so amazing.. look at how effortlessly he holds himself composed and upright when he's basically doing a full split/sidekick to the throat of all places... amazing
@armpithumor the thing about yoko geri keage is that it isn't a first strike move, the best application is after blocking. When Yoko geri is found in kata it is almost always coupled with a ura ken or back fist, when this is applied the ura ken works as a block and makes an opening for the kick. Best targets are the groin, arm pit, throat, and kidney.
I found karate quite late in life and now seven years later am a proud holder of a black belt in shotokan (jka). I took this on as a personal challenge and have really enjoyed my journey to date. Train hard and learn from everything you do and everyone you meet, enjoy. Ossu!
@rellimsevens whats neat though is that the kick dosen't have to follow through like that in fact most yoko geri are quick snapping kicks and the foot returns to the original position, so even if he missed at the range he could bring it back and still be in the fight. It' is not the end all be all of kicks and neither is the round kick witch can be just as deadly for the kicker if he dosen't bring it back fast enough or is caught.
Kekomi = to thrust or to deepen. Keage = to rise, a rising snapping action. For someone who says they 'cannot quite speak japanese' your spelling of the techniques is correct which is nice to see. I think learning the terminology in the arts is important. I think Kagawa is brilliant.
I've done a little research on Kagawa Sensei. He stated (I'm paraphrazing here) that one of his biggest problems, coming up, was that he was very stiff and rigid. I think its very clear that he's taken care of that. This gives us all hope. Keep training. Osu.
@macrobioticman Much respect to you for coming back, I am on the same path. Made a return in '08 after a 12-year- hiatus, now I'm married with a son and back in school. Going for my brown belt this year. It can be done, bro.
@@suprememasteroftheuniverse Why weak? When I practice against a tree, starting from some crouch stance, it seems pretty solid. But I have never used in real fight
@rellimsevens he's kicking into the air without falling and landing on a very solid stance, so even in your example with the opponent moving or evading the kick Kagawa is still in a position to continue the attack.
I'm very serious now about obtaining my Black Belt. A lot has happened in my life , my body and mind has become weakened by fear and the pathetic ramblings of idiots. I gave up many years ago, but now I have 2 sons, and one just born, I will train my very hardest, I will tar in my body in the fire of my own will and purge myself clean of the sins of the flesh. This mortal body will once again be strong and my will like iron. Wish my luck my friends as Karate is once again the path I choose for
@Haunebu512 yoko geri Keage is for impact, and kekomi for push. My english isn't good enough for explain the difference so this is the best i can do. sorry
osh i did shotokan karate for 10 years under the instructions of Tetsuo Otake in Greece and i know only one think.Its never ending.And i became a better person through training.Patient.Now people think what they wanna think and they havent practiced at all.Its ok.Respectable!Due to the ignorance.Indeed its a solid martial art style.
Δεν τελειωνει ποτε, λενε, αφου πρεπει να πουλησουν κι αλλες ζωνες. Τους δινεις λεφτα, σου δινουν ζωνη. Δεν εχω δει ποτε αυτες τις τεχνικες να εφαρμοζονται οπως τις διδασκουν, σε κανεναν αγωνα, και ειδικα σε ρινκ ή κλουβι, γιατι απλα ειναι αδυνατο να εφαρμοστουν, ειναι ουσιαστικα αχρηστες, γι αυτο και στους αγωνες βλεπουμε μονο 2 γροθιες κακης εκτελεσης και το πολυ πολυ και ενα μαβασι.
@macrobioticman I can found myself in your story. Except for that I haven't waited that long. I'm 20 yrs old. I have trained karate when I was little, but I was always too sensitive and didn't understand the meaning of all that. All my schooldays were full of fear and withdrawal from people. Then I found meditation and spirituality few years ago. And now, I am ready to walk the path of Karateka, the true Warriror. Oss.
@Freestyleartclub two things. First I haven't compared kickboxing kicks with karate kicks. I have compared some kickboxing that I have witnessed with the kick of this individual Masao Kagawa (video above). Second - just like most of karate I have witnessed, there are some shocking kickboxing out there who use dancing kicks just as much if not more than karate-do.
@rellimsevens If that was the case he would have already fallen from "missing." That's the point of this kick - concentrating your body weight into the heal of your foot. You pull back the heal to land
As a fellow karateka: good luck, and resilience, but don't "want" it this hard, this teeth-scratching, as you may get tired very soon. (way too soon). Just take it easy, and enjoy the ride, and it will get you there!
amazing - i confess. Can any of U pros tell me, why his kiai comes after the action? thought i as beginner was told to sound to support the action, wheter here or in the katas? Or am i wrong? greatings to sensei -great arts!
