Jion - Shotokan Karate

The most popular image associated with kata is that of a karate practitioner performing a series of punches and kicks in the air. The kata are executed as a specified series of approximately 20 to 70 moves, generally with stepping and turning, while attempting to maintain perfect form. There are perhaps 100 kata across the various forms of karate, each with many minor variations. The number of moves in a kata may be referred to in the name of the kata, eg. Gojushiho, which means "54 steps." The number of moves may also have links with Buddhist spirituality. The number 108 is significant in Buddhism, and kata with 54, 36, or 27 moves (divisors of 108) are common. The practitioner is generally counselled to visualize the enemy attacks, and his or her responses, as actually occurring, and karateka are often told to "read" a kata, to explain the imagined events.
In teaching the open handed kata, most styles of Karate start with a series of three, or sometimes two, very simple kata called blocking forms before advancing to five basic kata named Pinan in some systems and Heian in others. By working through this series (in order: Shodan, Nidan, Sandan, Yondan, Godan (except in Wado Ryu Karate, where Shodan and Nidan are reversed)) the practitioner learns all the basic stances and techniques before moving on to more advanced kata. Traditionally, kata are taught in stages. Previously learned kata are returned to in order to show more advanced techniques or ways of doing things, as beginners do not have the same knowledge and experience that practitioners further up the ranks have. It is not uncommon in some styles for students testing for Shodan (first rank black belt) to have to repeat every kata they have learned from the first belt, but at a "black belt" level, for example, with better technique, power, amongst others. This system is often used for the lower grades as well. The student will perform one new kata and one or two previous ones, to demonstrate how much they have progressed and how quickly they can learn new things.

[@johnbsan]

The literal meaning of the work Shodan (1st Dan) is First Step. This is where you are considered proficient in the basics and can now proceed to really learning karate. It is a common misconception that attaining the level of black belt means that you know and understand that martial art, whereas in reality it is only the beginning. After nearly 30 years training I find that I have more to learn than I have already taken in, which is the great thing about martial arts; one never stops learning.

[@sarmilachandrasinha6367]

R u a teacher?

[@sarmilachandrasinha6367]

Pls so reply @John Sheehy

[@johnbsan]

@@sarmilachandrasinha6367 yes I teach karate at a dojo here in Japan.

[@imedrouis]

Mmmmm

[@johnbsan]

@@imedrouis care to expand on your comment. Hard to interpret what you mean by Mmmmm

[@RicardoKaka01]

i just got my black belt yesterday. wohooo

[@griffingaming6607]

I got my black belt 3 years ago and now I am 3rd kyu

[@ashikskarate2191]

Oh man 12 Years later

[@al3x_sam117]

@@ashikskarate2191 lmao

[@jonashenrique3902]

Congrats haha even if it was 12 years ago

[@ashikskarate2191]

@@al3x_sam117 what

[@chrisipacs2091]

I received my Shotokan shodan back in 2012...And im still training now...always will

[@Payote88]

OSS congratulations as a second kyu I’m gonna really enjoy right where I’m at but respect how much work you must have put in by now!

[@user-uk2hv4nq1j]

Я первый кю

[@douglasbbohl2414]

RIP Sensei, you will be missed!

[@aliasraonic]

he's in a better place, don't worry

[@basesixty6739]

How did he die

[@douglasbbohl2414]

@@basesixty6739 He was 88 and had been ill for some time. His lifelong friend and fellow Shotokan instructor Teriyuki Okazaki also died this year at 88. His bio says he died from Covid-19 but I know he also had been deteriorating in the last few years.

[@basesixty6739]

DouglasB Bohl ah I will miss him

[@drn_kyorem3339]

Sensei Phillipe Wattieaux, OSS ! 🙏🙏

[@WVK23]

His katas are so perfect.. he´s awsome Oss!

[@izmxyz5031]

Oss!

[@spyk-pop3384]

Kata** this word don't have an plural 😅

[@safdarkh786]

@@spyk-pop3384 Its youtube!. Anything can have a plural!🤣.

[@ItsM16]

Memories ❤️ I was on purple belt in 2007-08 then I left in between due to some reasons, But watching this video reminds me of those beautiful times.

[@antoniofinotti8877]

Im on purple now actually in a similar situation. I left 2020 but im back now. There's nothing quite like it

[@wahwahwahwah6905]

karate is defintly a martial arts with the best choreophraphy displays

[@watts18269]

Why are people posting comments like 'too slow' and 'this part was wrong' ? Kanazawa has been training longer, has more experience and is a higher grade than anybody posting here, if not on all of KZbin.

