This Kenji Yano is really something else. There are so many Japanese "masters" like him, floating around who are so under-rated. Many are not into the poltics of karate. They just quietly teach pure karate. We owe a great deal to these types of people. We need to be mindful of how special it is that these guys share this with westerners. A Japanese way of training is truly special, and it can bring out the best in people. We should be thankful to men like Kenji Yano. God bless USA and Japan
Machida is freaking awesome, i knew it was a matter of time before someone like him took out the rest of the people. He wins because people are so used to wild swinging punches, and not having focus behind their attacks, when he hits them with that straight punch, it rocks them because they aren't prepared for it. That is the power of shotokan :)
WOW! I recently began training at a Shorin Ryu dojo. Master Fusei Kise, my Sensei's sensei's teacher, comes in every year to teach a class. I am looking forward to it. I would love to see how a traditional class is conducted. From what I've seen, however, my dojo is much more traditional than most dojos. I believe that is because of Master Fusei Kise.
Great to see so many lady karate black belts training and there kiais were louder then the guys lol , I love being a black belt in shotokan all women should watch Senseis video and take up karate the benefits are unbelievable oss 🥋😋
Lyoto Machida has risen to the top of the UFC he is a practioner of traditional shotokan karate as you have watched in this video. Dose traditional karate work on the street? Dose it work in the ring? you be the judge.
Sorry to bother an old post, but does anyone have the full 2 and a half hour footage of the class? I really want to put on my gi and train along with master kenji. Thank you!
i have been doing karate for 7 years now and am a blue belt. Our style has 10 ranks you must go through before you reach black belt. I also had to get 4 stripes at orange (4th rank) and 2 stripes at red (5th rank).
The most famous karate school where I live feels alittle to intense for a complete beginner like me, the second one I went to feels more calm and is more traditional so I think I‘lol start my path on that one. The original purpose of karate to become a living weapon, to not need to really on weapons to defend yourself or attack, so I’m going to go for the more traditional school
most correct to use is sonobazuki or chokuzuki I guess. sonobazuki is to stay at the same spot, chokuzuki means straight punch. I don't know what "oi" means as I do wado and we call in junzuki. Jun is from jujutsu that means same leg as arm..
how long did it take you to get ur black belt? A good traditional school takes 5-6 yrs of hard work to master the basics and that is not an easy task. hear in america their are only a handfull of schools that acually have a traditional basis. Its alot different than going to a school for a yr and becuase you paid for and happen to break a board or to within a yr to get a black belt which is really only the begining of a martial arts journey.
@YodanSensei I agree with what you are saying, about these students, but everybody's got to start somewhere. Even though these students are "black belts", they have likely never seen anything like this. They likely have a strong foundation based on their knowledge of the kata techniques, and basics. The problem is that they don't know HOW to do techniques. Karate is still evolving in the USA, and it has been dealt a major blow by MMA. Hopefully JKA karate will continue to evolve. Let's hope
In my karate class a couple of students and I go to bars to pick fights with people there. It's great because we know karate and they don't so it is relatively easy for us to win. The problem is that sometimes some of us get injured. We figured that if we had our master come with us that we could at least diminish this risk. How do people here think we should propose this to him?
Wow, these "black belts" really need some work. Its ashame to see this kind of talent with the letters JKA anywhere near it !! I'm thinking these are recreational students at best.
@HappyBuddha100 You are way off with your history. Okinawans "created" karate to defend themselves against the Japanese samurais. The Japanese samurais only knew jujitsu at the time, Karate spread to Japan throughout the late 1800's.
Thats why I could neve do this. They look very silly. I tried a karate classs once, and they told us to do this weird stance...I think its called a horse stance..and I just couldn't do it. I felt like such a dunce.
The old guy has some bad habits. Opening his hand just a bit prior to the retraction of his guard hand, the over twisting and slight lean, and his punches arent straight, they have a slight uplift to them.
brickshooter, I would agree with you if this were a bunch of beginners... but this is a bunch of people who all wear black belts. If they're still not familiar with japanese terminology and principles of using hip rotation in katate techniques, may be they should reconcider their reasons for practicing karate.
That would result in a draw. If you gotta choose between Prison/electrocution or hospital/death by gun shot. I think that's a lose/lose situation. lol.
Just a hunch but... I think he is trying to make up for that by beating the hell out of them, they might not learn the proper technique but they will learn something by being physically pushed.
dude have you ever even done shotokan? or did you go for 3 lessons as a 12 year old then get kicked out for aggression problems? don't speak about what you don't know about
Lots of respect for Karate-Do, however the JKA; which is this dojo; is still not teaching the inner workings of body mechanics. I know I was a member of this dojo for 15 years! When I broke away I joined the ITKF... Very different and teaches the true understanding of basics. Sorry but the JKA is just a big money machine.
Well i have to say that this "techings" are not the best. The master low his head in the zuki and seems not that relaxed. In my opinion Masters like Kaze are more Traditional and usefuller. And also the pupils in this vid......don´t know why but it seems they´re not really at Dan level
chinese korean and japenese people scare me because they can tap u on the head and make ur brain explode and cough they eat dogs O_O ....and cats.....maybe hamsters.......sometimes babys........bunnys?
