Kanku Dai - Shotokan Karate

[@melizapirgot7284]

I'm grading for my black belt tonight, wish me luck!

[@Lastrevio]

+Meliza Pirgot Did you get it?

[@melizapirgot7284]

+Senna Karate Yes I did, actually! Thank goodness! It was very difficult.

[@Lastrevio]

***** good luck

[@melizapirgot7284]

How did you do???

[@cannae920]

When a person doesn't reply to you... *How could this happen to me song plays*

[@carlcanmore2658]

H. Kanazawa is still one of the finest karateka of his generation & future ones, his videos are the ones all Shotokan students should refer to when studying kata.

[@frederickjames272]

Hirokazu Kanazawa, d. 12/08/2019.

[@DuffinDagels-NK]

Never have or will use anybody but him.

[@bethanydoom]

This is why i love Shotokan. It's not this flashy Hollywood style of karate. It's simple. And i love every moment of it.

[@DaKingCugha]

SIMPLE?😂😂😂

[@ItzSuky]

SIMPLE ?😂😂😂

[@radbro8837]

I don’t think you know how old this form is lol

[@daveyvane]

I agree with you! Gus like Steven Seagal are cool and fun to watch. He always fights for justice!

[@stevenmael]

I wonder if ten years later you found out that this is actually the flashy version of karate.

[@Candles1234]

Im going for my black belt in 8 days! Edit: 3 days now! I graded today and I GOT IT! It was extremely hard, and 20 people did not pass from the group i was in. I am overjoyed :)

[@bigsidable]

Congrats Sempai. Ous!!!

[@bigsidable]

We had 30 in my test. Only me and my friend Wayne passed. We train with each other for 3 months. And Sensei pushed us hard. Like doing our kata 25 times in a row. Then another kata 15 times. Just kicked our ass. We were ready.

[@jonathansefcik473]

​@bigsidable How stringent are your school's standards that only 1 in 15 testers passed? Or was everyone else just bad/ill-prepared? Instructors shouldn't set their students up to fail. They should know the testing expectations for their organization, not allow anyone to test unless they felt they were ready, and even then, have all testers train heavily in the 2-3 months leading up to the test, similar to what your sensei did to you. Such a high failure rate makes me think everyone else didn't/hardly prepared, or the instructor doesn't have a good gauge on who might pass.

[@bigsidable]

@jonathansefcik473 I can only say. We had the Spirit to pass. Wayne and I are very good friends. He is the reason why I joined. Was at a park in Santa Rosa. He was in his Gi. Doing Heian Nidan. Had his green belt on. I had been training on my own for two years. Karate DO. Kyuhan. And the rest is history. We fought very hard. We brought the Shotokan Spirit in class. One of the best times in my life. That was 86 to 97. It is a big part of my core training. Really culminated when Sensie Tanaka and his students came for out testing and tournament. I will stop there. For it was a extremely mystical experience.

[@bigsidable]

@jonathansefcik473 OH. That was my second test. Frank Smith. 5th degrees J.K.A. Flunked me for my 1st Dan test. Weak Kibadachei. And he was correct. My wife taped it. My knees were all over the place. Interesting. In 2020. I had to get my right knee replaced. And as my therapy started. I started doing Tekki Katas for my therapy. THEN a kata a months. Finishing this year with Kangku Dai. Next year . Gangaku.

[@kengland45medicarepro]

Most learning this kata have to break it into 2 or 3 parts, and then stitch it together--being the longest kata in our particular org. It has been my favorite for quite some time--though I've been feeling Empi, of late. You have to do 5,000 cumulative (over years) reps before you can say you "know" a kata. Then, do 5,000 more. Yes--all the Heians were taken from this. If memory serves, I was told the person who created this kata was very extroverted---an extremely bold individual. That's the energy I feel when I perform this. It is INVIGORATING!!! :)

[@yangchensun5546]

I am an introvert. Quiet, thoughtful, and an extremely good listener. School teachers love my kind. Hope this KATA is not NOT for me.

[@anatolyFedotov]

Bravo!

[@Autumnalwind_]

I learnt this all at once. And I’m a few grades short of black belt at the moment.

[@daveyvane]

You must do it blindfolded over hot coals.

