Most Influential Karate Style : History of Shotokan Part 3 | ART OF ONE DOJO

Shotokan is one of the most important styles of karate in the world, having drawn from Okinawan roots and influenced most of the modern day styles. In this video, we conclude the History of Shotokan by taking a look at how Japanese Karate compares to Okinawan Karate, and the influence Shotokan has had on the world.
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[@daleenswanepoel7540]

I practice Shotokan my whole life.I started at the age of six years old.I am now an older 56y old lady, still practicing.The art of shotokan is in my veins.I am 54y old,was doing Kanku Dai tonight. Karate is a lifestyle and way of living.I almost never been sick,I am still running marathons, I am training ,and running 7km a day. I believe this is possible because of my Shotokan karate training.

[@jamesslaughter7859]

This man has the best content out there

[@williamsnellings8176]

I HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED FROM THE 1ST VIDEO 😃!!! SENSEI DAN HAS IMPECCABLE RESEARCH SKILLS. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HIM THAT IF HE FINDS HE WAS INCORRECT OR WRONG TO THE MOST MINOR OF MISTAKES THAT .. HE BACKS UP AND SETS THE RECORD ACCORDING TO HIS FINDINGS !!! YOU CAN TRUST THAT ABOUT SENSEI DAN!! IT'S HARD TO ADMIT WHEN I'M WRONG. I KNOW I HATE IT AND I'M ON A CONSTANT SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH ! ABOUT THE PAST AND JUST THE TRUTH IN GENERAL!!! THE CALIBER OF INTEGRITY SENSEI DAN CARRIES IN HIS HEART IS RARE AND REVEERED WHERE I COME FROM!! A MAN TO BE RESPECTED AND COMMENDED!!! THANKS FOR LOOKING OUT FOR ME AND ALL OF YOUR MANY STUDENTS 😁😁😁!!!

[@songoku9348]

Eat plenty of vegetables when training in Shotokan. Eat well as well as training hard. You’ll become Chuck Norris if you eat the damn veggies.

[@firstbjjaffiliates4634]

The best breakdown on martial arts history hands down!

[@sliderx1897]

You never dissapoint Dan! It was a honor and a privilege to have been part of this🙏🥋

[@tjoey2112]

I do ITF taekwondo, i think ITF is originated from Shotokan also because have a lot similarity in the striking and blocking style.

[@fenris042]

Great to see the follow up video we briefly messaged on episode II, you covered it pretty well the split between Shotokai and JKA Shotokan. You would be surprised just how many Shotokan schools I have bumped into over the decades that do not know anything about this History nor even much History period. I include History as a must to my students. To know their Okinawan origins of Shuri Te and Naha Te and even then back to Okinawa and to China just as said about in Jesse Enkamp Sensei youtube video going to China. I have talked to him a couple times as well and as I told him it is great to see younger folks like he and his brother to even yourself not as young as them LOL, but taking that time to go online and make sure those who are studying seriously will see if their school even teaches this or better yet knows it themselves. I think i stated before one problem is how far someones Keizu or linage is from Funakoshi or even Egami or Nakayama. Like in a classroom with a silent whisper to one student who passes that same message to the next and so on until it ends up with the last students, say number 15 and most often that message will NOT be the same and often not even close to the original message. This stands true with much knowledge when a teacher is focused more on money IMO then teaching the art as well as they can. Good follow up, glad you did one.

[@sliderx1897]

Ive trained with ppl in the AJKA that thought they were the JKA. lol

[@geekane9462]

I practice with Shotokan Karate of America (SKA) and had the honor to receive direct instruction from Sensei Ohshima. I've attended several SKA Special Trainings. Each of our senior Godan are amazing, reflecting the same strong mentality exhibited from Sensei. I highly encourage everyone to join one of our dojo and (with your instructor's permission) participate in our Special Trainings. To improve one's mind and character through practice is truly the art of karate.

[@cybermek]

Please do a series on Shito-Ryu Karate!

[@MrGJMarshall]

You're history videos get better and better. Would love to see you do a series on Shindo Jinen Ryu karate as there isn't much info around on a very interesting style. Keep up the good work.👏👏

[@bw5020]

I'm digging the intro. It captures the passion and gravitas that many invested practioners feel about their system.. I'm not a shotokan practcioner, but I believe that if Shotokan is a hybrid of multiple Okinawan systems, I wouldn't say it's divorced from its source material. But the change makes sense considering that Okinawans are built differently than Japanese. If I remember correctly, there are a few variations in Shotokan kata that actually adjust based on your body build (correct me if I'm wrong yall) I enjoy the fact that, even though the occupation of Korea was horrible, the Koreans took shotokan and made multiple hybrids with their own enduring indigenous arts. It's like Shotokan became the framework for soooooo many current systems. I believe American kempo even has some shotokan karate roots, and just like that, Shotokan seems to play a similar role that Hung Gar and kickboxing has performed when it came to making a framework for new systems to flourish. Correction: American Kempo has Shorin-ryu as one of it's root forms. My bad

[@SlipAngleG70]

Fantastic series! 30 year Shotokan practitioner and this video series has taught me a tremendous amount! I'm grateful for this and the people who put it together!

