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I found this explanation so helpful. Thank you Sensei.

shuto uke einer sehr schönes technike.ich liebe diese technik..

Hello Sensei. How are your? Sensei, once, in a podcast with other two senseis, you mentioned that the "traditional" kihon is a little bit unrealistic, therefore I'd like to know if all these flow drills that you show in your videos could be considered as a Kihon. Thanks in advance. Greetings from Brazil João Pedro Melo Silva

Very intelligent analysis. Regarding adherence to dogma, my Shotokan senior Caylor Adkins wryly advised us, "Now let's all pretend we won't burn in hell if our rear heal comes up..." Regarding rotation: Penetrating body mass works by itself; rotation without mass shift, not so much. That said, basic training imparts fundamental body mechanics that have great value as one progresses to fighting, in much the same manner as the playing of scales forms a foundation for the most avant-garde jazz... Coltrane and Miles didn't skip this basic training --- they transcended it. I take your message to be that we should take basics as a starting point, not a final solution.

I am also a Shotokan instructor. Have a dojo in Quebec Canada and I share your views in terms of providing a more well rounded form or training. Nage waza and ne waza are so important and are part of my curriculum as well. I would be interested in connecting with you.

Karate has Improved from the mid 1980’s. Not all schools are as advanced as yours. Sport Karate is still the main stream, seems to me as the students get older many show more interest in “Old School” karate.

Nice work guys 👊

Awesome. Excellent tutorial I've been watching so many on UA-cam Your details and different angles of each move is a big help thank you. Domo arigato

Phenomenal Sensei!!!!! Osu!!!!!

Eccellente!

Very nicely broken down, thank you from Scotland.

Dogi, keikogi, or {art name}gi, NEVER just, "gi The proper form if there is no prefix is "ki" as i KImono.

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Love this bunkai and that's a great pad drill to add some power and build up that muscle memory. Thank you for another great video.

Hello Sensei. How are you? Sensei, where can I find these Kenwa Mabuni's quotes? Are these quotes from a book? Thanks in advance. Greetings from Brazil!!

I watched it five times, and now i understand🤩

random question Andy- do you know of any full contact bare knuckle point karate? kind of like the JKA of the 70s and earlier (or Karate Kid movies I suppose). Just curious. I don't ask because I'm a tough dude by any means, but because bare knuckle is arguably safer than gloves for full contact with the idea (hope) being nobody wants to throw a reckless hook punch with their bare knuckles. Being point style, there's less worry about repeated injury

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So helpful ❤

I am somewhat perplexed at this, since Naka Sensei of the JKA, has trained in Okinawa and China with instructors of other styles, and even trained with pro boxers. The videos are readily available on UA-cam for anyone who cares to look, by either searching his name or Kuro Obi World. (I'd love to train with him!).

tHAt’S NoT kARaTe!!! No but seriously great video!

Andy, I love the test! Your student did a great job! That was an intense test! I do have a question. For Kihon, do you have specific combos that they train for the test or do you come up with a combo on the fly that they have to perform? Is it the same combos each test or do they change?

Great video! I started watching because I found you through Iain Abernathy. You have some great videos. The one criticism I have for this specific flow is the start. He is bear hugging you outside of your arms. You have the inside arm position. Outside bear hugs are a horrible position to be in. I would like to know your thoughts.

Great video!!

Thank you coach. Hello from turkey.

Nice work! Congratulations, Chen!

Congratulations Chen. Andy top class karate-jutsu you are producing.

You gave a very thorough test. I see your Shotokan covers all aspects of Karate. I was rooting for your student especially at the end. Your channel helps others to see that Karate is practical for self defense. Keep up the great work Sensei Andy. I look forward to your next video. 🥋👊🏽

amazing kumite spirit and technique from the white belt

I always thought of the Kōsa-dachi alongside the following Kiba-dachi as a suggestion to get side on if possible, as the former wants to corkscrew, and the latter is strong side on. Of course the kata also lends itself quite nicely to the clinch, but the Kōsa-dachi always seemed a bit of an overlooked enigma, so thanks for the insight.

Congratulations to Chen! & congratulations to you sir for developing such a fine curriculum and drawing it out of your students. I hope they know what a treasure they have with you. 🥋🙇🏻‍♂️🙏

Wow! Greatest respect to Chen. I am really scared what he will have to face in his blue belt exam. This is far more Martial Arts Skill than I had with 3rd Dan Shotokan Karate - VERY FAR MORE!

I made it to about 1/2 of the full test, battery died. This sum’s it up nicely. Great test, he earned it!

Great video. Andy have you thought about designing T shirts or other merchandise for sale?

Fue muy satisfactorio ver que el examen que dió fue con un número reducido de estudiantes para poder brindar un mejor feedback, mis felicitaciones más sinceras! Realmente usted y su forma de ver el karate shotokan me inspiran.

ne waza in shotokan.... Awesome 👌 👏

Just to say that I really appreciate the practical, deep but down to earth approach of your videos. Your students are lucky. Keep ‘em coming!

I'll be honest, I'm not impressed with a lot of Shotokan karate I've seen on UA-cam. Very often it looks watered down, and a little more than a game. Your group though, you push your students a lot harder than I normally see in Shotokan, well done! Awesome to see some ground game in there to. A little ground game goes a long way in being well rounded.

I like that you seem to give everyone a lot of individual time during belt tests. The gradings I did as a kid were like a production line...

Love this! This is my favorite kata!

Domo! Very helpful as always

Fantastic breakdown. Iain A's applications are great but this is the breakdown newbies to bunkai need.

Domo! Osu!

Domo

Thanks for the breakdown, Andy. Marty.

- There's legions of combat sports enthusiasts, convinced that "only their stuff works", and by "works" they mean: in EVERY context; consensual, non-consensual, on the street, on the moon... All the rest is BS -There's legions of traditional martial arts and/or military methods fun-boys, defending their ultra-deadly martial art against any sort of criticism, reasonable or not. - And then, there is this great master, approaching his martial art with pragmatism and modesty, saying: "OK, let's borrow this method from another combat sport" cause it has relevance for the methods he is teaching and the context for which said methods apply. This the quintessence of what every dojo / gym / training context should do: building bridges, find similarities, appreciate differences, cooperate and borrow from each other. Absolute love. I regret living in a different continent than this gym

Excellent bunkai, simple and very effective. Great demonstration as well. Thank you!

I have seen some form of a stand-in base or technical stand-up in traditional martial arts, including karate and gung fu. It was more widely taught in self defenses from the 1990s and before. I also believe that some salutes, done at the beginning of forms and katas is a frame or some type of cover crash, similar to the Spear System.

An important skill to work on for sure. Great lesson and channel. Your content is awesome! Thank you