Hidetaka Nishiyama - Karate Do - Shotokan

It's to cover yourself : You can be attacked at your head, mid and below and from that possition u can defend yourself in those 3 ways by using the propper defending skill ; it's the basic possition of shotokan an is also a block against a forward kick

very nice, I train shotokan myself :).

i love and respect ALL martial ats...but why would you fight with your hands down like that?

u guys dont realize that karate has different aspects. hard and soft. also...any move that u can do standing up u can do on the ground.

Karate is not soft especially shotokan and kyokushin

How music can change peoples minds on a subject is really interesting. Karate and soft? ^^

hahaha.. karate is nonsense haha

nice

This is good but ground skills are still needed.

looks great, staces are effective lol

great music, these moves could be effective on people sure, to be honest any move can potentially be dangerous if used correctly and effeciently. of course there is also the Luck and attribute factors.

great music again, please tell me what its called.

double leg is dangerous when used on martial artist because that slit second(s) it you expose and people can take advantage of offense. Better to keep a wrist kick in combat, unless its a finishing off move.

hey Zatoichi1564 Perhaps it changed because people wear groin pads and also sort of sparring equitment. Some technique in this video looks dangerous, a straight knock out moves.

i'm a foreigner too! =P

the music is nice init!? =P