[@michaelhubbard4023]

I have my first dan black belt test in 2 weeks and this is one of the katas. Jion is one of my favorite katas.

[@aleksandretamazov6993]

Nijushiho here!

[@naterassociatesltd.3046]

Michael, how did the 1st Dan Black Belt test for?

[@michaelhubbard4023]

Thanks for asking my first Dan black belt test was in shotokan karate. It lasted 4 hours and I passed. Thank god I tested before this pandemic hit. Studied for that test for 3 months.

[@naterassociatesltd.3046]

Michael Hubbard congratulations Michael. Practice does make perfect..

[@michaelhubbard4023]

@@naterassociatesltd.3046 Thanks very much for the acknowledgment. The black belt teaches me that continued practice throughout a lifetime for development is important and what matters the most.

[@Kashyaptnx]

RIP(RETURN IF POSSIBLE)

[@themartialartway]

It is one of my katas I'm working on. I will be testing for a new belt this summer with this kata.

[@ASonofThunder87]

I’m testing for 2nd this fall with this kata. Good luck with your test!

[@vallariagarwal]

even i am a black belt karate..was out of practice for years...had forgotten all my katas...when i practised them again in my camp this time..could recall them by doing just 2-3 times..so its nothin to worry...practice is the key.. :)

[@SuperBoZiN]

perfect. Oss!

[@ankeschroder4231]

Ich bereite mich Grad auf den 1.dan vor ..und gucke mir immer diese Videos an .

[@blackbeltste]

it takes roughly 4 years to get to shodan in any karate style. its not unthinkable to be a shodan at 14! the youngest black belt in the u.k. is a member of my association, he is 9. and yes, he is very, very good at karate.

[@giuliatoscano2654]

I have my Black Belt test today

[@TristanS_06]

Good luck

[@TristanS_06]

I am now Greenbelt

[@mr.k3221]

Noice

[@gbabypcais5733]

I have mine next year

[@walkerpierce5446]

I have mine today. .

[@CrestoG]

this kata is exactly the same as the one i learned! Glad that I learned the correct one few years ago! ^^ watching all these katas vids makes me feel like going back to the old days and train karate like there's no tmr again! haha!

[@rifai3796]

im brown 2nd kyu and i need to learn jion. thanks shotokankataman!

[@jensonstretch971]

I’ve just reached 1st kyu and I need to do bassai dai

[@rifai3796]

@@jensonstretch971 g'job, bro!

[@cvelle8157]

Same!I'm going to graduate for black belt very soon and only one more thing i need to learn is jion

[@moddiemwewa4427]

Good kata I like the way it was done

[@sanjibdeuri5729]

Thank you shotokankataman.You are superb

[@sanjibdeuri5729]

Thank you for teaching

[@savitabalakrishnan3384]

i am 11 years old and jeon is my favourite kata

[@armyblink4500]

I'm a black belt too🥋. I know 14 kattas . This is one of them and my favourite katta jion😀 . OSS!

[@gabrielzanoni3474]

@@kirushenmoodley9050 you are very wrong sir. There are many other katas.

[@Ascarion1234]

I know that Kata's not all, but Kanazawa is a really great person, trust me... And as I don't know Mas Oyama I can't tell about him...

[@Ascarion1234]

I guess it takes some more time than 4 years... My brother currently has 3rd kyu (going for the 2nd this winter) and he already does Karate since more than 4 years, and he passed all examinations. I think for the 1st Dan you need at least 6 years. That 9 year-old must be REALLY good.

[@bigsidable]

Been doing Shotokan since 1984. I knew all the kata’s to Empi, Unsu,Kangkudai Basaidai,Jion. And my 2nd Dan Kata Gangaku. Just had my right knee replaced. After 10 years of pain. I’m pain free now. At least the knee. Now due to over compensation my left leg is very weak. And list lots of upward flexibility. Cant bring my left knee to my chest as I can my right. So it’s a whole new learning process. Some Kata I just stop doing, because I just suffered the next day. And still had to work painting homes. In my business. And painting a home can be like doing Aikido. 8 hours a day. Up and down,up and down, up and down. Reach. M a master with a paint poke. ( Jo Staff). Long Pole. 😂😂. But I started training Shotokan n 84 because of it powerful foundational concept. And building of power and energy. And how it’s a very left/ right training. I’m very happy to be doing Kata again and kihon. Just basic technique is fun again. I had stopped kicking due to weak knee. And focus more on upper body strikes. Now get back to combining them again. OUS.

