History of Shotokan SPECIAL EDITION | ART OF ONE DOJO

Compilation of 3 Shotokan episodes & bonus material all wrapped up in one presentation. In 2020 we released the "The History of Shotokan" Parts 1, 2, and 3. This compilation includes all 3 episodes and 10 minutes of new material! The History of Shotokan.

Bonus Section - Kenneth Funakoshi - 17:12
Bonus Section - Lyoto Machida Family Karate - 41:14
Bonus Section - Influence of Shotokan - 59:54

Sensei Ichi Shotokan vs Tang Soo Do

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[radiatorqcpogo]

I'm ready to start Shotokan over again! Been 8 years I didn't practice. I started at 7 yrs old, stopped at 12 because I entered the cadets and started highschool. I made 1 years of karate shotokan in 2011-2012, then stopped until now. I'm waiting for everything to reopen to start Shotokan again and accompany my friend in shitoryu. I'm watching your channel to set my mind in the mood of martial art

[robertfowler]

As a former Kyokushin and later Shotokan student, I'll testify that the low stances in these styles are intended as a way to build up the lower body in training. Higher stances provide much more quickness and agility when you're fighting. You'd be an idiot to sink into a low stance in combat. On the other hand, having the lower body strength to cover 3 meters (including leaping and sliding) in a single step is really handy if you need to close in quickly.

Some dojos teach students to hop up and down when sparring. Hint: if you're in the air you can't change
your direction or position. If you're sparring or fighting with someone that does this, start your lunge as the sucker starts to rise. It's easy because the hopping is very rhythmic.

[captainbeaver_man]

I trained shotokan just because the lineage of the TKD system I train in is of shotokan lineage. Its good stuff.

[xtremluck]

Thank you for doing an unbiased documentary about Shotokan Karate. I've seen a number of your videos and truly appreciate your tone on all the arts. I admire the respect you give to all the different styles that make up the vastness of where we are today. Thank you.

[TarnTarn-zvcp]

I began to learn Shotokan in the late 80s, I progessed to brown belt double tag, 1st kyu or 2nd kyu I think, it was a long time ago, as I was below 16 in age I was told if I passed my black belt grading it wouldn't count as I was junior and would have to do it again at 16. I ended up leaving after paying for lessons yet "teaching beginners " I didnt realise this was actually beneficial for me and what it was the reason my sensei made me do it. I am seriously thinking about beginning again. I still have my KUGB license and all mybelts. I trained twice with Sensei Enoyda ( spelledwromg) he was the highest Dan ( I think) at that time. I am sure that
Basei Dai is the kata first seen I this awsome documentary

[buddy]

Well done! Great delivery and documentary on the history of Shotokan Karate Do. I have had the privilege of training seminars under Sensei Hidaka Nishiyama a direct student of Master Funakoshi, My Sensei David Blair trained under Sensei Hidaka Nishiyama up until his passing. I have also had instructions from several of Sensei Hidaka Nishiyama top students. I hold a 2nd Dan and 3 of my children are black belts as well. I love every aspect of Shotokan Karate Do, it's regiment and demand for hard training, I've tried Shito Ryu a very close typ System, and Kung Fu.
Shotokan Karate Do is tailor made for me. It's the U.S. Marines of martial arts 🥋
I have live in three different housing projects and was an avid Street fighter, Shotokan Karate Do Nevertheless taught me how to fight with "Class"
Ous!

[jacksonswagga]

Thank you so much for doing this episode. I am a Shotokan karate practitioner. Along with bjj and Chinese kenpo.. You always show such respect.

[JoesRambles]

I am a big fan of your "history of" videos. I read a lot of martial arts history but many authors are biased towards their style and the writings reflect that. Nice to see someone going through it in an unbiased manner. Very informative. I have studied kenpo for many years and now studying shotokan and shorin-ryu. I really enjoyed this video.

[Herowebcomics]

OMG!
This stuff is so cool!
Also, MMA is based on Kickboxing, and Kickboxing is based on Karate!
So it IS used in the ring!

[elwalker]

I'm visiting a Shotokan dojo next week. Anticipate seeing some of this video in practice. Learned a lot.

[robertfowler]

I highly recommend this book Shotokan's Secret by Bruce D.Clayton. It covers the history of Okinawan fighting techniques and the evolution of a fighting style for royal guards under Japanese domination.

[jaydee]

Oshima great Grand Master ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[charliepickett]

I loved this segment...Thank you for the work you put into this excellent educational informative episode!

[ivanjuarez]

Shotokan is popular in many countries and I’m just waiting to discover it.

[Philip-fmpz]

Thank you for presenting this Art of Shotokan to us Family ❤ Allways May we Meet Again o Alpha Omega Yin and Yang

[stefansandbergsweden]

I really like your channel as well as these history episodes! Please do #1 A series on Shito-ryu and #2 A series on traditional Ryukyu Kobudo and it's relationship to Karate. 🙏

[hawkmans]

Great video. I appreciate your description of heritage and its influence on so many Martial Arts especially early Tang Soo Do. So many branches came from this tree of Martial Arts its an amazing study to see how interwoven the systems are. Good work I appreciate the video.

[DavidLee-nouc]

Your knowledge about this subject is Very Accurate. Thank you for Re Verifing what I already knew and adding to what I didn't know! .. Oss

[phillipmoore]

I'm not familiar with Martin's book, but I'll here note that a great historical perspective can be viewed through Wikipedia's Gichin Funakoshi page. There are links to view original 1922 To-te Ryukyu Kenpo, 1925 Karate Jutsu, and 1935 Karate-Do Kyohan. I checked and Tsutomu Ohshima's 1973 English translation of Funakoshi's 1935 Karate-Do Kyohan is still easily available. I still have Ohshima's book and of special interest to me is the comparison of Ohshima's 1973 images with Funakoshi's 1935 images almost four decades earlier. We can even watch Hironori Otsuka's Wado-ryu versions now on YouTube. Otsuka was first-generation black belt/instructor for Gichin Funakoshi. My own Dan certificates were granted by Duk Sung Son, first-generation black belt/instructor for Won Kuk Lee, student of Gichin Funakoshi and his son Gigo, I that's nearly a century of historical interest to me.

[themartialartway]

Thank you for this. I been in Shotokan Karate for a decade.