Karate Kumite With Masters Keinosuke Enoeda and Hirokazu Kanazawa

A rare chance to see karate masters, Keinosuke Enoeda and Hirokazu Kanazawa in action, amazing skill from these karate legends. These two people have played an extremely strong part in the development of shotokan karate. Both these masters have skills unique to them, but no one can deny their martial arts prowess!

Karate Kata Niseishi Video

Niseishi which means '24 steps', below is a karate kata video of Niseishi.

The history of Niseishi is unclear, but many believe that it originates from one of the Chinese "Dragon" kung fu styles. Master Gichin Funakoshi changed the kata and the name to nijushiho. The Shotokan karate version of this kata is very dynamic and athletic in it's execution, relying on very long movements and stances, whereas the original niseishi has much shorter stances and karate moves within the kata.

Niseishi has moto dachi which is like a mini front stance, neko ashi dachi (cat stance), shiko dachi (diagonal straddle stance) and Heisoku Dachi. Toes & heels together, (closed foot stance).

Karate Classes With A Master!

Shihan Minakami 8th Dan recently visited the UK, where there were several karate classes for beginners and advanced karateka. His karate is of an extremely high level and his basic karate moves are very hard to master. I have never seen anyone move like shihan Minakami and can't wait to train with him again.

Shihan Minakami focused on basic karate moves, especially choku zuki or straight punch, everybody loved his unique teaching style and ability to get his very advanced karate concepts accross to not only the black belts, but also the junior grade karateka.

All the members at Biggleswade karate club are looking forward to Shihan’s next visit and hope to someday resemble their karate master in technique and character.

Learning Karate At Home - Kizami Tsuki or Jab Punch

Kizami zuki or jabbing punch is a a karate technique using the front arm. In karate classes, the karateka practice a few different versions of this move -
1. From zenkutsu dachi (front stance), punch with the front arm, leave the punch out, as you punch, be sure to pull the hikite arm back strongly, with the body finishing in the hanmi or side facing position.
2. From zenkutsu dachi (front stance), punch with the front arm, snap the punch back, making sure you have a strong hikite, which also snaps back strongly to jyu kamae.  
3. From jyu kamae or fighting stance, keep your guard up and punch with the lead arm, similar to a boxers jab, with no hikite.

Master Masatoshi Nakayama - Unsu

Shotokan Karate - Kata Unsu (M. Nakayama)

The great karate master, Masatoshi Nakayama was born in 1913, in Yamaguchi Prefecture Honshu Japan.

After graduating from university he went to Peking, to study Chinese. The young karate master practiced kung fu whilst staying in Peking.

Master Nakayama was very close to the founder of Shotokan Karate, Master Gichin Funakoshi and when master Funakoshi passed away, master Nakayama became the 2nd chief instructor of the famous JKA or Japan Karate Association.

He was responsible for the world wide expansion of shotokan Karate, throughout the 1960's and 1970's where fantastic karateka who had graduated from the JKA Instructor Training Program, were sent abroad to set up karate dojo and spread the word of shotokan karate and the JKA.

learn Karate At home Soto Uke

Soto uke or outside block is one of the basic karate moves that is practiced in the karate dojo. The block comes from outside the body, to inside. The basic soto uke uses the inside of the forearm to block, the more advanced block, simply uses the open hand and is a very small karate technique.

Soto uke ou bloquer l'extérieur est l'un des mouvements de base de karaté qui se pratique dans le dojo de karaté. Le bloc vient de l'extérieur du corps, à l'intérieur. Le ukulélé soto de base utilise l'intérieur de l'avant-bras à bloc, le bloc plus avancés, utilise simplement la main ouverte et est une technique très petites karaté.

Soto uke oder außerhalb Block ist eine der grundlegenden Karate-Bewegungen, die in der Karate Dojo geübt wird. Der Block kommt von außerhalb des Körpers, nach innen. Die grundlegenden soto uke nutzt die Innenseite des Unterarms zu blockieren, die weiter fortgeschrittenen Block, nutzt einfach die offene Hand und ist ein sehr kleines Karate-Technik.

Shotokan Karate Japan Karate Association

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The Japan Karate Association (JKA), is still the home of shotokan karate, still the one place in the world, all shotokan karateka turn to for guidence.