Teruo Chinen & Morio Higaonna Series Part 2

1970's era video of Teruo Chinen, Sensei performing Seyunchin, Shisochin, Seipai, Seisan & Kururunfa slowly and at various angles. He also breaks down the more difficult moves slowly. Then demos and hard hitting action from 1975 Long Beach CA WUKO tournament featuring numerous hard hitting old-school kumite. (no pads or mouth pieces here, folks!!)

Demonstrations by Morio Higaonna Sensei, Fumio Demura Sensei, and rare footage of Hironori Ohstuka, founder of Wado Ryu. Plus much more, it was originally shot on 8 m.m. film and transferred to VHS and now mpg.

08/11 I received this info from Bakkies Laubscher Sensei of the IOGKF "The event was 1975 WUKO World Champs in Long Beach Ca. and features the South African team, of which I was a member. The footage of the fighting was taken by a teammate and the demos by myself on Super 8 movie! This was before the IOGKF was founded in 1979, so it was Higaonna Sensei with his 'Kohei, Chinen Teruo Sensei performing."

Special thanks to Hoosain Narker, Sensei of So. Africa for his gift of this footage many years ago.THE USE OF ANY COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL IS USED UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF "FAIR USE" IN TITLE 17 & 107 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE.SUCH MATERIAL REMAINS THE COPYRIGHT OF THE ORIGINAL HOLDER AND IS USED HERE FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATION,COMPARISON,AND CRITICISM ONLY.
NO INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT IS INTENDED!

Part 2 of 6

Category:

Education

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• Morio
• Higaonna
• Teruo
• Chinen
• kumite
• kata
• seipai
• seisan
• kururunfa
• Goju
• Shito
• Wado
• Hironori
• Ohstuka

[LFFNBF]

Do you have the original film that this was transferred from? I'm directing a film on Mr. Demura and I would love to be able to use this footage. Thanks

[NewEnglandBudo]

@LFFNBF No, I received my copy from Hoosain Narker, Sensei from So. Africa. I believe that my VHS was a copy of another. I do not know who has the original 8 mm film. But if you search the 1975 Long Beach Tournament you may find some shorter cuts that could be clearer. Sorry.

[Colemandina]

It IS Ohtsuka. I saw him in the Uk when he got cut by a sword during a demo @ Crystal Palace (his son fainted!). Higaonna is SO fast on here and its a shame him & Chinen parted ways, they were amazing together & I was privileged 2 train under them. It looked liked Terry O'Neill in action from KUGB. Valera had 1 of my senseis as a ref (Peter Rousseau). I was told it took 2 divisons of the California State police to control the crowd??? Anyhow GREAT footage!

[NewEnglandBudo]

Yes, and it is a very young Fumio Demura doing the opening Kobudo demo. Chinen & Higaonna do a nice demo in a later clip.

[krustofogus]

That sure looks like Kyuzo Mifune at the 2:00 mark. That can't be though if this is supposed to be filmed in 1975. Still looks like him, and moves like him.

[NewEnglandBudo]

No it is definetely Hironori Ohstuka, founder of Wado Ryu

[Goju4u2]

Higaonna is SO fast come on @ 4:00??

[SensieSanzashi]

Excellent, thank you for posting. If only we could go back - forward, to perfecting (polishing) the techniques; no matter the style or study be.

[Colemandina]

I knew it was Demura (Shito Ryu). We entered one of his compa at the LA Expo and took loadsa medals! I bough his book on Sai way back, maybe 3 decades ago.

[JIMMYBUSHIDO]

Sensei Ohtsuka was 83 years old when this demo took place !!!!

Most people cant even tie their shoelaces at that age

Respect for the footage

[jarmenta4]

I think they are Dominique Valera and Antonio Rivera... I think is the infamous figth in which

Valera hit a judge because of the calling of one ippon.... many years after that I saw Toñito Rivera in Monterrey Mexico (but I think he was from Dominican Republic) and I know from some of his classmates that he was never hit from the infuriated Valera who turn to the judge not to Rivera