Miyazato Eiichi Sensei - Seipai

Miyazato Eiichi Sensei - Seipai kata.
In 1997 at the the Jundokan dojo I impertinently asked Sensei if he would perform a kata, to my surprise he agreed. This may be the last film of him doing kata before his passing and I post it here as a tribute to a true leader, a special man, and one of karate's giants.

[@vinvass2674]

When you see all these competition kata with young "champions" doing the forms fast and tense with no meaning, then you see these clips of true masters doing the form with the slow, subtle, mastery you see here, it gives you glimpse of what real karate is, of why it takes 5 decades to achieve this level, if you ever will. What an inspiration!

[@GKCgoju]

Yes. Thanks for your comment.

[@PiceaSitchensis]

I cannot stand sport kata. Sure, it is athletic, but it's a bastardization.

[@roqueproenca7711]

Gostei ótimo para assimilar e aprender nesta sequência obrigado por compartilhar..Oss.

[@GKCgoju]

You are welcome.

[@7459ful]

Thank you for sharing

[@GKCgoju]

7459ful You're welcome.

[@premierdeal]

It's only when you see this that you realise what should never have been shown before

[@GKCgoju]

Thanks for your comment James. What do you mean by "what should never have been shown before."?

[@premierdeal]

@@GKCgoju apols for lack of clarity...I mean there is other (non GKC) content out there which pales against Sensei's performance (and GKCs too for that matter!)

[@NotTelling51]

May I ask what would have been his age at this time?

[@GKCgoju]

Brad Gray Mid seventies Brad.

[@NotTelling51]

Thank you sir.