[@Payote88]

Hope you’re still at it OSS!

[@smucar31]

For a 10th dan this is realy prfectly preformed. He realy shows where to put out the power and when to save it. the stances are also beautiful.

[@loonahellofboss]

+Tilen J.G Agreed!

[@paulruprai1274]

He's one of the best ! So was Enoeda. Asano Sensei still is !!!

[@roznothejon]

Paul RupRai hes not one of tge best He is the best

[@mranonymoose2636]

Watch 0:05 so weird

[@MegaMoh]

Tilen J.G but he doesnt return to his starting spot

[@SaiRohithKamuni]

I'm just going to get my black belt today .. 😀😀

[@archanachy8222]

I have a championship tomorrow. So I am here to look at the katas . Pray for me😀

[@MrKarateka123]

@blackrobe1234 agreed. Unless we conquer ourselves, we cant conquer our enemies. Nakayama said the same thing in his books.

[@nyall1000]

All you karate guys debate about this is old kata you never learn kata, do kata 1000 times and so on.What happened to the spirit that you do the kata in technique comes second. It will take your entire life to learn karate, there is no limit. Practicing a kata exactly is one thing, engaging in a real fight is another. Karate-do begins with courtesy and ends with rei.Try to not forget the precepts of karate.

[@dylangrant102]

Favorite kata, so far

[@carlcanmore2658]

Better then how the JKA does it, they rush through katas like they're in a speed race.

[@farzeenismail7448]

No you are just dom i am in jka and we go slow dom

[@carlcanmore2658]

@goggles789 Sometimes power is left out, when you watch Kanazawa, he is fast when needed but the power is there.

[@illlittlevinnie]

@CaptainLeRoy158 maybe he is practicing sweeps ever think of that, or why some punch's look slow with long breath maybe thats not a punch ? youve got to know what you are doing before you make your mind up that its wrong. iam not involed in shotokan at any level :)

[@Surfing_with_the_alien]

I became Shodan when I was 10 started when I was 6 and this kata is very dear to my heart as I performed it in front of my family and friends for my black belt exam. Consider reading books by Gichin Funakochi as this gentleman invented Shotokan karate and published the first books about this karate style Later Mas Oyama invented well known brutal style of karate Kyokushin, and he spent 3 years meditating and training in the mountains by himself If you want to awaken your warrior spirit Shotokan is the style for you as it builds character and humility If you really want to hurt someone Kyokushin is style for you

[@chrisipacs2091]

Got my shodan twelve years ago

[@archanachy8222]

I am a brown belt. Tomorrow is my exam...... His katas are really helping me to revise......He is perfect OSS!

[@MonteiroSamuel]

Oss Mestre Good the kata😮😮🇦🇴🇦🇴👋❤️👋👋

[@anatolyFedotov]

Bravo!

[@ernestvandenbulcke924]

Bravo

[@ernestvandenbulcke924]

C est mythique

[@toxi87]

Some thing that these videos always remindme is how much change happens, i know today jion is roughly the same but the last four movemnets have been changed, the speed is increased and the last tate uke moves slowly out in front of the body with the eyes tracking it's movements until it reaches the elbow then pow, the final kiya.

[@josegregoriogomezverdi3232]

You are Amazing!!!!! I LOVE KARATE DO

[@PrismanSP]

Thanks! this really helped me to my promotion test to Chocolate belt 1 Kyu

[@SuperPaulmax]

Wtf is chocolate belt lolss

[@adityadjati7801]

karate kata is the best

[@lewandjess]

You should move both feet at the beginning so you are in the same position! He moves only 1 foot which would increase the distance from your opponent!

[@SirLurnAlot]

It would be nice if he showed the application of self defense technique. that's important. You can know all the good looking kata you want. It means nothing if you have no idea on how to apply it.

[@gamerkorn7346]

yeah I also agree with you

[@JSwanKilowJ]

then just look up Jion Bunkai

[@bosknight7837]

queensgambit Kata are not there to be applied to self defense tho...ofc there's Bunkai,but Kata are there to look good,not to be practical

[@yagizmazlum4501]

Veee sonunda 3 bant

[@m0rtez713]

His name is shotokanKATAman

[@sahabuddinganing3566]

Good Kata jion You good pemain kata internasionaal

[@dojokata3797]

for years in dojo we did a variation of this kata,,,,thank you for posting ...,,,i hope all is well,,,,,

[@sandeepmhavarkar8305]

I am 1st Dan Black belt in Shotokan karate, I am inspired by kanazawa Sir and do my karate practice twice in a week. Sir, thanks for your guidance videos. Now I am expected to be 2nd Dan Black belt.