[@NPCrash]

Oh, it has already been 10 years! When I was taking my black-belt exam I had to perform Jion, Bassai Sho and Kanku Dai. I had to do it perfectly. As my sensei said "I have to *feel* the punches" . Yep it was quite hard. If I remember correctly I also had to take 10 rounds of Kumite and win at least half of them. It was hard but when it's over and you pass, it feels terrific!

[@jacobocampo6125]

I used to do jion when I was purple belt. Btw was the name of your karate is northern karate

[@alvinasmith3119]

R

[@onlynadia6724]

@@jacobocampo6125 purple? We do it at second dan. We do jien first dan

[@daisymarie2689]

That seems nice. I had to fight my Sensei and Sheehan separately and then together. Let’s just say my toe has not been the same since then. 😂🤣 aww my childhood

[@necro9541]

Kumite really?! Oh my god. I can’t imagine that. Congrats man. For me personally it’s a challenge

[@imunclefrank]

Wtf is wrong with everyone here, arguing and bickering like children, my dads harder than your dad, my karate is better than your karate, grow up! Real martial artists have respect for other people and should be aware of the fact that we are all different and that we never stop learning. I think Kanazawa puts in a very graceful performance of the kata here as he does in the entire video series of shotokan kata. Bare in mind these videos were filmed in the late 1970s as part of a 20+ kata series meaning that Kanazawa may have been a little fatigued by the time he got to performing this kata but incredibly still pitches in a top notch performance. None of you KZbin keyboard warriors could possibly match the skill and dedication this shotokan master has put into karate over his 60+ years in the art, and if you can don't respond with a lame comment, let's see YOUR kata video. OSS to all the real martial artists out there!

[@rubenlee2894]

Totally agree. It is also a training video and had to slow down.

[@bendavernas8580]

+Colin The Head: I like these versions of kata because I ask myself, how would I fare if I was the attacker in a bunkai application, with this guy, you would feel the technique, this is how one should practice kata.

[@bendavernas8580]

Another one to watch is John Johnston, he is on KZbin under "Adaptive Karate", a 40 some year veteran, started with the KUGB in Britain back in 1971 when Kanasawa & Enoeda were the chief instructors, that was karate's golden age, the best of the best. Both these guys do kata the way it should be done.

[@zvonkop.2734]

Colin The Head too lazy to read

[@randomperson6262]

Colin The Head its not about how good you are or will be. Its about how you get here and how you will improve.

[@gregoryclark7566]

Sensei Kanazawa was a martial arts hero when I began Shotokan 48 years ago. His speed was legendary. Sensei Nishiyama, also my idol, gave me a transformative instruction class about 3 years later. He was super human. Both of these men were considered masters of Shotokan, and icons of Karate. Without them, and Master Nakayama, the head of the JKA, Karate would be greatly diminished.

[@williamtetrault1300]

I began my practice of Shotokan in 1963 in Los Angeles; I was unbelievably lucky in that Nishiyama Sensei had just transferred to the US, and had become the Chief Instructor of the newly-formed All-America Karate Federation, and Los Angeles was his home dojo. When I tested for shodan in the fall of 1965, Nishiyama Sensei was the chief examiner, and Nakayama Sensei, who had just arrived from Japan to begin a North America tour, was a guest examiner. I consider myself amazingly fortunate to have had two such world-renowned instructors sign my shodan certificate!

[@gregoryclark7566]

@@williamtetrault1300 That is amazing. You were extremely fortunate to have 2 Shotokan masters at your Shodan test. What an honor!

[@williamtetrault1300]

@@gregoryclark7566 Yep, I felt fortunate indeed, especially afterward!

[@gregoryclark7566]

@@williamtetrault1300 I will always be grateful to Sensei Nishiyama. He was strict, yes, but underlying that strictness was his deep humility and limitless kindness. Thankyou for sharing your story. I am inspired because I remember the "old days" even now, as a 70yo.

[@ubesilvana1337]

Man it's been almost a whole year since I stopped doing karate due to covid taking over, so even if it has only been a few months, i kind of feel nostalgic watching this. I miss it.

