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Thank you for the footwork in the cross block where hands change positions& locations from knee to head height.

Totally wrong go back to dojo

I like Muay Thai. The only grade/ "belt" that counts is received when you win a proper fight. Pressure testing is very important 😊

Do you realise your front view and side views are completely different after the two yoko-geri's in the middle of the kata?? Watch it and you'll see what I mean... Suggest you watch it carefully, correct your kata, and repost it. Cheers.

Clearly you don't understand the history of karate. It was never a 'secret' art or a farmer's art. Kata was a device used not just on Karate and not even in only martial arts. There are also books where the overall meaning (not specifics) recorded the oral traditions. Yes there are probably other ways of recording the info, but the point was meant to be a way of recording movement when you didn't have a training partner.

Awesome! Didn't know you had a TH-cam channel to Mat!

I had this problem at my former shotokan club. I switched clubs.

better watch out for those ceiling hangings that are attacking you

it is interesting that the sanchin stance looks like an old school boxing stance but more rigid, in boxing the rear heel comes up to facilitate movement... also the arms up look similar to the way the hands are held for boxing but again more extreme and rigid. It doesn't appear that this stance would be used in an actual fight as it is so rigid... maybe bruce lee was right, karate is the iron bar of martial arts...

elbow block looks like Wing Chun Bong Sao.

excellent explanation sir!!!!

I miss this so much

I always thought the stance was developed during a period in Japan when fighting on boats was common,it would help you maintain balance and footing on the pitching and yawning war ships while fighting hand to hand.

Weak stance

th-cam.com/video/qFMbCIkxwoY/w-d-xo.html Sir, I don't believe you're teaching legitimate techniques if you're talking about things like groin strikes and eye pokes.

Imagine teaching fake martial arts and scamming people out of money but still failing this hard 😂

Hello. If I heard correctly at 2:48 you said when she is leaning forward she is using back muscles. I believe that is not correct, because back muscles fibers contract to bring upper body to the back, while stomach muscles do the opposite. Mind explaining in depth because I am researching stances ATM in full depth?

What the hell is this 😂

I quit after failing my yellow belt test when I was a kid. I was just too embarrassed to face anyone at the studio again and didn't want to be bullied as the class retard when everyone else advanced. Since I essentially had to start over anyway I just joined a rival gym where nobody knew me.

I went to see the video your talking about, made me very curious. It is not there. you have a point to how you look at this, even though i haven't seen the orig. video I see your points you make about McDojo's. I may be way off but you seem to be taking a position of, maybe not defending them, but explaining how and why the are. I see the point and accept that you are correct in your view, as you view and state it. However I just can't see it that way. Now I am not a traditionalist by any means I'm very eclectic with my views and training is anything but traditional. But in saying this I think, for me, a McDojo is harming more than anything. Dilutes, minimizes and belittles any viewpoint that demands skill, training, dedication and anything else that is good from an art that could be (my view should be) combative in nature and substance. health, respect, something to do anything else a martial art is trained for can be beneficial without doubt. And if that is your purpose good for you. Personal experience and views weigh great on this topic but seeing a 5 yr. old black belt, or black belts that look more like first day white belts are harming the over all reputation of us all. Now I don't really care about belts, there foolish I truly believe but people seem to demand them but the more unskilled or uneducated black belts you have the less they are worth. No matter what benefits a McDojo has, for me, the harm out weights any good.

Thank you very much for putting this stance into focus. It is much easier to understand the intent of kata with concepts like these in mind. One of my favorite beginner Shito Ryu katas is Ten-No Kata, because as it was taught to me, it was the least complex kata that used Sanchin dachi. However I later realized that this basic Kata is actually supposed to have Han-Zenkutsu dachi... This video makes it very obvious why, both are very natural positions for close quarters combat, and up to a point interchangeable. It would seem Han-Zenkutsu dachi offers more mobility at the expense of the stability of Sanchi dachi. Ultimately rather than think too deeply about this I hope to have a chance at drilling both approaches and let my muscle memory to choose which to use depending on the situation. Again thank you very much for this excellent video !

