Atsuko Wakai - Seipai (Goju-Ryu)

Saipai (Goju-Ryu) by Atsuko Wakai (4x world Champion)

[@chai35]

Atsuko Wakai is 4th Dan. There is her interview somewhere on the internet (try searching on Google) that she talked about her childhood. The reason she started karate was when she was young she had a serious car accident that caused her some coordination problem. So she took up Karate to improve her physical conditaion. I personally don't really into the sport aspect of Karate, but Atsuko Wakai is truly an inspiration.

[@SithV1]

I like watching kata videos of Wakai. She has the focus and the intensity she brings to the floor.

[@KevinRodriguez-vd7vf]

Goju ryu is something seiapi kata

[@roqueproenca7711]

Lindo Kata do Goju-Ryu

[@felnois]

Concordo. O kata executado pela Atsuko Wakai é lindo

[@x-rhoden-x6477]

Been so long since I've seen a Seipai... ah the memories.

[@JeffMcDuffie72MeridianGate]

This kata is the one that was took and used in alot of tenaga dalam schools in Indonesia and made into inner power methods.

[@Randarax]

Look to her facial expression: she IS fighting. Great athlete. Respect.

[@weaseldragon]

She's very controlled in her movements, and that makes all the difference. I wouldn't expect her to have the power of a huge guy, but it doesn't take much force to break a collar bone (for example) if you hit it in precisely the right spot.

[@BelloBudo007]

Now that's a Seipai that I like. Soft & hard, fast & slow, strong stances, looking like a conflict. The facial expressions are great too and would certainly have me doing the dishes & cleaning the house without any back chat if I were her husband. ;-)

[@lalethium]

i remember that kata , it brings back memories :(

[@ashrald513]

the best female kata player ive ever seen...IDOL!

[@raogongfu]

The belt is only for competition purpose. One red, one blue, two sides. Very good kata, l love it!

[@Woolfrey]

I agree, tournament Kata sacrifices the power and application of the techniques to look 'flashy' and score better, which in my opinion undermines the whole point. Wakai's moves are fast and sharp, but they don't look as though they'd hurt all that much...

[@dzisai]

Good work.

[@azdynamictraditions]

Thank you sir Ill be loading Geki Ha kata onto you-tube this weekend and some kobudo also

[@karateRick]

I agree, we never practiced kata for competition so I could never understand what was going on. My sensei said it was artistic impression. I'm not very artistic this way and don't see the point. Might as well be doing ballet.

[@weaseldragon]

This is a very beautiful kata with great speed and power. The only thing I don't like about tournament kata is the need to pose for the judges. Each pause is accentuated to show off the strength and balance of the stances (and the correct positions), but the pauses sacrifice the fluidity of the kata. The energy just doesn't seem to flow as well.

[@azdynamictraditions]

@ chicagofrank10...amen brother sometimes i think the worst thing to happen to okinawan katae wa Japan you wanna se an awesome Sepai check out my teachers teacher Masdanobu Shinjo's Sepai kata...gets me excited just thinkin about it

[@mjvm171]

is sepai the shitei kata of Goju Ryu..??

[@lorrainecurnow3774]

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[@BelloBudo007]

@chicagofrank10 - "The Okinawans beat down Samurai with oars". Do you actually believe that? It may be that Musashi Miyamoto managed to beat one samurai challenger with an oar but I'm having trouble seeing average Okinawans taking on trained warriors and managing to defeat them. Love to be corrected though.

[@otokonoyama]

I've seen her vanity corner at the Gifu Memorial Center...but what, pray tell, are her applications to this kata?

[@danausten1046]

As requested - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHy8ZX-DjMhsnZY

[@lucasrodriguesdasilva9986]

pra mim esse kata é shito ryu

[@Shaman3921]

Gorgeous but pointless without effective bunkai.

[@danausten1046]

But she does have that - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHy8ZX-DjMhsnZY