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- ADEYTO talks to the most dangerous man in Japan, MORIO HIGAONNA 東恩納 盛男, 3rd generation Founder of Okinawan Goju-ryu Karate.
Morio Higaonna born December 25, 1938 is a prominent Okinawan karate practitioner who is the founder and Chief Instructor of the International Okinawan Goju-ryu Karate-do Federation (IOGKF). He is a holder of the highest rank in Goju-ryu karate, 10th dan.
Higaonna has written several books on Goju-ryu karate, including Traditional Karate-do: Okinawa Goju Ryu (1985) and The history of Karate: Okinawan Goju Ryu (2001). Martial arts scholar Donn Draeger (1922--1982) reportedly once described him as "the most dangerous man in Japan in a real fight.
All video by ADEYTO
Fantastic kata displayed here !! I have been a practitioner of GoJu-Ryu for 45 yrs. now and i have NEVER seen a master with such POWER in his sanchin !! Master Higaonna is a beautiful man.I loved how he described the importance of kata and being rooted as a tree.I learned that at 5 yrs. old i am 50 now.....MUCH RESPECT HERE !!
I do gojo ryu and I'm a green belt+1. This is really amazing. I'm 14 btw
I never met him.
Everybody told me he is very strong !!!!
I'm black belt goju ryu karaté morio HIGAONNA school.
My sensei was Daniel PONDE.
You have to stand directly across from this legendary practitioner to truly appreciate the absolute power and chi that he demonstrates as I did way back in 1998 in Fort Smith, Arkansas when he tested and awarded me the rank of Sandan an experience which I will never forget, Osu Master Higaonna … Mike Iglesias, Orlando, FL
Higaonna sensei is fantastic. I could listen to him for hours!
This was a wonderful interview and display of traditional karate by Sensei Morio Higaonna. Many thanks and greetings to all budo practitioners across the globe.
goddamn just watching him do those moves are scary enough you can see the strength and power coming outta those blocks and punches. this man is a straight up killer
Thank you for uploading these! it takes me back to my youth.
I trained in Goju Ryu in London, in the late 80's and was very fortunate to meet sensei Higaonna a few times at my dojo and in some gashukkus I attended.
I am grateful that you have English translations at the bottom. Outstanding video with excellent quality too!! Thank you very much for posting! I will refer to this time and time again! Onegaishimasu!
I had the privilege to trained and be graded by Sensei Morio Higaonna in 1976 for my 2nd Dan in the UK his technic still blows me out still so such a humble man. His legacy will carry on for hundreds of years.
I love this master! Goju ryun I started at 9 years old. I began boxing at 5, kung fu at 12, bjj at 16, keysi at 29, and bushido. Karate really has not only helped me in combat, but life. Thanks to person posting this video. OSS!
you see the samurai armor in the background? those were his enemies's carcasses
A 70 year old man, performing his techniques. They have such power that you can see the floor move. You can tell that the camera is on a stand. He is truly a master of his art.
His knuckles spoke volumes, his movements showed his love for his art , i was too an ignorant fool to think that boxing , mma and muai thai is the best to use in street fight or a real fight as well as having strength and speed till i met a real karate martial artist who cracked my head with a single strike which needed 14 stiches in well a street fight as i taunted him.Trust me there is more respect then anger after the quick fight when they break some of your body parts in a single strike,leaving you lying there on the floor covered with blood to think there are actually monsters in a so called "useless" martial art. In a real fight they are very calm and relax making their strikes very accurate and they usually strike places to disable their opponents from continuing the fight further in 1 or 2 blows only. This man is a 10th Dan...... and a look from his knuckles and wrists , i would say he do kill an average fighter within 1 or 2 blows.....
Thank very much for writing this, you really have my respect. All martial arts work and should all be respected. You really did make me tear up a bit.
thats the difference between fighting styles designed for combat and fighting styles designed for competition
Karate usually looses against mma if you look for videos
Niall Branagan
Under MMA rules and always really shit karateka
Coincidence?
This speaks volumes. I'm early in my karate journey and my sensai teaches us to get the opponent down and disabled then get out of the situation. I like that.
MMA is for sports and competition... This man is trained and built like a warrior.
The original Iron Man of Karate!!! Long live Grandmaster Morio Higaonna 🥋👊🤛🤜
Great Channel! Thank you for the subtitles! Higaonna Sensei is a great role model for all of us!
My Sensei trained under Morio Higaonna, so it is fascinating to watch these videos. Thanks!
2:33 That is one true verbal description of Karate if i have ever heard one. Enormous respect.
Anyone see his knuckles? Looks like he has been punching the side of a mountain. Never seen knuckles that messed up.
Looking at his hands, he could kill bears.
Very insightful explanation of the meaning of karate. It's amazing to see this maser's kata, it's incredibly fluent and smooth yet powerful. Amazing.
The level of restraint on the exertion of power in this kata is so intense and masterful, I can almost feel it's force and weight by only looking at it.
WHAT A LEGEND. THEY SAY KARATE IS EXTERNAL STYLE MARTIAL ART... BUT IT IS CLEARLY SO INTERNAL AT THIS LEVEL. VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE TEACHINGS. I CAN WATCH THIS AND STOP BEING LAZY :)
If I can be this hard when I am his age, I will be a happy camper. Dude's a beast… (Especially when you see the close-up of his hands…) A perfect example of martial spirit. And he has the baddest ass dojo EVER, lol.
Chuck Johnson He's a great master.
He is what karate should be, he is so powerful, yet when he talks, I feel so peaceful.
And that is so cute when he said he had an accident riding a motorcycle.
Legends say the bike never recovered.
How awesome to hear this legend talk about karate (and in essence all martial arts)! I just learned a couple of things from his words. Thanks for the post!
I was able to learn under him for a few years in California.. the lessons and tactics help a lot in Iraq ......
Fascinating! Thank you for sharing this documentary! Going to watch the rest... Really appreciate the upload!
After Mr. Miyagi trained Morio Higaonna he came to america to train Daniel-san in Kirate Kid... great legacy 👏🏾
Ah! Thanks so much for posting this great vid! It really made my day!
Higaonna Sensei...
He always smile and looks kind for a man who had title most dangerous man in Japan...
Wish I could train with him Sometimes
a master of his art reveals it in his every action. i am humbled by HIS humbleness. a master, a gentleman, and a legend. ouss
i respect these real masters; they don't fight for money, fame or thru' fury and they have the highest level of self-control and restrain.
It's profound - what he said, relating Kata to trees. The older generations learned Karate purely from Kata and traditional drills, and thus were able to get everything out of Karate. Nowadays with the advent of sports karate and increasing public life outside of karate, it's focused on the bare minimum, only on what's 'practical' in terms of scoring pts and maybe street defense. You just don't get the same kind of consciousness as the older masters.
I agree. He really made an impression on me with Katas and winning against yourself. I practiced matsubayashi for a few years but I'm a full time musician. Practicing scales and inversion are parallel to katas in the art of music and it's all about winning against yourself. Playing with a band (sparring) is easy. I'll never forget that
Also, it's not about what is just "practical" because some of the most practical moves are the hardest to execute and require the most practice sadly people now a days want what is easy and not effective. Real traditional karate is one of the most effective martial arts but people don't practice like the way people used to. (for example: Choki Motobu would practice naihanchi 500 times a day and fight other people). even to someone who practiced that much a day, someone like sokon matsumura was the best (choki motobu says so) which to me says something about the people of the warrior class who took martial arts seriously and was their entire life. not something you will see now a days.
thank you for sharing this cultural treasure!
his knuckles come from beating on a rock. and his dedication to traditional Kata is what makes him so important.
am no martial artist,i did try shotokan karate and tae kwon do as a teen (am 39 now). would like to take up a martial art again someday.i suffer with depression and know that starting a martial art again would help me very much (both in fitness and spirituality,which i need to find both).
grandmaster morio came across as a true martial artist.watching him perform the kata was amazing to watch the power and control he was showing,BUT most of all he comes across as a genuine humble/modest man.
i wish him peace and good luck and to you all too :-)
p.s i got graded by master ohta for my shotokan orange belt waay back in the 90's at trowbridge sports hall uk (was the only belt i did unfortunately).also bought a bruce lee poster before the grading (well cool ;-) peace.
I too suffer from depression and I can say that training in karate helps very much. It's never too late to take it up again friend :-)
Go on, fucker! I have a partner right now over his 45's and now 3 degree on Capoeira... he changed his whole life to the art, now his son, sisters and more family are changing into a better lifestyle through martial arts... c'mon you still can do a lot about it, don't feel bad and absolutely not let the system consume you ;)
I trained upto nidan (2nd dan) gojuryu in my 30s and of the many sports I have done that was without doubt the best, for fitness, agility, mobility and discipline. If anyone had suggested I could reach dan grade when I began I would have said they were out of their mind. But I enjoyed the training, and just kept at it. After I stopped (due to serious head injury - car accident) I never got it out of my mind and began training again within the last year.
I am 68. I love it. Go for it. Don't expect anything - just train. It will come, slowly.
i want to try karate or taekwondo soon! I think it would be good for self esteem i suffer in that area (low self esteem).
