Shotokai Karate-Do Kata: Kanku Dai

Pourquoi tant de commentaires ? aucune des multiples manieres de pratiquer le karaté ne mérite de critique tant qu'elle est exercée dans un bon esprit. Pour le reste, "style mou, style constipé..." quelle importance ?

Then it must not called as Karate. It has to call as something else.. Some masters, became best (or ppl call them so), because they hv written many articles and so.. It's understandable, when u think abt Funakoshi and Motobu Choka.. There are many examples.. TQ

Did I say "famous"? No, I didn't. I said "one of the best". Egami had more streetfights than you can imagine. He was an agressive, competetive young man until he discovered the true aim of Karate - peace and self-improvement. Maybe Shotokai kata do look like Shintaido, so what? Kata is also a form of moving meditation, it's not only physical training. Don't criticize that what you don't understand.

Famous doesnt mean good.. Egami has changed Funakoshi Karate a lot.. If u hv seen any Shintaido clips, I firmly believe Shintaido has influenced Egami. Famous doesnt mean he's good.. If u learn karate history, u can knw tht..

I've never trained Shotokai so I just DON'T KNOW if it's good or bad. All I know is that Shigeru Egami was one of the best Karateka of his time and this is how he sees Funakoshi's teachings. I may not like it but I respect it.

arts.. Bt, it's not the same.. But, sorry to say, even Okinawan martial arts (most schools) changed karatedo in to a sport, they dnt practice something lack of kime, rooting, etc.. If u wnt to learn smething flowing and wth true principle and base, practice taichi under a proper teacher.. But, this stuff is completely useless, as a martial arts in self defense, and for health (this will gv u probs in knee joints, ankles) and this doesnt hv any base..

At least Shotokai didn't change Karate into a sport. And fluid versions of kata actually improve your accuracy and speed a lot.
And about chinese influences - don't forget that Karate comes from the original Okinawan martial art "Te" and other eastern arts, not directly from Kung Fu. That's why the movements are so different.

I hv seen funokoshi's kata clips and egami s kata clips. sorry, egami is not like funakoshi.. egami doesnt hv kime... he has fluid movements, which is nt in any okinawa karate style. tq

any of the okinawan styles are nt relaxd like chinese forms like taichi, etc, even okinawa karate is mostly influenced by chinese martial arts.. if so gv me an example.

I do not believe that the way some of the Karate evolved in Japan and then throughout the world is correct or truly effective, but it does look good!

I do not believe that the way some of the Karate evolved in Japan and then throughout the world is correct or truly effective, but it does look good!

Okinawan Karate was influenced heavily by some of the martial styles of china. So it is surprising that so many believe that the staccato, jerky movements seen in modern Karate (e.g. Shotokan) could have ever evolved from them. The tensed muscle, forced movements are rarely, if at all, seen in the Chinese forms. Chinese forms are fluid and seemingly relaxed.

A pior execução de kata que já vi na minha vida. Esse cara não é faixa preta!!

Egami is a direct pupil of Gichin Funakoshi and Shotokai comes from Funakoshi's teachings. Shotokan is Gigo's style, not Gichin's. Shotokai is closer to Gichin's style than Shotokan.

I can see that trying to be pretty is not the objective here. What I liked about the kata, was how it was done like a fight and not like a performance. I think people in shotokan, should view their kata in the same way. It is not about looking pretty, it is about being effective. This is a MA to me.