[@luvlife2786]

Outstanding video. Very well done and explained. I have belonged to JKA and SKA. I Must admit that the special training you talked about in SKA (That occurs twice a year)was one of the hardest things I have ever done.The SKA Dojo (On a mountain in Santa Barbara) Was beautiful. Sempai ohshima would teach and was a very humble man.

[@gkauto1959]

I too have belonged to both organizations and wound up choosing SKA, much like you did; and also have done over 15 special trainings and you arent kidding they are very difficult to do and will shake you down to your core when you really immerse yourself in them. JKA will teach you well also, but due to the chaotic and fearful nature of real combat the SKA mindset pulls you through these experiences by shock proofing you as much as possible through those horrid special trainings! Give SKA chance and then let it take one set

[@GojuRyuPhilosopher]

Wonderful video. Thanks for the deep dive into Shotokan's history!

[@captainbeaver_man903]

I heard it described once that Okinawan Karate is more about the "why" and Japanese karate about the "how" as in " this is why we use x technique vs this is how you perform x technique". It was cool to see another person explain that in a way that links it to the culture. My art actually started as korean shotokan so this video was a lot of fun for mw. As always, great video! Keep them coming!

[@Drizztblades]

I have been waiting for this series for a long time thank you very much for doing this! Your team did a great job putting this together.

[@christophermarchand320]

You should do a sit down with Bruce Kanegai. I know for a fact he would love to talk in depth about the SKA and probably have Sensei Tsutomu Ohshima join in. Plus he'll probably cook you the best damn Rib eye steak you'll ever eat and pour the best whiskey you'll ever have.

[@ruiseartalcorn]

An awesome series of videos about an awesome martial art. Many thanks :)

[@keithwestmoreland8877]

Thank you mr dan... I truly do appreciate that I am so humbled and honored and I am pleased all I want to do is help make this the very best ... anything I can do to help it is my pleasure

[@Spirittkdaus]

An excellent and informative series. Thank you.

[@gskakaratetraining]

Enjoyed this series and look forward to more.

[@Vizzo69s]

I love these videos. Amazing quality and very enjoyable. Thank you

[@opinionantropologica7639]

Again, such an incredible video, full of information and well done. Like i have mentioned before, even a student of 20 years as me, there were so many things I did not know about Shotokan. Kudos

[@KarateUnity]

fantastic video, strung together well.

[@williamw1332]

Excellent video. Very comprehensive and concise. Professionally done. I enjoyed the whole series thoroughly. Thank you and your crew for this channel, and the content! 👍

[@alekc6998]

You are doing such a beautiful work Sir. Excellent and congrats, Osu!

[@EdwardDudley]

Very well done again! I am looking forward to my lesson next week in Shotokan karate :) taking my son with me.

[@jordanleban8312]

Great vid 👍🏼

[@johnemmons9087]

Great series. Hope you do more.

[@keithwestmoreland8877]

Thank you Mr Dan you don't know how much I have really enjoyed this the third type I have watched three times back to back fantastic job... I really appreciate you mention Wado ryu ...Okinawan shorin.ryu... in shorin.ryu..you have something called nai.hanchi.. pressure point strikes nerve strikes cavity strikes vital Point attacks..on in high levels in shotokan you get that..but not as much in shorin.ryu.. also this is going to call some controversy when people read it but with the Okinawan systems primarily coming from China there is a system within the following forms of Okinawan karate that does practice this those systems are shorin.ryu uechi ryu shoren ryu..its called dim.huesh..in china its called dim mak... anything I can do to help please do not hesitate it is my absolute honor and pleasure to help and support anyway I can thank you for the great job sincerely your friend

[@SempaiMarc]

One of the best you have done. Really enjoyed watching the series.

[@ArtofOneDojo]

Thank you!

[@combat03]

This is fantastic!!!!! Thank you

[@TheShihan111]

The first style I trained in, back in the 1960's and early 70's, up to 1st dan level was Shotokan. That was before I started training in REAL Okinawan karate.

[@kennethmullins5998]

Thank you so much! I really enjoyed this series. Can you please make a video on Wado Ryu? Some people look at this style as an offshoot of Shotokan but it is a lot more than that.

[@Tyler16bit]

Great series! I personally learned a lot from these videos as a Shotokan practitioner myself.

[@highchamp1]

Karate (The big picture) it's the same thing with other martial arts. All these divisions are usually focused on some particular aspect... Body type, competition, training, ideology etc... It actually makes an art broader and stronger if seen as a whole again. You can learn from all of them.