Adeyto Channel is brilliant for all things Japanese especially those of a cultural nature.
this 4 part series featuring Higaonna Sensei was exceptional.....I asked for sub titles & I got them !! thank you
Thank you ......more please
what the sensei said is priceless
thanks for sharing :)
His Physical appearance resembles to a tiger. Strength, smoothness & power can be felt. Great work Shihan. Keep up.
I am practicing karate 8 years ... He is empowered person much than 99 % of karate practiciants ... he can kill someone with simple backfist in head ...
have you seen his hands and knuckles ? i don't know man but that hands seems like it has knock a house down once.
anyway, what style do you practice ?
Yes bro i saw it at first :) well, you ate right , he almost literally can break it :)
I am practicioner of "Vado Ryu"
looking at his fist give me Thrill
Yep
In Buddhism, the term Karma refers to our intentions, which can be good, bad or neutral. Good intentions bear good fruit, bad intentions bear bad fruit. And it is our intention to continue to exist that would lead us, after our death, to reincarnate in other bodies. It is considered that in generating karma, beings are trapped in the cycle of reincarnations (samsara) and that the last goal of Buddhist practice is to extinguish karma and thus free themselves from the cycle of rebirth...
Oss
- Shotokan karate-Do...
this is pure karate awesome
I couldn't help looking at the -quite possibly- authentic and historic samurai gear in the back. Would kill to get my hands on one of them. Adeyto, thank you for sharing these videos!
Can argue his style, but guy is in his 70's and moves really well, he's obviously doing something right.
The interview portion is my favorite. In the suit dai-sensei looks like a kindly grandfather. When the gi is on its business time!
You can feel the power. Thank's!
Was the camera shaking just for effect? Or what was that?
Real karate power. Only that!
Thanks quite inspirational!
Shotokan karate-Do:
Karate began in Okinawa, derived from the art Tode or Te (meaning hand).
Legend has it that in the reign of 1429 a decree was issued prohibiting the practice of martial arts, as later the Satsuma clan of Kagoshima in 1609 prohibited the carrying of arms. Thus, Tode became a last resort of self-defense, practiced in absolute secrecy. It was not until 1905 that karate became an official discipline in physical education. It was transformed into content and techniques of Okinawa and called Karate-Do by the master Gichin Funakoshi in 1929.
Japan’s increased popularity of self-defense in the 1920s and 1930s helped modernize karate. In order to improve the understanding of terms by athletes, Master Funakoshi also changed them. In turn, there was only the practice of katas, so the master divided the practice into three types: fundamentals (Kihon), Kata and Kumite. Kumite being especially appreciated by young students.
In 1957, the first Karate-Do championship was held (of all Japan), promoting the Japanese Karate Association (JKA).
From Karate several styles have been created. The World Federation of Karate (WKF); recognizes the following styles:
Shotokan-Ryu;
Shito-Ryu;
Goju-Ryu;
Wado-Ryu.
The World Union of Karate-Do Federations (WUKF);
recognizes the following styles:
Shotokan-Ryu;
Shito-Ryu;
Goju-Ryu;
Wado-Ryu;
Shorin-Ryu;
Uechi-Ryu;
Kyokushinkai;
Budokan;
Shotokai;
"The ultimate goal of Shotokan Karate-Do is not to win or defeat, but to improve the character of its participants."
The technical repertoire of the Shotokan style was based on that of the Shorin-Ryu...
Oss
Man I miss goju-ryu, I miss the classroom. I still do the very basic kata every morning. But I miss the strength this gave me.
One look at his hands and one would realize getting hit by this man will cost you dearly.
i started learning martial art so i could protect someone very special to me.
why would i get my head caved in every day from MMA if i love someone.
I started martial art because I love someone. trust me, i already became strong.
That was a nice read.
Kata conditions your body to get used to the structures of the forms. Conditioning and hard training conditions your body for the function.
It's like two formed I beams for a building, one is formed out of forged steel, the other is cast. The forged one through being worked and having the grain structure aligned into the proper form will be much stronger than the one cast out of molten metal and just made into the right form.
Don't compare styles to find the "best". Do only so in order to learn. Many people have many reasons to practise martial arts. I do simply so because i enjoy them nothing more and nothing less than that.I like learning techniques myself and teaching is, simply, my passion in life. And i could not care less wich is the "better". In the end martial arts and even pure self defence systems (not the same) are PRIMAIRELY the cultevation of a certain mindset. Respect and keeping an OPEN mind are just two of the principals i believe are central to any art. teh wholw comparisson thing is useless in that sence. We should not vieuw the different styl's as ''opponents" buat as ''friends".
True man! Golden words!
Thanks for share this video copilations.! :)
Great respect to a great man!Pity about the petty "my dad is stronger than your dad" attitude displayed by some of the comments below.
Unbelievable indeed! I was fortunate to attend a gasshuku.