He's beating somebody in this video? Whom, I didn't see it?? THIS you calling "being physically pushed" ??? This is a very mild training session, but these guys (all of them, no exception) should go back to white belts. NONE of them does the Zuki correctly! This is pathetic. They all wear black belts, and are not ashamed of their miserable techniques. In any self-respecting Shotokan Dojo these guys would never get a green belt. I think he sees that he can't make nothing out of them.
ITs not the style its the person. The ability to apply your art to real world and sport senarios is what makes a true martial artist
This is the kind of teacher I like
i love the sound of punch by master kenji .. so powerful..
This Kenji Yano is really something else. There are so many Japanese "masters" like him, floating around who are so under-rated. Many are not into the poltics of karate. They just quietly teach pure karate. We owe a great deal to these types of people. We need to be mindful of how special it is that these guys share this with westerners. A Japanese way of training is truly special, and it can bring out the best in people. We should be thankful to men like Kenji Yano. God bless USA and Japan
chi = energy flowing from somone
ki = awareness of that energy
put very simply
This is the kind of teacher I like. This is the way we trained twenty years ago. We were strong.
Boring
Thanks for posting it. I view it bofore I train just to psych myself up. Please, leave it there.
Thank you so much for posting this. Wow. Look at all these basics. This is old school real awesome stuff. Again, tomasleeman domo arigato.
One of my all time favorite Sensei,he is one REAL tough JKA Master!!
its amazing the amount of knowledge and practice it takes to execute a proper punch. real karate. OSU!
Machida is freaking awesome, i knew it was a matter of time before someone like him took out the rest of the people. He wins because people are so used to wild swinging punches, and not having focus behind their attacks, when he hits them with that straight punch, it rocks them because they aren't prepared for it. That is the power of shotokan :)
WOW! I recently began training at a Shorin Ryu dojo. Master Fusei Kise, my Sensei's sensei's teacher, comes in every year to teach a class. I am looking forward to it. I would love to see how a traditional class is conducted. From what I've seen, however, my dojo is much more traditional than most dojos. I believe that is because of Master Fusei Kise.
Great to see so many lady karate black belts training and there kiais were louder then the guys lol , I love being a black belt in shotokan all women should watch Senseis video and take up karate the benefits are unbelievable oss 🥋😋
OSS!
OO i wonder where this was My sensi sensi was taught by this guy. Hes amazing this guy comes to St. Paul every year. at lease for the last 2 years.
Lyoto Machida has risen to the top of the UFC he is a practioner of traditional shotokan karate as you have watched in this video. Dose traditional karate work on the street? Dose it work in the ring? you be the judge.
nice class 1 with al black belts
Thanks and thanks for watching
They still teach the art of the Samurai i forgot the actual name of the Martial art but they still have it..
they all seem to be "muscling" their punches. its all in the technique. this is a real karate master teaching real karate technique. OSU
This is utter garbage next to Boxing and MT
i just love this
Sorry to bother an old post, but does anyone have the full 2 and a half hour footage of the class? I really want to put on my gi and train along with master kenji. Thank you!
Chaitan Walia I was thinking the same.
we were taught to use the hip power in wadoryu karate by shihan kiyohisa hirano of JIKC.
i have been doing karate for 7 years now and am a blue belt. Our style has 10 ranks you must go through before you reach black belt. I also had to get 4 stripes at orange (4th rank) and 2 stripes at red (5th rank).
they do that to get power from the hips to throw their punches. these are just basics of karate, quite different than when in active sparring.
very good
The most famous karate school where I live feels alittle to intense for a complete beginner like me, the second one I went to feels more calm and is more traditional so I think I‘lol start my path on that one.
The original purpose of karate to become a living weapon, to not need to really on weapons to defend yourself or attack, so I’m going to go for the more traditional school
Good luck have fun. It’s good exercise. I think you’re gonna like it.
@@TomLeeman thanks appreciate it😃
ya karate is a martial art every counter move in it is either to break a bone knock out or kill somone
indeed!
o vovo é uma arma mortal!!!
most correct to use is sonobazuki or chokuzuki I guess. sonobazuki is to stay at the same spot, chokuzuki means straight punch. I don't know what "oi" means as I do wado and we call in junzuki. Jun is from jujutsu that means same leg as arm..
how long did it take you to get ur black belt? A good traditional school takes 5-6 yrs of hard work to master the basics and that is not an easy task. hear in america their are only a handfull of schools that acually have a traditional basis. Its alot different than going to a school for a yr and becuase you paid for and happen to break a board or to within a yr to get a black belt which is really only the begining of a martial arts journey.
Wonderful.. Tsuki and tsuki :)
i think it really has to do with the individual and finding the right teachers.
he is burning out his students just doing all those punches.
@YodanSensei I agree with what you are saying, about these students, but everybody's got to start somewhere. Even though these students are "black belts", they have likely never seen anything like this. They likely have a strong foundation based on their knowledge of the kata techniques, and basics. The problem is that they don't know HOW to do techniques. Karate is still evolving in the USA, and it has been dealt a major blow by MMA. Hopefully JKA karate will continue to evolve. Let's hope
😊
What state this dojo's in?
do people still actually use this type of punching?