[@jacksonswagga]

Once again thank u for the knowledge of shotokan! Oss

[@seanbarker9272]

Brilliant content 👌👌👌

[@TARUNKUMAR-xu4qf]

Thanks for info

[@badbrad8918]

A good series. I am glad you brought up the politics. It made me laugh. It has been that way since I started with the JKA as a college kid in 1973. Lots of politics. The best way to rank the different Shotokan systems is by the hardness of their heads and the size of their egos. Somewhere, it all got stylized and sporterized beyond what the Founder envisioned. Many of his students went the wrong direction. But I can still see a glimpse of it in the classic Okinawan styles.

[@howardgelber6802]

Goju Karate does indeed have formalities such as bowing in and out of the Dojo, opening and closing ceremonies before and after class, and total courtesy extended to the upper ranks.

[@305Lfx]

In 1966 Mr keinosuke enoeda brought jka to Britain with 2 other sensei . One was Mr kanazawa. He helped transform the British karate federation into jka Europe.he started Marshall street dojo in London's Soho area. He also trained myself and dozens of people. He was my father figure and friend. Oss

[@barrettokarate]

Slight correction regarding Tang Soo Do 7:26 and 8:30. Won Kuk Lee who founded the Chung Do Kwan was the first person to coin the term "Tang Soo Do". He had studied shotokan while attending school in Japan and earned a fourth dan under Funakoshi and his son. After returning to Korea he opened the Chung Do Kwan (blue waves hall or hall of blue wavesl) in 1944 and named his art "Tang Soo Do". Tang Soo Do means "Chinese hand way" (唐手道) which is the original meaning of karate-do before it was changed to "empty hand way". Hwang opened his Moo Duk Kwan after WWII and named his art "Hwa Soo Do". It wasn't until years later that he dropped the name and started using Tang Soo Do himself. Hwang claimed that his only teacher was a Chinese master, but Lee claimed that Hwang had been a student of his and had reached the level of 5th gup green belt (2 stripe). Though the Chung Do Kwan did later on join many of the other kwan in the creation of Taekwondo, many of schools still teach the old shotokan forms, but in their own very distinct way. Though an estimated 70% of Tang Soo Do practitioners trace their lineage back to the Moo Duk Kwan, I don't think one can leave out Lee's influence. If not for Lee there more than likely would be no Tang Soo Do. He coined it in Korea and his Chung Do Kwan popularized it. Hwang's Hwa Soo Do-Moo Duk Kwan by all accounts was a failure twice before switching names to the more recognizable name. Hong Hi Choi the "father of Taekwondo" held an honorary fourth dan from the Chung Do Kwan, but was said to have been stripped of the honor later on.

[@kerrykennedy733]

To expand on what barettokarate mentioned ~ Won Kuo Lee started studying Shotokan Karate in 1930 when he was a student at Chuo University. He graduated from Chuo in 1934 and remained in Japan until 1939 / 1940. Since he started training in 1930, he was Sempai (senior) to most of the senior Shotokai / JKA senior instructors who are included in the second generation of Shotokan practitioners, including Egami, Nakayama, Hironishi, Miyata and Shioda.

[@barrettokarate]

Going back to what I had written about Lee claiming that Hwang had been a student of his and how some of the Chung Do Kwan schools still practice the old Shotokan kata. If one compares those forms with the "Moo Duk Kwan" ones you'll see the same added moves. In the openings of Shotokan's Heian Nidan after the uppercut a bottom first/hammer fist is performed. In both the CDK and MDK versions its a side punch after the uppercut. In Heian Sandan after the spearhand strike and the 360 degree turn with the hands on the hips, the Shotokan stylist steps forward with a stomping like motion into a horse stance. In both CDK and MDK the person does a inside crescent kick into a horse stance. In Pyong-an Oh Dan (Heian Godan) an inside crescent kick (in addition to the one already there) had been added in the exact same spot for both groups versions. I'm sure that a lot of hardcore Moo Duk Kwan followers will say that its either coincidence or that Lee and Hwang were contemporaries and they exchanged knowledge, but I doubt it. I think Lee would have been considered of much higher status having trained in Japan and earned rank there to have thought of Hwang as his equal. Personally I do believe that there was likely a teacher-student relationship between the two at one point.

[@Soldier-of-God.]

