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The reason I started Shotokan. 1983. He flunked me on my 1st Dan 1989. And he was correct. Very weak Kibadach Dachi. He changed my life. Saw him n a Black Belt Mag. Kicking some guy in the Solar Plexus. Had him bent in half. I wanted a kick like that. And I do. Oss.

Ask Police Commissioner/NYPD, who are the old Chns fool of China Telecom Provider?, into tampering on the screen set window of the above all TH-cam videos playbacks of my cellphone. Not been fixed back yet, till now.

We called him..."The Mountain Man"! I fought Asa one time in the team finals (1988?) in Pheonix. I lost! He was a counter puncher and would throw a simultaneous age uke to deflect anything toward his face while he was attacking. You knew it was coming but he did it anyway! I've got the video somewhere...

I usually find these demonstrations one big yawn. This one though was excellent. No showboat stuff. You can see it was very effective karate technique, done with just the right amount of control. My first recollection was reading about Smith Sensei's encounter in LA with the then current JKA Champion (I will omit his name to avoid the wrath of JKA fans). Evidently, the sparring match did not go to plan and Smith Sensei gave the Japanese champion a lesson in kumite.

Where is Frank Smith now??

I need one important information: is Shawn longer(arms) than kokubun

We called Dan Mueller The Grim Sweeper.

I trained with Frank Smith, Ray Delke, James Yabe, and others I can't remember as white, green, and first degree brown belt. I had great respect for "Bad Bad Ass Frank Smith". I recall a time when Chuck Norris wanted to train with and Nisayama required he wear a white belt. the line was rotated and when Norris stopped at Frank Smith and Norris, Chuck Norris was limping badley. I guess his karate was not as good as JKA. OH The good old 60s. Howard Johnny Laird

Remember reading about him in Black belt, he got a bunch of praise. Joe Lewis once said he felt he could easily have beat him, but then again, that match never happened, so I think maybe talk is cheaper than action!

I had the privileged of being on a team that he coached. I wish I could have trained with him more.

My hero on of the greatest men I have ever know love him like a father.

I believe that is true, he's a gentle giant. Im proud very proud of him.

Love it !

My dad and my hero !

Frank Smith is living proof that you don't have to be Japanese or Okinawan in order to be good at our art. I would love to meet him.

Few people know, but this guy was bad ass! They say nobody wanted to fight him. A kumite master said once" he'd rather fight Chuck Norris than to tangle with F.S."

:) I like

one and the same.

Is this the famous Frank Smith that was unbeatable during the seventies?

Why dont they do the bunkai

Great example of keeping your head clear while under attack at 2:12.

Very nice team kata for the US and Indonesia teams. Japan was good but over-scored IMO.

Real nice Bassai Dai. Good hip action. A tad rushed at .32 but otherwise...Excellent

Oh. THAT'S what it's supposed to look like.

Sugoi!

Thank you for the inspiration!

@madgecic: You are right...I had to get permission to copy this.

haha wow i tried to copy this over from vhs as well, but it had some copyright thing on it that wouldn't allow me. was definitly a great tournament!

there is no exaggeration no bullshit like hit punch to hip and no robotic karate athletes who dont use their hip. oldie but goldie