rick hotton sensei beyond form 

Every now and then you come across people who shift paradigms. Hotton Sensei is one of those gifts.

When sensei Horton drops a video, put the kids to sleep and get a notebook. ❤😮

I fully understand Hotten sensei’s point of “ki first”. One of today’s most enlightened and enlightening practitioners ❤

This guy’s knowledge is far beyond what you could ever imagine.

It's the speed and power that I find so impressive. That snap, a focus of delivery that's so difficult to master. Thank you for sharing.

One of the best Martial arts teacher on RU-vid! This is not about tecnhique but about body mind awareness!

So fortunate to find Sensei Rick 6 months ago. Arigatogozaimashita

I watch one of these videos every day or so and try and let it sink in. Endless learning.

I think that Rick Hotton Sensei is so correct when he talks about "your own" karate. The particular styles we train in, be it Shotokan, Goju, Uechi-ryu, Wado, etc, are frameworks that we train within, but they cannot limit us. Good teachers will allow each karate-ka to show "their own" karate within the general framework that is meaningful and functional for that person.

A true master of his craft.

Having met, trained with, experienced. These are some of the top tier karateka i've had the pleasure of acquaintence: Richard Amos- 8dan Steve uble- 8dan Scott langley- 7dan, Former kumite champion. Scott middleton-7dan Kai Johannesen-6dan Thomas Nilsen-6dan Rick Hotton-5dan Ernst Brimsøe-5dan Wayne Otto Obe-5dan, former multiple international kumite champion. Morten Alstadsæther- 3dan, former multiple national kumite champion. Without mentioning all the "titles" above, without mentioning the "uknown" gems i've also had the pleasure of training shotokan with, not forgetting (Different martial art practitioners), having been in Thailand and China, training with former champion such as Ramon Dekkers (with respect, Rip), etc. Out of all these mentioned/unmentioned: Rick Hotton, per weight measure felt the most heavy after being disposed as a live dummy a couple of times here i Norway. He's a true practitioner of the old way of karate: ( The art of killing with one blow) or what i like to call it: The art of knocking out with one blow, no blood, little to no marks. Clean. Relaxed heaviness, tried and proven. Truly, an empirical way to follow through with one's technique. Respectfully, this is the way. As an art. My best regards to you Rick Hotton for sharing your perspective onto others, i do hope our paths will cross again someday. "Unknown Norwegian"....

Great teacher !! And he makes so much sense when he explains things.. plus hes one hell of a technician

This is what the meaning of Bruce Lee said, It's like a finger pointing to the moon .. Don't focus on the finger (rigidity of the form) or you'll miss all the heavenly bodies (true essence and feeling of your own karate) .. Don't think, feel. That is what Sensei Rick Hotton is teaching us in this video. Oss!

i dont know the history of this guy, but everything he says, make completely sense to me. This Sensei Rick Hotton is for sure, one of the biggest Master of karate nowadays

One of the best teachers out there!

This sensei is a national treasure you guys are lucky 😊

Thank you for all...😌

Brilliant karate.

This is great to see breaking, the mould of tradition. Although I would say high level Karateka would probably more subconsciously do this . The difference with this Sensei is that he is 100 % aware of it. 🤜🤛 At the end of the the day energy follows intention 👍

Amazing.

Thank you Rick Sensei for your explanation. Oss!

I like the way how Hotton Sensei pronounce the word “KARATE” like the Japanese do. He's such an amazing teacher!

muchas gracias Sensei desde Chile

thank you so much for sharing these Videos

🙏👍 thanks

Hello from algeria and OSS

Oss

very tai chi like internal principles here