SHOTOKAI KARATE-DO KATA: KANKU DAI
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Lots of energy, flexibility and speed. But movements should be done correctly with health in mind, not only speed or relaxation. For example, there is some very unhealthy torsion on the knees which may not be noticeable when you're young, but will later in life come back to haunt you. Why practice things in a way that is unhealthy?
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@karatefella this is not shotokan kata. Look at other samples done by Japanese and Luca valdesi. This sample is the worse very performed. Don,t be a simple minded idiot to believe this idiot can even do karate. This is a joke! think this guy is. Making fun of the Japanese.
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Too much foot sliding and lifting of the back heal. Bad timing and posture. You are supposed to withdraw your foot after the kicks. Very disappointing. Your stance are over stretched and you have no Strength. The end posture is terrible. You don,t know the basics. Should not be black belt. You are not Japanese, I can tell. Please retrain again.
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From the Shotokan viewpoint, these movements look weak and sloppy and unstable. Since I have not practiced this way, it is only an opinion based on observing these videos .
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mt ruim
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Im a shotokan guy. Looking at it yeah it looks pretty bad coming from us. But it almost looks simulart to Shoalin kung Fu. Really who to say in a real fight it Kata looks perfect you know? If you watch the Kata there are No pauses but just fluid motion from one to the next. Really is a different concept of what Shotokan Karateka might have popularized if it weren't for tournament rules.
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@tksmurf Shotokai means Shoto's group and Shotokan means Shoto's house. Both groups practiced Funakoshi's Karate but evolved along different paths. This is why Shotokai looks distinctly different then JKA Shotokan.
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@zengeri but shotokai is still shotokan right?
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I trained with one Shotokai master once, a 6th Dan, he was not sloppy! very strong and very quick, I have been doing Shotokan for 22yrs now. The sensei I met was working in Botswana where I live, for the Japanese government. So I trained with him for 6 months.
The Shotokai group evolved along a different path then the JKA group. If you look at the way Shotokai people move and then look at Egami Sensei, one will see that they were directly influenced by him. The Nakayama group, JKA, developed seperatly. This discussion about hard and soft is point less. It is simply about different ways of moving. To a JKA shotokan person, Shotokai looks sloppy and unstable. To a Shotokai person Shotokan may look hard and rigid. Who cares? Just train and enjoy.
zengeri 3 years ago 11
it hurts to see how hes knees bend..... he cant do that long until he hurts himself.
olev456 2 years ago 3