I Fought Against A Legendary Karate Style｜Asai Shotokan

[@johndough8115]

The "Elbow Down" attack method, is the same in Wing Chun... as is the Relaxation. Vertical fist not only gives better structural strength... it also protects your Ribcage from being counter-attacked, through Most of the punching movement. In Wing Chun, we limit the Extension (range) of the punch... because if you extend too far, your arm could be Trapped and Broken... As well as potentially Pulled to the point where your center of gravity is compromised... The relaxation, allows you much greater Acceleration, and Top speed potentials. It also allows your arms to "FEEL" more... and we use "Contact Sensitivity", to "HEAR" what the OP is trying to do (via limb interception and physical feeling). Greater speed at Impact = Greater kinetic energy (more power potentials). Whole Body Mass power, is added at the very end of the strike... by tightening at the very last second... at the Exact moment of Solid Impact. You tense... but only for a fraction of a second... and then you immediately go back to a relaxed state. The dynamic tension, adds a lot more power, than most people realize is possible. Of course, it requires a lot of specialized training... to be able to generate Lethal Level output... within Inch ranges. Thats where the true magic is. Anyone can generate pretty good power, from a 1.5 foot distance Runway... but very few people can generate KO or Lethal level forces, from less than 6 inches (yes, this is all very real. Ive mastered it myself). To add to the power potentials... you often use the OPs energy against them. Usually, you strike as they are stepping towards you. This multiplies the impact potentials.. because they are basically walking into the strike, as you are counterstriking them. You can also step forwards yourself, to add more vectored mass power... and or... to half-step forwards at the same time, as they are stepping in. One of my personal favorite targets, is the Forehead. It severely rattles the brain.. and makes for an easy KO. However, you need to do a lot of Iron Fist conditioning, to prevent any damages to your own fists, before using it with heavy power potentials. Finger Strikes to the Eyes, and Throat.. are key attack techniques. To practice them safely, I recommend sparring with Safety Glasses / Swimming Goggles on. Likewise, to be able to practice Oblique Kicks to the Kneecap... use of some kind of Hockey gear, which covers the knee and the shins combined, is good practice. Sparring with gloves is ok... but I prefer barefist training. To do this safely... you have to have developed excellent control.. and only hit with very minimal forces. Stop right at the surface level.. and then to prove the technique, you have to push your fist into the OPs body, at least 3 inches deep. This shows that you had the necessary reach and depth, to be able to have landed a Proper punch... rather than a mere Shallow Surface level strike (which would not have been effective). Gloves also take up way too much 3D space. A single glove is like 7 inches in spherical space. Two gloves, is almost a cubic foot worth of Artificially Aten 3d Space. When you remove the gloves, Fighters can no longer use them like shields for protection.. and.. they have to get used to having a much reduced level of Spacial Protection. Punches that would normally be much longer and rounder, to get around the gloves girth... are now more Direct, and can squeeze through the Tightest of Defensive Openings. The use of wall mounted sandbags, and bareknuckle pushups (on vertical centered fist), is key to developing Iron Hand / Iron Fist conditioning for your strikes. The sandbags should be packed tightly with Coarse Grain Beach Sand (never use fine grain Play-Sand. It will create a cloud of fine dust, that would linger in the air for a few hours time.. and breathing it in, can eventually cause cancer, in elder ages). Coarse grain sand, rarely escapes the bag... and if it does, it simply drops straight to the floor. When punching the sandbag... the sand conforms to the shapes of your knuckles... (protecting the shapes, during the process) but right after that, the sand fully compresses, and becomes hard as a rock. Since the wall behind the bag, isnt going to move... and the sand has already compressed.. all of your body mass energy will be bounced right back into your own fist... arm... and body. It will test, and strengthen, your entire internal structure... from Fist to Foot. The tissues and bone structures, will become denser and stronger... as will your Tendons also start to become much stronger, too. Super Strong Tendons, are Key to strength that goes Well beyond Muscular based strength. Usually, in the Chinese arts... you develop super-tendons, using 1 hour long session... slow motion form work. You intentionally relax to the point where your muscles are barely holding your own body mass up. Then, extending your arms out into the air, you perform various slow motion techniques, or vectored lines. In about 5 minutes of this.. your arms should feel 5 times as Heavy... and you will start to be "Stressed" and get tired. However, you keep up the drill for at least 1hr. This is the minimal amount of time needed, to severely stress the tendons, to the point where they will eventually heal and develop to be much Stronger. This has to be done regularly, at least every other day... consecutively for several months time. This time it takes, may be longer, depending on how fast you develop, as an Individual. We also learn to use our Super-Tendons, similar to a Sling Shot. Like springs / rubber-bands. This allows you to be able to Collect and Store up the OPs own energy... and then you can Release that power explosively... sending them Sailing through the air... as if they had been hit by a wrecking ball. That, or simply, to use a heavier impact strike, leading to far more Internal damage potentials.

