Kanku Dai - Shotokan Karate
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Compared to now, this looks shit..
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@Fulkultur This is about as good as it gets in regard to the traditional Shotokan manner of executing this kata. The karateka performing this kata in the video is Kanazawa Hirokazu who is a 10th degree black belt and to many is a living legend. There are many variations of this kata and those under WUKO rules will perform this to a different rhythm. But this is the short, sharp, economic of movement traditional form.
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very good!! oss!
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this kata is so dam hard
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heian godan and this kata are my favorite
i love the jump :P
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OMG! today we made this kata... the only thing i remember is the name of the kata and the first 3 or 4 moves^^ but hey: i have the 7th Kyu... we only have to repeat it abaout 50.000 times and i will learn it :)
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@beccajen88 You really captured Shotokan with your comments! I've never heard it like that before.
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@TheSomnathchatterjee I love that saying! "Be like watah. Watah is smooth, but watah can cwash."
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Hmm...I do shotokan but my Kanku Dai isn't near as choppy. I am not insulting it! Don't get me wrong, I was just wondering if this was in Japan, or what else could make the difference.
Lyoto Machida, on April 30th UFC 129 used the jump front kick from this Kata to knock out Randy Cotoure.
Mr23748 9 months ago 9
believe it or not, this is done the way it is supposed to be done. It's not supposed to be flashy. Shoto Kan is a very punctuated style. not big and open like some of the mainland styles; ju jutsu, aiki jutsu, etc. it's focus is on economy of motion, so the movements are short bursts of energy. i may be wrong, i've only been studying for about 12 years or so, so i have a long way to go. But i talked with Motubu Sensei a few years back and he said this to me so it seems accurate.
beccajen88 1 month ago 3