3 seconds KO by Karate Master; Kiyohide Shinjo

Grand Master, Kiyohide Shinjo, 9th dan, founder and chairman of the Kenyukai Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do Org.
in his younger years participating in the world karate championship, bare knuckle karate fights.
Shinjo Sensei was though enough to win this tournament 9 years in a row earning him the nickname, Okinawa Superman.

[@ownfknprogram]

respect shinjo sensei.

[@authenticmale]

Anyone know anymore clips of Shinjo's competition days? Or real sparring? Love to see him in action longer than 3 seconds..

[@vi10k46]

Have you heard the sound when he hit the guy's face!?😮😮😮

[@princekermit0]

Okinawan Toe kick for the win

[@mikeisking33412]

Wait in wkf karate for Olympics he lost and guy on floor won right?

[@janjantimalsina1465]

Awesome 👏

[@markmccormack7206]

I was told that Shinjo sensei's opponent in this video was actually killed. Not sure if it's true or just legend passed around by Uechi-ryu students, but that's what I was told.

[@Natan_Levy]

Mark McCormack I heard this one as well. hope the guy was fine :)

[@abramlittle7102]

@@Natan_Levy he probably not fine if he got kicked with uechi toes.

[@arcticwanderer2000]

I did my Shodan testing in front of Shinjo and some other Okinawans in 1974. I heard then he had killed someone in a tournament, but don't know if it was this tournament or a BS story. I tend to think it was true. he had some nasty looking kicks, especially his side kick.

[@ninthkaikan1544]

Could be true. Even if it’s not, that reputation would make any opponent worried.

[@uberlephrad8218]

You coulda heard that kick from space!

[@Leit2290]

Gotta keep those hands up

[@sakusuhorumu]

Does anybody know when (and where) this was filmed?

[@splintchesthair100]

OSS

[@thomasalston4555]

Dayyyyyyyyyynnnnnng!!!!!

[@oxfordkarateacademy]

Wow! You just hear “smack”.

[@evsta100]

Dam years later

[@karatecombatekan]

if the guy was in a high guard it would have saved his life fighting in low guard is one of the biggest mistakes in karate but sure shinjo sensei is an animal without doubt

[@canaldourameshi]

Uechi Ryu is very strong, like Kyokushin

[@themaverickblackbelt8054]

Holeee....

[@HerreraCam]

He referred to himself as a "gentle soul" in one interview. He was 65 years old at the time of the interview and was splitting boards with his fingertips and breaking baseball bats with his forearm. I refer to him as a very scary man with the sincerest respect. Yikes.

[@jon8207]

Yooo, I'm sorry but that sounded like a cartoon sound effect

[@PKh4d0uk3n]

I was thinkin’ the same thing.

[@donbaird3826]

He breaks boards with his fingers and toes.

[@biggfish11211]

Who did he knock out?.

[@ryanclark2017]

ouch!

[@joereidy5732]

Did Shinjo ever study Goju Ryu?

[@fortitudinemethonorem4088]

I hope he didn't use his toe on that mawashi.

[@mikeisking33412]

Wait in wkf Olympic karate he lost and the knocked out guy won !!

[@This_is_fun144]

Some of them wkf and Olympic karate rules are kinda retarded

[@FRESHL1887]

Well, in hindsight it's easy to be a smart ass. However, when my opponent switches stance (as Shinjo did before the mawashi), I will immediately counter-attack. Moreover, Shinjo's opponent actually presented his right side by leaning far to the right. He really seemed to be scared of Shinjo.

[@diosdadoapias]

his kicking strike is what matters- it was very strong.

[@Foltore]

And thats the point here.

[@arcticwanderer2000]

The kick came immediately after the stance switch, at best you would have caught the kick at a shorter distance and got clocked by his shin instead of his foot.

[@dwddindin]

He wasn't scared in allot if schools and modern like karate they are usually ridged and fight like that. Especially in today's modern ma they do that.

[@dizdeck357]

If you know the power the shinjo possesses, you would be scared too

[@hatilmatogan]

They aren't allowed to defend in this sport? seems like the guy was a complete novice or utterly scared of his opponent

[@ninthkaikan1544]

This looks like maybe one of the final matches since the crowd is pretty engaged. The guy looked somewhat frighten of Shinjo Kiyohide. He was a 9 time world champion before he retired and son of one of Okinawa’s most legendary karateka

[@charlesdean03]

It looks like someone forgot basics more like American karate 😂😂😂

[@L.C1993]

One thing I know about sensei shinjo he doesn’t like the Osu phrase he despises it. My sensei is a black belt under Grand master Sensei Kanei Uechi he’s in his mid 70’s and has pictures with grand master shinjo back in the early “70’s” n he said it was true sensei shinjo killed not one but two opponents in a kumite. And in dojo yaburi when guys from the army bases in Okinawan would come in to challenge them he send a few people to the morgue.