Your Karate is Bad - Here are some drills to fix it

[@rangda_prime]

Brother, you are already preaching the message Choshin taught since many years. Your work from 2015 onward on the net is what got me back into karate. I'm in a 3K club right now but each Sunday we have three hours of free practice and I'm working at getting people to adopt a more fierce attitude bit by bit. Thank you for all that you share, it's been an ongoing inspiration and motivation for me to train.

[@KarateBreakdown]

I appreciate it! Also sheeeesh 2015?? I didn’t realize it was so long ago

[@rangda_prime]

@@KarateBreakdown Yeah, you've been at it for a while! The pandemic put a wrench in a lot of things, but it seems like you've found your groove again and this channel has what, like 50K subs at the moment? That's not nothing!

[@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh]

I trained Kyokushin my sensei said we should use any skill that are effetive and adapt against other styles that's the key of Being strong Kyokushin also use Boxing, Muay Thai and Judo Skills, Being a Black Belt are only the begin of everything in Karate.

[@DoorHangerH1]

Dude this was gold. Always love seeing different ways to practice techniques. It broadens perspective and adds another data point to pull from. Thanks!

[@Epok17]

When my Taekwondo organizations Grand Master came to America to teach, his classroom had 2 calligraphy writings on the wall. They said “concentration” and “one technique kill”.

[@KarateBreakdown]

that's awesome, that's really all you need for good training

[@marcbergeron1750]

Like your video. Karate has to be rediscovered , period. For me It's a personal journey you're on. It's going to be different for each individual. You have to go outside the box sometimes to progress. Kata moves can be interpreted as grappling for example. Always be thinking in your practice, my advice.

[@KarateBreakdown]

100%, if every sensei was alittle more active in their curriculum building instead of passively repeating the same stuff then karate will progress alot more

[@Sensei_Gaz]

The fact you're a BJJ black belt as well as a Karate BB, doesn't half shut down the keyboard warriors. Great content!

[@KarateBreakdown]

@@Sensei_Gaz hey thanks! I hate talking about rank but I started just opening my videos with it to get them out of the way. There are bjj black belts way better than me but if it helps give some credit to the channel then I don’t mind speaking to it. Ive been doing bjj for almost 15yrs now

[@andrefilipehn]

im gonna adopt this approach and spread it forward to my students! Thank you!

[@KarateBreakdown]

@@andrefilipehn awesooome glad to inspire !

[@MichaelTheJones]

As a new student, I really appreciate the emphasis of practical application over flashy sport. Your videos help me understand Karate!

[@KarateBreakdown]

welcome to the journey, good luck! glad you're thinking about this stuff early on

[@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh]

we train hard to fight stronger warriors that's why a Karate fighter never can stop learning new things when we stop learning we became obsolete.

[@Mikegonzo0351]

Very informative. For us fish swimming up stream, it’s sometimes hard to get that mentality if the Dojo doesn’t spend much time with Kata. I think this is why we have the water down karate we have today, because we don’t focus on the basics. Reminds me of the Marine Corps…. Why do we have to polish boots, polish our bass, and take off loose hanging threads from our uniform….what does that have to do with war fighting? its all about “attention to detail” and that is a foundational building block. We have generations coming up with the ranks (belts) with sub par kata. It’s the foundational block and I don’t think that should be sub par. It should be the most detailed thing a karateka strives to achieve and refines it for his body type. Have an understanding as to why each movement is being done. Not just to do it to ‘rank’ up and then never do it again.

[@KarateBreakdown]

You would’ve had great convos with my sensei - I remember he made us line with with everyone’s toes in line because of the attention to detail you mentioned. And never coming to class with a wrinkled gi (I laugh cause my gi is super wrinkled in this video! Ha) If you’ve never seen this clip - this is him kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnXcdnmPmJuMmKMsi=PNYNao4lnd4H0urw

[@Mikegonzo0351]

@@KarateBreakdown great video!

[@mountaingoattaichi]

Love this! It is the hardest thing to work on and even when you get it, you sometimes forget it.

[@KarateBreakdown]

Agreed! It’s easy to conform with what’s currently around you, hopefully these videos are little reminders (even for myself) to remember the original intent of karate

[@kerwynrego6624]

I learnt a lot from karate breakdown.

[@gadkrooder]

Thank you for this great video. I will incorporate this in my training.

[@KarateBreakdown]

Glad to inspire!

[@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh]

If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.

[@ynghuch]

Didn't Funakoshi or somebody say that karate is for self defence against an untrained opponent. That it's not for fighting against another trained fighter?

[@Berengier817]

Anko Itosu "Karate is not merely practiced for your own benefit; it can be used to protect one’s family or master. It is not intended to be used against a single assailant but instead as a way of avoiding a fight should one be confronted by a villain or ruffian."

[@Cmaxb9]

Thank you for this, it’s much appreciated! I remember the first time my karate sensei opened my mind to the idea that all of the blocks can also be attacks, it’s just accurate movement with a hard bite, good to train that way and keep it sharp. Mind was blown. 👊🏼

[@KarateBreakdown]

yesss we used to say "blocks are locks, are strikes, are blocks" back in college

[@Cmaxb9]

@@KarateBreakdown that sounds like the right idea ha! It’s all the same, just movement. How you use it really makes you a martial artist 👊🏼

[@haydenwayne637]

Better is "blocks are locks are strikes are throws".

