Sensei Masao Kagawa 8th dan JKS explains about kata jion while Sensei Saori Okamoto 2nd dan demonstrates the different parts. This was filmed during the JKS world technical seminar in Tokyo, japan on the 4th of December 2011.
On one hand it's nice that JKS is doing exactly what Nakayama Sensei taught. On the other hand I wonder if kata can be made to 'stand still in time'. IMHO we are always looking to move better & improve and as long as this is done thoughtfully I'm okay with it. Besides, what's to say that Nakayama Sensei had it 100% the best way? Or if he were alive today that he wouldn't have altered the kata ever so slightly?
I must say Sensei kagawa didn’t teach the real thing! Even the demonstrator was doing it wrong! Haha. Sensei kagawa taught correct body position of each movement which is way Better than 99.99999% karate teacher who is still alive today. But if one need to find out more depth, the Sensei Nishiyama ‘s seminar is the best source. Though he didn’t speak out everything, he demo the movement with hints and show correct way to apply power. Sensei Kagawa probably knows too but didn’t bother to reveal everything and frankly students don’t know even he speak it out. So why bother.
@@dathramer9612thank you to reply my long ago post. Too me a while to recall and I have to watch this video again to see what it was. I had been attended sensei Kagawa’s seminar and I expect him from my heart. I know how much he knows in this martial art. But what this appeared to me a low level training. With his presence, people will believe this is how join should be performed and this is terribly wrong. What appeared in video is a western or modern kata. Most karate kata was performed in wrong force flow from application. But least shotokan has a tradition to keep basic training into its movement and hide some meanings in the kata. The way join is taught will completely hide or erase the meanings in the kata. This is why it should not be wrong and shouldn’t teach this way. I am afraid if I do t make comments now, people will use sensei kagawa’s clip and use it as a bible reference. This would be terribly wrong. In this sense , sensei Kanazawa, sensei Yahara, or sensei nishiyama all done a better job on this. Kata can be interpreted different But with correct meaning and movement based on intention. But sports kata should be eliminated. This is why I can’t tolerate.
