Great Karate! I have great respect for Sensei Kanazawa, my father trained with him many years ago, his karate style is perfect. Shotokan Karate is the best!! OSS!
you dont need a high resolution to know this guy is a master. The balance between speed adn power here clearly showed is amazing, all his kata vids are soo useful for learning and mastering the katas. Thx sensei
I really can't believe that people are saying Kanazawa's Kata is bad. He is one of the highest ranked Karateka in the world, of any ryu. He has achieved more in Karate than any of us are ever likely to, show some respect.
I have been training 50 years Shotokan. I consulted Kanazawa from the beginning. I am a fifth degree black belt. I Was blessed enough to have trained under him in Tampa. And now he has been deceased six years. And I still consult his authority in nuances of movements regularly today. I cannot imagine anyone running down Shihan's Kanazawa's legacy & example. He is a great part of my Shomenai respect & attitude. I bow to his memory & great teaching.
I think i've finally "got" this Kata, just need to start perfecting it now...... I've recently read Gichin Funakoshi's book about his life and think I am gradually getting Karate and now realise that I am going to have to put a lot more effort into it to further my training - training that will probably never end. Thanks to masters like Kanazawa for bringing us videos to help us, it doesn't matter if people think the styles vary or the belt colours are different, it's what Karate does for you
I see no reason why any heian would be unsuitable for a yellow belt, especially since a yellow belt probably can't show a very good nidan either. I agree that having beginners learning Unsu and such seems a little bit pointless, but praticing heians is always good, whatever your level is !
It's not about what belt level you are. It's the amount of hours of hard effort you've put into practising. A yellow belt who trains 4 hours a week in the dojo and then comes home and practises more is going to be more advanced than the orange belt who trains 1 hour a week.
Been doing Shotokan-based karate for over 16 years, this stuff is basic once you have muscle-memory of the moves. It all comes down to knowledge, application (bunkai/oyo) and technique. All the Heian kata are traced back to one 'mother' kata, called Kanku-Dai. It's a very long kata, and if you do it properly you should be exhausted about halfway through. =)
The Weird Life Of Alex we have so much in common. Same name and we both love Star Wars! Imma Red Belt and I got testing newer week for brown belt. This is my kata. I have a crush on another red belt .
When you took a break from karate because of corona and then you join in person later than everyone else, then to find out that some lower ranker does this kata better than you so you keep rewatching this sensei's videos so you can be sure to beat that random kid next time well aware that he probably hasn't even acknowledged you :) edit: i got promoted to the next next belt, finally 😭
Can’t believe this video is still doing the rounds. I remember having a vhs version of this years ago lol. Helpful though (just revisiting my kata after several years off)
@Mohamad Rasoul not neccesarily in some dojos in brisbane including mine they have changed the ranks that the katas can give, as of mine and neighbouring dojos heian godan givens brown belt. But i see your point my sensei said tekishodan gave brown belt in his time...
Karatê insiste em não desistir nunca, em 30 minutos aprendi esse kata, o que demoraria dias com meu sensei, ou outros vídeos, você é prestativo ao que faz, obrigado.
I do karate nearly my hole life....I'm 14 and do karate for 10 years....One of my fav. Katas Next month I'll get the 3rd Kyu... Karate saved my life for a few times...so I'm happy to do this....
Very epic walkthrough of the 5th kata, I use this to learn the fifth kata myself because i need to learn it for my next belt. This video is very helpful.