Actually, it is both. Karate is considered a type\form of martial arts, and martial arts is also considered a sport. Yet Karate is also a way of life. Both of you are right. (I consider it more of a way of life, then a sport and I do taekwondo)
@chuckneale just to add to chuck neale, it seems that everybody has no trouble remembering age-uke right? rising block? well think of the 'age' in 'ke-age' to remember that it's the side RISING snap kick. :D
If I am holding an M4 full-automatic assault rifle loaded with 100-bullets drum kit against 100 black belts, who do you think will win the battle? Yes, I do have 14-years martial-arts experience; but, I still carry something extra, just in case. A dead opponent never complains, nor can they talk back (based from my own personal experience).
It's funny that some, not really looking into it, ignore an entire well-established fighting system (& personal/spiritual aspects) developed over 1000s of years in real combat. Point sparring should be for low belts; competition kata's 100% pointless. But we need competition to test stuff. Not sport (idolizes winning) but bettering oneself by interacting with another (definition of kumite). No point sparring or rounds for high belts; full contact til a fighter/corner quits. Dangerous but needed.
@armpithumor ALWAYS is a bit strong isn't it? I have kick many a kickboxer's arse - The ones I fight can't kick and their punches lack the efficiency of karate-ka.They are in it for the long haul . But I cannot comment on ALL kickboxers
@plowenson Have you ever receive a kick like this?Trust me, when somebody's gonna kick you so goddanm hard the last thing you'll think is kicking back his ball
Congratulations macrobio, I knoow karate can power ur mind, but I suggest to get more than that to defend ur family, you know, the bad people has weapons to harm, then you should have ones too, I think it´s not enough to defend with ur own hands, that is a gentlemen fight, but the only gentle is you. Unfortunaly in my country- Chile- I must have more than my hands to be safe, and Justice, does nothing to make us be safer, the assasins, thieves go in and out from jail easily.
is doing a teaters mov?Yes he have evrithing for a good Yoko Geri Kekomi but is not doiing a KIA wen he punch ,it s doing after punch .so the KIA is the power wich suppose to go throught the oponent not the TATAMI.
Yep...that's definitely Japanese style karate. I used to do that many years ago, before I found something that worked better (for me). I'll stick with the Okinawan karate.
hehe, he's not afraid of getting his nuts smashed.. very exposed kick.. but I wouldn't mind if I could do it myself :P sokuto jodan isn't my best technique ;)
@titow205 You are very mistaken my friend. I have black belts in Kyokushin Karate, TKD,and have 15 years training in Muay Thai. If your opponent is as flexible and is as talented a kicker like Kagawa Sensei, lights out before you can even kick his nuts..
I cant necessarily blame them. Go to a local karate tournament & you will be utterly unimpressed by what karate has devolved into. Sport competition is destroying the art imo. Many schools train their students to be effective @ point sparring rather than actual combat. And the contemporary kata division is a damn joke. (look up Taylor Lautner 2003 Bluegrass Nationals)
@titow205 it doesnt matter how hard you kick if you dont hit.. you just have to move like 3 inches to the side and the kick misses and then you hang there all open for a counter attack. just saying.. the sensei seem to be a good karateka and I see he has outstanding techniques :) but your arguments are just lame.. go and train karate yourself and you'll understand..
By contrast in the 70's & 80's martial arts flics had karate dojos flooded. Mainstream society is fickle & always quick to jump on the bandwagon. The traditional karate systems we're familiar with are actually only a few hundred years old, but you may be referring to the much older Okinawan & Chinese styles which influenced them. Tournament competition in its current state is an insult to the pioneers of karate & needs revision, that's all I'll say.
Yeah MMA striking is way overrated, you can count in 1 hand the number of techical strikers in the ufc: Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida, Pettis, Cung Lee and Overeem.
