Kata CHOUN NO KON - Matayoshi Kobudo

[@ninjastorm]

Awesome display of this Kata! Well done!

[@DanielPyatt]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@Sankararajan_Sensei]

Wonderful, Outstanding, Superb ❤🎉

[@DanielPyatt]

Thank you kindly sir 🙏🏻

[@budokichigai]

Excellent form and body mechanics. Truly worthy of notice.

[@DanielPyatt]

Some schools of matayoshi will practice a more backward movement however you will find that with an aggressive opponent during the bunkai too much of a backward movement is more of a hindrance than a help so the focus is on returning to counter immediately

[@danryansrca]

Excellent!

[@DanielPyatt]

Big thank you :)

[@BridgetteFlournoy]

WOW

[@bravuskarate814]

Admirável a concentração e a respiração usada neste kata, Parabéns ao sensei, gostaria muito de saber onde fica localizado o Dojo de vocês. Jesus abençoe!

[@DanielPyatt]

+Wanderlan Leite Our dojo is in Staffordshire in England, near Birmingham. Many thanks.

[@tmpopescu]

elegant.

[@kevinjohnsamuel3565]

Yes. Yes. A thousand times yes.

[@DanielPyatt]

Really glad you liked it 👍

[@tylergehringer8560]

when was this taken and how long ago? I forgot parts of my kata and recognized the "Samurai" in the background. That is the same Samurai I looked at for 13 years of my time training at Tri-star karate

[@DanielPyatt]

This was filmed quite a few years back now but your right the Samurai in the back is a commercially available model so there are many like it. Its not a custom antique. In fact I've seen it used on TV and film in wide shots.

[@ChristofferEricsater]

Does this martial Art have a teacher, sensei in Sweden!? Please link me to any clubs in Sweden that know this form of martial arts! thanks for showing :)

[@DanielPyatt]

Unfortunately I don't know of anyone in Sweden but thank you kindly for asking. I wish you well in your search.

[@shen507]

What is the first bo kata of matayoshi kobudo?

[@DanielPyatt]

Most commonly it is Shushi no Kon but some schools practice Kihon Bo Kata 👍🏻

[@shen507]

@@DanielPyatt kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKGkc5Wfh7eqmdU that kata is a matayoshi bo kata?

[@DanielPyatt]

@@shen507 although stylistically there are some connections it is not conventional Matayoshi no

[@shen507]

@@DanielPyatt do You think that kata have connections with matayoshi system? kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2W1Z6R3e5qYgMU

[@ARGONAUTIshow]

excellent, nothing to say. Is the yammei position supposed to be 2 yards ahead of the yoi?

[@monstahhh12]

wow that was an awesome kata. just when you clear the bo are you supposed to jump back?

[@WelginSilva]

Beautiful Kata......Is that a special bo? it makes a snap sound on every stoke sounds like you are hitting someone.....

[@DanielPyatt]

Coqui Factory No, no special Bo just kime

[@CatGaines]

That's not kime. You're hitting yourself with the bo.

[@pauloburnay5434]

@@CatGaines Indeed. The sound comes from hitting the arm (covered by the GI) at the rear. With a naked torso (no GI), only a muffled sound will be heard.

[@tylergehringer8560]

but the kata is entirely different from what I was taught

[@DanielPyatt]

Did you learn the Matayoshi lineage? The Taira Lineage Choun no Kon is totally, utterly and completely different in fact the only thing they actually have in common is they have the same name. Both are beautiful and rich katas.

[@tylergehringer8560]

@@DanielPyatt I was taught Okinawan Ryukyu Hon Kenpo Kobujyutsu which was from master Seikichi Odo. It is similar with certain moves, but not all, and the pacing and Kiai is different We pronounced "ie" for strikes and "ei" for takedowns. But it definetly jogged my memory again and was able to help me start practicing again. Thank you.

[@tylergehringer8560]

@@DanielPyatt It took me a little while to find it, but I finally did. Here's the link to the kata, and even though I never met Grand Master Odo, I learned the kata from his disciples. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKvOlqd9hMmSjdk

[@josef-peterroemer5309]

Kiai is a Japanese thing which was used in all of Japanese martial arts like Kendo etc. Funaskoshi introduced it to his Karate to be more acceptable to the Japanese. It was not used in Okinawa until introduction by Funaskoshi.

[@kaifinn]

good kata, bad kiai

[@monstahhh12]

oh cool... haha well next time careful not to take sensei funakoshi out with a back stab.

[@dwddindin]

it should just be a short blast of air making a suddon shout using your abdomen not a yeeeeellllll from your throught that last forever that just hurts your throught

[@kevinjohnsamuel3565]

“The most distinguishing factor in any effective performance, be it in forms or fighting, is intensity. Without intensity, a martial artist appears disconnected from his work, and any martial endeavour that he attempts to undertake will lack an essential ingredient.” - Joe Varady