Im having the black belt exam tomorrow, I'll need to travel 75 km to go there, I was just looking at the katas I need to know and I got curious and watched the comments, I wanted to gongratulate to you because I still remember the feeling of passing all my exams, and now I'll have the big one in less then 12h. If all goes well this will be my last night as 1st kyu. I just wanted to tell you to keep grinding and never stop training, the martial arts are a way of life, hope you will one day reach your goals. I'm proud of you succeeding in your exam. Ik it's weird for a guy who comes from nowhere telling you this things, I just wanted to say something good to make me feel a little less nervous about my exam tomorrow. Keep grinding man. Omg I afraid I spoke of myself a lil too much :']. Still... I'm proud of you
I remember watching my senior do this. That time, I was 8 and learning yondan. Months passed and it was time for my grading. Got brown belt at the age of 9. Sensei said I was fast😂 I told him obviously, you dont let us rest until our legs dont start to shiver , he wouldnt actually do that I said that to sensei as a joke. And then shit happened. I had to shift to another state, my dad got a job offer in a different state. Tried to find an academy that teached the same form. Didnt find any. 3 years of hardwork gone to waste. I didnt want to start from basic either. Now im 15 and watching the katas for nostalgia. Its sad thinking that had I not moved to another place, by now I could have been a black belt.
You could of trained at home right? You don’t need to find a sensei, although it’s better that you do. But if it came to that you could review in the living room or in your backyard or basement (if you have one)
This is the Shotokan version of the kata called Heian Godan. But close to all the traditional style practice this kata (called Pinan Godan in all other styles). Of the biggest karate styles in the world: Shitō-Ryū, Wadō-Ryū and Shotokan practice the Pinan/Heian katas. Shotokan, Wadō-Ryū and Shitō-Ryū are by far the biggest styles in the world so you should be able to find a dojo of one of them near you. Shorin-Ryū is a traditional style that is somewhat big in the US, that also practice the Pinan/Heian katas. Even Kyokushin trains their adaption of shotokans Heian katas. I know there is a lot of Americanised karate in the US. But if you actually find a traditional Japanese or Okinawan style you are very likely to be training the Pinan/Heian katas. Depending on the quality of your former Dojo, you should be able to have your previous belt recognised in their organisation within half a year to a year, or be able to progress very quickly. As the differences between Shotokan, Wadō-Ryū, Shitō-Ryū, Shorin-Ryū are small and they are all closely related. So you should be able to adapt very quickly. Gōjū-Ryū and Uechi-Ryū are among the bigger traditional karate styles that will not train the Pinan/Heian katas. instead train Naha-te lineage of katas. Many Americanised styles will train katas the made up themselves.
The hardest kata of all IS ‘KIHON’ But Heian Godan is my favourite of the heian katas.. but remember your basics.. then think of timing.. this is the best example online of traditional kata .. oss
Ossu fellow karate practitioners. I'm just a white-belter and I'm really having difficulty learning Heian Godan. I'm glad these kind of videos in UA-cam greatly help me. :) Oh my... my promotional exam is on December. >< I hope it goes well...
Soy estudiante de karate voy a pasar a sintieron rojo mi estilo es botokukan escuché mucho sobre usted paso todo el día mirando sus vídeo y ahora estoy aprendiendo el kancuday
I have just come from a dojo that taught me Shukokai karate and I am now in a dojo teaching Shotokan karate. I agree with the comment from aloostorm, it is up to the student, not the martial art, this is what I've learnt from my transfer between the two styles. Admittedly I prefer Shukokai, but that's because I am so use to everything coming from the hips and you are more side on, Shotokan just feels weird. The kata's are similar, but it's feels as if I have to learn everything from scratch.
@Mysteryburger It's not so bad, so long as you don't stress too much and you go at your own pace. I thought it would swamp me forever, but it only took me a couple weeks to remember the steps. Now I just need to satisfy my instructor with the actual form... Heh, my front stances are atrocious, regardless of the individual kata. My school starts with Heian Shodan, rather than the simpler "little katas", so we get to new katas sooner in training.
@@athesh8063 yesh I have a college that is also a brown belt, he is sensei's son and he is really good. He went to the 2019 nationals in Romania and sometimes trains with the national lot
Yasiru Dilmith maybe you know the pattern of the Kata, but u cant perform them like me ( brown belt ) or a sensei/shihan, so pls dont brag with that, you can only say you know a kata when u do the kata in your dreams
One of my senseis worships Kanazawa, but the funniest part is if I did it exactly like this he would fucking correct my every move and stance. I'm not really impressed by Kanazawa's performance. Haha.
