Heian Godan - Shotokan Karate

[@TechnoZet]

Great Karate! I have great respect for Sensei Kanazawa, my father trained with him many years ago, his karate style is perfect. Shotokan Karate is the best!! OSS!

[@ebrarvuthaj]

Oss😁

[@hollyleanderway9066]

OSSU!

[@samuelrock.3]

Yes It Is Bro.👍🙏

[@taanipatel1564]

I don't know your Dan but I am giving you os

[@uri3ldrawings214]

OSS

[@qaiwani]

Hirokazu Kanazawa. RIP Master. 1931 - 2019.

[@efekanbayir2898]

Really?

[@jesserichens476]

Do you know his name? I’ve been trying to find it

[@qaiwani]

@@jesserichens476 Hirokazu Kanazawa

[@jesserichens476]

@@qaiwani thank you!

[@karate_girl_ibiza]

Oss.. 🙏

[@raiden1425]

you dont need a high resolution to know this guy is a master. The balance between speed adn power here clearly showed is amazing, all his kata vids are soo useful for learning and mastering the katas. Thx sensei

[@cevy3780]

you legit know that sensei Kanazawa IS a master, his kimono makes sound on every punch

[@malk103]

I think i've finally "got" this Kata, just need to start perfecting it now...... I've recently read Gichin Funakoshi's book about his life and think I am gradually getting Karate and now realise that I am going to have to put a lot more effort into it to further my training - training that will probably never end. Thanks to masters like Kanazawa for bringing us videos to help us, it doesn't matter if people think the styles vary or the belt colours are different, it's what Karate does for you

[@musicstudentalways1081]

No showoff no unncessary shouting..perfect in power speed and accuracy..bowing from my heart.oss

[@invertedsense2220]

Your meant too

[@bookaddict1838]

I should be getting my brown belt soon and this channel is a lifesaver it really helps me study

[@STAG162]

Been doing Shotokan-based karate for over 16 years, this stuff is basic once you have muscle-memory of the moves. It all comes down to knowledge, application (bunkai/oyo) and technique. All the Heian kata are traced back to one 'mother' kata, called Kanku-Dai. It's a very long kata, and if you do it properly you should be exhausted about halfway through. =)

[@KaptainCanuck]

Kanku Dai is Kan San Hyung in Tang Soo Do and NKMAA kuk sool hapkido

[@Payote88]

@@KaptainCanuckAnd if I’m correct, all those styles evolved from Shotokan. Should be wrong though. OSS! 🥋

[@ymmis03]

When you took a break from karate because of corona and then you join in person later than everyone else, then to find out that some lower ranker does this kata better than you so you keep rewatching this sensei's videos so you can be sure to beat that random kid next time well aware that he probably hasn't even acknowledged you :) edit: i got promoted to the next next belt, finally 😭

[@sergiomendoza4265]

Te va te 888

[@a.nirmal1436]

Some juniors became senior

[@Sack77]

Omg exact same

[@leonelpereira8831]

Oh man in the same spot i used to be the highest now im second man that sucks

[@Sack77]

@@leonelpereira8831 ikr

[@tamaroarastajamming5178]

I really like that comments "I am yellow belt and i learned yondan and godan." Dude. It's useless when you can not show us good nidan. :) Remember it.

[@Nika-uz6zh]

True😊😂

[@Zaory6734]

TamaroaRasta Jamming It happens the same in my dojo.

[@thirael]

I see no reason why any heian would be unsuitable for a yellow belt, especially since a yellow belt probably can't show a very good nidan either. I agree that having beginners learning Unsu and such seems a little bit pointless, but praticing heians is always good, whatever your level is !

[@alexanony9487]

It's not about what belt level you are. It's the amount of hours of hard effort you've put into practising. A yellow belt who trains 4 hours a week in the dojo and then comes home and practises more is going to be more advanced than the orange belt who trains 1 hour a week.

[@leandroisaac2000]

TamaroaRasta Jamming Doesn't matter, learning kata is always good no matter the one and no matter the belt you're in.

[@joelangus1124]

I am going for my Brown belt tomorrow so scared

[@mircedamjanovski9076]

Joel Angus

[@shaunfromyt8936]

Nice

[@pepthebabslasonge2551]

same

[@rugvedpawar7114]

@Mohamad Rasoul not neccesarily in some dojos in brisbane including mine they have changed the ranks that the katas can give, as of mine and neighbouring dojos heian godan givens brown belt. But i see your point my sensei said tekishodan gave brown belt in his time...

[@epicgames-qy4vt]

String man

[@theweirdlifeofalex7988]

I'm a blue belt and I have testing today. Wish me luck...

[@invertedsense2220]

The Weird Life Of Alex Blue belt? Or do you mean purple

[@octazooka3452]

The Weird Life Of Alex we have so much in common. Same name and we both love Star Wars! Imma Red Belt and I got testing newer week for brown belt. This is my kata. I have a crush on another red belt .

[@woody9278]

@DiamondNidoKing - DNK theres no red belts in shotokan

[@xavionvynne370]

@@woody9278 yes there is, in my dojo

[@Giugiu7077]

I practice Kung Fu Shaolin, but I am interested in Karate, this kata for which belt is?

[@MarlonKingShow]

Can’t believe this video is still doing the rounds. I remember having a vhs version of this years ago lol. Helpful though (just revisiting my kata after several years off)

[@madladboi1018]

I remember watching my senior do this. That time, I was 8 and learning yondan. Months passed and it was time for my grading. Got brown belt at the age of 9. Sensei said I was fast😂 I told him obviously, you dont let us rest until our legs dont start to shiver , he wouldnt actually do that I said that to sensei as a joke. And then shit happened. I had to shift to another state, my dad got a job offer in a different state. Tried to find an academy that teached the same form. Didnt find any. 3 years of hardwork gone to waste. I didnt want to start from basic either. Now im 15 and watching the katas for nostalgia. Its sad thinking that had I not moved to another place, by now I could have been a black belt.

[@nuped7021]

You could of trained at home right? You don’t need to find a sensei, although it’s better that you do. But if it came to that you could review in the living room or in your backyard or basement (if you have one)

[@IQzminus2]

This is the Shotokan version of the kata called Heian Godan. But close to all the traditional style practice this kata (called Pinan Godan in all other styles). Of the biggest karate styles in the world: Shitō-Ryū, Wadō-Ryū and Shotokan practice the Pinan/Heian katas. Shotokan, Wadō-Ryū and Shitō-Ryū are by far the biggest styles in the world so you should be able to find a dojo of one of them near you. Shorin-Ryū is a traditional style that is somewhat big in the US, that also practice the Pinan/Heian katas. Even Kyokushin trains their adaption of shotokans Heian katas. I know there is a lot of Americanised karate in the US. But if you actually find a traditional Japanese or Okinawan style you are very likely to be training the Pinan/Heian katas. Depending on the quality of your former Dojo, you should be able to have your previous belt recognised in their organisation within half a year to a year, or be able to progress very quickly. As the differences between Shotokan, