bushido_man96 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I agree, from a competition perspective, a fantastic Kata! Hence why he is the champion.As to it's practical use, I'm not quite so convinced. Many moves were exadurated for the point of flashy and fast movements, but the actual speed along the practical line of travel was slow. Not to say that it wouldn't be effective, but just saying the the focus was more on flashy than simple and effective.All in all, a competition Kata.... and a fantastic one at that.An instructor of mine once told me that he did his form for testing a totally different way than he did it for a tournament. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardHangHong Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 From a demo/kata to music point of view, but there's one person I know of who does it miles better, Jean Frenette. There's a few of his music demos on YouTube Richard Hang HongChief InstructorSeitou Ryu KarateFind me on Facebook!Seitou Ryu Karate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juey palancu Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I personally didnt like Valdesi's empi, for the same reasons stated above by Jiffy, Killer Miller, etc. I did like his ganakaku, shown in youtube also, very much. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_XQ--WU8ZMWell, it was still a little macdojoish in some flashy sequences of incomplete hand movements but the execution of those side kicks from the crane stance was VERY good. I wish I was that athletic.However, if I was going to do the movements of Gankaku in a fight for my family's life, this is how I would like to do it. Notice the VAST increase in power and focus going from Valdesi to Kanazawa. Call me a traditionalist, if you like, but Kanazawa's kata puts a lot more fear in my heart. also look Kanazawa's empi: WOW that's power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Fisher Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Kanazawa Sensei's kata is amazing at least in my opinion. His kata is more like the way I practice kata not exact but close, however his is by far better. Brandon FisherSeijitsu Shin Do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Kanazawa Sensei's kata is amazing at least in my opinion. His kata is more like the way I practice kata not exact but close, however his is by far better.His katas were very nice, too. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Miller Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Kanazawa was a great Karate-ka and Sensei. However, I really never cared for his Kata though...- Killer - Mizu No KokoroShodan - Nishiyama SenseiTable Tennis: http://www.jmblades.com/Auto Weblog: http://appliedauto.mypunbb.com/Auto Forum: http://appauto.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 I did like his ganakaku, shown in youtube also, very much. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_XQ--WU8ZMWell, it was still a little macdojoish in some flashy sequences of incomplete hand movements but the execution of those side kicks from the crane stance was VERY good. I wish I was that athletic.What is "Macdojoish" about it? Is it just because someone wants to compete, or because someone is willing to give a demonstration for show? I am having trouble understanding the definition here. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Fisher Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 Killer,I am curious what don't you like about Kanazawa Sensei's kata? Brandon FisherSeijitsu Shin Do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juey palancu Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 bushido,What's mcdojoish about it is the flashy, fast sequence of incomplete hand technqiues shown in Valdesi's gankaku video. Doing incomplete technhiques to appear faster than you really are is one of the hallmarks of a mcdojoish performance Killer, You cant deny Kanasawa's kime and execution in those kata videos, can you? The're right there to see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 bushido,What's mcdojoish about it is the flashy, fast sequence of incomplete hand technqiues shown in Valdesi's gankaku video. Doing incomplete technhiques to appear faster than you really are is one of the hallmarks of a mcdojoish performance Killer, You cant deny Kanasawa's kime and execution in those kata videos, can you? The're right there to see!So you are saying because he does a modified version for competition that it is mcdojoish? https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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