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

Same (it opened in August 2020, but I just chose not to go back yet) & I came here to find the iconic jump (I was literally only a 3rd degree brown belt btw, but still though) that I kind of learned in Spring 2016 (I was a 2nd degree brown, but I got promoted in June 2016, stopped going from February 2017-November 2017, and then I got back into it until corona and now I’m not doing karate again, but I do parkour anyways, and Idk if it could be a cool random move to put in a freerunning line) Tue/08/10/2021 at 25:22 EDT2

[@tuneofkaratecake7093]

My black belt grading was delayed 5 months, and once I am second Dan I will go to the shoalin school in China to lean wing chum and weaponery

[@promisteryolo1786]

Hey did you get back into karate?

[@Candles1234]

You should get back into it

[@dragonaries]

Love your videos. Really helps me out when I forget because there’s just so many to remember. But really awesome videos. OSS!

[@acezimny3437]

He has come in clutch for many people many times trying to learn a kata or trying to remember one 😅, what a legend.

[@KenpoKid77]

Keep in mind Kanazawa Sensei is head of the SKIF, a different branch of Shotokan, and hasn't been under the JKA for a while. Hence, it's possible he's made some changes to his curriculum. Also, these vids were taken 30+ years ago, and JKA may have made some modifications too. So the best thing for you is to go with what your sensei says and simply use these as general reference. Osu, my friend.

[@missourikarateassociation1717]

Rest in peace Sensei

[@ВладимирБорисовичЕршов]

Светлая память. И низкий поклон великому мастеру. Х. Канодзава. Мастеру посвятившему свою жизнь развитию каратэ в мире.

[@MrCman40]

if you notice all the moves are from the heian Katas very interesting Kata

[@bendavernas8580]

+Stephen Carruthers : That's because the Heian katas come from this one.

[@cannae920]

Really? I didn't know that! Wow!

[@thirael]

the other way actually, this is the root of heians

[@yangchensun5546]

The Heian KATA are also derived from moves from Bassai Dai besides Kanku Dai.

[@thepremium9834]

it combined it tgats why

[@TheNeolys]

i'm a karate student with years of punching and kicking routine moving forward and backward (it may looks boring and useless and i treat it as only a sport i loved). recently i'm involved in a street fight, a macho attacked me so fierce! the funny thing is that i'm able to block and struck him back easily! (don't know what he is doing) i'm not philosophical... scientist may describe it as muscle memory or reflects, there must be reason sensei(s) brought this art to us............ thank you....

[@Twindragonfist]

I am very glad these are on here for me to see and practice. I have spent 26 years in Shotokan and recently joined the United Shotokan Association and earned a promotion of 5th dan. I have all of these kata about 95% to 98% exactly the same. I had some small differences but believe some of it goes back to Shotokan before 1955 because my intial lineage goes back to Isao Obata who later left the JKA and maybe went back to an older way. I practice daily now to adjust to this international way.

[@amirasouissen2621]

Everybody: I am going to pass my black - belt exam, I have to learn the kanku dai! Me: Brown belt, learning all the katas just for competitions lol

[@SuperMatheus107]

Me too

[@wisnia196]

yeaa me too, i actually have competition today so i am gonna do kanku dai

[@YasamanAzizi-b6r]

i have brown belt i know 11 katas more than tekki shodan i immigrated to gorgia when i attend competition one referee told me youve perform the katas that i dont know them

[@YasamanAzizi-b6r]

@@wisnia196 wish you the best of luck

[@wisnia196]

@@YasamanAzizi-b6r thanks, i actually won 5th place. I think it could be better but I am still happy

[@texabara]

I love kata a I am happy to see people practicing them, 'cause many school are eliminating them from their curriculum...they don't know the importance of them. Keep on the good work!

[@thehorrorchannel7170]

Goin' for my black belt soon. This really helped! Thx!

[@thehorrorchannel7170]

BTW I do know this kata. it just helps if I have a visual reference when I practice. So Thx!