[@thoshanthkannan5790]

this video helped me with my kata thanks:)

[@shubhamdhara8096]

King of kata Oss

[@odiaespecialdoamorsuperher1217]

Muito obrigado pelo vídeo eu faço Karate e vou fazer esse kata para o campeonato brasileiro de Karatê

[@sarabarbosa2387]

o dia especial do amor super herói vc é faixa preta que dan

[@kamirkhan]

o dia especial do amor super herói mkk

[@boualemmayache148]

Tttrr

[@brandonrutagamirwa2192]

Karmilla Amirkh

[@nicjeri]

o dia especial do amor super herói Eu tambem, vou pro Brasileiro de setembro

[@vinhthuantran9016]

Good

[@socorrofilms]

You mean the application? The way he does it in this kata, maybe an upper block?

[@antoniomarcosandradegil5978]

Jion: amor e proteção ,oss

[@Alemdar-2007]

Amazing.

[@illlittlevinnie]

@Kinghercules agreed spirt should be indivual but timing should be the same because one move is relinent on the other. every thing else you said is true we are all different just my opinion

[@alvaroleninpenalozapaucar1371]

alguien en el 2022

[@MIKE-us8up]

Yeah hello

[@katarinamilosavljevic4928]

I'm train karate 😊😊

[@hanniballaminbelgacem4938]

im a tran too^^

[@sorinn7894]

MegaMoh hahahahhahhahaha

[@lee27mac1]

muito bom esse video! oss! eu tinha visto ele em cassete!

[@eliacinlajoie260]

Oss

[@cloud218]

As bruce lee said have no style be style, and how broken rythm is superior to rehearsed routine. In a fight that is unknown pre-determined forms are meant to be a guideline as training wheels are to bikes. Once you learn the how to properly etc... then you can release what you know and express yourself honestly...

[@CLIPHUBHD]

that is true

[@7425park]

Interesting to see that he finishes about 1step behind his starting point. I have never noticed this in other kata?

[@douglasbbohl2414]

Kanazawa was known to perform his kata with his own "flair". I have noticed small changes in most of his kata, however, when I asked none of the other Japanese instructors would say he was wrong. He was world champion 2 years in a row...no one would argue with him. I personally think the changes he made improved the kata.,

[@budgetlifter]

1:19 Your reaction when you do the dishes and wet leftover food touches your finger

[@aliibosco6253]

I am Brown and I must make the exam for the first DAN. Thanks forr this video

[@smaske4963]

Nice video

[@mzcanel1908]

Aku senang dg gaya gerakan nya

[@eon2569]

In our school, this kata is taught to blue belts :)

[@Mb_Drei]

A little late, but I'd like to share my experience since as a Blue belt I was also very recently taught this Kata, but only because our dojo has a limited number of teachers, so blue belts train along with brown belts. This makes sense, considering that Katas like Bassai Dai are required for both exams (Brown belt and Black belt) but Jion is only performed in the Black belt exam, along with Kanku Dai.

[@lewisxbl9312]

I’m getting my 2nd Dan hopefully in December 👍 this helps a lot 👏

[@zyo00wv]

me too👍

[@cndyzts]

Makaseh

[@Femykah]

Excellent, well done. My Sensei taught this to me in like, ten minutes today, I was shocked to see that I knew it. But I find the transistions of stances quite difficult in some areas, like at 0:36. And the little blocks at 1:00. Any tips would be appreciated.

[@pablocastaneda4198]

A little late, but anyway... You just have to mind how your feet move, have a deep enough stance, and make sure your hip is in the right position. That should make it more efficient

[@aliasraonic]

in this march i'll be getting my black belt (hopefully), also 1st dan isn't much i hope i can improve and earn it

[@gerwas112233]

too bad dude you shoud 've totaly pursued it i m getting to brown belt soon and my goal is to get to the black belt

[@markkanaar1751]

I hear voices in the background.

[@DanCollector]

Slowmotion starts 1:58 ;)

[@jacksonfriedman3537]

Join is my favorite Kate I'm 3rd kyu brown belt and my curriculum says I have to do bassi dai! So prepared lol!

[@shielias341]

Good luck!!

