Actually a friend of mine (training Shotokan for decades) sent this video to me here in Germany. I'm training Wing Chun since 1990 and I'm really amazed. So interesting. There are so much similarities here - I see so many movements which are similar to Wing Chun. Also the thought about "movement patterns" is exactly the same. Drilling these patterns over and over again like programming your neuro-muscular-system all the time until these patterns just flow in what ever situation under whatever stressfull situation. Ellbows, chopping hands, the combination of attacks, the flow and the power - I guess in the end that's what we are all aiming at in martial arts. So well demonstrated and performed. Thank you! All the best from Stuttgart, Germany - from a complete different style. 👍🔥 Cord Elsner
I only did wing chun for couple hours but I train Koryu Uchinadi a System by Mc Carthy Sensei where we Tegumi which is very similar to those patterns shown here. The whole of Karate was heavily influenced by chinas martial arts so really no wonder that there are similarities. My thought when he did these drills was a wooden puppet imidiatly so - yeah wing chun came to mind.
Thank you for sharing this knowledge with clarity Hotton Sensei - it is a wonderful video. We also have this similarities with Takemusu Aikido where the body movement create unlimited possibilities at high level and it is achieved when we have assimilated the basics correctly. The body becomes the brain and by moving relax, we create a formidable weapon that is commanded with the centre part of our body. We also incorporate the notion of Control (which you clearly demonstrate in this video), notion of emptiness where UKE is striking nothing, the notion of blending (moving at the right time), which you do so well too, notion of lever, notion of no-resistance etc. It combines many of these notions to work with body movements and once we realise that being soft is much stronger than tensing the muscles, we then truly see the true power of the body movement unleashing powerful techniques...
Excellent clip, Rick-sensei! The way you do the defensive/evasive moves with uchi uke, gedan barai etc. is exactly the same as I learn it from my Koryû (Okinawa) Gôjû-ryû teacher at our University Karate Club! There are always both hands involved in quick succesion or almost simultaneously, a slap or contacting and then go in! Also love the naturalness of your moves, always an inspiration!
The double parry can be done with closed fists also. It’s very similar to Kenpo. Also you can use backfists more like drunken boxing. Elbow destructions & just nerve strikes, using various bones & knuckles of hand the or fist. Great techniques as usual 👍
"Focus on the rhythm, not the construct." He makes that point in another video about going beyond just trying to make required shapes and calling that executing a technique.
At the 3:59 mark, the man wearing a brown belt casually moves his foot at least twleve inches within 0.0175 seconds. This can be proven, and has been, by pausing, unpausing, then pausing again during his foot motion as it plays the video at 0.25 speed within 0.07 seconds of pressing the space key to repause the video. Time for some math, courtesy of a teacher: zero point zero one seven five seconds to casually move one's foot a unit foot (twelve inches) backwards. his foot in the video is therefore moving over fifty seven unit feet per second backwards casually. That is over thirty eight miles per hour. If this video was true (and it is not), then he is moving his foot backwards, casually, at a rate of over thirty eight miles per hour. So, do you think that a brown belt wearing man in this video is moving his foot casually backwards at a speed over two and a half times as fast as some of Muhammed's fast punches, calculated to be at most fifteen miles per hour, in the boxing ring? If you do, then why not believe that the Lord paid the sin debt in full, and that the LORD God told me that Tae-kwon-do is His favorite and the most effective therefore? Selective listening? Just like how ancient Israel listened to the false prophets that said Babylon and Assyria would never invade but scoffed the real ones that said otherwise?
Actually a friend of mine (training Shotokan for decades) sent this video to me here in Germany. I'm training Wing Chun since 1990 and I'm really amazed. So interesting. There are so much similarities here - I see so many movements which are similar to Wing Chun. Also the thought about "movement patterns" is exactly the same. Drilling these patterns over and over again like programming your neuro-muscular-system all the time until these patterns just flow in what ever situation under whatever stressfull situation. Ellbows, chopping hands, the combination of attacks, the flow and the power - I guess in the end that's what we are all aiming at in martial arts. So well demonstrated and performed. Thank you! All the best from Stuttgart, Germany - from a complete different style. 👍🔥 Cord Elsner
I only did wing chun for couple hours but I train Koryu Uchinadi a System by Mc Carthy Sensei where we Tegumi which is very similar to those patterns shown here. The whole of Karate was heavily influenced by chinas martial arts so really no wonder that there are similarities. My thought when he did these drills was a wooden puppet imidiatly so - yeah wing chun came to mind.
