Shotokan Kumite

1976 Shotokan Goodwill Tournament, Philadelphia, Gerald (Ski) Evans vs. Tanaka.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Karate
• Kumite
• Shotokan
• Gerald
• Evans
• Tanaka

[TheSwiech]

I fully agree. The JKA preserve their style very well, through katas and kumite. Much more concentrated on the art. Which I find quite admirable as well as effective. It takes TIME to do good karate and a motivated mind to excellent karate.

[BN756]

nice words!

OSS!

[gxdragon]

@BloodyBay Anybody can be beat, I've known many MA guys that weren't very good at what they do and I've known some street brawlers that were. As far boxing not being a good MA, I disagree. You can't compare the rules (which are designed to protect the fighters) for fighting in a ring with what a boxer is capable of doing to protect themselves on the street. karate tournaments have rules too, it's not an all out brawl.

[gxdragon]

@BloodyBay Don't discount those Jack-of-all-trades. I go to the gym 3-4 time a week (when possible) and spend 2-3 hours training each time. There are kids in there that spend twice that and more training in MMA perfecting their grappling, stand up fighting or both.

[gxdragon]

@BloodyBay There's nothing wrong with sticking to what you love. Shotokan is my main style but the truth is, I just got bored. I started at 12, I'm in my 40s now stepping and reverse punches... just got boring. If you enjoy what you do then do it. Why worry about what other people think?

[gxdragon]

@BloodyBay Anybody can be beat, I've known many MA guys that weren't very goos at what they do and I've known some street brawlers that were. As far boxing not being a good MA, I disagree. You can't compare the rules (which are designed to protect the fighters) for fighting in a ring with what a boxer is capable of doing to protect themselves on the street. karate tournaments have rules too, it's not an all out brawl.

[gxdragon]

There's nothing wrong with sticking to what you love. Shotokan is my main style but the truth is, I just got bored. I started at 12, I'm in my 40s now and stepping and reverse punches... just got boring. If you enjoy what you do then do it. Why worry about what other people think?

[BloodyBay]

@gxdragon Truth! Even a Sandan can be bested by a common barroom brawler if the Sandan can't translate his practice into an actual free fight.

Of course, we should make the distinction between sport forms and fighting forms. Western Boxing, with all its sporting rules, makes a poor martial art, but the ancient Pankration boxing from which it stems serves better.  Roman Pankration fighters used to die in matches, even without wearing cesti.

Sounds like an effective (if brutal) style to me.

[BloodyBay]

@myguitardidyermom12 I agree. It does seem like so many MMA matches involve a bunch of jack-of-all-trade dabblers. "Oh, I know how I'll make myself the ultimate warrior! I'll take a little Traditional Muay Thai mixed with some American Kickboxing for the kicks, some Tang Soo Do Karate for the punches, some Shin'ei Taido for the hip throws and rotary throws...."

What's wrong with sticking to one style and mastering it? Has that sort of discipline really become so unfashionable these days?

[myguitardidyermom12]

@gxdragon You make a good point. The traditional martial arts get a lot of flack in mma community. These people are missing the concept of "mixed martial arts"

[THEpillows100]

i study wado ryu and was taught some useful joint locks, it all just depends on the style of karate, some focus more on hard strikes while others incorporate a jit-jitsu component to it.

[lukkiop]

@sixyears Yeah as a karate practitioner i've learned some jiu jitsu submissions and judo throws and escapes. People percieve karate as a striking art which is mostly true in styles like kyokushin but in shotokan and wado ryu judo and jiu jitsu are incorporated quite a bit.