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Traditional Shotokan Karate Class 2009 Defense

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Uploaded by on Jun 4, 2009

Master Koyama 8th Dan JKA/WFA teaches the 34th annual SAKA Karate Summer Camp. Tom Leeman Production

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  • Nice vid there really found it usefull in every day life keep up the good work chaps

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  • Done correctly there are no blocks in Shotokan every thing is done as a strike. It's up to the instructor to make sure that is done that way or else it does become a waisted movement. Even kneeling to tie your belt is not a waisted movement.

  • @GlenWHD

    That's a huge problem I've noticed with modern karate. All the kumite is geared around tournament sparring. There are blocks and defensive techniques in the Kata against street-fighting, but nobody bothers to even teach it anymore. As consequence, Karate becomes more introverted, watered down and as useful as ballet in a real fight.

  • No one punches like that in the street.

  • 7 people don't understand how to use their hips in karate.

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