Yamamoto v Kagawa

1984 JKA All Japan Kumite final

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Sports

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• JKA
• karate
• Yamamoto
• kagawa
• kumite

[kenseisato1989]

damm and this is just 20 years ago.. just thinking about how they competed 100 years ago.... probably kill or be killed.. but now these days.. a lot of compitions are horrible..

[DMWH]

so its just really tiring to hear people talk down on traditional martial arts when they have no idea what its true purpose is.... does mma teach a deeper meaning rather than to just beat someone to death? it seems like to me that they dont respect others and just want to start a fight.. as to where traditional martial artist respect others and avoid fights because they know what they are capible of doing and they dont and wont brag about their skill...

[profeso07]

Fantastic !

[skalke99]

Sou Praticante de Shotokan

[kenseisato1989]

@deosullivan3

lol i got to train in both styles about several months for each.

[deosullivan3]

@kenseisato1989 Shotokan. You?

[kenseisato1989]

@deosullivan3

amen, just wondering. are you a shotokan or kyokushin pracitioner?

[deosullivan3]

@kenseisato1989 Agreed. This is a beautiful display of karate, and a lot, maybe most, point sparring is washed up, as you say. To be quite honest, I don't do a lot of tournament karate, so I can't say more about that. OSU

[kenseisato1989]

@deosullivan3

i said a lot. not all . i still do believe that most point sparring is washed up. just IMO but when you see really great sparring like this it just shows how beutiful shotokan is. they're not here to rack up points. there here to show that they can kill if it was full contact. that just my IMO

and no i don't doubt you at all

[deosullivan3]

@kenseisato1989 You wrote this some time ago, so I understand if you don't remember your original comment. However, I don't understand your comment about karate sparring today vs. 100 years ago. I participated in a tournament just today, and we easily applied as much power and contact as these two (excellent) karateka here. Believe me, I have the bruises to prove it! ;-)

[555hansy]

@ryansai well , i prefer using the instep of our foot to strike rather than the toes . imagine hitting something with your toes . OUCH !

i'm 14 years old , train in goju kai karate do

[karasublue]

@ashleymannix. Oh yes, but watch Kagawa vs Yahara. Yahara may have lost but more than once, their duels ended with blood on Kagawa's face. Perhaps Kagawa's kime was resultant upon beatings from Yahara. All respect to the master Kagawa, however, another super-human Japanese Karateka!!! Osu!