@plowenson So although your logic, kicks aren't effective, I mean, I won't risk my balls throwing kicks to my opponents...Come on, stop watching anime boy...I practice KickBoxing, Aikido, MMA and personal defense and that's the worst way you could smash opponent's nuts, is just stupid,
@Freestyleartclub You assume that I dont! What's wrong with you man? Not all kickboxing kicks are great, nor karate nor Thai for that manner. You seem really angry. I train 6 days a week. Mostly Karate (same association as this man), A lot of Judo. I spend 3/4 hours a week fighting in a Thai environment being kicked by 'real' fighters. Some a good some are not. You need to go to thai gym and let some of that aggression go!!
so amazing.. look at how effortlessly he holds himself composed and upright when he's basically doing a full split/sidekick to the throat of all places... amazing
@armpithumor the thing about yoko geri keage is that it isn't a first strike move, the best application is after blocking. When Yoko geri is found in kata it is almost always coupled with a ura ken or back fist, when this is applied the ura ken works as a block and makes an opening for the kick. Best targets are the groin, arm pit, throat, and kidney.
I found karate quite late in life and now seven years later am a proud holder of a black belt in shotokan (jka). I took this on as a personal challenge and have really enjoyed my journey to date. Train hard and learn from everything you do and everyone you meet, enjoy. Ossu!
La patada más MARAVILLOSA jamás inventada. Y con una ejecución impecable.
Hago Aikido, no soy bueno en ello. Pero el Karate, me parece algo maravilloso! y estos videos, excelentes!! GRACIAS!!
the control over their bodies, their blinding speed, their unbelievable accuracy... I have so much respect for karatekas
@rellimsevens whats neat though is that the kick dosen't have to follow through like that in fact most yoko geri are quick snapping kicks and the foot returns to the original position, so even if he missed at the range he could bring it back and still be in the fight. It' is not the end all be all of kicks and neither is the round kick witch can be just as deadly for the kicker if he dosen't bring it back fast enough or is caught.
Kekomi = to thrust or to deepen.
Keage = to rise, a rising snapping action.
For someone who says they 'cannot quite speak japanese' your spelling of the techniques is correct which is nice to see. I think learning the terminology in the arts is important. I think Kagawa is brilliant.
I've done a little research on Kagawa Sensei. He stated (I'm paraphrazing here) that one of his biggest problems, coming up, was that he was very stiff and rigid. I think its very clear that he's taken care of that. This gives us all hope. Keep training. Osu.
Kagawa's posture is flawless
@tmziesing there's a clear and obvious time delay between the video feed and the sound. He does sound his kiai when he kicks
@macrobioticman Much respect to you for coming back, I am on the same path. Made a return in '08 after a 12-year- hiatus, now I'm married with a son and back in school. Going for my brown belt this year. It can be done, bro.
This is the perfect side kick!
Maybe it is beautiful but weak. Only ushiro geri is useful like it is used in taekwondo.
@@suprememasteroftheuniverse Why weak? When I practice against a tree, starting from some crouch stance, it seems pretty solid. But I have never used in real fight
@@suprememasteroftheuniverse He'd knock your head off with that kick.
@rellimsevens he's kicking into the air without falling and landing on a very solid stance, so even in your example with the opponent moving or evading the kick Kagawa is still in a position to continue the attack.
@Haunebu512 Your comment is 4 years old so probably some one told you but. Yoko Kekomi is side thrust kick and yoko keyagi is a side snap kick.
I'm very serious now about obtaining my Black Belt. A lot has happened in my life , my body and mind has become weakened by fear and the pathetic ramblings of idiots. I gave up many years ago, but now I have 2 sons, and one just born, I will train my very hardest, I will tar in my body in the fire of my own will and purge myself clean of the sins of the flesh. This mortal body will once again be strong and my will like iron. Wish my luck my friends as Karate is once again the path I choose for
@Haunebu512 yoko geri Keage is for impact, and kekomi for push. My english isn't good enough for explain the difference so this is the best i can do. sorry
@Aivopiirakka That's supposed to be, I have your same doubt too..
Perfect form but what else would you expect from chief instructor of JKS.
@tmziesing The speed of light is faster than the speed of sound, so you see the kick before you hear it. Quite simple really. Oss!
I'm amazed how the other guy's face didn't melt off lol.
his technique is flawless!
osh
i did shotokan karate for 10 years under the instructions of Tetsuo Otake in Greece and i know only one think.Its never ending.And i became a better person through training.Patient.Now people think what they wanna think and they havent practiced at all.Its ok.Respectable!Due to the ignorance.Indeed its a solid martial art style.
