Hakutsuru of Kume Village

My friend, Patrick Donahue Shihan, 7th dan of the Brattleboro School of Budo in VT performing the Kume Village version of Hakutsuru at his dojo in 2001. See more of his kata on his channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/brattleborobudo

http://www.brattleboroschoolofbudo.com/

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[ebrithil212]

usually these types of videos have third-rate karate practitioners with a black belt that they probably bought, but this was beautiful to watch, very precise. It's nothing like the hakutsuru I have learned, but still very well done.

[NewEnglandBudo]

@ebrithil212 Would love to see your version. Please send me a link or upload one.

[senseikayne]

All of the white crane technique is so fascinating. Especially when you put it side by side with modern karate. However I notice that every kata I see called "hakutsuru" usually starts the same but then varies greatly. Is hakutsuru simply a placeholder name for a lot of crane style kata?

[NewEnglandBudo]

@senseikayne Hakutsuru is a strange beast. Many such named kata are home made because a few years ago it was the rage to have one in your curriculum. This particular form comes from a very well known teacher and if you read through the previous comments you will figure out who brought this kata to the west.

[kenkyukai100]

Good kata but very westernised and sporty nothing like it should be . the end reverse punch in a long shotokan stance truely can not be okinawan .

[NewEnglandBudo]

@kenkyukai100 Sorry just found your comment today. I guess the carrier pigeon is still en route.

[NewEnglandBudo]

@tiofene1 No, non è un kata Kyudokan. E 'uno che il mio amico ha fatto diversi anni fa.

[tiofene1]

Che bella forma!!Però non credo che sia shorin ryu kyudokan.Di che famiglia di shorin ryu si tratta?

[sweetfly66]

Beautiful ..... powerful , precise .... loved it

[uminchu7th]

Very, few people have studied tuiti at any depth in Okinawa. Some like Shian Toma taught some foreigners his 10-20 tuiti techniques, but Toma wasn't really that good at tuiti. Many people like to claim tuiti because it's a martial arts buzz word, but they are "showing off" basic aikido. They won't tell you who taught them, how long they practiced, when they were in Okinawa etc.. Some of us can verify it. Oyata would be a beginner in Okinawa.