The first 1/3rd of this video shows some of the incredibly devastating techniques that are hidden in the first few moves - of the first two beginner Katas of Shotokan Karate (Heian Shodan, and Heian Nidan). The speed of Tatsuya Naka - is impressive. But, to the experienced eye - what makes his Karate so formidable - is his mastery of Kime - that maximum focus at the instance of final delivery of the technique.
This is REAL KARATE I bow and salute you well done I have subscribed. Real martial arts forever and a better world. Naka sensei thank you and always keep sharing
Well Done, Naka sensei is returning JKA to its beginings under the leadership of Nakayama sensei the students had classes of kobudo,and he also invited instructors from other styles, the JKA is again alive and kicking. OSS
Maybe his classes, but not the JKA as a whole. Unless Masaaki Ueki and the other higher ranked shihan follow Naka's example nothing is going to change.
This is great stuff!!! I have been training for over 50 years but, at age 60, I would gladly put my white belt back on to train with these great masters! In this modern world of the UFC (which I greatly respect), I think that there is a place for traditional martial arts and the values they teach. Many thanks for a great video :)
I dare you go to China and say that LOL there is still a few Real Sifu's around you know@@denramamon2703 It's juz not As Commerical as Japanese Martial Arts .
what a wonderful treat to watch. A true skilled martial artist. This is rare to be seen in America. Most of the Karate here is so watered down nothing like this.
People who focus on practical self defense usually dismiss Kata (forms) as outdated, impractical and useless. Having come out of a boxing background before earning a black belt I was also leaning in this direction. It was inspiring to see this explanation and application of the techniques of Kata by someone as skilled as Mr. Tatsuya. He clearly practices these techniques with a mind to their use. His speed, precision and focus are outstanding. It makes you pause and reconsider the value of Kata. However, in far too many schools forms are just window dressing and fluff, movements taught without this kind of explanation and demonstration of their meaning...and for no reason other than to get to the next belt...
I truly wish Shotokan Karate had been taught with both application and kata concurrently. Unfortunately where I'm from, form is emphasized more so than function, disillusioning many that Shotokan Karate is more of an art form rather than a martial art. Where all you had to do was correctly complete the kata "dance routine" during grading and up a belt colour you'd go. No new practical offense and defensive applications to demystify the kata and heaven forbid, help you defend yourself. Nothing practical to show for the belt promotion. My brown belt therefore means way less than it should. While my general fitness and flexibility levels certainly increased, these were secondary to why I really joined the art in the first place: to do something about being bullied as a child and to increase my confidence. This neutered version of Shotokan Karate failed as far as I was concerned. If ever we were shown some bunkai (practical application), that was a special occasion. Unfortunately Shotokan Karate is still taught the same way in my country to this very day and is the reason why there are many who are walking around with a false sense of confidence believing that their perfectly executed kata, 3 point and 1 point sparring will save them in an actual altercation. If the UFC and Lyoto Machida have taught us anything, it is that Shotokan Karate certainly has its place but needs to be heavily adapted and modified for the practical world of MMA. Evolved even. Where I'm from, reform won't happen as apparently, tradition trumps practicality in a changing world. Shotokan is stuck in the past and those in its higher ranks seem fine with the status quo. The lower ranks know no better. Post colonial and small-Caribbean-island mentality. Application training would have at least kept me interested from the get go, so seeing all these years later what the beginning sequence of Heian Nidan was really for quite literally astounded me. Makes me wonder how much more I've actually missed. I can certainly credit my early days of training in watered down Shotokan Karate as a departure point of frustration in my quest for personal development. Craving practical self defense skills, I became heavily involved in Bruce Lee's JKD, BJJ, Muay Thai, Kali and Wing Chun Kung Fu as the years progressed. I just wonder how things could have been had I had a sensei as seen in the video, to teach Shotokan Karate the way it should have been taught: marrying the theoretical with the practical to devastating effect. I might still be practicing all now.
Wow, Naka sensei is very fast (and of course very sympathetic). I don't understand what he is talking about, but I know what he means. I think every good instructor don't need much words to explain what he means.
Naka Sensei has a very positive aura. He radiates energy. Very charismatic and humble and he is extraordinary fast....If he would put up a little more muscle mass and keep his speed, he would be unstoppable in close combat.
When Miyahira-sensei was showing you Mabu Dingzhou, I was thinking about Tekki Shodan a little but Heian Nidan a LOT! What if the blocks were ELBOWS instead. Follow that up with a throw!
Kata is extremely useful but on its own cannot truly prepare you. It’s good to make your technique more crisp and pretty but sparring is where you will gain true skill
My question is to MASTER in Chennai TamilNadu India which is the best KARATE DOJO, instead of I am being a judoka for past 5 years I want to learn karate and to be a humble student.
ScorpionKingTP u r absolutely right. Love all the comments and i reply to u cuz i m roumanian too. Desii is in florida de peste 30 ani...nu m-am "americanizat" ci tot roman ramin in minte si suflet. Doamne ajuta
Still frustrates me all this straight arm .. leave your arm out punching waiting for the counter defense and attack ... BUT every kata or tai chi should be demonstrated and practised with its' self defense application
that's what people don't understand why most martial arts have kata. it's just drilled so that the more you do it, it'll become instant reactions to basic attacks. only real masters or practitioner would understand this.
looks nice but his first mistake is bunkai is not meant for a karate vs karate attack, it is not meant for oi zukis it is close range self defense..hooks, head butts, chokes, grabs etc. at least hes trying not like those ridiculous 6 guys vs 1 choreographed dance fights from the 80s.
2:49 His kata was so powerful it actually undid his belt!! Wish these videos had some translation, but even just watching you get the sense of it! Thank you very much for uploading! OSU!!!!!
Naga sensei, your style is excellent, I have question to you, why nobody applies these techniques in real fight(tournament)? I have seen many tournament , they attack each other without sense, they never used proper block are techniques, they just throws punches and kicks in tournament.
You are wrong these techniques are used in UFC. Also these technique are used for close distance fight kind of self defense technique. You also have to reach certain of mastery before you can attempt any of this.
Boa técnica e a evolução do karatê o Karate perdeu muito a consideração por causa dos olímpico está marcação de ponto desvalorizou o combate Karate de verdade e defesa pessoal e lutas livres e a realidade eu sou mestre em Karatê mas minhas técnicas e somente técnicas avançado para lutas reais e é um estilo para poder competir e lutar com qualquer arte e aniversário .... estreou mestre do vídeo eu valorizo se foce perto de minha cidade eu treinaria com ele....
I would pay for a dvd or video of Naka sensei just messing around and showing off this kind of stuff. Like how he said he could keep going on for 2-3 hrs just on this one move
wait... at 2:34 when he's doing naihanchi... i didn't know some shotokan guys use their hips the same way okinawan karateka use them. was that shot after he went to okinawa?