[@nilsholgersson7316]

Great... story... bro!

[@AlfonsoFelix-yk7ol]

I only viewed the first 16 seconds of the video but had to pause it just to post on here and say, "Finally! One of the video topic I suggested more than a year go (I may have suggested that you interview Andre Bertel, but this one might be better because you are tackling a subject about Bertel Sensei's Sensei!). Thank you so much!😻🥋🙏

[@williamwilson2624]

Excellent video! It was a privilege to be able to watch!

[@jansenjuan9800]

Asai sensei was a brutal shotokan master. His karate brutality was largely inherited by his uchideshi Andre Bertel sensei, 7th dan.

[@dbuck1964]

Brutality has no place in karate. Andre Bertel is a pompous fool.

[@jansenjuan9800]

@@dbuck1964 can you elaborate how you can say he is a pompous fool?

[@STROBdotNET]

@@dbuck1964 I just met him in person and he is an amazing human being, so kind, generous and humble!

[@amberharmsen2497]

​@@dbuck1964karate was a self defense martial art in Okinawa designed to make sure your opponent CANT fight back Unsu is an example of a brutal form with it's eye pokes and gouges

[@deadmike2]

though i like Andre really much, he wasnt his personal student 4 long time. Yeah, it helped Andre to get a name, but in the end Andre is doing his own stuff for his own physique

[@alexcostafotografia]

Dude... youtube stop adding your videos to my timeline for some reason... so happy it added it today... happy to see you again

[@jasonmcewen436]

Thank you for sharing this experience. I really appreciate the practical approach of Asai-san's style. The use of fluid momentum to exponentially increase your power is remarkable.

[@deadmike2]

asai RIP! He brought me to karate

[@jeffkashman8803]

Very nice video.... Sensei's is an eye opener....I'd love you to show more sensei's ( her )training ....

[@Ak_523_ak]

Watching your videos is a absolute grace to me, I enjoy and learn a lot from your videos. I used to do karate but i have stopped fro now and learn from you. Keep up the good work and Arrigato ogaemas sensai.

[@Ak_523_ak]

Yaey He hearted my comment :D

[@atayavairachelrachmat5714]

Keio Shotokan and asai shotokan!,im waiting for Kanazawa Shotokan

[@camiloiribarren1450]

Wonderful video and I’m happy to learn so much from this teacher

[@danielvillarreal6610]

WOW!!!!! This was a pleasure to see. I took lessons for a short time-long story-from a Sensei who was an Asai black belt. He taught Shotokan briefly, maybe just one semester, in the military academy system where I was on faculty. I don’t recall his name, although Master Asai's daughter might. He is a taxi driver here in Taiwan. I’ve read that Master Asai could jump super-high from a standstill and I was treated to seeing it in kumite on video here! I also understand that his tai sabaki was out of this world and that he could duck under a mae geri and come up and punch his opponent from behind. Thank you for showing this and I hope that you and Miss Asai can film some more videos.

[@darakesass5769]

The "Heavy Hand" training reminds me very much of the Feeding Crane Kung Fu that Mr. Liu teaches in Taiwan.

[@sonnystaton]

I'd like to see you make more videos with other styles other than Karate. Maybe Boxing, Muay Thai or MMA. Something with a lead hook punch.

[@jackreacher4488]

Now this is good karate! It should be self defense, the krav maga of Okinawa, not the hand foot tag of the olympics. My friend was a cop in the 80s, told me back then the norm was to train two arts, one for self defense like karate, or in his case kenpo, and a combat sport like kickboxing to learn how to use your core techniques under pressure. Karate should never be in a ring with Muay Thai because that's not what it's for, except maybe Kyokushin. There's an old b&w video on youtube goju ryu karateka vs muay thai fighter in Bangkok. In the first few minutes the goju fighter is fantastic, great punches, flying kicks, sweeps, awesome. After a while the MT fighter, who has unparalleled conditioned shins, starts beating the tar out of him. Hats off to the Thai, but it wasn't a fair comparison. In a "real" situation, the karateka would have used his art to throw the Thai, strike him to temporarily incapacitate, and gotten out of there, because that's self defense.