A giant amongst giants....I am proud to call him "my SENSEI"
That's one bad ass old dude right there!
The real Man of Steel !!
This armor collection is soooo cool!
I especially appreciate the philosophy on kata. Having trained in Goju Ryu (Shodan) and now in Shorin Matsubyashi Ryu (Yon Dan) I can see the similarities in philosophy.
thank you very much for the videos! OSU!!
respect 70 years old. I would be happy to do this when i´m 50
Finally a demo that isn't about the hard body demonstration.
cool vid . many thanks
I watch this everyday before I workout.
This man would take down 10 street fighters at once. These videos are not a true reflection of what a 10th dan is capable of.
Karate doesn't just teach you how to defend against karate. You can use it against any style and still come out very much on top, regardless of how phyically strong your opponent is.
Fraser Stewart Have you ever been in a street fight? I don't care how skilled you are, if you go up against more than one guy at a time you're pretty much fucked and will take damage. You're basically telling me that if two of the ten tackled him and the other eight started stomping him he would be able to beat them? Do some critical thinking.
Yes I have John. I've been in multiple street fights where I wish I was better equipped to handle the situations. You should read up about a man named "Morihei Ueshiba". Ueshiba realized that when people attacked him, regardless of how many in number, or how skilled they were, they would always leave a defensive vulnerability wide open just as they were about to strike. He found a way to exploit those vulnerabilities without barely moving a muscle. The result was that he could take on multiple killers at once and knock them out, without looking like he even moved at all.
Really? You're bringing fucking Akido into this. Okay, I'm done. Have fun living with a false sense of security and loving all this Asian mysticism. I'll stick to things that have been tested under real pressure and have the elements of aliveness.
There's only so much pressure the physical body will cope with if you aren't mentally prepared. Clearly you've never met any of the greats, you wouldn't even touch them, even if there were 10 of you.
Mach'allah very technical master i love so much Morio higaonna
happy belated birthday sensei higaonna
He seems like a very nice man. Someone that would be very interesting to just sit and converse with. Of course, I would try very hard to never make him angry :-) I am sure that he has some very amazing insights about quite a few things.
In the kata Supaempi it's interesting how his left tsuki waza turns earlier than his right punch twist.
whoahh!! definitely the most dangerous 70 years old guy. I think he could easily beat me down.
Why are these yoroi in the background....?Any connection with the Ryukyu martial arts?
when this guy does the kata it seems like he has no power but when he punched the AIR...
it sends a shockwave just like an atomic bomb and when i see pictures of his hands shivers my whole body because of how scary his hand was, even tho i have a high imagination i still cant manage to imagine if i get punched by this guy.
RESPECT👍👍
Awesome Sensei!
This is how the real grand master would look like
Respect !!!
The force is strong with this one
OOSSS!!!! muito bom!! viva a arte de treinar Karatê
Looks like excellent karate really!!!
I think you're right. Karate has many interesting qualities to consider like selfcontrol and discipline but in a cage that won't be enough. It just doesn't train you to fight for real, and whoever thinks mma fighters have no technique is just plain wrong.
Grande Mestre verdadeiro OKINAWAN GOJU-RYU: OSS.
Well said!
Items ranked by INTENTION and GEOMANCY in order of importance from 1 to 10
(1 highest):
* * * *GEOMANCY* * * *
(1) Appreciation
(2) Feeling in on things
(3) Help on personal problems
*_Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand_*
(Chinese Proverb)
I'm pretty sure it's from years of kicking. I'm young, just got my shodan and even my left knee plays up after doing a hard session with lots of mae-geri (front kick).
I'd love to train in a room with all that samurai armour. What an inspiration that would be!
Hail to the KING!
I have a lot in common with this Master Sensei.... I too have had a motorcycle crash -_-
whoa they are actually throwing blows that could knock someone out!
when this guy trains he makes the ground quake.
Is he saying that he injured his knees from throwing kicks or from taking kicks to the knee?... Does anyone know...
GREAT
LOL! oh boy that was pure comedy! haha nice humor man!
this actually looks cool in movies
He's old but looks like he has some skill about him. Interesting.
He fell off hard on his motorbike but left as soon as the doctor came lol
You DO NOT mess with guys like this: they destroy entire villages with a single glance. OSSU!
At the end of the day he is a human being, a skeleton, surrounded by muscles, fat and organs doing artistic moves. He is also mentally unbelievably strong and of course dedicated almost his entire life to Karate. He is unique. However.....
Wow! Look at his fist.
очень интересное видео
Hello i would like to ask if usa goju ryu is as great as the original goju ryu.
Tray Keller Not even in the same league. USA Goju to me isn't goju ryu. Too many changes have been made, and not for the better.