Δεν τελειωνει ποτε, λενε, αφου πρεπει να πουλησουν κι αλλες ζωνες. Τους δινεις λεφτα, σου δινουν ζωνη. Δεν εχω δει ποτε αυτες τις τεχνικες να εφαρμοζονται οπως τις διδασκουν, σε κανεναν αγωνα, και ειδικα σε ρινκ ή κλουβι, γιατι απλα ειναι αδυνατο να εφαρμοστουν, ειναι ουσιαστικα αχρηστες, γι αυτο και στους αγωνες βλεπουμε μονο 2 γροθιες κακης εκτελεσης και το πολυ πολυ και ενα μαβασι.
@macrobioticman I can found myself in your story. Except for that I haven't waited that long. I'm 20 yrs old. I have trained karate when I was little, but I was always too sensitive and didn't understand the meaning of all that.
All my schooldays were full of fear and withdrawal from people. Then I found meditation and spirituality few years ago. And now, I am ready to walk the path of Karateka, the true Warriror.
Oss.
@njtr Thanks for the information.
@Freestyleartclub two things. First I haven't compared kickboxing kicks with karate kicks. I have compared some kickboxing that I have witnessed with the kick of this individual Masao Kagawa (video above). Second - just like most of karate I have witnessed, there are some shocking kickboxing out there who use dancing kicks just as much if not more than karate-do.
perfect technique. u actually can't do it better
@rellimsevens If that was the case he would have already fallen from "missing." That's the point of this kick - concentrating your body weight into the heal of your foot. You pull back the heal to land
@lukaqota: this is Shotokan.
@YoungCrs he can and it is a sight, you can find some of the old shoto cups he fought in and the man is a beast.
yo whats more amazing than the kick and the balance is his stance after landing the kick wow this is some effed up shit rite there ...in a good way
This was before 10 months I hope you have become more better than you were.Good luck in your future of Karate friend.Peace
Keage you hit body , kekomi you hit head
kagawa is the best shotokan master the kick with his left leg is perfect
Every technique can have a downside and a counter.
Many thanks for all your comments, when I improve I promise I will post a vid of me performing kata or something.
As a fellow karateka: good luck, and resilience, but don't "want" it this hard, this teeth-scratching, as you may get tired very soon. (way too soon). Just take it easy, and enjoy the ride, and it will get you there!
wish you all the best man!Karate is truly a way of life! :)
amazing - i confess.
Can any of U pros tell me, why his kiai comes after the action? thought i as beginner was told to sound to support the action, wheter here or in the katas? Or am i wrong?
greatings to sensei -great arts!
Actually, it is both. Karate is considered a type\form of martial arts, and martial arts is also considered a sport. Yet Karate is also a way of life. Both of you are right. (I consider it more of a way of life, then a sport and I do taekwondo)
Technically, he shows the yoko geri kekomi jodan. or actually to the throat. a normal yoko geri is a kick to the belt.
How come someone doesnt like this video...
Dam. That is the most flexible karate guy I've seen so far.
@macrobioticman Good luck sir and I salute you!!!
amazing
@chuckneale
just to add to chuck neale, it seems that everybody has no trouble remembering age-uke right? rising block? well think of the 'age' in 'ke-age' to remember that it's the side RISING snap kick. :D
Yo hago Aikido, no soy bueno en ello. Pero, que lindo es el Karate!!
@Aivopiirakka The sound isn't in sync with the video
If I am holding an M4 full-automatic assault rifle loaded with 100-bullets drum kit against 100 black belts, who do you think will win the battle? Yes, I do have 14-years martial-arts experience; but, I still carry something extra, just in case. A dead opponent never complains, nor can they talk back (based from my own personal experience).
great advice
You'll never see a kick performed that well in the UFC.
Why does he shout _after_ the kick? Isn't the energy you release when shouting supposed to be released at the moment the foot hits its target?
It's funny that some, not really looking into it, ignore an entire well-established fighting system (& personal/spiritual aspects) developed over 1000s of years in real combat.
Point sparring should be for low belts; competition kata's 100% pointless. But we need competition to test stuff. Not sport (idolizes winning) but bettering oneself by interacting with another (definition of kumite). No point sparring or rounds for high belts; full contact til a fighter/corner quits. Dangerous but needed.
Train with your hearth,...that is were the true power is hidden!
Kinda similar to "Yoko geri keage", but even more powerful to the throat or the chin.
@juntak75 are you talking about getting death penalty for shooting 100 black belts during sparring ?
@ttlyADDICTED2BASS Right.
@juntak75 cool
yeh they don't train the side kick in MMA much at all. The san shou guys, tho, do it pretty well.
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What Karate style is this?