Very interesting. I'm a kyokushin karateka and our version is a but different. However the rhythm is the same. The moments of tension and relaxation are almost the same.
@11CerealKiller11 is there any purple belt?? I only know about: white, yellow, orange, green,blue, brown and black...never heard of it.. but I am doing the traditional karate and i heard that there is a „newer„ side of these martial arts so perhaps you are doing this new kind..
@cassavaeater we have this same belt rank in Italy ( or at least in m dojo( and this kata is required for orange- green and blue . I've started to learn it and I absolutely adore it, as much as I love Heian Nidan. Even if still have quite probs with Kokutsu Dachi ,regards
@Frazzler91 Same for me, I left karate for 5 years (I was at the 3rd kyu), and I don't care that I may have to start everything all over again, I even appreciate it.
@bobbylord120 Depends on the school. Traditionally, there are only white,green,brown, and black, all of which are associated with at least 2 ranks. Most schools add more belts to emphasize more ranks
@FlyingInYourDreams Dojos are different. Ours has 2 levels of purple before the 3 brown kyus. So to know where a person is at in training, you would ask what kyu they are. 5th kyu is 5th kyu no matter the color.
Hirokazu Kanazawa. RIP Master. 1931 - 2019.
Really?
Do you know his name? I’ve been trying to find it
@@jesserichens476 Hirokazu Kanazawa
@@qaiwani thank you!
Oss.. 🙏
Great Karate! I have great respect for Sensei Kanazawa, my father trained with him many years ago, his karate style is perfect. Shotokan Karate is the best!! OSS!
Oss😁
OSSU!
Yes It Is Bro.👍🙏
I don't know your Dan but I am giving you os
OSS
you dont need a high resolution to know this guy is a master. The balance between speed adn power here clearly showed is amazing, all his kata vids are soo useful for learning and mastering the katas. Thx sensei
you legit know that sensei Kanazawa IS a master, his kimono makes sound on every punch
I really can't believe that people are saying Kanazawa's Kata is bad. He is one of the highest ranked Karateka in the world, of any ryu. He has achieved more in Karate than any of us are ever likely to, show some respect.
I have been training 50 years Shotokan. I consulted Kanazawa from the beginning. I am a fifth degree black belt. I Was blessed enough to have trained under him in Tampa. And now he has been deceased six years. And I still consult his authority in nuances of movements regularly today. I cannot imagine anyone running down Shihan's Kanazawa's legacy & example. He is a great part of my Shomenai respect & attitude. I bow to his memory & great teaching.
No showoff no unncessary shouting..perfect in power speed and accuracy..bowing from my heart.oss
Your meant too
I think i've finally "got" this Kata, just need to start perfecting it now......
I've recently read Gichin Funakoshi's book about his life and think I am gradually getting Karate and now realise that I am going to have to put a lot more effort into it to further my training - training that will probably never end.
Thanks to masters like Kanazawa for bringing us videos to help us, it doesn't matter if people think the styles vary or the belt colours are different, it's what Karate does for you
This Kata (heian godan ) is great as I am in my brown belt 0:19
I should be getting my brown belt soon and this channel is a lifesaver it really helps me study
I really like that comments "I am yellow belt and i learned yondan and godan." Dude. It's useless when you can not show us good nidan. :) Remember it.
True😊😂
TamaroaRasta Jamming It happens the same in my dojo.
I see no reason why any heian would be unsuitable for a yellow belt, especially since a yellow belt probably can't show a very good nidan either. I agree that having beginners learning Unsu and such seems a little bit pointless, but praticing heians is always good, whatever your level is !
It's not about what belt level you are. It's the amount of hours of hard effort you've put into practising. A yellow belt who trains 4 hours a week in the dojo and then comes home and practises more is going to be more advanced than the orange belt who trains 1 hour a week.
TamaroaRasta Jamming
Doesn't matter, learning kata is always good no matter the one and no matter the belt you're in.