Excellent conclusion to the martial arts diaspora, that is Shotokan Karate Sensei Dan! As always your methodical, chronological, concise, academic and well presented information on this video series, has left no stone unturned. It is formidably outstanding that like a well articulated, academic essay or thesis, all the three episodes have an introduction, a discussion and elaboration, as well as a conclusion, all blended, coherently and eloquently linked to one another. If KZbin would give out awards for professional, educational and informative content, on its social media platform, my vote would definitely go to the Art of One Dojo KZbin channel. I am glad to see that through your thorough research and investigation, on this third episode that you uncovered and presented to us the sharp contrasts, between traditional Okinawan and should we say the evolution of the more modern and contemporary Japanese Karate practices, by contrast. In that sense I compare traditional Okinawan Karate as being like traditional Chinese Kung Fu, where students are taught in a less militaristic, heavily disciplined, regimented manner, in smaller groups, less informally, focusing more on the individual's health and personal goals. While Japanese Karate can be compared to Chinese modern Wu Shu (literally martial art), whereby it is again more heavily organised, structured, regimented, a set curriculum and training to be followed, where things are done in accordance to ranking uniformity, with the dojo, club, association, organisation as the primary objective. As with the philosophical precept of the Yin Yang states, I believe that a perfect balance or combination of both the excellent aspects of Japanese Karate and traditional Okinawan Karate, would be the best approach overall, in terms of addressing the general needs and ultimate benefits of the practitioners. That being said overall, I prefer the more heavily organised, regimented, highly disciplined and core, well established curriculum and dojo etiquette of Japanese Karate, be it Shotokan, Goju-Ryu, Kenpo Karate and so forth. Once again it was great to see you mention and this time round, focusing on Shotokan Karate's influence and progression, in what ultimately gave raise to Korean martial arts styles such as Taekwondo, but more obviously and heavily, as well as blatantly obvious in the art of Tang Soo Do. It is unfortunate that as was the case with Kyokushinkaikan Karate, as well as many other styles such as American Kenpo Karate, that master Funakoshi Gichin, did not appoint, or nominate an eventual successor to him, in Shotokan Karate. Thus leaving a leadership vacuum and eventually a power struggle for control and leadership of the art, amongst it's more senior teachers. As such yet again another combat system, left with the nasty side of politics, internal turmoil, conflict and divided loyalties, in various organisations, amongst its worldwide practitioners. It is positive to see however that overall the style has continued to grow and flourish, even if it has evolved into the being the foundation or creation pillar, of other styles that have emanated from it thereafter. I sincerely hope that somewhere down the line, in the future you might explore the origins of Goju-Ryu Karate, also a highly influential, foundational art to various other martial arts systems, worldwide. Outstanding work as usual from you and your team at the Art of One Dojo Sensei Dan. Wishing you all a wonderful week ahead, there in the USA. Greetings as always from Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺🇲🇽🥋😊✌👍🤟👊Osu!

[@hiranom20]

Wow, Shotokan got three parts. I'm feeling the love lol! Oss

[@AllenSchubert]

Thank you for this! First martial art I studied was Tae Kwon Do and I recall looking in books and realizing these were Shotokan kata. Thanks for explaining!

[@sliderx1897]

I grew up taking shotokan with my parents. Parents split and due to funds took tang soo do at a local church for a while before ultimately going back to shotokan. They wondered how i knew all the advanced "FORMS" They didnt realize that their "advanced forms" were in fact shotokans "beginners katas" lol

[@Zapinator321]

Cool video Mr dan

[@texasghostrider9644]

I believe it's things to this form of hand-to-hand combat as well as his swordsmanship that he is trying to me in, and my European swordsmanship from the Scottish and German styles as well as boxing have made me into a pretty good fighter. You do this art of combat a great honor sir. I couldn't help but notice that you are a 5th degree black belt of American Kenpo, if I may ask what is the difference between your style combat and the style you're talking about with this document? PS if you want to know who my Sensei is. Walt Bushey in Lubbock Texas oh, he has been training me for the past 17 years and I am forever grateful for his patience is guidance and everything else he has taught me.

[@dakentaijutsu2010]

Sometimes you don't have to be a Shotokan practitioner to understand art (well practicing it would be a plus) but my point is once again you did your homework sensei Dan, my advice you should not pay attention to the people who would post negative comments about you not knowing shotokan (or any other martial art in general) you did good on brushing up thoroughly, I hope Goju ryu is next on the list, now I know it's gonna take time to do videos like this one, but I just know any future project you have is gonna be worth the wait, keep it coming buddy!

[@richarddionne4732]

A good overview to shotokan history. A few errors mostly due to omission or inbalance. Funakushi's sensi Itosu was the one how introduced karate into public schools, and Funakushi wasn't the only one responsible for the conversion of Te to open hand.

[@KurtAngle89]

To be fair, Karate WAS introduced to elementary schools as a subject, but in Okinawa, and by Funakoshi's teacher, Anko Itosu. Funakoshi was instrumental in this, but, to be fair, it was not his idea. However, in Japan, he reached much success, but was always confined to University clubs

[@CombatSelfDefense]

Mr. Dan, I really love your content and love the amount of research you put in to these history videos. Plus, as a fellow professional video editor, I really appreciate the quality in your edits. However, I do have to make a correction. It's pronounce Ka-JU-Kenbo, not Kaju-kenbo. Three separate sounds, not two. I say this respectfully as a Kaju black belt, not trying to nitpick.

[@214warzone]

Great Video Series! Can you please do Kudo in the future?

[@Docinaplane]

I originally started in Korean Karate back in the day. The first other style I ever saw was Shotokan. I found the practitioners to be very focused with very strong techniques. For years after that I felt that Shotokan was the best foundation style for a beginner because of that.

[@edgar22452]

I'm a Shotokan Karateka.

