I liked your kata! It's the only good/ITKF kanku sho that I could find on KZfaq. I know this was posted years ago, but what the heck: I agree with the comment that your knee collapses in on the zenkutsu, gyaku hanmi and that a more forward direction of the back foot could fix it - if your ankles allow it.
@johnpricekataoka10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comments. I was thinking of deleting this video because it is old and it is not what I do now. The stomping was mistake on my part, which has not been correct, along with my collapsing knee and the angle of my back foot. I cant watch this video anymore, because it hurts my eyes to watch(because of the mistakes I can see now, that I couldn't then.). Thanks again. Oss
@luboantonov55410 жыл бұрын
***** I can understand that sentiment - but it would be a great public service if you leave it up! As I said, it was difficult to find a Kanku Sho performance that reflects traditional karate principles. It doesn't have to be perfect - it shows where you were at the time. You could turn off comments and likes/dislikes if you don't want to hear the chatter :)
@johnpricekataoka10 жыл бұрын
lol. Ok. I do not mind. Thanks for the nice words.
@rcadag12 жыл бұрын
@johnpricekataoka oh! I just noticed that you are in the Chiba Prefecture, quite far from Daito city, Osaka where I also trained in the Iwabuchi Dojo. Anyway, goodluck in the competitions. Hope to see your name soon in the JKA All Japan results.
@TheFudokanwaskez13 жыл бұрын
@ThePurdude what are You talking about!!!??? there are japanesse in ITKF...not so much but they are in ITKF!!! bcs kumite rules are different in ITKF than JKA, so there are not so much japanesse in ITKF....but one of the famous japanesse fighters was competing in ITKF...his name is Tatsuya Naka 6.dan JKA (he was main role in movies KURO OBI and HIGH KICK GIRL- those movies are about karate...and there is real karate in those movies...not like those fake kung fu movies or similar....)
@TheFudokanwaskez13 жыл бұрын
@gabrielemofo I thought that uraken was a point....but after that I saw that japanesse guy intercepted him..but uraken and his gyaku tsuki ended in the same time....so I think that bcs of that main judge did not give a point to noone!!! that was not a state of KYO in a part when he did uraken....
@rcadag13 жыл бұрын
@john we can't control what other people comment. Just let them be. Let's be the better person. :-) You do good kata. Btw, you still in Japan? I was able to live in Daito City, Osaka way way back in the 90's.
@deadooo13 жыл бұрын
Man what Kata are you doing? this is a strange style kata never saw it in WKF or JKA. Please study before you try to go tournaments.
@ThePurdude13 жыл бұрын
How long have you lived in Japan? Where did you do ITKF karate, since ITKF does not really exist in Japan?
@ThePurdude13 жыл бұрын
Is that "Shadan Hojin Nihon Karate Kyokai" embroidered on John's dogi or is that something else that looks like the JKA embroidery?
@gabrielecorti1014 жыл бұрын
John, at 19'' your mawashi was point; from the camera point of view you can see clearly him shaking his head on the right. At 1.17 your uraken was point: your foe had no guard and I think you find the state of "kyo" .
@DonalPhelan14 жыл бұрын
By and large, it was a good kata, well performed. The current trend in ultra-fast tournament kata does nothing for me. The "stomping" in your kata does not appear forced by you, and it's probably a consequence of the floor, and your weight (no offence intended). Performing this kata in the dojo wrecks my head (and my legs)... but if could offer you any advice it would be to try getting the rear foot to face more forward in zenkutsu.. that will stop the knee from collapsing.
@Psycho88899915 жыл бұрын
I dunno, I thought it was a good change from the uber fast tournament katas you see all the time. Nice, stable and strong.
@weaseldragon15 жыл бұрын
The kata looks great to me, but what do I know?
@Bassai15 жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm in my late 30's and have been practising Shotokan most of my life. I started in a JKA branch-out (cut-off) dojo in the Philippines, and continued practicing in a JKA dojo in New York since 2001. I was always taught by my Japanese teachers (JKA or not)to step with minmal sound and only stomp when the technique calls for it (However, stomp HARD). Maybe that's why they didn't took you kata so well? Did Nishiyama teach you the same thing? I'm curious...
@karatefella16 жыл бұрын
As a matter of personal interest, who is the chief instructor of the ITKF ? I didn't realise that in competition, one can change the timing etc of the techniques of a Kata. I thought that the techniques of a Kata and the way they are performed are "set in stone", as it were. Andy 4th Dan BMAA (Wirral Shotokan Karate Club)
@karatefella16 жыл бұрын
Overall a very nice performance, but I think your stances are slightly too high/short. I am wondering why you have a fast Oi Tsuki, followed by a slow Uchi Uke ? In our Association ( JKA method ) we use a fast Uchi Uke following the punch.
