Great Champions #1: Toshihito Kokubun

[@michael.schuler]

His oi-komi attacks are so fluid as to blur the line between oi-zuki and gyakuzuki. Whole body flows through whichever weapon has the opening to make contact. Truly dynamic!

[@OLDSCHOOLUA]

Kokubun always was my favourite shotokan karateka, the best of the best.

[@syarifali6301]

Amazing speed...cudang chucki

[@heitorcosta530]

Man o Kokubun revolucionou o kumite do karate

[@nikkoigawa8057]

Ce combat est une forme Kumite mécanique. Manque de Renraku waza(Manque d'enchainement techniques)???!.

[@Chapperino]

Great karate!

[@toniputra8480]

This is called, one shot one kill..

[@Philmoscowitz]

Kokubun should have been in the UFC. He would have done quite well (assuming he had a ground game)

[@Isaac_Shamir]

Kokubun was a beast, man. I totally agree, I guess UFC back then wasn't interesting yet.

[@Philmoscowitz]

@@Isaac_Shamir I'm surprised we haven't seen any more JKA karateka since Machida entered the UFC.

[@Isaac_Shamir]

@@Philmoscowitz Indeed, JKA Karate and Karate in general in much a Life style, that's isn't for everybody to live like a professional fighter. But Chinzo Machida, Lyoto's Elder brother has done a few MMA fights, nowadays He is the head coach of Weber Almeida, JKA (Bellator Fighter) and other Brazilians Karate fighters who want to become a MMA pro. Including a JKA japanese black belt, Onji Kunimasa. By the way, The Machida Academy LA from Chinzo is also helping grapplers who want to learn Karate and the striking art for MMA. They're doing amazing work.

[@donoberloh]

@@Isaac_Shamiryour so right thevauTC was an infomercial back than

[@lmoreir1]

Great stuff. Any other recommended matches/fighters?

[@akhmadabdullah9595]

Mantap...

[@dandruff3414]

In his prime, he would be a champion in Karate Combat

[@Isaac_Shamir]

He had the potential to be champion anywhere

[@nikkoigawa8057]

C'est un combat trop mécaniques forme

[@nikkoigawa8057]

Il y a un peu de favoritisme chez certains arbitres.😢😮.

[@cashcash5995]

Xu Xioadong will come to teach u .

[@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe]

When?!!!😳😲😯🤓🥸