The Japan Karate Assoc. tournament in NYC features the best in Kata and Kumite techniques. Sensei Isami Shiroma--6th Dan and Chief Instructor JKA of NY, and Sensei Margaret Thomas--5th Dan and Chief Instructor Karate Spirit, explain the benefits and goals of karate. Recorded 10/21/07 by the Asia Society.
I'm proud to be one of Shihan student.Clifford.
cliffordhmarch 1 year ago
Karate is unpractical in the modern day word. Saying that, I do believe it will give an advantage in a fight if you had a good amount of experience.
coreycoulson 1 year ago
i would be honored to take karate
wonderbreadkw 1 year ago
Karate has changed my life and made me a better person. I hope someday I can get back to training after I get rid of all my injuries.
Hotora86 2 years ago
@unag Very easy to be a critic on You Tube. Why don't you post a video of you doing kata and help your kohai out instead of tongue lashing them without reason. You show a poor example as a sempai, just interested in glorifying yourself and your past. You lack the humility Mori Sensei exemplifies. He's one of the founding members of the JKA, since the time of Nakayama, Nishiyama, Obata. He was even Kanazawa's sempai in college. Yet he cares not about fame, nor does he talk about his past.
Bassai 2 years ago
hey!!
mori sensei from new york??
man, his shinai and i have a pretty close and painful relationship
ThePurdude 4 years ago
The few kata segments in this video were OK but not exceptional! I know how very high the technical standard is at Mori Sensei's dojo (I got Shodan there in 1980) and if we had done kata that way in the dojo, his shinai strikes would remind us to exert more effort... more spirit! I certainly hope what I saw is not an indication of the current standard. Oss!
unag 4 years ago
These are students from Mori Sensei's branch of the JKA, the SKdI. High technical standards and a thorough understanding of what Karate-Do is supposed to be. It's real karate with real results.
briank1977 4 years ago
this is a real good video...i´m doing karate too...good interviews*THUMBS UP*
allanbrucelee 4 years ago
Nice job on the video and interviews.
R0CKY44 4 years ago