I have my black belt exam tomorrow. I have repeated all these videos multiple times.
You are a life saver Kataman
I learned this kata. All of 5 shodan. Thanks master kanàzawa, you are my idol. Rest in peace.
Been doing Shotokan-based karate for over 16 years, this stuff is basic once you have muscle-memory of the moves. It all comes down to knowledge, application (bunkai/oyo) and technique. All the Heian kata are traced back to one 'mother' kata, called Kanku-Dai. It's a very long kata, and if you do it properly you should be exhausted about halfway through. =)
Kanku Dai is Kan San Hyung in Tang Soo Do and NKMAA kuk sool hapkido
@@KaptainCanuckAnd if I’m correct, all those styles evolved from Shotokan. Should be wrong though. OSS! 🥋
I'm a blue belt and I have testing today.
Wish me luck...
The Weird Life Of Alex Blue belt? Or do you mean purple
The Weird Life Of Alex we have so much in common. Same name and we both love Star Wars!
Imma Red Belt and I got testing newer week for brown belt. This is my kata. I have a crush on another red belt .
@DiamondNidoKing - DNK theres no red belts in shotokan
@@woody9278 yes there is, in my dojo
I practice Kung Fu Shaolin, but I am interested in Karate, this kata for which belt is?
When you took a break from karate because of corona and then you join in person later than everyone else, then to find out that some lower ranker does this kata better than you so you keep rewatching this sensei's videos so you can be sure to beat that random kid next time well aware that he probably hasn't even acknowledged you :)
edit: i got promoted to the next next belt, finally 😭
Te va te 888
Some juniors became senior
Omg exact same
Oh man in the same spot i used to be the highest now im second man that sucks
@@leonelpereira8831 ikr
Osss sir since childhood I had saw your videos and practiced and now I am brown 1
Can’t believe this video is still doing the rounds. I remember having a vhs version of this years ago lol. Helpful though (just revisiting my kata after several years off)
I am going for my Brown belt tomorrow so scared
Joel Angus
Nice
same
@Mohamad Rasoul not neccesarily in some dojos in brisbane including mine they have changed the ranks that the katas can give, as of mine and neighbouring dojos heian godan givens brown belt. But i see your point my sensei said tekishodan gave brown belt in his time...
String man
love
what?!😲😲😲😲
Mine aswell
Meu ei teki shodan e o nidan
Me Too
Emilia D same it was kind of hard for me at first though
omg thank you so much i have just passed my grading because of this thank youuuuu!!!
Karatê insiste em não desistir nunca, em 30 minutos aprendi esse kata, o que demoraria dias com meu sensei, ou outros vídeos, você é prestativo ao que faz, obrigado.
I do karate nearly my hole life....I'm 14 and do karate for 10 years....One of my fav. Katas
Next month I'll get the 3rd Kyu...
Karate saved my life for a few times...so I'm happy to do this....
Merci beaucoup grace a toi j'ai pu reviser mon Kata pour le passage de grade!!!!
THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!!
I M FRENCH!!!!!
Very epic walkthrough of the 5th kata, I use this to learn the fifth kata myself because i need to learn it for my next belt. This video is very helpful.
Its the fourth...
@@terri9917 Sorry my mistake.
@robertvanholland1991 "godan" literally means "the fifth", so you were right.
Thank you so much. I was practicing this kata everyday until my grading and I am up to 3rd Kyu now :)
Im having the black belt exam tomorrow, I'll need to travel 75 km to go there, I was just looking at the katas I need to know and I got curious and watched the comments, I wanted to gongratulate to you because I still remember the feeling of passing all my exams, and now I'll have the big one in less then 12h. If all goes well this will be my last night as 1st kyu.
I just wanted to tell you to keep grinding and never stop training, the martial arts are a way of life, hope you will one day reach your goals. I'm proud of you succeeding in your exam.
Ik it's weird for a guy who comes from nowhere telling you this things, I just wanted to say something good to make me feel a little less nervous about my exam tomorrow.
