DAMNIT cant find a class near me, but this stuff looks perfect!!! knees to groin and headbuts allowed, throws grappling and locks aloud....man thats like the ultimate TMA/ MMA/ SD hybrid of all time!!
Funny (and quite vicious) 1980s chair demo from the unlikely comedy double act of Bob Poynton and Terry O'Neill. There's also a very nice short clip afterwards of Andy Sherry and (I think) Frank and Jim Brennan. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4wtQZumG3s"]Terry O'Neill & Bob Poynton Chair Demo - YouTube[/ame]
hayashi-ha ****o-ryu papuren, by inagaki hiromi (afaik, yes, [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLovzICQKkM"]THAT inagaki hiromi[/ame]): [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS74b0fpaYE"]Papuren - Hayashi-ha Tournament 2012 - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8HlXDaJ3MY"]Papuren - YouTube[/ame]
it's also called paipuren, happoren, and probably a bunch of other similar names. it's a catch-all name for a huge amount of similar kata supposedly derived from one variant of this CMA form, which also has a lot of different versions: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjgDec0Fqfc"]MingHe Babulien - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cf6WZBKD2w"]Babulien by unknown Chinese Master. - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8tIV-Bqnzg"]Old Minghe's "Babulien" or "8 Linked Steps" - YouTube[/ame]
here's a goju-ryu happoren more similar to the original CMA form: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx3L9YoemP0"]White Crane Happoren - YouTube[/ame]
Another demonstration of Masao Kagawa's absurdly flexible hip joints. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oax-0h8YLK0"]Kagawa-sensei showing different distances for mawashi-geri - YouTube[/ame]
This is probably one of the reasons they call Kyokushin 'the hardest karate': even the referee can KO you... [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70rVkPyiR9A"]Referee knocked out fighter - YouTube[/ame]
Very good Bassai Dai [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrWz-5rfziU"]Bassai Dai - Ohta Sensei - YouTube[/ame]
Very interesting old BBC documentary about Morio Higaonna [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly-UbDxBBgQ"]Way of the Warrior - Karate (Morio Higaonna and Goju Ryu) - YouTube[/ame]
Some nice scoring techniques from WKF karate [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoQbh9XF7qw"]Best of WKF Kumite - YouTube[/ame]
Shinkyokushin demonstration during the 10th Karate World Championship by shihan Brian Fitkin, shihan Steve Lloyd and sempai Dolph Lundgren. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGKcZFWwDXU"]Dolph Lundgren :ã€æ–°æ¥µçœŸä¼šã€‘第10回全世界空手é“é¸æ‰‹æ¨©å¤§ä¼šã€€ç‰¹åˆ¥æ¼”æ¦ - YouTube[/ame]
Found this excellent demo with a couple of old warhorses [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4wtQZumG3s"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4wtQZumG3s[/ame]
Great comic timing and excessive levels of violence. It's like an episode of "Bottom". I did particularly like Bob Poynton's beard grab technique.
Perspectives on Shotokan Karate. May we all be so fortunate to have an instructor/Sensei like this man. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHZrxag2uaA&list=PL46EB67E4D04A6C41&index=30"]Perspectives on Shotokan karate - YouTube[/ame]
Sorry, i can't resist. This is a badass fictional short film made to demonstrate the power of Shotokan. I know a lot of comments on youtube are saying that this isn't Shotokan but if you watch these two guys, and you study or have every studied Shotokan then you know it can't be anything else. Enjoy. It's a lot of fun to watch. Makes me wonder why we don't see more examples of Shotokan in American films. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZDyhF5sLyY"]This is KARATE-DO SHOTOKAN - YouTube[/ame]
It's a nice bit of fantasy movie fu based on Shotokan kihon and kumite sets (as they are commonly taught) with some dubious kata uke based kamae. Good cinematography. It reminds me of public demonstration Shotokan but with more blood.