[@michaeltaylor8501]

I've had some training in two of the splinter groups that came to the U.S.A. following Funakoshi's death: a school formed by Nishiyama (sp? whose school symbol was a water buffalo) & a school formed by Ohshima (which I've apparently mis-spelled for years as Oshima & whose school symbol is that tiger which you've shown in this video series)... I found Nishiyama's method to be more upright in spine, more low-stanced, & much more stiff in its movements - as a result of the above - than the Ohshima school. In my experience the better freedom of movement promoted by Oshima's school made moving more natural in its feel, much more quick, & its delivery of techniques felt as if they might well be more powerful than in Nishiyama's school.* * = Note: I did see some exceptional individuals who could pull off Nishiyama's way with both speed & power, but these strong karateka were more of a rarity than a common sight (from what little I saw). I wouldn't want to be struck squarely full-on by any of most techniques from either school as I saw them taught (as both Karate methodologies do focus on doing maximum damage with one strike 😬... which is something that not all martial arts do). My experiences with these schools were brief as I spent only about 6 months or so with the Nishiyama group under Lou Mikelson (originally at Golden West College) & only a few sessions at best with the Ohshima group under Dan Dupree (sp? while I was at CSU Long Beach); so, this is by no means an opinion of an "expert" karateka. Note: I like the Okinawan training approach of small & informal classes & I especially like instruction tailored to each individual as opposed to trying to force everyone to fit into one strict way on each & every aspect of an art. Plus I'm a believer that self-defense training ought to be available to all generally non-violent folk, not just stellar athletes hoping to win sport competitions.

[@mrgsudo]

Video does a good job explaining the differences between Okinawan Karate and main land (Japanese) Karate but I don't see the reasoning behind it. Shotokan changed significantly because most of their founder members, Gigo Funakoshi and Nakayama included, was enthusiastic kenjutsu practitioners, and thus Japanese Budo highly influenced Shotokan Karate. Incorporated key distinctions, like the longer distancing (mawai) we find in kenjutsu, thus the longer base and emphasis in clean linear strikes. The streamline group training also came from kenjutsu.

[@ArtofOneDojo]

Some say that Funakoshi felt Okinawan Karate was too violent and rough for the Japanese culture. I don't have the experience to know that for sure, but it would make some sense as Japanese Karate was designed for the masses and not individualized training.

[@mrgsudo]

@@ArtofOneDojo You are correct, that also influenced some aspects of Japanese Karate. The Kenjutsu influence I mentioned was more a mechanical influence in the style, like longer stances to cover longer distances. Most Okinawan styles fight from medium to short distance, Shotokan fight from a longer distance. Those changes are made mostly by Gigo Funakoshi, his son. About what you mentioned Funakoshi was a school teacher and his main goal was to bring Karate to the school system. He had Karate taught in universities even before he had his own dojo. Even now shotokan "powerhouses" in Japan are mainly in university clubs. For this reason he simplified the Kata and adopted the belt system from Kano. One more reason that moved Funakoshi to "tame" karate was the advent of the modern era. Karate was used for militaristic ends in Okinawa. The Okinawan king personal guard was chosen from karatekas like Sokon Matsumura. With the modernization of the military Funakoshi understood that the militaristic usage of Karate was over, like it happened to the samurai. The only way to karate to survive, according to him, was to drop the self defense aspect of it and embrace de "do" (way) and give more emphasis in the philosophical aspects of the art. Finally was the anti-military sentiment of the Japanese society post war. That society gamble big on the Japanese expansionism and lost big as a result. Pacifism became the biggest talking point of Japan in the post war era. Old schools, that insisted in the violent applications of their systems, like Japanese jujutsu, almost disappeared between the 50's and the 70's only getting a resurgence now. I believe Funakoshi was right about his reading of the times he lived. Thanks to him Karate not only survived the post era but thrived and expanded around the Globe. Now we are living in a new era where MMA and cage fighting are challenging the effectiveness of Karate, and Karate is already starting to reinvented itself, oddly enough, going back to his roots of self defense basically reinterpreting Kata. Some people call this reinterpretation "Karate Jutsu"

[@thattrickytrickster612]

Can’t wait for you to dive into Goju-Ryu, the style i practice! ❤️

[@ArtofOneDojo]

It's coming in the near future :)

[@giovanniiamunno7874]

Art Of One Dojo, I found some "Kim Possible" episodes that feature Monkey Kung Fu for you to study and possibly make a video about analyzing the type of real-life martial arts used in said episodes. They are "Monkey Fist Strikes" and "Exchange".

[@thebranman2284]

I love watching your videos and I would really love for you to do a history of Isshinryu Karate and it's Grand-founding Master, Tatsuo Shimabuku.