You should have a partner for demo , otherwise you are very good .👍

He looks like the guy from human centipede

And Japan 70 or 100 years ago , they would give you a white belt and you wouldn't wash it and the more you work out at got dirty and dirty and dirtier it you shows you how long you been doing it that's how the belts was just white and over the years it just got dirty or black .

It took me seven years to get mine believe me it was hell , especially the first part of my test ! That was a 1977 !

My problem with the whole belt system is that you can walk into a shop and buy a belt. There is no regulation that you must bring proof from your sensei that you are competent to buy the color belt that you want to buy.

I agree. Good point I trained at a JKA shotokan dojo for a while and all they seem to worry about was doing the katas the exact same way they were doing it in Japan. Even the people I have been doing it for 20-30+ years we're constantly being critiqued on their form

Unfortunately, many TKD styles put too much emphasis on kicking to where their students have little hand and arm skills. However, this is not true of all of them, especially those with strong roots in systems prior to the national unification into TKD. I learned Kang Duk Won with a west coast USA Kyokushinkai lineage, and we had a 50/50 balance.

The silliness was teaching a child so young that he would drink chocolate milk while wearing his martial arts uniform and belt. I also have my original black belt that I train in, and a dress belt for special occasions. My original belt is just black with no embroidery. My dress belt has embroidery to reflect my 50 years of training.

OSS

if you have a micro fibre GI you will damage it plus its a sports uniform is gonna go through abuse each session so there is no point however washing a GI between training is a yes nothing is worse than wearing a smelly GI

just wondering what colour of gold is used for the kanji because on the website they have 2types of gold gold/yellow and gold/laycon

the Japanese always wash there belt there clean people and you can get infections and blood born viruses from unclean belts in fact the first JKA expulsion was because 2 westerners didn't wash there GI after being told many times on another note a black belt should be worn until it snaps or can no longer be tied :)

I block no one, counter attack lol :)

mmm can't you keep your hands up in front of your face and still do a hikite? What if you hikite someone who knows the 50/50 clinch. bc pulling their arm to your waist is setting yourself up for the 50/50. a hikite with your arms high generates the same amount of power and sets your opponent up for an elbow.

Mat - glad you are back. Off to my Goju class now... Orange belt. (Seiwa Kai)

Very good points indeed

So what is the difference?

I've been living in Japan and doing karate here for about 13 years. Everyone definitely washes their gi between practices. Not only is it disgusting not to, but it's so humid here that you'll quickly get mould and mildew on it if you don't. As for ironing, I was personally in the habit of doing it just because it seemed to mentally set the tone for the practice -- IE: details are important, don't cut corners in any aspect of your training, etc.. However, it causes the gi to wear out quicker, so I've stopped doing it. Besides, body heat and sweat takes out all wrinkles after 10 minutes anyway.

make more videos these are great

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obvious this guy ain't had the journey of martial arts that some of us had, to me Kata builds the technical side to understanding the way a move should be practised ,if when mastering zuki is the journey your on then tekki will serve you well ,seeing,hearing ,having a go, I'm afraid you don't taste much that way

Effective yes, but not deliberately dangerous techniques. I decided not to teach anyone under 18 because of problems with kids bullying others with their skills.

Over the years I have trained extensively in WadoRyu, Ishinryu, and more recently in Shotokan, for which I hold 4th Dan. I have always believed that a horizontal forearm is the sign of a weak block/strike and incorrect, in all three styles. I don't consider it a suitable block against a face punch but think it eminently suitable for a small person, like me at 5'4", to strike under the chin or jaw against a taller attacker. I don't believe it is a block, nor are any other strikes. In the past I was told it was suitable against a stick or baseball bat (if you want a broken arm). My respect to you, but you did ask for the opinions of others. If it is being taught as a horizontal block, then perhaps it is part of the mystery device philosophy. (my favourite video to date).