Keep grinding man.
Omg I afraid I spoke of myself a lil too much :'].
Still... I'm proud of you
@@gametesting8876 how did the exam go? Hope it went well
in the Caribbean, it done as so for Shotokan;
White
Yellow
Orange
Green
Purple
Brown
Black
(Red is only used as a tournament colour)
I remember watching my senior do this. That time, I was 8 and learning yondan. Months passed and it was time for my grading. Got brown belt at the age of 9. Sensei said I was fast😂 I told him obviously, you dont let us rest until our legs dont start to shiver , he wouldnt actually do that I said that to sensei as a joke. And then shit happened. I had to shift to another state, my dad got a job offer in a different state. Tried to find an academy that teached the same form. Didnt find any. 3 years of hardwork gone to waste. I didnt want to start from basic either. Now im 15 and watching the katas for nostalgia. Its sad thinking that had I not moved to another place, by now I could have been a black belt.
You could of trained at home right? You don’t need to find a sensei, although it’s better that you do. But if it came to that you could review in the living room or in your backyard or basement (if you have one)
This is the Shotokan version of the kata called Heian Godan.
But close to all the traditional style practice this kata (called Pinan Godan in all other styles).
Of the biggest karate styles in the world: Shitō-Ryū, Wadō-Ryū and Shotokan practice the Pinan/Heian katas.
Shotokan, Wadō-Ryū and Shitō-Ryū are by far the biggest styles in the world so you should be able to find a dojo of one of them near you.
Shorin-Ryū is a traditional style that is somewhat big in the US, that also practice the Pinan/Heian katas.
Even Kyokushin trains their adaption of shotokans Heian katas.
I know there is a lot of Americanised karate in the US. But if you actually find a traditional Japanese or Okinawan style you are very likely to be training the Pinan/Heian katas.
Depending on the quality of your former Dojo, you should be able to have your previous belt recognised in their organisation within half a year to a year, or be able to progress very quickly.
As the differences between Shotokan, Wadō-Ryū, Shitō-Ryū, Shorin-Ryū are small and they are all closely related.
So you should be able to adapt very quickly.
Gōjū-Ryū and Uechi-Ryū are among the bigger traditional karate styles that will not train the Pinan/Heian katas.
instead train Naha-te lineage of katas.
Many Americanised styles will train katas the made up themselves.
Increíble, como conseguiste cinturón marrón en 3 años?
Very nice and I am Green belt and tried this and became 2nd , in national shotokan karate championship
Yooo
can't wait to try this kata at the dojo :)
Schönes Tradizionelles Karate 😊
lmao sooo many people are here cuz its their grading tmrw. Then again im going for my first kyu tmrw :P
In November I'm going for the blue belt.
Igor Szymanowicz wow whats ur belt order
In december im going for 6 kyu
Idk why Im here. Im grinding 4th dan in few weeks
The hardest kata of all IS ‘KIHON’
But Heian Godan is my favourite of the heian katas.. but remember your basics.. then think of timing..
this is the best example online of traditional kata .. oss
Esse kata é lindooooo!!!!♥!!!!!Estou em fase de treino continuo,,,mas confesso que é bem complicado a primeira vista!!!Mas nunca desistooooo!!!♥!!!
i am finally going for brown belt this helps alot
Good job! Im still only oragane belt (i think im pretty good) but my sensei is teaching us some of the first katas (up to jion)
Parabéns, fera! Continue se dedicando e nunca desista! Oss!
Ossu fellow karate practitioners. I'm just a white-belter and I'm really having difficulty learning Heian Godan. I'm glad these kind of videos in UA-cam greatly help me. :) Oh my... my promotional exam is on December. >< I hope it goes well...
Learn the application of the katas, every move was created based on what works best in war. That philosophy is the best teacher
I won 3rd place in the 1992 AAU Junior Olympics with this Kata.
nice
cool
This will be very helpful for my grading next month. Thanks!
