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i really love the fact that he talks about real meaning and usage of karate,not only teaching you kata,really meaningful and inspiring :)

Thank You Sensei... such a complex message from teacher to student. His motion is so graceful... it makes his lesson credible by witness. My Martial Art is the Bicycle... I wish there was this honored tradition for the bicycle. We don't have the dojos... we have shops... If you aren't using Karate, use a Bicycle every day!

The ultimate aim of karate lies neither in victory nor defeat but in the perfection of the character of its participants. - gichin funakoshi, if you are a peace seeker and a peace maker karate will help you attain that goal. It is easy to say " I am for peace" if you have skills to make war, But if you are a warrior, a martial artist, or one who has real fighting skill and now you say "I am for peace" to me the validity of the statement becomes meaningful

That was cool. It was fascinating seeing how that kata would be preform. I like the “dragon hand” & the tate zuki he did instead of what would be the straight punch after the knife hands in Kanku dai looked cool 😎.

I loved the sentiment that the greatest honor you could pay the style was never having to use it. Of course - that flashed me back to the first Karate Kid where Miyagi asks Daniel "then why learn" and the answer is "so I don't have to fight". It's really interesting seeing the reflection of the real world in some of that writing. Great videos!

Well karate for me is summarized in a saying "Better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener during a war" Its better to go down a path of peace, but if the opponent thinks otherwise, it's better to be prepared than wishing to be.

The philosophy teachings in all styles of Okinawan Karate are extremely deep and meaningful. In my youth I disregarded much of it, as I'm older and an instructor now, I look for more lessons to apply to my life and teach my students. This was an awesome video. Thanks for sharing your journey!

While I train karate as a form of self defense, however I appreciate the philosophical aspects and scholastic pursuits more. I have come close to using it physically a couple of times, however because of my training I didn't need to as I was able defuse it through negotiation.

Great Video 🙏🏻

Loving the series , your kata forms r so strong I enjoy watching it motivates me to be more intense and focus when I do kata thanks

Good stuff. There's an incredible depth of Bunkai to this Kata. By the time you learn 2 or 3 interpretations of Bunkai for each sequence of moves in this Kata, your total fighting ability will go up significantly. I forget which order the Katas were taught in my old Sensei's school, but we learned Sunsu last in his school and I think we learned Kusanku second to last. It's around the time that I finished Kusanku and started Sunsu that I became head and shoulders better at sparring than everyone else in my old Sensei's dojo, except himself and his wife anyway. Kata works if you practice the bunkai and know what your'e doing.

He is absolutely right about the philosophy. And I love that he grows food in his backyard! He lives the life that I hope to live.

Great job! Thanks for the vid!

As a keen observer of movement from a background in biomechanics and athletic movement (I’m not a martial artist) I find these videos really interesting and very well done, thank you for sharing. I love his statement about not using his form in actual fighting as a measure of success. I think humans, like animals, can give off energy that thwarts aggressiveness. The true goal of Karate, from this perspective, is perfecting the mind and training the body to match that strength of consciousness. There is wisdom in absorbing aggressive energy and not returning that energy to the person it emanates from, so that as a result the negative energy is dissipated.

AWESOME VIDEO BEST WISHES TO YOUR TEACHER AND YOU🙋‍♂️🌷❤❤

I just wrote that proverb down in my notebook. Thanks for the nugget of wisdom! =)

Ayy! Early!

Damn u look really handsome while performing Kata, u inspired me to join karate I m on my orange belt now 😌♥ Love from India Regards shakshi 😊💖

It should be noted that this kata is normally called _"Chatan Yara Kushanku"_ in other styles. It is one, if not the most popular kata performed in the WKF, specifically by shito-ryu stylists. However, they've grossly over exaggerated this move 3:02. Essentially taking a page out of shotokan's unsu. According to Jesse Enkamp "Chatan Yara" is the granddaddy of all the Kushanku kata.

I am going to sound so lame saying this lol. On top of just enjoying these videos, being slightly jealous cause I want to visit Okinawa someday lol, I’m this particular video, I liked watching the plain swan master getting down to the floor the way he did for Mokuso. Reason being, I’ve done martial arts for a long time myself, and despite still being at a young age, my knees hurt. They give me some issues here and there, and getting in Seiza is really hard for me to do not feels weird that I can go all thru training and the most difficult part of my day is simply sitting lol. So yeah, I’m lame, but that kinda made my day seeing that one little portion cause that’s the same way I get down. Use my hands and ease myself to the floor

I think practising martial arts gives self confidence and leverage to negociate on aggressive situations. And that selfconfidense shows and grows ones authority over the aggressor. Many times that opens a door for talk. Ofcourse not always..some are beyond reasoning for various reasons but often IT works that way 👍💪

His explanation of the opening of Kusanku is very similar to the one my Sensei gave me. I agree with his explanation of why you train karate as well. Keep training and you'll understand it better.