[@LokiCDK]

Structural body mechanics get missed at so many gyms and dojos. It's what we had to drill to get past white with my first sensei. "Do the basics extremely well and you will attain mastery."

[@moulanaabdoolsahib4385]

Thank you for sharing your experience with Sensei Asai. It's the first time I realised why the flow had to be so fluid like running water 💦 and not rigid like a tree 🎄. It's an honour to learn this reason in my old age. I can now put this into practice. Please keep us updated with everything your know both new and old. With love and respect from South Africa

[@luciansilver4113]

this is very very insightful because I grew up being taught that the straight punch is always the way but it makes sense to have a controlled swing for a smaller person to generate more power.

[@unkn0wnrge189]

I find amazing the Kyokushin style, it`s soo cool.

[@stevenedmund5680]

I like how far his stop kick comes up to his opponent in the beginning ... this is rarely seen and impressive. It clearly shows his stretch / muscle conditioning and clean timing of combinations.

[@ronsorage78]

such a lovely and cheerful woman.

[@MJRLHobbyStuff]

I’ve worked with students of Asai Sensei here in Hawaii.

[@ByakuganXEyeX]

You checked out Tekken 7 early on when it came out. Later on they released another Karate fight names Lidia Sobieska You could check out her trailer since she was announced for Tekken 8 a week ago as a DLC character. I think you'll enjoy her clean motions and traditional style with added flair!

[@sway71]

It's interesting that the arm circles seem to appear everywhere whether it's in an art that uses them at the core (Pigua, Tongbei) or others (Shaolin uses it from time to time, Xingyi has it in the forms and more advanced techniques). Definitely starting to feel like all martial artists should be practicing the arm wheels.

[@PsychoGemini]

Very interesting form of Shotokan.

[@KnightIndustries572]

Double arm swing movement reminds me of Chinte Kata where you swing in one durection, then the other.

[@chengfu7063]

Excellent Yusuke the path to Greatness taking the best not being afraid to risk it all always willing to accept that challenge to become better to become sharper swifter stronger and to rise to the occasion and for each day to out do the other excellent stay strong

[@elmarmamaril3958]

sensie her defense is really really really good it's like you're fighting a hanging white canvas can't see her Counter. thank you sensie.

[@Stefan_Diaz_Keene_2018]

Yusuke You Are Best Sensei Forever

[@DragonDreamVNY]

I remember first seeing Hoshimi Asai sensei as the Assassin in that cool zombie movie "Versus" ❤

[@renbukancho]

She is using Xin Yi from the hui minority Oyama did too 🎉

[@noiseworks]

She's so good!

[@sebastiandavid2546]

Great content. Asai Shotokan is my favourite brand of Shotokan and this video has made it clear to me why. Was Asai influenced by Qigong practices in Taiwan? Those techniques his daughter was showing for developing heavy power are like Qigong exercises.

[@STROBdotNET]

Amazing! Good that you could meet with Oshimi Asai Sensei. I would be curious to know what is shotokan and what is white crane in her techniques or it's just 2 sides of one coin? I'm just back from Japan where I trained with Kagawa Masayoshi Shihan and André Bertel Sensei (Asai (father) sensei no uchi-deshi) it was amazing too!

[@Brandon123456magine]

We practice the asai's koten katas from the jks.❤

[@kmbs4913]

In the kumite I think you shold have taking it a bit easier. Less focus on your self and she could have been able to show more and you learn more.

[@alastairfraser8177]

Old school self defence karate

[@StubenhockerElite]

You found the coolest women on earth

[@acu1a293bx]

12:10 もしかして、2nd ラウンドの後半で、ほしみん師傅が見せた構えは、白鶴拳!?🤔

[@hamadalrowaie6882]

I never seen a floppy karate style before 😅

[@kenken8765]

Is it me or what Asai sensei is doing kinda looks like Tongbeiquan or Piguaquan despite practicing karate?

[@Isaac_Shamir]

Very nice episode! Osu 🎉

[@tokiliam6015]

What I never understand about these circular blocks is that you have to cover so much more distance. Will a straight punch not always be much faster than your block ?