[@aashvishah9069]

Same here

[@hiteshpandya761]

It also helped me

[@bigsidable]

In 1984 I discovered Shotokan. Frank Smith on the cover of Black Belt Mag. I was training POEKALAN AND JKD. then. Very fast flashy movements. I got Sensei Funakoshi book. Karate DO Kyuhan. I started doing all the katas and kihon. I trained in the volleyball court. It was funny. Working in the sand really made you focus on your Stances as the sand shifts under your feet. I made a trough of the I embusan. Kangku Dai. Was just a ass kicker kata. And my most magical and Spiritual Kata. Crazy. As I improved doing this kata. When I would be working on it. These two white moths would fly around me. Only when I did Kangku Dai. No other kata did they come out. I was reading books about Japan's Martial Arts and culture. Many books Fiction and non fiction. That when I leaned about Japanese Spirits called KANJI'S. And that what I feel they were. I did join a school in 86. In Santa Rosa CA. ASK. Trained there to 1st Dan. And it's real Ironic. That it was Frank Smith who flunked me on my 1st Black Belt Test. Weak Horse Stance. And he was correct. So now at 68 I still do stances and kata with 50 lbs barbell on my shoulder. Shotokan is one Piwerful MENTAL,Physical and Spiritual experience. In the 4 arts I've studied. Shotokan is my foundation.

[@ALVHUN]

Very well produced video. Thank you for providing this for others to learn from or just enjoy watching.

[@Maximplastun]

rest in peace sensei kanazawa

[@TuTeatroComedia]

I´m 10 years old and i study karate do shotokan, these videos have helped me a lot i´m colombian

[@noire2326]

See after Lidia Sobieska performing this kata. Osu

[@mzcanel1908]

Baik kankudai nya good,salam OSH,(Jakarta Indonesia)🙏

[@ilikehorchatasoto]

Rest in Piece he was a true legend

[@sinksdx]

Kanku dai is one of my favourite katas

[@1993geekDude]

kanku dai is the longest kata in any karate style

[@jeffersonjackson1777]

Not even close. I watched a kata not to long ago and i went and got popcorn during the intermission! Lol

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Not in every style. It is in Shotokan tho

[@abdoualgeria1]

well hey guys my name is abdulhak i am in a karate shotokan school in Algeria .i love that sport so much the last year i passed the blue ceinture exam successfully i love that kata it is the longest kata in karate... i know all katas so good luck friends

[@yunusalidxb]

Todays my black belt exam wish me luck plz

[@aliortga_]

Did you have it bro?

[@jukezz6442]

I got my black belt last Sunday. It’s been a long journey. Hopefully I’ll be able to train a lot more

[@JKOXP]

As my soke tells us. When you become black belt you can now be termed a true beginner.

[@carlcanmore2658]

For you, the journey has just begun, hopefully your black belt is the genuine one that will eventually turn back to white in about twenty years or so, mine I got in 1991 & is halfway back to white, chances are it won't go all the way as I am 67 now.

[@Mikael-nk2fs]

My sensei say that shuto-uke by Kanazawa is the best . Mix of strength coordination ed elegance.

[@ChefDave3391]

ive recently started shotokan, and done every kata, but no i haven't mastered them. as a white belt i was dragged into an advanced lesson, but it was great!! but having slight expirience from a previous style did help a bit with body coordination

[@lolibyjellyton4305]

Going grading for full brown belt. Memory ...BAD. The amount of moves are going to kill me. Wish me luck :)

[@otakuprojectsro6799]

Loliby Jellyton Good luck

[@vmesia]

LUCK HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH KARATE.

[@bluebrothers6162]

Loliby Jellyton me to

[@beatriceronot7198]

Ok

[@kyuubifox66]

it amuses me the way you people in shotokan can memorise so many katas O.O i mean... they all look so hard and when i see a master performing all of them in such a leve of skill... it really amuses me. greetings from a goju-ryu student :) OSS!!

[@angelahedderick2644]

These videos are incredibly helpful to me as I go back to polish and review katas learned many years ago. Huge thank you to Kanazawa Sensei for making these.

[@every____mm7790]

I'm learning this move, I'm having a hard time being taught by senpai, I but after seeing this I can. Thank you ❤️

[@tothemaxlol]

thank you so much! I learned how to do this a long time ago and I loved it! but when I had to move I quit karate... I'm starting to love it again!

[@revathipremnath93]

I also black belt 1st dan my grading kata is kanku dai for 2nd dan Thank you for video ❤

[@TheGamerzDk]

been my all time favorite since 4th kyu

[@Alemdar-2007]

Like bassai dai.