How humble the master is, just like I learned from my sensei, thus 「空手無先手」...

5th Dan Shorin Ryu, 3rd Dan Jiu Jitsu, 5th Dan MMA, 7th Dan MMA (close guarded). Lesson: You become the Kata. Through an assemblage techniques you will develop your own style. Read your opponents, select techniques, end the fight (victory, deescalate, flight). My first attack on the street me 3rd/2nd/3rd Dan v. 6th Dan Kempo. Block, advance, groin kick. Fight over. He had a knife. I read his stance & finished him. Fight over.

It will come to you with age. You are still young and have fire. Tis hard to restrain it, but as you become older, you come to understand it. I am almost 40 now and his words really resonated with me, and that's still young, dang it lol.

Last 👊 so True- Least Important!

Excellent video. And lovely message at the end. "Karate ni Sente nashi" Also.. seeing Yusuke driving. Feels like our boy's all grown up 😭 (Also you drive the same side of the road as the UK and Ireland, India and Hong Kong) 🤔 💪

When it comes down to it, don’t be a fool. It’s a skill to prevent physical violence, but if you need it, use it. Don’t go around looking for trouble.

If I live a life where I never have to defend myself then that is a very successful way to live.

As a non-confrontational person I really love what he said about not ever using the techniques is most honorable. I love the confidence I now have that I am able to defend myself but I don't ever want to have to hurt someone. It's their choice to attack me, and choices have consequences 🤷‍♀️ but I'd rather do this for the rest of my life and never need it. The overall benefits of karate way make up for "wasted" training for me.

It's interesting to see the differences from the Wado Ryu version I learned many years ago

Love love these Okinawa seasons!!!! Btw Yusuke-san, can I ask, since you and I practice Shotokan karate and not the karate style they practice in Okinawan dojos, would it be better if I showed up in a white belt instead of the belt I'm currently in? Just asking and wanted to know your opinion. Oss

I love that we got to hear him speak in the Hogen dialect of Okinawa, a dying language.

that looks similar to my old karate kama form. we use kamas instead of fists and down strikes instead of elbows. my teacher always taught it was best to keep from a fight than to actively use it in one. we used to get written tests on situations and the best way to work through it. she taught us alot of good values

I really like that he did not have the big jump that I see in karate tournament video. He had something more like what we do in our version of a kata we call Hangetsu. I don't like things that aren't very practical, so I have a great appreciation for this version.

I have to admit that as a Shotokan practitioner I exercise a lot the balance between relaxation and tension. We can't get enough speed and/or kime otherwise. By example on the intro of each video in that sequence from Jion you look a bit tensed which helps me quite a bit reminding me every time to alternate properly between relaxation and full body contraction, every time, every where, no matter what I do (kata, kumite, fitness or carrying heavy car parts in my storage).

I’ve never seen you mention Isshin-Ryu, it’s near and dear to my heart as I studied it as a teenager while living on a military base from a marine.

Do your best to smile as you float by on a cloud, but if they continue to try to pull you down, touch them with lightning and follow the wind with sorrow in silence until you find the sun again but always know there could be another storm. -Steven Edmund

My understanding of “there is no first attack in Karate” was that it became the Dojo Ken when Master Funakoshi introduced Karate to mainland Japan and made it a “Do” to make it more acceptable as a Japanese art similar to Judo and less Okinawan or Chinese. I could be completely mistaken however.

When you die, if you think that what I've been doing for so many years of practising a martial art and have never used even a single technique in this whole life time, it means your "Zanshin" 残心 was completely on... 😀

Good Video. Maybe is for you interessting to try Kushanku from Wado Ryu Karate.

His words to me sound like he's saying, the point of Karate is to not have to use Karate, which is an honorable goal. But it also reminds me of a saying: It is better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.

