A little part of the outro was accidentally cut out of this video but nothing that really affects the rest of the video. Hope you enjoy this one, subscribe if you haven’t done already and turn notifications on to keep updated whenever a new video is published, thanks for watching 🥋👍🏼
Osu Sensei John I couldn't agree more. I'm 52 and started karate in 2021. Today I'm a dark green belt and going strong! Great and useful content as always. Thank you Sensei. I look forward to your next video ☺️ OSU from South Africa
Thank you for explaining the hikite. I've been taught the hikite is for power generation, pulling an opponent in, and as an elbow to someone behind you. What I liked here is your explanation of still using the hips to generate power with the hand up. Now than I'm into 2nd purple, and all my moves come from te fudo, I've been at a bit of a loss when my punching hand isn't already in pullback position. I'm going to work on sending that punch from the te fudo position, still using hips.
Awesome video as always, fantastic bebunking of myths Especially the black belt one. What alot of people outside of the martial art don't understand (and I guess why would they) is that a black belt (1st dan) just signifies the beginning, it shows you are proficient in the basics to start and learn karate. The kyu system never used to exist, it was introduced when karate was taken to main land Japan into universities, as a way for them to track progress.
Liking your videos buddy, I started taekwondo at age 40 . My wife calls it my midlife crisis 😂😂 I got into it to learn something new and improve my fitness and health. 2 years in and I’ve found the main thing it has taught me is how to try and be a better person. Keep up the good work pal 👍🏼
Great video John , dispelling many myths , a grade achieved , does not always , prepare someone for that surprise , unprovoked attack , it has happened many times before . A high ranking katateka has been surprised this way , knocked out , from behind , just because they possibly had no situational awareness , not having that training , that perspective , things can happen anytime , anywhere , any confined space too . Karate is not all about competition , it is very personal for each practitioner , good basic character building , learning more responsibilities , to yourself and others , I liked the comments on age too , many good karate practioners have started very late in life some are grandparents , elderly ,
@ cool! Thank you for taking the time to respond. So do you think it is better to take the time to get a foundation in a martial art like karate first instead of going straight into MMA without experience? Like a lot of my friends did?
I have to make a choice.. hear the speaking clearly and have that issue, or don’t hear the speaking as clearly and don’t have that issue… it’s why I’m pretty stationary for the rest of it
A little part of the outro was accidentally cut out of this video but nothing that really affects the rest of the video.
Hope you enjoy this one, subscribe if you haven’t done already and turn notifications on to keep updated whenever a new video is published, thanks for watching 🥋👍🏼
Don't worry, it seems fine 😊
Osu Sensei John
I couldn't agree more. I'm 52 and started karate in 2021. Today I'm a dark green belt and going strong! Great and useful content as always. Thank you Sensei. I look forward to your next video ☺️ OSU from South Africa
Thank you for explaining the hikite. I've been taught the hikite is for power generation, pulling an opponent in, and as an elbow to someone behind you. What I liked here is your explanation of still using the hips to generate power with the hand up. Now than I'm into 2nd purple, and all my moves come from te fudo, I've been at a bit of a loss when my punching hand isn't already in pullback position. I'm going to work on sending that punch from the te fudo position, still using hips.
12:15 I am so glad, it's not all about fighting! I love the friendships, self-improvement and self confidence I found with the sport 😊
Awesome video as always, fantastic bebunking of myths
Especially the black belt one. What alot of people outside of the martial art don't understand (and I guess why would they) is that a black belt (1st dan) just signifies the beginning, it shows you are proficient in the basics to start and learn karate.
The kyu system never used to exist, it was introduced when karate was taken to main land Japan into universities, as a way for them to track progress.
Liking your videos buddy, I started taekwondo at age 40 . My wife calls it my midlife crisis 😂😂 I got into it to learn something new and improve my fitness and health. 2 years in and I’ve found the main thing it has taught me is how to try and be a better person. Keep up the good work pal 👍🏼
Great video John , dispelling many myths , a grade achieved , does not always , prepare someone for that surprise , unprovoked attack , it has happened many times before . A high ranking katateka has been surprised this way , knocked out , from behind , just because they possibly had no situational awareness , not having that training , that perspective , things can happen anytime , anywhere , any confined space too . Karate is not all about competition , it is very personal for each practitioner , good basic character building , learning more responsibilities , to yourself and others , I liked the comments on age too , many good karate practioners have started very late in life some are grandparents , elderly ,
Should I start in MMA or Something like Karate first? Thoughts?
Depends what you want out of it, but the best MMA fighters have a good background in a single martial art first of all
@ cool! Thank you for taking the time to respond. So do you think it is better to take the time to get a foundation in a martial art like karate first instead of going straight into MMA without experience? Like a lot of my friends did?
I started Karate 4 months ago at the age of 37, i turned 38 last month. it's never too late pursue what interests you. Greetings from TX, USA
I thank u for this. Very informative. Bunkais are my favorite things with kata.
Starting to think Hikite is meant to destroy my speakers.
On a serious note, it you expect to move a lot during a video, don’t use a clip-on mic. 😉
I have to make a choice.. hear the speaking clearly and have that issue, or don’t hear the speaking as clearly and don’t have that issue… it’s why I’m pretty stationary for the rest of it
@@jkgardiner understandable. I do enjoy the content 👍
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Sir do yo take any deload weak or not?
No, if I need a rest I’ll take a rest day or two but never really a deload week
Sir show your gym sessions please full push workout pull workout and a leg workout
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Sir do you change a plan in some months or just follow the same exercises (weight training)