Is this in Miami?
he like my master.
@icheatin but why exactly do you hate that? shouldn't you feel good that you are more proficient than the other students?
That's my accent when I do my Kiai... Kidding aside, their training is very serious. I wish I can have that kind of training...
In my karate class a couple of students and I go to bars to pick fights with people there. It's great because we know karate and they don't so it is relatively easy for us to win. The problem is that sometimes some of us get injured. We figured that if we had our master come with us that we could at least diminish this risk. How do people here think we should propose this to him?
chamboyette853 like Best of the best part 2 lol
Which is...?
Oss!
Holy crap when he punches it makes a sound! D:
classic example why I gave up Karate - but if they enjoy it good luck to them.,
he reminds me of my sifu frank yee of hung ga
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thier not getting it what he is talking about. the hip snap of the punch and power that comes with the punch
wow
@bwconklin The biggest problem with modern karate is were people practice, its best to be outside.
@15madara yes they do....if you dont belive...fight them and see..
BuJitsu, JuJitsu...both Samurai arts, JuJitsu being the empty hand version
wheres the hip thrust......
oi means lunging.
Don't blame people with black belts, blame those who are their masters. There is no bad student, only bad master - Karate kid (orginal)
Oi zuki IS a stepping punch. Kizama zuki is a punch off front fist.
Well, what is Dan level? Anyone gets the Dan... "earning" a Dan is not what it used to be.
Wow, these "black belts" really need some work. Its ashame to see this kind of talent with the letters JKA anywhere near it !!
I'm thinking these are recreational students at best.
Wow! Karate-do with Scientology secrecy.
Ok, Deal, are you in Miami?
Is Shotokan too different from Shito-Ryu?
@HappyBuddha100 You are way off with your history.
Okinawans "created" karate to defend themselves against the Japanese samurais.
The Japanese samurais only knew jujitsu at the time, Karate spread to Japan throughout the late 1800's.
**Kung Fu keeps you well balanced.
Thats why I could neve do this. They look very silly. I tried a karate classs once, and they told us to do this weird stance...I think its called a horse stance..and I just couldn't do it. I felt like such a dunce.
which taekwon-do? ITF or WTF? they are different martial arts.
The old guy has some bad habits. Opening his hand just a bit prior to the retraction of his guard hand, the over twisting and slight lean, and his punches arent straight, they have a slight uplift to them.
in theory the other hand is returning to the hip elbowin an attacker from behind him,thats the theory,god bless
**Kung Fu has all Martial Arts in it.
woo
dont use the strenght, use the qi.
brickshooter, I would agree with you if this were a bunch of beginners... but this is a bunch of people who all wear black belts. If they're still not familiar with japanese terminology and principles of using hip rotation in katate techniques, may be they should reconcider their reasons for practicing karate.
That would result in a draw. If you gotta choose between Prison/electrocution or hospital/death by gun shot. I think that's a lose/lose situation. lol.
omg..
You can do most the basics like this on your own, their not delving into anything deep here
Just a hunch but...
I think he is trying to make up for that by beating the hell out of them, they might not learn the proper technique but they will learn something by being physically pushed.
dude have you ever even done shotokan?
or did you go for 3 lessons as a 12 year old then get kicked out for aggression problems?
don't speak about what you don't know about
spelt osu
Lots of respect for Karate-Do, however the JKA; which is this dojo; is still not teaching the inner workings of body mechanics. I know I was a member of this dojo for 15 years! When I broke away I joined the ITKF... Very different and teaches the true understanding of basics. Sorry but the JKA is just a big money machine.
karate is human thinker,movement. Eventually Karate Sucks.
**Kung Fu is Animal Fighting art. Eventually making in it the Best .
Well i have to say that this "techings" are not the best.
The master low his head in the zuki and seems not that relaxed.
In my opinion Masters like Kaze are more Traditional and usefuller.
And also the pupils in this vid......don´t know why but it seems they´re not really at Dan level
chinese korean and japenese people scare me because they can tap u on the head and make ur brain explode and cough they eat dogs O_O ....and cats.....maybe hamsters.......sometimes babys........bunnys?
the people doing this are in their 30's and maybe even 40's...
that's probably why they are slow at it...
Horrible punches !!! This is why you should take MT and not 15th Century Karate
Kung fu is way more better /beyond than karate.
Kung fu acts/thinks like an animal .
karate thinks like a human .
He's beating somebody in this video? Whom, I didn't see it?? THIS you calling "being physically pushed" ??? This is a very mild training session, but these guys (all of them, no exception) should go back to white belts. NONE of them does the Zuki correctly! This is pathetic. They all wear black belts, and are not ashamed of their miserable techniques. In any self-respecting Shotokan Dojo these guys would never get a green belt. I think he sees that he can't make nothing out of them.
budo
classic demonstration of water downed poorly executed American karate. most of them seem to be black belts...ha
yawn
OO i wonder where this was My sensi sensi was taught by this guy. Hes amazing this guy comes to St. Paul every year. at lease for the last 2 years.