I agree completely. If you have to use karate (i.e. physically defend yourself), then you already lost. You lost because you did not, or could not, use your Ki to deflect a situation or you could not control your emotions to ameliorate an argument. Sensei Funakoshi felt ashamed because he defended himself in 1945. (Well that's more the next step...)

Your power & snap is super poetic...haven't seen that since Riku U. I'd love to know that although I understand Japanese kata to be tight in structure, sharp & crisp...disciplined. Is interpretation of strikes, blocks & whatnots encouraged? Like yea it's a low block but could also be a hip toss...out/in blocks as breaks...in/outs as maybe traps? Ready Stance heels dug in to connect with the earth & draw energy? I totally dig the discipline & order typically found in Japanese martial arts, I guess I just really wanna know is where on the spectrum of balance would such a tightly structured, scripted pattern, (as katas tend to be) meet up with the organics of self expression?

Early fam, ayee

I find it perplexing that Kushanku is essentially the pinnacle kata for most Shorin ryu styles, yet Shotokan teaches it at 1st kyu, and considers it less important than, say, Jion, or others.

We did somethjing like this last thursday in manchester, england, UK. It is very long kata.

Hello. I am new to , and like your channel very much. I have a question. Have you already, or if you are interested in this topic, can you do a video on Shinto in Karate? I know that some Dojo have Kamidana. Some questions are; What is the Sensei, student interaction with the Kamidana? Are Norito said? Do certain schools prefer certain kami over others? I know with Aikido Sarutahiko no Okami is a popular Kami. I know Aikido is not Karate. Just an idea. Keep up the good work.

The older sensi is saying if you do not have to use karate after all the years of training, that shows you have escaped to live another day. In other words do not fight and if you can get out of fight do so without violence - be calm. He is right.

My sensei’s sensei was master Funakoshi and I always wanted to meet him but never did

You should do a karate shotokan sparring/ jyu kumite versus different styles fighters video. That would be awesome!

Karate ni sente nashi..?? Wow..., I think that's the hidden philosophy in Karate. Very interesting.

We learn to fight so we don’t have to fight. When you figure this out, you’ll understand the wise old man’s words.

Its striking how many similarities there are with Wado-Ryu.

This is "Chatan Yara Kusanku" a very interesting kata.

Sensei osu A shodan-ho from seigo kai The deep meaning of karate ........ I think we all lack this in our modern day practice Sensei please reply

Kanku dai came from Kusanku, both have their own beauty.

I think you should ask more about the real Bunkai (Uraden) while you are there. Showing the mere execution of the kata without asking for the real meaning of the sequence is truly a waste of time. I don't think there is much blocking in Kanku anyway. I think all the blocks are strikes with the sword hand and with the forearm in a close combat range.

師範: "inaudible" ユウスケ: はい

Very good, tho on the hardest "kata" I understand you mean in Karate but obviously the concept of "kata" in martial is alot older than karate, but the hardest in martial arts would certainly be the forms and exercises in tai chi

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I'm curious to know what book you are being shown at the beginning of the video.

I do kushanku because I am a brown belt in shorin ryu

Kusanku == (Kanku Dai) + (Kanku Sho) - (Funakoshi's son's modifications) So, might as well learn the original Kusanku 😊 Also, personally, those first few moves have nothing to do with "humans being peaceful" or "Karate Ni Sente Nashi". That first move where the arms are moving in a large circle is necessary to save your life. There is no "Kamae" in karate. Arigato gozaimas!

To me the martial arts philosophy appears to be “karate as insurance.” The best insurance situation is where you never have to file a claim. It’s there just in case.

one of the reasons i wanted to do karate is because i am disabled and in a wheelchair and i want to know that if i was attacked i would actualy be able to defend myself. there is also the fact that since i am trans, every time i levae my house i am at risk of being attacked just bacause of who i am. so many trans people are killed every year just because they are trans

4:56から沖縄語が披露！「ちゅんすくていなん…」とか。沖縄語分かる方、是非教えてくださいまし！

kanku dai all the same concept 😂😂😂

Somebody correct me ahead. Kushanku was the kata won by Usami Rika san, right?

what black belt dan are you?

I think martial arts are tools for self mastery not to make violence out side is you have peace with in that's what I think the sensei is trying to teach the high spiritual state is not about fights the real Man or self is never disturb by the winds waters and storms form the out side...

Long?! 🚫 over 💯; Shaolin, a 'Set'- Preliminary ☯️

earlyy :)

Who else recognises some of these moves in the karate kid universe/CobraKai

Do you remember all the kata he taught you? Now that you have experienced Okinawa karate Do, do you think about leaving Shotokan?