[@Per12189]

The thing with the elbow position is tricky. I guess it depends on the type of punch (straight or hook) and the target. For example, in boxing the cross the elbow, knucles and target are always aligned, so is not possible to tu tuck your elbow in/down

[@johndough8115]

Fully extend your fist... and twist if back and forth... from vertical orientation, to horizontal. There really is no difference, at full extension. The best way to understand the vertical fist punch, is simply to punch a heavy bag. If you dont have one... then grab a thick soft-cover book, and hang it up on a solid wall, to punch at. The main feature of the Elbow down punch, is that it protects your Ribcage through Most of its travel. This is very important... because a high level practitioner can easily parry your attempted strike, and counter-strike your ribcage.. if its wide-opened. In Wing Chun, we also intentionally limit our Extension. While this greatly reduces our Range... it also serves to provide much greater protection. Especially against arm breaking techs or Joint Locking techs... and or if they OP managed to grasp the fully extended arm... and is Yanking you off-balance with it. To make up for the loss of range, they developed a complex interception system... that allows you to make contact, Fence and control the limbs, so that you can enter into very close ranges, Safely, without them being able to counter strike you. Its always "Safety First".. rather than dangerously committing to a stepping-strike... and quickly getting counter struck, as you are entering. Also, Round Hooking movements, do not have to be Horizontal. Though most of the movement, you can keep the elbow lower than the forearm. It depends on the type of round strike you are using (such as shorter range, "tight" hooks). Chinese "Long-Fist" methods, are a bit different, as they are designed to be very large circles, with fully extended limbs.

[@Voxac101]

The swinging arm drill looks like TongBei (thru the back) drills. The Pad hitting looks like iron palm training-very similar to kungfu

[@mcronrn]

I thought of tongbei also. Asai spent time in Taiwan, and his brother-in-law there was a king fu master. I’ve always thought his karate has interesting kung fu influences… 🙏

[@johndough8115]

Karate actually originated from China. Some Japanese travelers were in China... and saw some Chinese men practicing White Crane Kung Fu. They asked to learn it... and spend some time doing so. It not certain if they learned the complete art... and if the Chinese may have held certain things back from them... Eventually the Japanese men, went back to Japan... and revealed what they had learned to the others. Originally, they simply called it "China Hand". Likely due to the language barriers, in that the Japanese didnt know the actual styles name. However, as time progressed... the Japanese decided to call it Karate, which basically translates into "Empty Hand". Unfortunately, a lot of the arts have lost a lot of their higher level knowledge and functionality. There has been a lot of losses and corruptions that have taken place, since the Industrial Revolution period.. and each progressing year that passes, it seems that the degradation gets worse and worse. As such, it seems that some of the more remote and rural areas... still may know and practice, some of the missing training methods and still may have the correct technical details. I believe some places in Okinawa, Japan.. appears to practice a much more advanced form of Karate, that is closer to the original Chinese Root of White Crane.

[@theunknownatheist3815]

Was it Miyagi-Do? No can defense!

[@SirCammlott-xq5tf]

Also the arm to Break Enemy arm Bone With Are uke

[@Soloer2025]

Eating tacos heritage Latinos uh-huh !

[@SaifAbogablalEgypt]

😍😍

[@DJAraRealSalsa]

Great video. A lot of 'kung fu' in Asai Shotokan, I would say. It is definitely a potent offshoot of Shotokan. Thank you for your great work.

[@mcronrn]

Funny you mention kata - Asai is famous for creating >50 kata 🤣🙏

[@mcronrn]

They’re really interesting kata too - I studied a few of them. They’re a really nice supplement to the traditional Shotokan curriculum. You’ve heard of Andre Bertel, I presume? Now that would be some super interesting content 👏👏

[@danielbodea5199]

So, a Karate style going back toward the Kung Fu origin ...

[@andanyan]

Isn`t it from White Crane?

[@jamesmilby9286]

Did this style have tong bei quan influence

[@846k5]

ついにあの人間凶器ほしみんが海外に知られてしまう日が来たのですね……ｗ

[@jeffkashman8803]

OSS

[@pradeepellaaaaheshan7276]

💖💖💖💖👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏

[@raynerben3843]

#totallyControlled

[@SirCammlott-xq5tf]

Hallo hallo

[@christianbrecht]

Still not impressed with Asai Karate. Its a weaker form of Shotokan mixed in with weak White Crane. I prefer to stick to standard JKA Shotokan.

