi died, the Shotokan splintered into many groups, with University dojos siding either with the JKA or the original Shotokan dojo (Shoto-kai). Egami, head of the Shotokai started to distort Funakoshi's teachings a few years later (1960's).

[Bassai]

@PanicusVulgaris Kanazawa split off the JKA and formed SKIF in 1978, almost a decade before Nkayama passed away in 1987. According to Kanazawa, he did not want to split off. In his book, he said he wanted to simply resign his post as head of JKA in Europe and concentrate on teaching at a smaller scale. He was shocked to find a letter from Nakayama demanding his total resignation from the JKA. But then with my experience with the JKA and non-JKA dojos, Karate politics is always about control.

[PanicusVulgaris]

@Bassai, looks to me that your info is reliable and precise, thank you for the info and my apology for wrong post. I believed that Kanazawa Sensei was one of a few who split after Nakayama's death. About Egami I never cared very much, for a simple reason - in my humble opinion the Shotokai as it is today (which means Shotokai as Egami created it) is far, far away from Funakoshi's teachings. As for Kanazawa, I admire his skills and his character, no matter what organization he belongs to.

[Bassai]

@PanicusVulgaris You are right about Shotokai. Some will blast e about my opinion, but I think that its a true distortion of what Funakoshi's (Gichin and Gigo's) Karate. I heard from another Japanese teacher (non-JKA) in NY that in the 60's Egami grew ill and was hospitalized. When he returned to the dojo he wass a changed man and he implemented more esoteric ideas to Karate (involving fluid ki) into the Kihon and Kata.

[HOHORUS]

I totally agree with your comment!

[PanicusVulgaris]

franvanqueens, Kanazawa sensei NEVER stated that he trained under Funakoshi! Some ill informed fans of him might have stated so, but he can not be responsible for other people's statements.He trained mostly under late Nakayama Masatoshi Sensei, whom Funakoshi installed as his successor. It wasn't until 1987, when Nakayama Sensei passed away, that Kanazawa started his own association. In no way is he stating that his Shotokan is THE Shotokan.Rather, he teaches his own undertanding of Shotokan.

[frankvanqueens]

Whilst the practioner looks good to the untrained eye, there are a number of changes to this kata that are incorrect. Unfortunately the improperly trained don't see them, but see only what they think is correct due to his stature in the karate world. One must learn to look beyond hype and p.r. blurbs to get to the real excecution. Kanazawa has made a huge following, but that has nothing to do with correct excecution of techniques.

[shotokankarate1906]

ur not a 10 dan there is no 10 dans in the world for any marshal art but there is 8 dans and thats the highest :P

[BradipoNinja]

Normally there isn't, but Kanazawa is not normal: he's a legend! He's the only 10th Dan, after Nakayama. He trained from Funakoshi, the Shotokan founder! - If you watch his kata execution, you can just imagine why he is a reference for the whole World... Thanks Sensei - OSS

[shotokankarate1906]

actually he isnt but he calls him self one because he is at the level him and sensi hazard traned together and they told me that the reason why they dont grade for there tenth dan is cuz they want one of there peers to do it first thats what him and sensi hazard told me and yes ive metHirokazu Kanazawa

[anhkhoinguyen]

shotokankarate 1906...9th dan is the highest not 8th dan lol 10 is of course honorary. And martial art is spelled "Martial" not "marshal" =P hahahha

[shotokankarate1906]

ok i spelt it wrong cuz i was holding in a shit !

[anhkhoinguyen]

LOL hahaha

[Grimmwood]

One of my favorite KATAs

[njtr]

I'm just sitting here thinking about how lucky we all are to have this here on you tube. This really is the "good stuff." This is how all us Shotokan karateka learn. Don't get sucked into the MMA, boxing, or kickboxing hype. Us Shotokan guys don't believe in fighting, but really do train for it. Don't conform. Keep perfecting what you know. Thank you Master Kanazawa. We appreciate what you do, and hope to do the ass kicking rather than get our asses kicked. os. Dai kyu soku Kai. Kia!!!

[carlost611]

arigato

[wingwoahho]

I'm grading under him this Sunday for my first brown! *gulps*

[njtr]

Rei. Good luck. Just give him what he wants. He must feel that you are ready. Remember Dojo Kun #3, "endeavor." Easy for me to say...LOL You are so lucky to train under him. He is a true master. I watch his katas over and over again. I wish I could do katas like that. Maybe one day... I've only been training in shotokan for six years, so I'm still a beginer, maybe intermediate... Again... Good luck. Either way you are still so ahaead of the game by training under Master Kanazawa. Rei.

[juwtjuwb]

That is so cool. He is amazing. How did it go? I grading for my first brown on 12 June. In Denmark.

[njtr]

This IS shotokan. Not flashy, but powerful. When the foot lands, the hand lands. The idea is to develop muscle memory, so that every technique lands with power. Sometimes feints are necesary however to set shotokan techniques up. For anyone interested in shotokan, watch Master Kanazawa. I've never met him, but I'd love to one day learn from him. I saw him interviewed. He's also a class act OFF the mat.

[jippzmcghee]

i love watching kanazawa..awesome video

[hanglooseandkeepcool]

Looking at the master's execution of kata I feel is similar to how funakoshi did his, karate is evolving and in keeping with it's philsophy adapting to your frame and strengths shouldn't be looked down upon.

[fenianwolf2]

well ill be fucked, 10th dan,

i bow down to u Master Kanazawa

!!!

i gotta do this on the 7th july for my grading

[hanglooseandkeepcool]

Hello fenianwolf2 I see you have posted comments in a number of videos I have watched and like to know how did you do in reaching purple? I reached yellow after 22 months, I gave karate up 7 years ago and think of getting back into it.

[cumanagoto]

One of the greatest Shotokan Karate Sensei ever!