Truly one of the best karate-ka of our time
This is the best Karate I have ever seen... Thank you very much Rick 🙏
Ooss!!! Excellent work Sir! Thank you for continuing to publicly share your knowledge and wisdom.
Thank you for sharing this knowledge with clarity Hotton Sensei - it is a wonderful video. We also have this similarities with Takemusu Aikido where the body movement create unlimited possibilities at high level and it is achieved when we have assimilated the basics correctly. The body becomes the brain and by moving relax, we create a formidable weapon that is commanded with the centre part of our body. We also incorporate the notion of Control (which you clearly demonstrate in this video), notion of emptiness where UKE is striking nothing, the notion of blending (moving at the right time), which you do so well too, notion of lever, notion of no-resistance etc. It combines many of these notions to work with body movements and once we realise that being soft is much stronger than tensing the muscles, we then truly see the true power of the body movement unleashing powerful techniques...
Excellent clip, Rick-sensei! The way you do the defensive/evasive moves with uchi uke, gedan barai etc. is exactly the same as I learn it from my Koryû (Okinawa) Gôjû-ryû teacher at our University Karate Club! There are always both hands involved in quick succesion or almost simultaneously, a slap or contacting and then go in! Also love the naturalness of your moves, always an inspiration!
I absolutely love Hotton Sensei's coaching and style. Does anyone know of a teacher of this style and calibre in Ontario, Canada?
Thank you Sensei I keep coming back to your videos please keep posting!!!
You are incredible Sensei Hotton, how are you nearly 70 years old and still so strong fast and agile?
The double parry can be done with closed fists also. It’s very similar to Kenpo. Also you can use backfists more like drunken boxing.
Elbow destructions & just nerve strikes, using various bones & knuckles of hand the or fist.
Great techniques as usual 👍
A true master, sensei, shihan, soke. One living legend of the art of karate. Thank you sensei ♥️
Thank you Hotton Sensei. Your shared experiences are eye opening. 👀👍🏾
excellent insight. I'm pleased someone else see's past the silk veil of "parlor" Martial Arts. Sugoi !
Muy grande!! OSS from Hervás, Extremadura, Spain
Great Sensei !
I enjoy seeing the substyles within a style. Sensei Hotton being more core centric and others more linear
Thank you very much! This was a great and timely reminder....
Es genial su soltura,técnica,rapidez.es genial
As usual he is amazing
Lei è un grande maestro. Grazie
What wisdom this man possesses 🙏
Muito bom sensei ! 🇧🇷
That was beautiful
Thank you for sharing this. Osu!
Meditational natural movement without tension....
Oss from Sweden!
whoa, is that Sensei Hotton on the motorcycle at the start? 😎 lookin good! is that southern california too?
this man is an amazing Martial Artist. but no one will just leave their arm out there in a real fight..
El mejor Shotokan....sensei de quién práctica Aikido y Kendo . Oss
Amazing
I have a question. Is this sport-karate, fighting-karate (like MMA) or self-defense karate?
Sonava! Missed another one I could've gone to!
"Focus on the rhythm, not the construct." He makes that point in another video about going beyond just trying to make required shapes and calling that executing a technique.
shito ryu always use this method also spiral we have tsukada sensei teach our shotokan group twice a year and he has been showing this on every class
Sorry, no comparison.
The "double hit", is actual techniques from Filipino Arts of Panantukan...
Is he one of asai sensei's student.
But is it Shotokan?
Cool!😎
Super😍
Very fluid. Very effective!!!
Meo-To-De
Oss
At the 3:59 mark, the man wearing a brown belt casually moves his foot at least twleve inches within 0.0175 seconds. This can be proven, and has been, by pausing, unpausing, then pausing again during his foot motion as it plays the video at 0.25 speed within 0.07 seconds of pressing the space key to repause the video. Time for some math, courtesy of a teacher:
zero point zero one seven five seconds to casually move one's foot a unit foot (twelve inches) backwards.
his foot in the video is therefore moving over fifty seven unit feet per second backwards casually.
That is over thirty eight miles per hour.
If this video was true (and it is not), then he is moving his foot backwards, casually, at a rate of over thirty eight miles per hour. So, do you think that a brown belt wearing man in this video is moving his foot casually backwards at a speed over two and a half times as fast as some of Muhammed's fast punches, calculated to be at most fifteen miles per hour, in the boxing ring? If you do, then why not believe that the Lord paid the sin debt in full, and that the LORD God told me that Tae-kwon-do is His favorite and the most effective therefore? Selective listening? Just like how ancient Israel listened to the false prophets that said Babylon and Assyria would never invade but scoffed the real ones that said otherwise?