[@belachaney]

I've seen you comment on several different non JKA styles videos (here and on SKA videos )and insulting their karate. Put up or be quiet, let's see you post videos of YOUR skills, you never will though cause nobody will be impressed

[@christianbrecht]

@@belachaney I guess the general quality of technique displayed in the vast majority of JKA Karate videos don't make much of an impression on you for some reason

[@belachaney]

@@christianbrecht let's see YOUR Karate big mouth. You won't ever show it cause it stinks

[@GregD-j1e]

Hmm...the only way to test this would be to go up against a pro boxer. As Kano said.. everything bring equal the stronger opponent will win. It is commendable to attempt to teach weaker fighters such techniques however a power hitter like tyson would unlikely consider these techniques effective

[@burntvirtue]

All martial arts eventually just devolve into awkward struggling in physical combat situations.

[@kermit1211]

that's what can happen if you don't train yourself to maintain the same level of performance when you're under fatigue

[@StubenhockerElite]

And thats where grapplers thrive

[@johndough8115]

Nope. That only happens when you are at a LOW level of development. When I first started sparring, while using Wing Chun... I could not seem to maintain proper form.. and ended up looking like a sloppy kickboxer as a result. HOWEVER... afterwards, I would access what things failed, and why. I put in more training... and kept going back between sparring and technical Mastery. Eventually... I got to the level, where I could maintain Flawless traditional form.. under the most Heaviest of Sparring matches. Many artists never reach that level... because they are too lazy.. and do not train long enough, hard enough, nor have enough hardcore sparring experience. The combat arts, are really not for everyone. A lot of people join, for various reasons. Way too many, are there for some light exercise, intellectual curiosity, and Social Interactions. Some may develop a certain level of Skills... and they may perform these skills decently in a "Drill" format... but since they have never / rarely sparred... they are not used to actual fighting application.. nor combat stresses (both Mental and Physical). So, you must both Master each Technique (and combat principles), both Outside of, and Inside of... Sparring Circles. If you have issues where things are "Awkward", its because you have not performed the correct movements, do not have the correct structural strength, have never learned how to adapt the techniques.. based on different angles, timings, and power levels.. and or have mentally lost focus, due to fear of being hit.

[@johndough8115]

@@StubenhockerElite Grappling is a mere Subset of Combat. Not a full combat artform. Simply being an excellent grappler, does not mean much.. if you get your Kneecap broken on the way in. Or if you get Knocked out by a vertical punch to your forehead, LONG before being able to get a Grip. I usually dont use KO level forces, when I have sparred... UNLESS the fighters were being very Disrespectful. As such, to date.. Ive KO'd four different Blackbelt level fighters. 3 of which were Grapplers at a Jujitsu school... during their Open-House sparring event. The dude started making groaning / mocking noises.. and making funny faces at me... at the very start of the match... so I decided to teach him a lesson. He stepped in with the typical high to low feint method.. but Im a Masterclass level fighter.. and I dont fall for such foolish tactics. I used my mostly extended LEAD guard hand... into a vertical fist to his forehead. Less than 6 inches of travel, and I only used about 15% of what I was capable of delivering. Dropped him like a stone. Then proceeded to drop the next two blackbelts.. one after the other. All on the very first exchange, as intended... AND... I was being extremely KIND, to allow them past my Oblique Kicks to their Kneecaps, without severe injuries. I later learned... that during this event, which was Supposed to be "Friendly".. one of the students had Intentionally broke a TKD fighters arm. Pretty disgusting behavior, from fighters that had way too much EGO issues / Inferiority complexes. When the need to prove yourself, gets to the point where you feel its OK to cause severe harm to others... Its a serious Problem. It also how you end up getting jumped by a group in retaliation. That, or stabbed / Shot, on the way to your car. Grappling has its uses. Mostly, for the Drunken Uncle, thats a bit out of control... without having to cause serious harm to him. However, if you lack the skills in the other Ranges of combat... you could easily get Clocked, well before you can use those skills. Its an even worse case situation, when there are more than One attackers involved... let alone.. weapon involvement.

[@lagear2165]

wtf an i warching lol

[@swordandsheild1]

Idk what are you warching?