I stopped teaching Karate a couple of years ago when the founder of our association SEEMAF, died suddenly. I had been teaching my own self-defence classes for several years prior to that and have always included knife work as a very important aspect of my syllabus. To some extent I agree with some of your views and I can understand why you have gone the route you have. Notable people (in my view) that I have trained with and learned from are: Dr Krimi (American), Darren LeFevre (Haganah) and David Kirillov (Systema). There are many others and I have learned a wide range of techniques, and discounted many, regarding knife defences. Fundamental to my syle, Kanso Do, is the principle "Don't be there". It means several things, the main one being "don't get into a fight, don't go where you may be attacked" (if you can avoid it). Ignore provocation. There is also the overconfidence aspect, particularly with young men, who will ignore what they are taught. My philosophy is that if you see the knife, and have the training, you may be able to survive. It's not whether you will get cut, but how badly and where. If you don't see the knife, then there's very little that training can do for you. According to the knife statistics provided at the last Haganah seminar I attended, most people who die from a knife attack, die from a single stab to the torso, often from behind. 51% of people stabbed are cut with their own knives. The most common attack is someone coming up behind yu in a crowd, stabbing you at random, and losing themselves before you even realise you have been stabbed. Not being there, or being aware, is the only hope you have. I warn my students that if someone wants to kill them with a knife, they probably will succeed. The way I deliver self-defence is to assume a certain range of attacks, empty hand, knives, sticks, etc. and ignore the film ones, eg Psycho. Students are then expected to deal with attacks from a repertoire that I show them. They try various defences and work on the ones they find personally most useful. They are graded on the effectiveness of their counter, not on just copying what I have shown them. In fact, they are not expected to do exactly as I do, they are not me. Further to what you said, we have twoxtwo-hour sessions a week, and at least 30 minutes of each session is purely knife work. Finally, I am not precious about what they learn, or where it comes from. The only caveat is that it works. BTW, I am not considering what happens in prison, that is a completely different situation.

My understanding is that all the kata were sanitised on the early 20th century so that Karate could be included in the Japanese schools for PE lessons. If this is so, any bunkai can probably be discounted. Over the years, especially with Kyusho Jutsu, I have laughed (to myself) at different instructors bending over backwards, quite literally, to explain the bunkai of individual moves. Some of this bunkai would be very dangerous to the practitioner, rather than the potential attacker. I have come to describe this as "bunkai bunkum", or "bunkai bollocks". Over the years I have learned, and. forgotten, 50 or more different kata, and have never really gained much from any of them, although I admit to enjoying working through some of them.

A very thought provoking video, and I agree with most of what you say. The biggest problem I have with martial arts is that many of them have become no more than pyramid selling schemes. Instead of 8, 9 or 10 belts from novice to shodan, they have two or three intermediate belts as well, meaning you have to grade 30 or more times (if you fail any), and pay 30 or more times. I also don't hold with kids getting black belts, for the same reasons. I cannot accept anybody having several Dan grades before they are 20. My own club had a junior black belt. If students continued training they could be examined for cadet grade at 16, and eventually adult at 18. I was always surprised how many thought junior black belt was an end in itself. I think there should be a minimum of 3 years between Dan grades, obviously depending on the student, training frequency, etc. When I first started out, 1973, I believe you were expected to go 10 years in many Karate styles. I have probably gone up Dan grades faster than I should, but my sensei died a couple of years ago after awarding me 4th Dan. This worked out at 3 years per grade, and training 5 or more times a week, and also instructing. Although, if you balance it out over my whole martial arts career, 43 years, it does work out at 10 years per Dan grade. Thanks for the video.

People should be required to watch your hygiene videos before they are allowed to train or open schools! Great series man.

I just got my black belt in taekwondo after 6 years of training. I completely agree with what you say.

you should have more views on this. Just subscribed, and your videos make a lot of sense to me. But then what do I know? I'm just a yellow belt (goju-ryu) from Canada, training hard for orange belt test this May.will keep watching your videos. thanks.