[@johnbsan]

@Fulkultur This is about as good as it gets in regard to the traditional Shotokan manner of executing this kata. The karateka performing this kata in the video is Kanazawa Hirokazu who is a 10th degree black belt and to many is a living legend. There are many variations of this kata and those under WUKO rules will perform this to a different rhythm. But this is the short, sharp, economic of movement traditional form.

[@Knee-Am-H]

Everyone who does Shotokan Karate has seen this guy

[@karyoloz3755]

This Series of Shotokan Karate Kata from the greatest Sensei Hirokazu Kanazawa are the best for lerning. Simple, with clear lines are the easiest guide to remember the old or learn some new Katas. thanks for uploading

[@KenpoKid77]

@Caeternum Agree totally. To say Kanku/Kusanku is an amalgamation suggests that it's a combination of five kata that came before it. Other way around, Kusanku had existed before, and Anko Itosu drew from its movements to create the 5 Pinan. Same thing with Tekki/Naihanchi and Rohai/Meikyo. They were each one kata, and Itosu broke them up into 3, so they would be easier to learn. Don't know why someone who's as knowledgeable in karate as Okazaki Sensei would claim otherwise.

[@ValerieShutt]

This brings back so many memories :)

[@KenpoKid77]

Yeah, at that age range we know everything, I thought I was smart then too. I liked kata back when I started, but I really love it now that I'm understanding the movements and endless combat applications. Karate is the slow road to self-defense, and when you're young, you gotta have it fast and direct or it's meaningless. Sadly, some grown adults still carry that immature mentality and will never understand. Glad to hear you've grown beyond that, that'll pay dividends in your training.

[@maelrocher2894]

You have really nice punches, we can almost feel the power through the screen.

[@metalmanmatt]

this is my personal favourite of all katas. i am only 5th kyu grading for my 4th next week but i know some black bet katas as well and this one is beautiful

[@teninsanogo9181]

I Will grating to my black belt june and now I am revising kanku dai

[@FalcoGo975]

Today is my brown belt (1st kyu) grading. Iam so nervous

[@spencertron88]

way different from the way my dojo does it. But awesome vid, and this is an incredible example of Kanku Dai.

[@MrDarknesstolight]

I'm competing in a national kata competition soon, and 3 kata I will be doing are this one, Jion and Chinte.

[@hobbychain]

I'm learning this one right now. I think my senseis (plural spelling please) are teaching me both Basai Dai and Kanku Dai back to back.

[@kamen25]

just started learning to kata, and its actually pretty fun to do and isn't as hard to memorize as you would think.

[@TheLilkstarr]

hi guys, Im Kimberly from the Netherlands. I started with karate when i was six-years old. now i have 3 kyu (brown with one white stripe). I love karate and good luck everybody

[@SuperLietuvisLT]

Thank god this video was made, I have a shotokan karate exam tomorrow for 1 kyu

[@karatemyint937]

I respect you Kanazawa Sensei and my Master M. Nakayama Sensei very much since I was Chief instructor of Soshiki Karate club (Shotokan style) in Rangoon 1978.

[@byjuvarghese9176]

I have black belt test the day after tommorow It’s might be really hard Please wish me luck

[@kailimyee7253]

Imagine being told to hold your hands up in one of those Airport body scanners and decide to do Kanku Dai in it.

[@rokanergaming4414]

Tomorrow i am grading for a brown belt, and this video just saved my ahh.

[@noodlepap7789]

I love this guy

[@MathWhiz_]

The epitome of karate technique

[@finasiahaan3810]

Thank you sensei

[@essiew8972]

I’m grading for black belt in March 🙈 I’m really excited

[@glennwilliams893]

wow that was amazing thanks for the help

[@GuitarwithLakeesh1234]

Excellent

[@supermouse73]

there is nothing stronger than my love-hate relationship with this kata

[@xlsh]

Thank you

[@ibouwicked]

This will help me get to 1st kyu tomorrow! Thankyou

[@isnotcarmen220]

I’m taking my brown belt exam tonight, wish me luck!

[@beccajen88]

believe it or not, this is done the way it is supposed to be done. It's not supposed to be flashy. Shoto Kan is a very punctuated style. not big and open like some of the mainland styles; ju jutsu, aiki jutsu, etc. it's focus is on economy of motion, so the movements are short bursts of energy. i may be wrong, i've only been studying for about 12 years or so, so i have a long way to go. But i talked with Motubu Sensei a few years back and he said this to me so it seems accurate.