[@jefflangton6033]

Hawaii Shotokan Association...Ran by Kenneth Funakoshi 4 cousin to Grandmaster Gighin Funakoshi...Oss

[@jaydee1532]

Tsutomu Oshima one of the last grand master alive ♥️

[@contedivalpelline]

I love your channel and your videos. This series on Shotokan is amazing. I practice Shito Ryu as it seems to be the mainstream style where I live (in Madrid, Spain). I have two questions for you. 1. Could you do a series on Shito Ryu? 2. Do you know of a dojo that takes on adult students for an intensive continuous training. I am looking for a place where I can practice karate throughout the day, five days a week. Thank you in advance.

[@ArtofOneDojo]

Hey, thank you for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the series. Shito Ryu is definitely an art we'd like to do in the future. As far as looking for a place to train, unfortunately I am not familiar with any schools in the Madrid area.

[@contedivalpelline]

@@ArtofOneDojo thank you for your kind reply! Actually I am looking for a place anywhere in the world that could accommodate this type of training schedule in karate, including the US.

[@mlopez7091]

Thanks for the information , very informative and practical. Now question there is a karate style by the name of shotokai? When I was a kid in Ecuador I was taking that style. There was rivalry between shotokan & shotokai dojo’s.

[@ArtofOneDojo]

Shotokai isn't an actual styles, it's a Shotokan association. They teach differently than the JKA or SKA does so that may be where you're seeing the difference, but Shotokai is not a different style on it's own.

[@mlopez7091]

Art of One Dojo Thanks I was under the impression that it was a style. One more question, they don’t share the same katas.???

[@texasghostrider9644]

I think you and my something should get together over drinks and discuss the history of Shotokan or Shoto Kai

[@bingus_vingus1]

I have a question, since you mentioned that Shototkans bunkai being used i mma could you demonstrate the trad teqnuiqe and the bunkai

[@fortitudinemethonorem4088]

Sir, very informative videos. Is it possible to have a history video of Uechi Ryu Karate?

[@ArtofOneDojo]

I would like to look at Uechi Ryu. We do have a few arts in front of it currently though.

[@fortitudinemethonorem4088]

@@ArtofOneDojo Not a problem, thank you, thank you for your consideration. Please continue with your videos. I believe it is important to know the history of the fighting traditions.

[@raylantz5144]

Hey, I love this channel!! Could you please do a deep dive into Goju-ryu?

[@Soldier-of-God.]

@Ray Lantz I second that, I sincerely hope that Sensei Dan and his formidably outstanding team, at the Art of One Dojo, might be able to do a three parts series on the art of Goju-Ryu Karate. ✌👍

[@raylantz5144]

@@Soldier-of-God. yes! Wouldn't that be awesome!?? Did you train in Goju-ryu?

[@ArtofOneDojo]

Goju Ryu is in the early research stage now so we do have it in development. :)

[@ArtofOneDojo]

We may experiment with formatting. We aren't 100% sure yet if we're keeping the 2-3 episode series or if we should make them longer single episodes, like a 40-50 minute episode. We may try a long one to see how it works.

[@Soldier-of-God.]

@@raylantz5144 no my friend I am a third dan black belt teacher in Kyokushinkaikan Karate, nevertheless we have both Goju-Ryu Karate and Shotokan Karate, as the primary foundations for our style. Hence why I hope that Sensei Dan and his team at the Art of One Dojo, will also do a three parts coverage on the martial arts system of Goju-Ryu Karate as well, Osu!🇲🇽🇦🇺🥋👍✌🤟😊

[@dadbodfitness9704]

Can you do a video about shudokan most people have never even heard of it

[@radiatorqcpogo3268]

Do you make videos on other martial arts too? For example, Arnis, Muy Thai, etc?

[@ArtofOneDojo]

I recently did on talking about some of the traditions of Muay Thai.

[@barrettokarate]

Something that I've wondered for a while is, are there any direct descendants of Gichin Funakoshi actively practicing shotokan? Because in the history of shotokan we only hear about his third son, Yoshitaka "Gigo" having trained. Gigo died at 39 of tuberculosis and no mention if he ever had children or if any of the other siblings had children of their own. I'm not counting Kenneth Funakoshi as he's not a direct descendant. He and Gichin Funakoshi are fourth cousins. I'm talking about grandchildren or great-grandchildren, etc.

[@ArtofOneDojo]

Very interesting. This would take some digging. I am personally not aware of any direct descendants or they are practicing Shotokan today.

[@barrettokarate]

@@ArtofOneDojo Thinking about it now I highly doubt there are any direct Funakoshis training otherwise we'd know about it. In Shito-ryu the Mabuni family is still actively involved in the art and Kenwa Mabuni's granddaughter Tsukasa Mabuni is recognized as the third "soke" of the art. In Uechi-ryu, Kanei Uechi the son of the founder was the second soke, but I think their lineage died with him. I'm not aware of a third generation Uechi taking over.

[@thetoddandersonshow4067]

You should do one on Shudokan Karate-do

[@edwinsaballos5917]

Would you do videos about the other Karate styles like Shito Ryu, Goju Ryu, etc.???

[@ArtofOneDojo]

Absolutely. We are looking at a lot of arts, Goju Ryu is one we're getting a LOT of requests for so we already have started an early outline for that one. It's not the next one in the pipeline but hopefully in the near future.