#ShortVersion: Karate is the empty handed art of winning without ever having to fight..? #ToStriveForThePerfectionOfCharacter.

did you train at j.k.a. or another assoc ?

If you act out of fear, hatred and anger, many fights will come your way. If you practise courage, compassion and acceptance, fights are far less likely to come your way. Unfortunately, there are a small number of people who won't be dissuaded from cruelty, no matter what.

Sensei is it Kushanku same as Kanku dai right?

I’ve competed in kumite a lot. And by being a LGBTQ+ person I’ve sadly needed to use my karate for self defence a couple of times from just random homophobic strangers or natzi skinheads. But I couldn’t agree more with the sentiment that not ever needing to use your karate is a success, and that you should do what you can to avoid being forced to. I’ve ran away from and deescalated more potential fights than I can think off, easily over 70 or something. I run away no matter if I think I would easily win the fight or not. Because somebody getting hurt is not a win, if it’s me or them. They might be a aggressive person who is picking a fight they have very low chances of winning, but just because they are making bad decisions, doesn’t mean I won’t do what I can to not have it turn into a violent situation. If it can be avoided. Then it would just be unnecessary pain and violence. And the times I’ve needed to defend myself, is when it escalated quickly and I also did not have the ability to get away. And I couldn’t talk them down. But in all of them one punch, they hit the ground, I look to see that they seem to have landed on the ground okay, and I do what I can to get away from the situation and the fight is over. And competing. Sure we have both agreed to be in the competition and fight, and choose to take the risks (if pretty small) of getting injured. But I still feel a bit bad about the times where I’ve not had full control and had a hit land a bit harder than the rules allow. I’ve never seriously injured anyone in a competition. But I feel bad that I failed to have the control needed, and somebody else had to feel pain as a consequence of my failing. But I agree that learning the ability to handle situations and have the mindset to deescalate aggressive and violent situations, is probably the most important aspect of karate and self defence.

4 papaya in Japan is lie $40 that’s gold there

Next pit stop, and you'll get some awamori instead of bananas.

Definitely kanku dai desu ne

I am pretty sure he knows about Kanku-Dai ;-) I somehow miss the point and want to be blunt - the Kushanku is well known (just search on youtube); so why visit a master once, try to repeat the kata once (which misses 90% of the details), don't do the applications with him and get the debunked "uke techniques are blocks" and "the first movement is symbolic" and the obvious "don't use Karate for harm" messages? Now the bluntness: -> uke techniques deflect and counter in one move, otherwise they were too slow and complicated for protection. -> the first movement is not symbolic, it has combattive purpose: it is a flinching head protection, followed by some trapping application and strikes to the neck ("don't attack yet" - ehm, that very move was the KO move!); or did Kushanku and Matsumura win their fights by blocking until the attacker was exhausted and noticed his err, swore to never do harm anymore, apologized and left? Come on, humans are not peaceful. They never have been. Also, the attacker is usually a criminal and wants something from the defender (say, a kidney), so why give him the chance to continue and win the assault by doing nothing? What would have been a nice approach for this video? Learning the kata beforehand to get some advanced tipps and show application for those moves that were not included in Kanku-Dai, for example. The viewer might have enjoyed a comparison video: you learn/improve Kushanku and then do a split screen comparison of the two. I guess that is not the way. So it was more like a courtesy visit for introduction. "I told you my name, you told me yours. It was a very good conversation."

Yusuke eats banana HAHAHA

Quite dif than 1 👁️ did

one reason why i never want to learn Karate is...too rigid, flexibility does exist, but not at all enough and pretty much less leg work as compared to Kungfu and Kalaripayattu.

Foot work... The teacher turns on the heel of his foot many times while the "coach" is turning on the ball. This is not a stylistic difference, constant sliding of the feet without a step and turning on the wrong part of the foot is incorrect. More attention needed to footwork. Hard style forms are built from the ground up.

The philosophy is correct, but we must not believe that "blocking" is without violence. The goal is to make attacking so painful that others will see the foolishness of it. Hurting others hurts ourselves because we are all the same community. In Cherokee, we say "We all are family of Creation." ᎠᏴ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎤᏁᏝᏅᎯᏍᏗ ᏏᏓᏁᎸ. The goal is to enlighten our brothers and sisters, not to eliminate them.