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!
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Thursday, 6 January 2011
Wednesday, 8 September 2010
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.
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
The Japan Karate Association Promotional Video
The JKA is the most authoritative and by far the largest karate organization in the world, the Keeper of Karate's Highest Tradition.
No other organizations approaches karate with greater intensity of purpose, or maintains such a large and dedicated professional staff of highly-trained, highly paid full-time instructors.
At the JKA, karate is not merely a sport, it's a martial art whose aim is the harmonizing of mind and body for balance, strengh, perseverance, patience - for total confidence and self-mastery.
No other organizations approaches karate with greater intensity of purpose, or maintains such a large and dedicated professional staff of highly-trained, highly paid full-time instructors.
At the JKA, karate is not merely a sport, it's a martial art whose aim is the harmonizing of mind and body for balance, strengh, perseverance, patience - for total confidence and self-mastery.
Tuesday, 29 December 2009
Karate Classes Online - The 26 Shotokan Kata of the Japan Karate Association
At karate classes online there is soon to be a membership area, containing all the shotokan karate kata. These karate kata will be explained clearly, so people trying to learn karate at home can progress easily and quickly.
Kata is often described as a set sequence of karate moves organised into a prearranged fight against imaginary opponents. The kata consists of kicks, punches, sweeps, strikes, blocks and throws. Body movement in the various kata includes, stepping, twisting, turning, dropping to the ground and jumping.
In this article we list the 26 standard Shotokan kata that are practiced by millions of karateka all over the world.
Several Shotokan groups have introduced kata from other styles into their training but when the Japan Karate Association (JKA) was formed by Nakayama Sensei, he laid these 26 kata down as the training kata for the JKA karateka. Even today, many thousands of Shotokan Dojo only practice these 26 Kata.
Kata should be executed with the correct attitude first and foremost, if the karate practitioner has an understanding of the kata, each fast move will be executed with speed, power and intent. The karateka will execute the technique like it’s their last.
Kata is not a performance, or a demonstration, it is for the individual karateka to practice full techniques with 'Ikken Hisatsu' (finishing blow or to kill with one blow).
There is most definitely a health aspect to kata, the practice of kata is great for fitness, keeping the body soft, supple and agile. As the karateka gets older, a lot more emphasise is put on health and for good reason.
Kata is often described as a set sequence of karate moves organised into a prearranged fight against imaginary opponents. The kata consists of kicks, punches, sweeps, strikes, blocks and throws. Body movement in the various kata includes, stepping, twisting, turning, dropping to the ground and jumping.
In this article we list the 26 standard Shotokan kata that are practiced by millions of karateka all over the world.
Several Shotokan groups have introduced kata from other styles into their training but when the Japan Karate Association (JKA) was formed by Nakayama Sensei, he laid these 26 kata down as the training kata for the JKA karateka. Even today, many thousands of Shotokan Dojo only practice these 26 Kata.
Kata should be executed with the correct attitude first and foremost, if the karate practitioner has an understanding of the kata, each fast move will be executed with speed, power and intent. The karateka will execute the technique like it’s their last.
Kata is not a performance, or a demonstration, it is for the individual karateka to practice full techniques with 'Ikken Hisatsu' (finishing blow or to kill with one blow).
There is most definitely a health aspect to kata, the practice of kata is great for fitness, keeping the body soft, supple and agile. As the karateka gets older, a lot more emphasise is put on health and for good reason.
| Name | Meaning | Originator |
|---|---|---|
| Heian Shodan | Peaceful Way One | Yasutsune Itosu |
| Heian Nidan | Peaceful Way Two | Yasutsune Itosu |
| Heian Sandan | Peaceful Way Three | Yasutsune Itosu |
| Heian Yondan | Peaceful Way Four | Yasutsune Itosu |
| Heian Godan | Peaceful Way Five | Yasutsune Itosu |
| Tekki Shodan | Iron Horse One | Yasutsune Itosu |
| Bassai Dai | To storm a fortress (dai=major) | Peichin |
| Kanku Dai | To view the sky (dai=major) | Kung Hsiang Chun |
| Enpi | Flying swallow | Wang Ji? |
| Sochin | Preserve Peace | Yoshitika Funakoshi |
| Meikyo | Mirror of the soul | Tomari-te |
| Ji'in | Named after the saint | Tomari-te |
| Gojushiho Dai | 54 steps | Yasutsune Itosu |
| Jion | Named after the Chinese temple | Tomari-te |
| Jitte | Ten hands | Tomari-te |
| Hangetsu | Half Moon | Bushi Matsumura |
| Gankaku | Crane on a rock | Bushi Matsumura |
| Tekki Nidan | Iron Horse Two | Yasutsune Itosu |
| Tekki Sandan | Iron Horse Three | Yasutsune Itosu |
| Chinte | Incredible hands | - |
| Bassai Sho | To penetrate a fortress (sho=minor) | Yasutsune Itosu |
| Kanku Sho | To view the sky (sho=minor) | Yasutsune Itosu |
| Nijushiho | 24 steps | Seisho Aragaki |
| Unsu | Hands of a cloud | Seisho Aragaki |
| Wankan | Crown of a king | Gigo Funakoshi |
| Gojushiho Sho | 54 steps | Yasutsune Itosu |
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