[@nordique59]

I question the extent of Mas Oyama's involvement with both Shotokan and Judo as he claimed very senior Dan graded levels; i.e., 4th Dan in each system, in as little as a couple of years and yet, no senior instructors or students ever spoke of this korean 'Superman'?! I think he did study some Shotokan and some Judo but only reached the rank of Brown belt at best? Bear in mind, the younger Oyama was a thug and an enforcer for street gangs in Japan. Being comfortable with the criminal element would have led to his proclivity for violence and lying.

[@amalgamie]

I just have to say my teacher learned from when Charlie shotokan was the The chosen art for hand-to-hand combat of a samurai if it wasn't for Paul fish making it out of San Quentin there would be nobody in America that would know shotokan

[@Tamales21]

Can I get a link to the kata being preformed at 5:54? I really want to see want Tensho looked like back then. At least it looks like Tensho.

[@ArtofOneDojo]

I think it might have been Tensho but not 100% sure yet.

[@Tamales21]

Do Ashihara/Enshin next.

[@ponnarajashekhar760]

I love Shotokan style but I wish JKA to work on jump kicks specially the back jump and hook jump along with 360 round house and hook kick , it will make karate do more dynamic 👍 .

[@herewego5679]

Can you talk about Judo? I was think about about learning it. There's a school near me that teaches judo and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and I wanna know if they are both good to learn?

[@ArtofOneDojo]

Judo is one we are working on and larger down the line BJJ as well.

[@blackpowderkun]

Will you make a video about wing chun?

[@ArtofOneDojo]

It's on the back burner but yes, one we would like to do.

[@TheAlfarasjohn]

Hello. Those videos are great. I live in Greece, could you please, tell me were to find a respectable school of Shotokan Karate in Athens. Thank you in advance. I used to be in a Shotokan School but is'nt good

[@ArtofOneDojo]

Thank you! As far as the Kenpo schools in Greece, unfortunately I am not familiar with schools in your area.

[@oneguy7202]

Α video a out nippon kempo or any new style karate(mma) like kudo, zendokai, kyokoshindo,arashi diadimonto, freestyle karate. Also thee is a Serbian versio6of shotokan it's called fudokan

[@costainbeven4651]

oss

[@denniscurry7502]

Does anyone know the Kenkojuko Assoc. or Sensei Okano or Sensei John P Slocum of the Samurai Dojo Flushing Queens

[@sevenathlete9259]

I think I heard that Ohshima was one of the only students given permission to teach across the Globe??? Anybody might know how true that is?

[@barrettokarate]

Oshima came to the U.S. in 1955 to study at USC. In 1957 he founded a karate club at Caltech, which is still in existence and was awarded his fifth dan by Funakoshi that same year. In1959 he founded the Southern California Karate Association and invited Hidetake Nishiyama to the U.S. to take over his classes because he initially planned on returning to Japan. In 1961 Teruyuki Okazaki and in 1963 Takayuki Mikami arrived to the U.S. and began teaching. Funakoshi died in 1957 so I don't know whether Oshima was the only one given permission to teach, but he was the first that I know of.

[@kerrykennedy733]

Overall your series has presented Shotokan Karate in a very truthful way and I think you are to be commended on your work. However, I'd like to clarify one common misunderstanding. The JKA has never been the only legal Karate organization in Japan. It is however, the only Karate organization in Japan to have a formal instructors program that is recognized by the Japanese Ministry of Education. As you have discussed, Funakoshi Gichin was an educator. He believed that Karate should be spread through the Japanese school system, which is why he focused on starting university Karate clubs in the 1930's. His vision was for Karate to be taught in elementary, junior and senior high schools as well as universities. In order to do this, Funakoshi believe that an instructors program should be created that would "graduate" people who could then teach throughout the Japanese education system. In the field of education, even if someone has a Master's or Ph.D degree, they can not teach in schools unless they also have a teaching certificate / degree. An application to the Japanese Ministry of Education was made in 1955, while Master Funakoshi was alive, related to JKA creating an instructors program that would graduate "licensed" instructors who could teach in the Japanese school system. This application was made with Master Funakoshi's name and hanko (seal) on it, along with those of Nakayama Masatoshi and other directors of the JKA. The original one-year (now two-year) instructor program was started in 1955, and the "test case" for the program was Okazaki Teruyuki. After Okazaki "graduated." The Ministry of Education and JKA made adjustments to the teaching syllabus and the official program was launched in 1956. The first graduates of the JKA instructors program in 1957 were Kanazawa, Mikami and Takaura. Upon their graduation, the Ministry of Education then accredited / licensed the JKA's program. Until today, no other Karate organization has developed its own formal one-year, two-year or three-year instructor program and this is why the JKA is the only Karate organization recognized by the Japanese Ministry of Education.