@armpithumor ALWAYS is a bit strong isn't it? I have kick many a kickboxer's arse - The ones I fight can't kick and their punches lack the efficiency of karate-ka.They are in it for the long haul . But I cannot comment on ALL kickboxers
@armpithumor I think he is just demonstrating the kick it self at a basic level. nothing works when demonstrated at kihon.
@plowenson Have you ever receive a kick like this?Trust me, when somebody's gonna kick you so goddanm hard the last thing you'll think is kicking back his ball
You need masterclass hips to freak this
0:44 jeje his touch face XD
@ttlyADDICTED2BASS years of practice
@macrobioticman Go ahead, man, all that matters is spirit! Osu!
Congratulations macrobio, I knoow karate can power ur mind, but I suggest to get more than that to defend ur family, you know, the bad people has weapons to harm, then you should have ones too, I think it´s not enough to defend with ur own hands, that is a gentlemen fight, but the only gentle is you. Unfortunaly in my country- Chile- I must have more than my hands to be safe, and Justice, does nothing to make us be safer, the assasins, thieves go in and out from jail easily.
rear leg kick and a bad recovery into a horse stance
@armpithumor hehe, those kickboxers you mention have never seen true karate
@ttlyADDICTED2BASS I can't agree more :)
//mmacritic
Now this is funny. I wonder who gave them those dans :D. as for you: just watch his knee and you'll see the difference.
is doing a teaters mov?Yes he have evrithing for a good Yoko Geri Kekomi but is not doiing a KIA wen he punch ,it s doing after punch .so the KIA is the power wich suppose to go throught the oponent not the TATAMI.
Yep...that's definitely Japanese style karate. I used to do that many years ago, before I found something that worked better (for me). I'll stick with the Okinawan karate.
eu vi ele sentindo o cheiro da sola do pé dele
kkkk
nekas aniuiti nekarme wi bruce lee asant nekajai
hehe, he's not afraid of getting his nuts smashed.. very exposed kick..
but I wouldn't mind if I could do it myself :P sokuto jodan isn't my best technique ;)
@titow205 You are very mistaken my friend. I have black belts in Kyokushin Karate, TKD,and have 15 years training in Muay Thai. If your opponent is as flexible and is as talented a kicker like Kagawa Sensei, lights out before you can even kick his nuts..
honestly i think it's silly that people disregard karate. it's almost comical to me
I cant necessarily blame them. Go to a local karate tournament & you will be utterly unimpressed by what karate has devolved into. Sport competition is destroying the art imo. Many schools train their students to be effective @ point sparring rather than actual combat. And the contemporary kata division is a damn joke. (look up Taylor Lautner 2003 Bluegrass Nationals)
хера он мочит!
@titow205 it doesnt matter how hard you kick if you dont hit.. you just have to move like 3 inches to the side and the kick misses and then you hang there all open for a counter attack. just saying.. the sensei seem to be a good karateka and I see he has outstanding techniques :) but your arguments are just lame.. go and train karate yourself and you'll understand..
By contrast in the 70's & 80's martial arts flics had karate dojos flooded. Mainstream society is fickle & always quick to jump on the bandwagon.
The traditional karate systems we're familiar with are actually only a few hundred years old, but you may be referring to the much older Okinawan & Chinese styles which influenced them.
Tournament competition in its current state is an insult to the pioneers of karate & needs revision, that's all I'll say.
Yeah MMA striking is way overrated, you can count in 1 hand the number of techical strikers in the ufc: Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida, Pettis, Cung Lee and Overeem.
@plowenson So although your logic, kicks aren't effective, I mean, I won't risk my balls throwing kicks to my opponents...Come on, stop watching anime boy...I practice KickBoxing, Aikido, MMA and personal defense and that's the worst way you could smash opponent's nuts, is just stupid,
vulnerable for leg sweep lol
@Freestyleartclub You assume that I dont! What's wrong with you man? Not all kickboxing kicks are great, nor karate nor Thai for that manner. You seem really angry. I train 6 days a week. Mostly Karate (same association as this man), A lot of Judo. I spend 3/4 hours a week fighting in a Thai environment being kicked by 'real' fighters. Some a good some are not. You need to go to thai gym and let some of that aggression go!!
Exactly! You people better listen to this white man! White people invented Eastern martial arts, such as, karate.
Sadly you're the minority, with the rise of MMA everything is BJJ this, muay thai that & few recognize karate as a legitimate style anymore
my karate kick is way better, check it out by searching roberto wraith karate kick. i have never even trained in karate!
Very bad kakae komi ashi