@Pope250116 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this video! Is this an Okinawan version of KSK?
@Teleran16 жыл бұрын
Solid kata, the jumps especially were clean (not easy for a person with your build). One thing I noticed on the first the oi-zukis as well as the mae-geri/urakens is that your front knee in zenkutsu-dachi seems to be pushing back a little bit, creating slight instability (jerking) at the start of shifting or the finish (kosa-dachi wobbles). I only noticed because those stood out as the less solid parts of a strong kata. Just my 2cents!
@ROCKY4416 жыл бұрын
Do we have to post a video of ourselves to critique your kata?
@aiyer198916 жыл бұрын
Rather a nice performance. The 'stomping' did seem odd to me but that may have an exterior cause: floor, room... The start, when you slide/jump, struck me odd as well but I don't know the kata so it might have to be done thay way. (So must it be done that way? I'm curious) But overall it's a good kata. Your technique is good and there is clearly power behind it. You balance was good too, most notably at the jump.
@ThePurdude16 жыл бұрын
I've seen ur other posts about itkf and I fully agree with you, but you gotta realized these itkf people are doing what their judges want. the only karate offered at university is itkf and i'd rather do some karate than none at all. when im at itkf tournaments, i tweak what i do. as i said earlier about the paintball/lazertag match. just switch your weapon i believe that people in itkf are farther down stream. i doubt they could travel 'upstream' and compete in non-itkf tournaments
@pdolly300016 жыл бұрын
Nice. Keep it up John. I agree with your persepctive on power and effectiveness being more important than asthetics. I'm always curious about how many of these tournament winners would actually win a fight. Again, nice job.
@hombre888816 жыл бұрын
I liked it very much. Great spirit. You can come and teach it to me here in sunny Andalucia anytime, Senor
@ThePurdude16 жыл бұрын
an itkf member at a jkf tournament is like showing up to lazer tag with a paint ball gun not saying that the paintball gun would own everybody's ass, but more so that you should expect a different set of expectations that has difficulty in transfering over. i dont know how people here could help critic your kata if they're not from itkf. how should they know what your organization wants/looks for
@hombre888816 жыл бұрын
JPK, Thought your kata performance was excellent. A lot of the comments posted don't seem to get that shotokan has moved on somewhat since Dynamic Karate was published. Hombre
@calibansfury16 жыл бұрын
minor correction MC--nidan is 2nd black, so I believe you meant nikyu--2nd kyu, which is second brown.
@calibansfury16 жыл бұрын
At :10, and most back stances-your rear knee is inward. It should bow, like a horse stance. Your rear foot is also not forming a 90 degree angle with your front. Your body is turned square on your augmented block, when it should be at 45 degrees. Your zenkutsu dachi requires (per Nakayama) a straight back leg, and a rear foot pointing forward as much as possible. Yours consistently roll forward and point to the side.
@calibansfury16 жыл бұрын
It's not okay if your back leg is bent. In Dynamic Karate Nakayama specifically states to keep the back leg straight in zenkutsu dachi. If you want to do better in competetions, listen to what I have to say. I've won state, regional and national competitions with my kata. If you want to just do your kata the way you prefer to do it, more power to you, but don't expect to win anytime soon.
@calibansfury16 жыл бұрын
Your stances are a little all over the place throughout the kata. Your back leg is almost always bent in a front stance, your back stances are too shallow and your supporting foot isn't in proper alignment, and you lose stability after the first temple strike/front kick combination.
@calibansfury16 жыл бұрын
john-you posted a competition kata. You're going to get competition critiques. Perform your kata for your own development as you wish, but in a Shotokan tourney, low stances win. As for rhythm, it's not up to you to define what the rythm is in these traditional events. The rhythm is largely known. Leave creative interpretation to acting and personal kata practice, not traditional karate competitions. At least, not if you want to win!
@Bellshazar17 жыл бұрын
Watching your kata from a judges point of view its a good solid kata but it comes out as average to me. It's the same problem I have, the idea is to keep relaxed until the very end so your technique looks light and snappy. Its fine to have strong powerful techniques but don't expect to win any tournaments.
@PintoSan17 жыл бұрын
Batendo muito o pé da frente no deslocamento do zenkutsudashi, e falta usar mais um pouco a cintura. Oss!
@gabrielecorti1017 жыл бұрын
Well, your kime was strong but sometimes you lost stability in stances. I think some of your interpretations are quite uncommon, this could be the reason of your result. I am an instructor belonging to the Italian "Itkf" federation and I would even judge as "average" your kata.