Shotokan Karate Kata - Part 3/3

Shotokan Karate Kata - Part 2/3

Shotokan Karate Kata - Part 1/3

Tekki Shodan

Picture credit to Shihan Andre Bertel, a fine technician of Shotokan Karate and longtime student of the late Master Tetsuhiko Asai (pictured).

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Tekki Nidan

Picture credit to Shihan Andre Bertel, a fine technician of Shotokan Karate and longtime student of the late Master Tetsuhiko Asai (pictured).

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Tekki Sandan

Picture credit to Shihan Andre Bertel, a fine technician of Shotokan Karate and longtime student of the late Master Tetsuhiko Asai (pictured).

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The Machida family - Sochin

Left to right: Chinzo, Yoshizo, Lyoto, and Take Machida

Interesting article on Frank Smith and politics of karate.

Black Belt Magazine, January 1984

I can send the pdf to anyone who is interested.

I found this kata diagram of what seems to be a variation of Heian Shodan. If anyone can read German, or knows what this is, please comment and let me know, I’m very curious.

Went to the tournament today. The S.K.I. team did very well and brought home nine medals. I did not place in kata, and was disqualified in kumite for knocking my opponent out with a mawashi-geri. I had never knocked a person out before, and honestly I was ashamed at myself for lack of control. However, it happened very naturally and it was an odd experience to say the least.

Francis working with my brother on Nijushiho

I found this GIF on tumblr and fixed it up to match the tempo of the kata a bit better

If you can’t see the image, right-click where the picture should be and choose “view image”

Tekki Shodan, by Master Funakoshi - 1924

Notice how the kata has changed over the last 85+ years.

My kata book

Kakuyoku Nidan kata, by the late Sensei Tetsuhiko Asai.

Sensei Asai spent a fair amount of time in Taiwan studying White Crane Kung Fu, and from his studies he synthesized/”Shotokanized” many of his own katas. This kata was apparently one of his favorites.

Hanshi taught us this kata a few months ago, along with Kakuyoku Shodan. The movements in these katas have interesting characteristics not normally found in other Shotokan kata.

More info about Asai Sensei and his katas here:

http://www.theshotokanway.com/theasaikaratekata.html