Rick Hotton Sensei teaching SMK Spring Keiko 2023. To become a remote member of Hotton sensei's West Wind dojo via zoom visit; www.sundaymorningkeiko.org/we... for more information visit; www.sundaymorningkeiko.org
Hotton Sensei understands how energy moves through the body. He is one of the very few that understands body mechanics. The result of year's of serious study.
Nice form! I practiced shotokan for years. Tested under Okazaki but haven’t been active for awhile. Always appreciate good form. Not even all Shotokan have good form.
Oss sensei! So incredibly sharp and "elegant" techniques with all body parts connected, great!! And with explanations also "normal" karateka understand, no "esoteric" chi stuff (nothing against chi if meant as using the right tanden breathing for energizing muscles and connecting from the core...). Rick Hotton is maybe the best non-japanese technician in Karate!
He understabd how to move efficiently. In fact, he isn't that fast. But there is no wasted movement. So your eyes isn't catching the movement easily. Obviously, he good a good physical ability to. You always need physical training to a minimum. But what's really impressive is his technical ability.
No amount of explanation will lead a student to get the feeling of what the teacher is saying. Most sensei's spend too much time explaining this or the technic or this or that movement. Back in the days it was more about doing the technics and movements.and kumite was heavy.....No disrespect Oss