Starting from 1:16, there's someone talking in the background. It sounds like a radio interference.
Mouldy CPU
It sounds like when adults talk in Charlie Brown
No problem you will be fantastic in 3 weeks. My grading is today and this is my favorite kata so far!
This helped me so much... Really
This kata is such wonderful. I just started to learn it today and its literally funny
this one has always been one of my favorite's.
Me too
This man does karate very good.every people can watch this videos.
Tomorrow I have grading I'm so stressed 😣 wishe me luck please 🍀
No
@@panobe0388 it was 3 years ago, your reply wont mater to them now
Soy estudiante de karate voy a pasar a sintieron rojo mi estilo es botokukan escuché mucho sobre usted paso todo el día mirando sus vídeo y ahora estoy aprendiendo el kancuday
Doing this kata in a tournament in two days. Using this to practice from..
yo también 😂
+Michael Newton-Lal Good luck (I guess its over)
Not even in two days will you learn this you will learn this one day
+William Dunlap I won
Guess what I'm competing for a big championship I'm using this I'm a purple belt not the best
Kanazawa a legend love you so much joy so much joy love from jesus christ
I'm doing this tomorrow in my grading wish me luck
how did you do
nikola piznal im doing it tomorrow too....wish me luck
nikola piznal I'm doing it on Thursday the 2nd which belt do you guys have?
Same mines tomorrow and I'm nervous af!
nikola piznal my bro have blak belt
i remember practicing this kata when I had the green belt... I stopped making karate at this point. now I wanna learn it again.
I was the same way up to a blue belt 3rd degree. Lost interest got into swimming instead. Wish I would of never stopped
Helped me with it, kata is so hard.
Thanks shotokankathaman i finally got my black belt in 14 years.
Please congrats me
when i realize this video is as old as me
I just realized that with ur comment
I have just come from a dojo that taught me Shukokai karate and I am now in a dojo teaching Shotokan karate. I agree with the comment from aloostorm, it is up to the student, not the martial art, this is what I've learnt from my transfer between the two styles. Admittedly I prefer Shukokai, but that's because I am so use to everything coming from the hips and you are more side on, Shotokan just feels weird. The kata's are similar, but it's feels as if I have to learn everything from scratch.
I'm a 3rd degree black belt in Shotokan. This is still my favorite kata.
Mine is UNSU
@Mysteryburger It's not so bad, so long as you don't stress too much and you go at your own pace. I thought it would swamp me forever, but it only took me a couple weeks to remember the steps. Now I just need to satisfy my instructor with the actual form... Heh, my front stances are atrocious, regardless of the individual kata. My school starts with Heian Shodan, rather than the simpler "little katas", so we get to new katas sooner in training.
I am going grading so I am going nuts wish me luck
Luck can't change a person's destiny
Gracias por compartir su experiencia con los alumnos de otros paises
I am a brown belt in shotokan, and this is the kata I am on.
That is surprising. You should at least be on tekki shodan
Ninja Plays me too
Geez I'm doing this for my purple with white stripe.
Amrita P well actually it's one heian kata and one master's Kata(that's what we call them here at least) per belt
Same
THIS KATA IS DOPE I LOVE THE JUMPING IM ALREADY ON BROWN BELT THIS IS DOPE YAAAAAA
gooing for blue belt in 2 days and practicing on this i have to know heian shodan,nidan,sandan,yondan and godan + 50 differend techniques
im learning this kata at the moment :) it is my favourite of the 5 heian katas :D
Go shotokan!!!
Got a 1st Dan grading in a few days, using this to brush up.
my favourite also :D
nice I'm currently learning karate and these vids really help.
you helped a lot sensei now i'm read for the facha test!
No-one going to talk about the fact that in those last few moves, you literally castrate two guys?
Yea
... in theory, yes
The beauty in kata, every move, has many different applications ;)
@@kega090 Exactly. I would like to point out that it could be executed as a nage waza (throwing technique).