[@Cmaxb9]

@@haydenwayne637 this is also a great one 😁

[@jephilologist]

I was waiting for you to propose we should all go back to being bloodthirsty murderers, but...

[@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh]

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.

[@ДмитрийЗорин-я2п]

A regular speculation on an old idealistic idea. What I know for sure is that following such an advice to obtain that power won't let you get closer to it.

[@qazmko22]

Yep! Have you read "The Way of Kata"? very enlighting

[@KarateBreakdown]

@@qazmko22 yes! Great book

[@MarioLamRedRebel]

🥋 OSU 🥋 Greetings from the Netherlands

[@KarateBreakdown]

thanks for watching! I'm in Texas, USA

[@NYKgjl10]

Just subscribe to your channel and enjoy your video contents. As a Kyokushin practitioner, my Shihan emphasis the ichigeki mentality from practicing bag work to kata and should always be a martial artist in and out of the dojo first before being a sports player.

[@KarateBreakdown]

thanks for subscribing! 100% your Shihan has it right!

[@tonyslaughter8954]

Hey, can you come to a seminar we have in 2025? It would be an honor to have you as a guest.

[@KarateBreakdown]

That sounds awesome! Where are you guys located? Shoot me an email and we can definitely connect [e-mail]

[@PhilipAJones]

Pinan Shodan is Heian Nidan?

[@JJRockford]

It is the other way around :) ”Pinan” is the original okinawian prefix, someone (probably Funakoshi) changed it to ”heian” (which is think is more of the japanese pronouncement if the same word, meaning ”peaceful mind”). However, he also change the order of the katas; While the creator of the pinan katas, Itosu Anko, ordered them based on the complexity of the applications, Funakoshi ordeted them in how hard the actual solo kata is.

[@KarateBreakdown]

thanks for replying!

[@ronsinglrtonjr9019]

Now how would one work like the dynamic tension parts of Kate like this for example San chin lata in some styles

[@KarateBreakdown]

@@ronsinglrtonjr9019 Holding light kettlebells or dumbbells, the okinanwas had it right with their “ishi sashi” or stone padlocks

[@ronsinglrtonjr9019]

@@KarateBreakdown So do the tension moves holding weights

[@ronsinglrtonjr9019]

Oh one more on tension lata some like isshinryu and goju ryu have open hand tension like seiuchin kata how could weight be used?

[@codyfaye8424]

​@@ronsinglrtonjr9019 I like to use wrist/ankle weights personally. Resistance bands are also great if you can isolate movements. 🤝

[@tracyshoemake9686]

Intent has to be correct.

[@vuquanghuy3441]

Let see how your karate goes against muay thai, preaching some old-ass concept does not mean anything. What we need is real results, watered-down karate only happen in Shotokan circle, where kata and preacher constantly talk about old master teaching this and that. While Kyokushin has been tackle all aspect of fighting, branch out to be more than anything Mas Oyama can think of

[@KarateBreakdown]

Love Muay Thai 👍 did it for years growing up, peace be with you

[@JJRockford]

It is about the fighter, not the style. If we judge from UFC, it is clear that most styles can be succesful, as long as the fighter understand the strengths of it. Lyoto Machida, George St Pierre and Steven Thompson are all good examples of people who have been doing that with karate. HOWEVER. Karare is most probably not made for consensual fighting, and what wins you an UFC match wont necessarily be succesful tactics for non-consensual fighting. Trying to take the fight to the ground is one of the most obvious examples, but there are of course many more.

[@vuquanghuy3441]

@@JJRockford yeah, and who else, everytime people come up with UFC, they always said Machida, but who else, Wonderboy, that is, no one else, and for GSP, he learn Shidokan, which is kyokushin in the core. And the consensual part, this is not wide eye shut party, fighting is fighting, fighting in the cage is fighting, fighting in the street is fighting. You mean that an art that cannot work well in the ring, where is a safe place for only 2 fighter can work in the chaos of the street, that total BS my friend

[@JJRockford]

@@vuquanghuy3441 In the cage there are rules. A judge. You will only always face one opponent. No weapons. You are warmed up. You have no one to protect. You wear clothes that are suited for the sport. The ground is plain and made to e.g wrestle on it. And so on. So no, fighting is not always fighting.

[@vuquanghuy3441]

@@JJRockford yeah, no point arguing with someone clearly do not know what fight is

[@seamusnaughton8217]

So true lam old school japan karate 1930 this stupid bouncing point touch karate is ajoke look japan karate takes head of lwas trained by japanese japan is the greatest karate my japan master was 7 dan he died at 57 from cancer he made me the man lam today yes you kepo usa karate end parker put japan is the best subcribed to yourcchannel love lt

[@KarateBreakdown]

thanks for sharing! glad i'm helping keeping the old ways alive

[@Laj-t9k]

5:06 Oss!

[@KarateBreakdown]

oss!

[@kerwynrego6624]

I learnt a lot from karate breakdown.

[@KarateBreakdown]

Ty!