Karate Man [short documentary]

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Uploaded by on May 22, 2011

Produced by HabuNami Studios [http://habunami.com]
2011 | Short | Documentary | HD | 17 min
Note: For total mind-blowingness, WATCH IT IN 1080p HD!

At 65 years old, Sensei Eihachi Ota is one of only a handful of Matsubayashi Shorin-ryu karate instructors from Okinawa still teaching in the U.S. Immigrating here in the late 1960's during the martial arts boom that gave rise to such luminaries as Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris, Sensei Ota eventually found work as a technician at a large electronics company in Los Angeles. He also ran a bar in a rough are of the city, working 365 days a year, 7 days a week. Like many immigrants, Sensei Ota's journey has been one of finding roots in a new land. But in his 40+ years of training and teaching he has also become a vital link between the karate of Okinawa and its continuous evolution in the United States and throughout the world.

NOTE: While in production for this film, we discovered that a former student of Sensei Ota had done a similar film over thirty years ago. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WznxUDwQGfU

Visit Sensei Ota's website:
http://shorin-ryu.com
and YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/eihachiota

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  • Great work.Please continue.

  • @wotnuhellizdis

    Thank you for your words of encouragement.

  • This is VERY well-done! Great job. Nice to see Okinawan karate being taught.

  • @brucefetter

    Thank you!!!

  • once again, a job well done, Was immersed from the start!

  • @DreamSerumProd

    Thanx bro!

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  • This is by far the best Short ducumentary film on YouTube based on Karate. All practioners should learn from this video.....5 Stars =)

    Greetings from L.A. =)

  • Good to see this 68 love and 0 hate bar ! You should be proud. Incredible work, so good to hear an Okinawan master sharing his thoughts. Keep up the good work !

  • Good job man. What's the song playing at the end of the video?

  • Sensei Ota! Great info. Keep going!!! I have read you book and find it very interesting what you mentioned about the Karate punch. I hope i will visit your dojo.

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