I'm still a white belter and I already know heian Shodan,Nidan,Sandan,Yondan and Godan I'm so proud of myself!!!!?
Im still brown 1 and i know chinte,unsu,kankusho,kankudai,basai dai ,basai sho
Man I am a white belt as well and I have to learn the heians as well
@@athesh8063 yesh I have a college that is also a brown belt, he is sensei's son and he is really good. He went to the 2019 nationals in Romania and sometimes trains with the national lot
Doing this today and I don't know half of it😫
same
i watched it bc i have a test tmrw and i needed to fix my kata. it helped me a lot, let me see if i passed the test! i'll update.
reagodan minha faxa :-D
voce e faixa verde
Same iam a purple elt
sou faixa vermelha mais sei ate o tekki shodan
Eu
The movement at 1:50 is the most complicated technique in karate to comprehend at full speed.
I'm in orange belt but i learn both yondan and godan
Im a Brown belt and i need to find a good club to train im so out of practice
^ where are you from? I know a good karate club where I'm from
Yasiru Dilmith maybe you know the pattern of the Kata, but u cant perform them like me ( brown belt ) or a sensei/shihan, so pls dont brag with that, you can only say you know a kata when u do the kata in your dreams
This is very usefull to concored ur mind..
Someone in 2024?
H
OSS !
I am working on this kata for my next grading, I wish I could get more sharper.
Jezus, ja zdaje dzisaj z tego xd
Exactly. Though I'm being trained karate, I still cannot say it's the best.
One of my senseis worships Kanazawa, but the funniest part is if I did it exactly like this he would fucking correct my every move and stance. I'm not really impressed by Kanazawa's performance. Haha.
I am have a yellow belt and i know 4 kata because of your videos!THANKS A LOT! :D
this guy is why i pass every grading :') ty ty
Very interesting. I'm a kyokushin karateka and our version is a but different.
However the rhythm is the same. The moments of tension and relaxation are almost the same.
FLMKane kyokushin comes from Shotokan. That's your Kata is very similar to ours.
This is one of my favorite kata
He's Hirokazu Kanazawa, 10e Dan. :) He's a master in Shotokan Karate.
This is the kata I'm currently learning as I've just recently got my purple belt
@11CerealKiller11 is there any purple belt?? I only know about: white, yellow, orange, green,blue, brown and black...never heard of it.. but I am doing the traditional karate and i heard that there is a „newer„ side of these martial arts so perhaps you are doing this new kind..
I'm going for my blue belt in two days so nervous
eto! i have a karate exam today and i need to do this! need to perfect the movements!
Very helpful to revise the steps
WAO I JUST REMEMBER WHEN I USE TO DO THIS,,,SHOTOKAN KARATE IN 80S
A very much appreciate traditional karate
l'effort est une seconde nature..........proverbe Zen
thanks this is the best hein godai kata of all youtube ñow i can learn it quikly
Does anyone know the bunkai of the move at 0:45
@cassavaeater we have this same belt rank in Italy ( or at least in m dojo(
and this kata is required for orange- green and blue . I've started to learn it and I
absolutely adore it, as much as I love Heian Nidan. Even if still have quite probs with Kokutsu Dachi ,regards
If I’m well aware, my dojo has all three of those colors!
@Frazzler91
Same for me, I left karate for 5 years (I was at the 3rd kyu), and I don't care that I may have to start everything all over again, I even appreciate it.
@bobbylord120 Depends on the school. Traditionally, there are only white,green,brown, and black, all of which are associated with at least 2 ranks. Most schools add more belts to emphasize more ranks
There are a mistake in the end of kata, but is so beautiful. You're a very good !!!!! ^^
@FlyingInYourDreams Dojos are different. Ours has 2 levels of purple before the 3 brown kyus. So to know where a person is at in training, you would ask what kyu they are. 5th kyu is 5th kyu no matter the color.
I just learnt this whole kata just by watching and repeating!
Me to
No martial art is weak. Every Martial art is perfect. It's the practitioner who fight and win and loose and not the art.