Shotokan Karate Blogs » Shihan http://www.myshotokan.com/blog Personal and Dojo Shotokan Karate Blogs Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:09:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Kanazawa Shihan http://www.myshotokan.com/blog/kanazawa-shihan/ http://www.myshotokan.com/blog/kanazawa-shihan/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:49:00 +0000 Selby Karateka

Kanazawa Shihan has reportedly taught for the last time in the UK and Ireland.
He will now limit himself to Japan and is likely to leave international travel to his son and other senior instructors.
The interview below was recorded 3 years ago, but gives all karateka a lot to think about going into a new year.

Selby Shotokan Karate Club has a long history, its roots were with the Kokusai Shotokan Karate Renmei Kodokai.
The President – Hirokazu Kanazawa.

The badge above was recently given to me by an Ex member Sensei Luis Bastidas who joined the SSKC back in 1982 as a school boy (more details in the old members section)
Shihan Ne Rei, Osu!
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Above : Kato Shihan and Nenov Sensei in Bulgaria
A short video from 2008, a bit of Heian Yodan etc.
You can compare what Sensei is teaching with what we did tonight. Osu!

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In a couple of hours I will be heading for Whitchurch with Josh for another weekends training at the IJKA hombu dojo. As always never sure what the weekend will bring…we will have to wait and see. Last time Josh attended he was introduced to ten katas that he had never seen before, hopefully we are not in for a repeat session?

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This panel of high ranking dan grades are very hard to please and have a reputation at being ruthless in their rejection. It is like the "X Factor" but with 4 Simon Cowells!

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If you have never viewed “the committee’s” unique Kata blog you may well want to, and with a little bit of thought make your own contribution.

This panel of high ranking dan grades are very hard to please and have a reputation at being ruthless in their rejection. It is like the “X Factor” but with 4 Simon Cowells!

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There is a lot of Sensei kihon kata that I have never seen before, this must be the best Asai video clip I have ever seen, it might take a while to upload but well worth it.
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Many thanks to the karateka that recently posted this video on You Tube of our late master, Asai Sensei. Unfortunately I can not embed at the request of the person that uploaded the video, but it is 9 minutes of sheer motivation, enjoy, Osu!
There is a lot of Sensei kihon kata that I have never seen before, this must be the best Asai video clip I have ever seen, it might take a while to upload but well worth it.
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]]> http://www.myshotokan.com/blog/asai-shihan/feed/ 0 Kato Shihan teaches Kanku Dai http://www.myshotokan.com/blog/kato-shihan-teaches-kanku-dai/ http://www.myshotokan.com/blog/kato-shihan-teaches-kanku-dai/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:02:00 +0000 Selby Karateka I have posted two videos of Kato Shihan teaching "Kanku dai" in Tallin, Estonia. There is a total of sixteen and a half minutes of footage, brilliant, many thanks for posting Estonia, Osu!

I was lucky enough to visit Tallin in 2006, what a wonderful city. On my return I was discussing with Sensei a wonderful medieval restaurant "Olde Hansa" in Vana Turg 1, well worth a visit, the best Bear, Barley and Meade in town. It turned out that our friends from Estonia had taken Sensei their for a meal as well. If you ever get the chance to train with Sensei in Estonia, jump at it, cheap flights and accommodation make it affordable...maybe 2010?

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I have posted two videos of Kato Shihan teaching “Kanku dai” in Tallin, Estonia. There is a total of sixteen and a half minutes of footage, brilliant, many thanks for posting Estonia, Osu!

I was lucky enough to visit Tallin in 2006, what a wonderful city. On my return I was discussing with Sensei a wonderful medieval restaurant “Olde Hansa” in Vana Turg 1, well worth a visit, the best Bear, Barley and Meade in town. It turned out that our friends from Estonia had taken Sensei their for a meal as well. If you ever get the chance to train with Sensei in Estonia, jump at it, cheap flights and accommodation make it affordable…maybe 2010?

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I have added a few kata videos into the blog from Lativa. Koller Shihan’s – Mawari no kata and Asai Shihan’s Roshu, Shotei dai, Jo no kata, Hikioshi no kata, plus the open hand technique kata, Kaishu no kata. Enjoy, Osu!

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I have posted a copy of Bertel Sensei performing "Kaminari Arashi".

I have known of this kata for a while but have never seen it before. It is posted on u-Tube with tomorrows date, it confused me for a minute, but then I remembered it is already tomorrow in Japan. Sensei many thanks in sharing this very dynamic footage, Osu!

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I have posted a copy of Bertel Sensei performing “Kaminari Arashi”.

I have known of this kata for a while but have never seen it before. It is posted on u-Tube with tomorrows date, it confused me for a minute, but then I remembered it is already tomorrow in Japan. Sensei many thanks in sharing this very dynamic footage, Osu!

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Another great interview by Shaun in "The Shotokan Way" and Emma took some great photos with a few people that you will recognise.

Above : Langley Sensei & Kagawa Shihan
(Sempai Helen 2nd Left and Sempai Rebecca Middle)

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Another great interview by Shaun in “The Shotokan Way” and Emma took some great photos with a few people that you will recognise.

Above : Langley Sensei & Kagawa Shihan
(Sempai Helen 2nd Left and Sempai Rebecca Middle)

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]]> http://www.myshotokan.com/blog/kagawa-interview/feed/ 0 Three years have past. http://www.myshotokan.com/blog/three-years-have-past/ http://www.myshotokan.com/blog/three-years-have-past/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:18:00 +0000 Selby Karateka Above : Asai Shihan 10th Dan - IJKA/JKS

On 15th August 2006 Asai Shihan sadly passed, but his karate lives on all over the world. I only had the honour to train with Sensei once (briefly) and will leave further comment to those for whom he was truly Sensei.

Bertel Sensei - 6th Dan has written an article for the Shotokan way on this anniversary, as always well worth a read.

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Above : Asai Shihan 10th Dan – IJKA/JKS

On 15th August 2006 Asai Shihan sadly passed, but his karate lives on all over the world. I only had the honour to train with Sensei once (briefly) and will leave further comment to those for whom he was truly Sensei.

Bertel Sensei – 6th Dan has written an article for the Shotokan way on this anniversary, as always well worth a read.

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