[@MrDarknesstolight]

Funnily going over all my Shodan kata before my Nidan grading!

[@jacksmales4973]

This is the longest kata I've ever learnt

[@Joejoe-se5ke]

It is actually the longest kata in shotokan karate..I personally love it, especially the beginning part, just epic 🙂

[@naseemshazia9938]

I’m going for my brown and double red today wish me luck 🍀

[@ediemitchell8383]

Grading for my black belt today

[@abdoualgeria1]

hi .guys i'am abdulhak from Algeria i love karate so much that's the reason that made me know all these katas i have a blue belt .my dream is to get more than a black belt good luck every buddy

[@KenpoKid77]

@soparamens Well said, and I agree actually. What I was referring to was the argument raised by another post earlier, that the Kanku/Kusanku kata had derived from the Pinan, when historically speaking it's the other way around. That's all I was really saying. But thank you for the clarification.

[@kenbaummentaledge]

I agree-very practical and effective...I train some of the best martial artists in the world with mental training based on my book "The Mental Edge" and I always appreciate the Shotokan people because its my primary discipline. I love it!

[@shamseeralipunnakkottil4844]

all the best bro

[@tigreveloz3189]

I'm karateka, I'm black tape, and kanku dai is one of my katas Oss sensei

[@pbrucpaul]

In WW2 U.S. Soldiers did run into this when the Japanese were cornered without any weapon at all

[@diamondm432]

pbruc brooks no way send me the link to where u found that information

[@josegeraldo5718]

Oss

[@BugsGounelas]

It's rediculus to hear from yellow and orange belts that they have mastered kanku dai..... When i was purple belt i started learning it,and when i was at 2nd kyu i mastered it.When i was at yellow and orange belt,i was learning the heian nidan and the heian shandan....

[@necro9541]

That’s impressive. I didn’t know the whole basaidai even though I practiced some of the kata every 4 months. It took me my 4 1/2 yr to learn it.

[@irmagonzalez2134]

Very great. This was very unexciting though.but extremely useful. This player had no drama. not fierce. but now it may be doctored up by those whom viewed it. Listen kiddies, do better.: pause good and charge good and keep up good 3 rhythm counts. Shotokan is Treacherous!

[@abhaykadam532]

✨Nice ✨ I try to this katha 👉🏻Thanx for video 👈🏻

[@sisterstogether292]

Super

[@thefireydemon1]

Man I practice such a different way but the moves are relatively the same. It’s so odd to see these movements that make no sense to me why they are done, but I guess that’s why we all love martial arts, it’s up for interpretation.

[@KenpoKid77]

@digidragon117 I'm in the same boat as you. I'm an orange belt in my class, but years ago I was a green belt 14 years ago. My Sensei, who was certified while I was gone, had me start from beginning but saw my progress and allowed me to double-grade from white to orange. Now he has me learning 12 kata ( 4 pre-lim kata, 5 Pinan, and 3 mid-level), a privlilege reserved for purple belts. The belt doesn't always signify actual skill and/or learning ability. But it's a means of humility for me.

[@Vallenha]

It's called kata it's not meant to defend yourself. Karate is more than just self defence it's a way of life and if you actually spent time researching it you would know that this is just one part of it. If you want self defence look up Shotokan karate self defense and you will see the other side of karate, before you comment take time to think...

[@phuonganhnguyen1590]

Lâu rồi ko học bài này.

[@adnanh8535]

Have to learn this for brown belt ty I will try to learn it

[@kevangreenhalgh9806]

In memory of sensei , mick Mulroney. Bolton Kempo ryu.

[@Saverosso]

The coolest Kata!!!!

[@kuviravangipurapu871]

I'm going for my black tmrw, wish me luck yall

[@romeoluxury]

doing for my black belt tomorrow morning wish me luck :)

[@bursacdanilo4406]

Cool Thank you very much!

[@sandhyasonawane5354]

It is really helpful for me

[@Kazuya720]

So cool, we trained this kata even it was not in "our" style :)

[@padmajaramuni674]

lol