Inspired by Hapuka's TKD video thread I thought I'd pop a karate one here. Post your fave karate vids here. All karate styles welcome! Impress us! My preference would be for no "comedy" vids - no LOL JIM CAREY IZ FUNNY KARATE MAN videos, but of course it's anybody's choice what they want to post!
Oh come on Dr Mose! No funny videos? [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsioTKqXfi0"]Chuck Norris - YouTube[/ame] Ok after watching that I think you need to watch some real karate [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nI9CyC4Ofs"]YouTube[/ame]
Nice one! Knockdown Karate Videos I'll add heaps in this post. Mas Oyama [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GS0V6v9Zlo"]YouTube[/ame] Kenji Midori [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS3xTV0NCuc"]Kyokushin Kenji Midori Highlights by Xihyon - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aqOhgHpGFs"]YouTube[/ame] Shokei Matsui [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1o0tdqAagE"]Shokei Matsui Highlight by Daisukey - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKKkYAVF-lc"]Kyokushin Shokei Matsui Highlights by Xihyon - YouTube[/ame]
Shotokan http://youtube.com/watch?v=292RJFjGCKA&mode=related&search= Elwyn Hall http://youtube.com/watch?v=E5faGD5b6Zw
Daido Juku . . . my favorite! [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HGbtvrS89M"]Hl Daido Juku kudo (ex karate) - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH-4Es9JyqQ"]Daido Juku legend - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSE9u1p7TW4"]Daido Juku Spirit - YouTube[/ame]
Why doing demos with Mikio Yahara isn't a good idea (he doesn't seem to pull his punches much!): [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVq5Uzuz11U"]YouTube[/ame]
A couple of videos of the club I train at, think I've put these up in my journal before. http://s29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/Neko-as/?action=view¤t=AVSEQ05.flv http://s29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/Neko-as/?action=view¤t=cd7aaa1a.flv
Dude with uber-quick ura mawashi geri - [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y85sHS89svs"]YouTube[/ame] Sensei Kanazawa demos some weird techniques - [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQPjg_aw0g0"]Kumite demostration of Shotokan Karate SKIF by sensei Kanazawa - YouTube[/ame] Sensei Matsui demonstrates how to use a kicking technique as a counter to a punch - [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRVMaQ0Kh9A"]YouTube[/ame]
Classic '80s karate demo from sensei Bob Rhodes back when he had a scary moustache: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJg60662iiI"]SHOTOKAN Bob Rhodes Demonstration - YouTube[/ame]
More Shotokan - http://youtube.com/watch?v=9MGpxyeoM9Q&mode=related&search= Wayne Otto - http://youtube.com/watch?v=r0LeALHpjsQ Wado ryu - http://youtube.com/watch?v=6ZE6Sx501v8 Wado ryu Kihon as knife defense - http://youtube.com/watch?v=5xEu3Btgo-s Niseishi + bunkai - http://youtube.com/watch?v=A1PYbVnP9Ao&mode=related&search= Im bored now. Bye.
1981 Shotokan karate championships at Crystal Palace: England vs Japan: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-dpk_sZ_HM"]KUGB ENGLAND v JKA JAPAN 1981 - YouTube[/ame]
Here's some from me; A pretty cool Goju-Ryu demo [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXkJ4ZWHRSw"]World Karate Goju Ryu Championship 2006 - YouTube[/ame] Heres one of the Goju-Ryu patterns I have to learn for my white belt (Its pretty different to the ITF Taekwon-do patterns!) [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMBmLhupiZE"]Karate Goju-Ryu (Meibukan) - Gekisai Dai Ichi - YouTube[/ame]
Couple of training videos from England kyokushin (these aren't mine but I do know some of these people). http://youtube.com/watch?v=hBSOYKkL_4o http://youtube.com/watch?v=GVbStac_pK4
Heres some more videos of Goju-Ryu; [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubURgD4iEc8"]Goju Ryu 1998 Youth Kata - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRchRClFaAU"]YouTube[/ame]