[@chillyplays3506]

*jion

[@vicruz4316]

favorite *kata

[@yoss7934]

Good luck, im black belt first dan (14 years old)

[@franekfilipiak4308]

How did you do that. Where are u from. I am from poland and we cant get black belt when we are under 16 years old ;/

[@adiwna]

yas, aku dah hafal

[@pavboy12]

ur realy good! ive got my black belt and now still learning this kata wiv some of ur help i can learn this kata

[@franslindeque2121]

I do this karate and know jion

[@OMFGDmanrules]

Do you think it's better for a person to be learning 2+ martial arts simultaneously, or do think it's better to learn one and at least get to 1st dan and then learn another? I've always wondered that about MMA fighters.

[@Payote88]

People are vastly different. All I can say is, I grew up with MMA guys been to plenty of fights but no one legitimately “scares” (do I respect more) me more then my nearly 70 Y.O. Sensai.

[@CoolLucie]

my favourite kata

[@Sindarr01]

wow... amazinh...

[@vdun]

I am currently on 3rd kyu (1st brown belt) in Wado Ryu, (I am 11 years old), and it's funny how Jion actually is easy. It's a bit hard to remember, but I learnt the structure in a half hour. But this was performed pretty good!

[@vdun]

***** Yes, but this is surprisingly easy! Like... In Rohai (don't know how it is spelled), you need the passion and stuff... But this was just surprising me how easy it was... :P

[@ryanrampersaud5846]

The belt does not make a good karateka, anyone can memorize a kata but you have to use speed, power, and show spirit while maintaining proper form.

[@vdun]

Ryan Rampersaud I know! But as I think I mentioned, the structure is way easier than it looks like. But even Kionkata is hard, if you have to show the true spirit. One point to you!

[@lebof7295]

I am sure Kanazawa Kancho is grateful for your acknowledgement.

[@bobbicals]

"performed pretty good" Do you even know who this guy is

[@JxFF..01]

Nice kata

[@ghostboy259]

Im doing this for my First black belt test at the end of the year.

[@asyrafi.5974]

I late for brown test lol

[@justinseagull7445]

I learned this in my yellowbelt.. wth

[@dksspec]

This kata flows so much better in shotokan…. I’ve learnt it in wado but it’s not the best

[@MasOyama10dan]

O S S

[@ankeschroder4231]

Was hatte er ? Und wann ist er verstorben

[@toxi87]

does anyone else hear talking, i mean like the video was over laid with a audio track from the news or something?

[@Britt447]

Yes, I also was taught that the last strike was faster than that.

[@SusanKnight-v8m]

Concepcion Parkway

[@AngelaYoung-e1f]

Goodwin Lights

[@lucaricotti610]

Bello grande maestro molto utile per ricordare la forma giusta

[@adox26]

In our school this kata is usually taught to 2nd Kyu belts for the 1st Kyu exam.

[@sahabuddinganing3566]

Good Kara jion

[@HariKrishna-yw5jz]

I am learning Karate from small came black belt I know up to 10 kata

[@shielias341]

I suppose it is not my place to question him - for I am only a brown belt - but I am confused on why he didn't bow. It's formal and respectful

[@Draconis555]

+Shielia Gaming You don't bow before performing every single kata. Why should You? Bow is just a gesture of respect for partner or sensei. Sometimes You bow before particular parts of training, but not always. It's like saing 'hello' every 50 times a day when You pass the same person in the corridor. It may be polite, but c'mon there are borders. In many schools You also don't stand in musubi dachi while announcing kata. Moreover 'original', Okinawa karate is less formal. Japanese wanted sort of physical education for schools, with all these formal parts, no judo-style techniques and so on. That's why we have so many strange movements in kata, no grappling and ground-fighting... and formalities:)

[@piusginting3606]

BARU NONTON SEKARANG UDAH LIMA BLAS TAHUN LALU, PADAHAL GW AJA BELOM LAHIR TUH😔🤭

[@eon2569]

His performance of this kata was awesome! If I could spot one imperfection is that he didn't end where he started, but overall it was outstanding(I can't even get close to this) ;)

[@bijeshnechikkadan5785]

Sir, if there is any changes in this kata now?

[@lydiagrout7850]

I am torn, i am going for my brown and white in a month but i don't know 2 of the katas i need to know, i don't know lots of moves i need to know and i am debating whether i want to grade at all right now but i feel my friends and sensei want me to grade and i dont want to disappoint them but i have been stressing as i do not think i am ready to grade. What do you guys think i should do?

[@Payote88]

Well did you test? If so how’s you do? I’m in a similar circumstance.

[@Alessandro_rrr]

I make the 2 blue belt, and i already learn this kata