My 2 favorite Karate hunks teaching class together WOOOOOOW.

Nice applications. From practical to sport.

I really appreciate these applications. When other belts show me these kata with no context it doesn't stick. It really helps to know what each movement could be doing. Thanks John and Nat for being a great victim.

Brilliant video John! As an instructor in Wado Ryu I personally have always felt the same way with the knive/spear hand strike and have interpreted it differently as a takedown exactly like your like your first example! In my personal experience this has really made some old school sensei's angry and insulted it has always seemed! This made me feel I was not alone in thinking this way so thank you mate, please do more of these! 👍

From kata, to self-defense, then to kumite, and finally back to kata. That's what I like!

No nonsense techniques, simple and can do damage

Wonderful interpretations. Thank you for sharing.

A more traditional application is left circular pressing block ( hidari osae uke) plus a right middle level spear hand (nukite)

Great applications! Thanks

Great videos John. Keep your great work. Thank you.

These are great interpretations of this technique. More please.

Awesome.. application is everything. Thank you

As always great content 😁

Makes so much sense, Sensei.

Great channel! Great content! This is the same interpretation that I was taught. What a lot of people don't realize, is that most of the movements in kata are throws, take-downs, sweeps, or joint manipulations. The creators of the katas intentionally froze movements just before the full technique was executed so prying eyes couldn't know what was truly represented.

This is great stuff - that takedown in particular. Really good idea and helps plug a big gap in my training as I've done very little work on takedowns.

Simple and amazing🎉

Great ideas sensei oss

Thank you sensei for the video, great application and movement. I received my shodan and nidan under yaguchi sensei from the jka/iskf. He showed us the same bunkai for the takedown And clearing of the hands. You are great at applying bunkai to freestyle for kumite sensei. Thank you for all of the great content. Osu from Alberta canada!.

Amazing

Excellent real karate Grappling with striking 👍

Excellent... oss🥋👊💪

very interessting video

I actually use #3 in sparring quite a bit. It works! 👍

Parabéns...

Truth is, we have no way of knowing what the "original" intended application for these kata moves are; that information was a casualty of war, sadly. However, we do know the original premise, and can work from there. Good job, keep theee coming.👍

Good techniques 👍

Cheers

Awesome techniques Sensei John 🔥 though just as a side note if you press just lightly with the spear hand just under your own Adams Apple you can feel even a light touch can be pretty uncomfortable Now imagine a full on spear hand strike to your opponent's Adams Apple or trachea it'll certainly make them gag it could even kill ..if you use the thumb as a stabbing weapon to the trachea it could easily cause life changing damage or kill its actually a military technique "application" To be used in kill or be killed situations on the battlefield Not to be used for civilian defence But you can find it in some military manuals on hand to hand combat ....in Japanese its called boshi ken ( thumb fist ) its also a technique from tai jutsu ...

Love it. All the principles of Shaolin Longfist applied close and personal. This is Karate, this is the Way 🥋

Wonderful 🎉, Do Bassai Sho bunkai 🎉🎉

Make more Bunkai videos, Please! Domo! 🙏Osu!

Taking other more wild bunkai in too account it’s not to bad the last one I believe to be near perfect practical adaption though I don’t thing take downs should be added to the technique.

I’ve seen my Grammy do stuff like this at the senior center

Great , John , Kara application so important , especially against 4 or more opponents at same time , we used to train this way too, also another technique from this move , is to protect your striking arm from being broken at elbow joint , by protecting joint with up turned palm , from the leading push down arm , initially , because if opponent turns when you push down he comes from side and brings up double block to smash elbow joint ,, the palm up from your hand prevents elbow being broken , quickly , allowing you to counter again , I like your tutorial , your application is one I taught my daughter to full affect , saved her life , long ago and double handed blocks strikes very useful for women when countering strength from men , love your application it works ,,

gee that other fella standing in the background looks familiar 😯

I understand that we would like to know what different techniques in kata are for, but isn`t it thinking backwards? Kata was a note book to remember techniques that was taught. So person doing kata should know what and why they are drilling. Yes, we lost the actual techniques, but would this mean that we need to make katas from techniques we learn. (Most likely compinations or self defence situations.) I have seen also katas from very basic techniques.