[@jakmak52]

I studied both ITF TKD & Shotokan from John Graden, GM Joe Lewis, & GM Michael Anderson (WAKO), and have found that TKD is the most widely popular martial arts today. My training has been primarily TKD, however, my tournament katas have been Bassai Dai major and minor with excellent outcomes. Tan Gun just doesn't cut it.

[@craigratner1210]

Who is the third person in the photo at 8:21? I believe it is Master Okazaki.

[@andrewhancock2451]

These days, I use Shotokan as a means to maintain physical fitness, and as an art. One of the things I wish was preserved in Shotokan's teachings is the intended purpose of the kata moves. It's hard to focus and refine one's execution of the katas without those guiding thoughts. A tremendous amount of research can be expended to unearth speculations on the applications of the moves, many of which require knowledge of earlier arts that contributed to Shotokan. In the end, some of the interpretations seem to be a bit of a stretch, and not satisfying. Maybe one day, an authoritative compilation of interpretations will be available. Or maybe they are lost forever.

[@barrettokarate]

I would look up Iain Abernthy, Jesse Enkamp, David Gimberline, Karate Culture, Funtional Karate & Kobudo, Applied Shotokan by Andy Allen, Angel Lemus, Dipier Lupo and John Burke. They all demonstrate (their own) applications for various kata. Definitely a lot more practical than the classical JKA interpretations of the moves.

[@andrewhancock2451]

@@barrettokarate Thanks! I've actually run into quite a few KZbin videos of people's interpretations, along with knowledge that some have found in old writings. I especially found Patrick McCarthy, Jesse Enkamp, and Iain Abernthy to be enlightening. Still, some of the more speculative or off-the-cuff applications seem hard to imagine. But Some seem eminently practical. I hope that one day, this might be compiled in a book, but the reality is that there will be a proliferation of many variations. In fact, that's what has happened today, in the form of videos. One thing I realize is that the close-in applications need partner training. Something I haven't done in decades. Maybe when I retire....

[@ordeppaco]

The names naha te and shuri te and tomari te - only appear after the visit of Japanese prince to okinawa. before it was only TE. Shuri-te and naha-te names were political inventions of the 20th century because of the war (the alternative was to say Tode - Tang dynasty fist - which was not political useful for the time) Naha-te was the style of Te -only of Higashione Kanryo sensei, it was not of the village/town. If you research more into this you will find this information and more, dont need to take my word for it. the names only appear in a demonstration for a japanese comitee in to okinawa. the people who demonstrated were Miyagi-Sensei, and Mabuni-sensei and Motobu-sensei (I have some reserve about this last name, saw different versions) but Miyagi-sensei, presented Naha-te, Mabuni-sensei presented Shuri-te and the other sensei, motobu sensei or not - presented tomari te. But any karateka knows, that Mabuni sensei, did both Itosu-sensei and Higashiona-sensei style and Motobu-sensei follow close to Itosu sensei style. - I love your videos, but some stuff you need a lot more research.

[@gingercore69]

I love this "history of X" series ... Have you thought about doing one on TAIDO? Its an offshoot of karate that isninspired in submarine warfare and looks like anime style fighting... Also, there is a guy with a gofundme or something like that, trying to translate the main training book of the style and give it away for free on the internet(there are already 2 of the 3 parts translated... Just google taido kyohan pdf) so... The art needs a bit more atention

[@ArtofOneDojo]

I have not hear of it but I'm definitely going to look into it now. Thank you for the recommendation :)

[@gingercore69]

@@ArtofOneDojo ill be waiting for it 💜

[@gwilliams49]

Shotokan has really dumbed down the Okinawan kata, however. Don't know all the history behind that. Several have told me it was to please the sword crowd in Japan by making the Okinawan kata more appealing to kenjutsu types.

[@barrettokarate]

Gigo Funakoshi was a big fan of and trained in kendo and iaido. Its been speculated that is also where he got the idea for one-step sparring. He liked the long range fighting found in their style of sparring and deep stances found in their kata and in kenjutsu. Basically from what I've always heard he's the one responsible for most of what you see today in the art.

[@hyrand]

Even in the JKA itself there was some really bad political infighting between the Asai section and Sugiura section. One of the oldest sensei (over 70 years old) at the JKA branch I train and study at told me that when the feud was happening, people would train in two groups, at the same dojo space, at the same time

[@michaeljlawrencenerfarmy1978]

how do i make my left jab stronger

[@ArtofOneDojo]

It's all in body mechanics. Timing and weight shifting...settling into the strike. The best way to improve this would be to consult with a coach in person. Boxing would help tremendously.

[@otorishingen8600]

thank you for your non cringe ...non macho ... informative chanel

[@guillermoletsworkitout3522]

Remember Japanese block Okinawan brake ossu

[@berniekatzroy]

SKA Ossu

[@johnking8789]

Don't leave out Shuri-te / Shotokan-ka behaviours in Manchuria during the Japanese occupation.

[@nasalimbu3078]

Hodokan

[@jasoncaine7829]

Shoalin can mean young pine forest hmmmm....