Grading San (3rd) Dan Kihon 080913

Kihon for my san (3rd) dan JKA Karate Grading in Auckland, New Zealand, 8th September, 2013.
Graded by Mori Sensei and Naka Sensei.

[@jhmf72]

What?? Sandan?!! No kime, cant tell the diference between kokutso,zenkutso,no speed, and what the hell was that? Mawashi?

[@albertspooner8660]

In the 80's that performance might just get you a blue belt, total shambles.

[@peterselie6500]

@Stephen Brown Same here.....I was going for Black after 7 years!!! First Kyu...1 1/2 year!!!

[@mikeodonovan9299]

I trained in the 80's. Slow and stiff karate in the west. I think you are looking back with misty eyes.

[@shogun1434]

Very weak no spirit or kime

[@5324TuiG]

3th dan? My God what a shame.

[@isaacayres4967]

where is this. standards are so low

[@slurmforfree1754]

this is too low for 3rd dan. this is 2nd kyu

[@gyanhd3657]

probs even 4th honestly compared to my karate

[@bajdekalain9871]

la critique est facile mais l'art est difficile . osu le but est de progresser . toute une vie n'a pas suffit aux maitres mais l'esprit es toujours présent . dojo kun

[@markwalker4142]

I wouldn’t award them sandan. Their basics are sloppy and in a grading there is no room for mistakes. The stances are too high and vague. It is their instructors fault for allowing them to grade. Sandan is meant to be the hardest grading you do . I recall mine being brutal. Extremely physically demanding. I was graded by the WKSA under Sensei Shirai. Everyone grading was well prepared. Unfortunately, this is a modern disease and linked to the crap that is the WKF. I certainly do not believe these guys would have passed under Shirai. They simply are no where near ready and it’s not fair on them .

[@DoomGuy-kf8fv]

We need to bring back true karate. It has become too relaxed, too feelings oriented. The idea of do or die is all but gone.

[@barci758]

I totally agree. I am brown belt and I think even I can do much better. Our grading was brutal. And no one is allowed to record

[@oleshotokan]

Too little kime, and i my eyes not very "sharp". Timing is a bit "off". Stance too high (I think), but know that many JKA clubs are happy with high stances. Probably also much healthier in the long run (I have had hipreplacement in both sides). Kicking combo. Try and keep the kicking leg closer to the body when retracted. Ushirogeri is done with the kakato and not sokuto! Just my 5c :-) Oss

[@mikeodonovan9299]

Its a grading. They are nervous. Jesus.

[@oleshotokan]

@@mikeodonovan9299 So you think all the comments here in the thread are wrong ?

[@tiger0062-f6q]

[@iraomaiden3918]

Karate is marvelous...

[@kittenghost857]

Can any one tell me the name of these kihons? If they have any name. and is this kyokoshin ?

[@antjames5412]

My late sensei keinosuke enoeda r.i.p would be literally catatonic and apoplectic with sorrow at this utter show of disrespect to karate.. No way...

[@mikeodonovan9299]

I had 2 sessions back in that dojo in London in mid 80's. I wasn't impressed. I had just come from Japan after 3 months training. It was stiff karate. Of course there were no videos so we cant be critical. Good on these guys for giving it a go. All power to them

[@giotageorgiou4539]

Standards have dropped 3 dan no way god help karate

[@jorrisaddy6769]

What the f*ck is this, a blue belt test?

[@davidhenderson5890]

Indian guy how on earth did he even get Sho Dan absolutely no pivot on supporting leg arms all over the place stationary Kicks he would be struggling for 5th kyu in my Club not knocking him down but who is his instructor.

[@ГеоргиДанев-ц4в]

I have one question. How much time does it take to earn a black belt in karate? Just first dan. If you train 3 times every week and you start as a beginner???

[@widsonbcadet5630]

3 years at least! But the correct time is 5 years!

[@DoomGuy-kf8fv]

If you want to be good at least 5 years. Don’t focus on time focus on quality. When I got my shodan I was mopping the floor with other dojo’s sandans etc. experience and intensity trumps rank

[@angelopepeskordos]

Everybody progresses at a different speed, so it really depends. Consistent training (also at home, not just at the dojo) within the major organizations, you are expected to progress and reach shodan level within 4-6 years. Many take longer, most quit…

[@antetutic3600]

gute techniken

[@joseroberto6171]

Oss

[@BlessedIndeed1]

This is so weak!

[@anizaranizar73]

Oss.

[@shogun1434]

Omg terrible

[@shogun1434]

Dont say they passed

[@MrCoqui2011]

Horrible... no hay técnica de piernas, ni postura de perfil adecuada, no levantan la rodilla... ni miran para atrás en la ushiro, nivel de cinturón verde...

[@benjaminkwan3427]

+CARLOS ALBERTO Battista thanks for your comments, when you are a couple of years short of 50 and start posting some of your own videos, I might pay attention to your opinion.

[@Darragh62]

+Benjamin Kwan well answered. Osu

[@DonalPhelan]

Thanks for posting, very good to see how the syllabus is tested.

[@MrGlobalfugitive]

Yes it was interesting, called up grade by grade (lowest to highest) and you only had to do the requirements for your own grade, the kata for that grade and then kumite. You only had to do extra if you were borderline. In essence it was very easy to prepare for your own grade a few weeks beforehand and pretty hard to fail unless you are particularly unprepared or lacking in something they are looking for. Totally unlike another style I used to do, where my grading was 6-8 lots of 2-3 hour sessions over the weekend at a camp ... just shows how it varies from style to style.

[@craigcook6224]

This wouldn’t pass 3rd Kyu in my Dojo.

[@barci758]

Im sorry for saying this but I'm brown belt but I think even I can do better. I can't belive this is 3nd dan. Or maybe they were too tired at that point. And no one is allowed to watch and record the exams. But thanks for sharing

[@gyanhd3657]

wtf is this total shambles, this hurts to watch that they're black belts not only black belt 3rd dan. In my karate this is max 4th-3rd kyu level

[@atomikmaster1]

What is this? Surely they both were stripped of their current belts and demoted to yellow belts. Embarrassing 😔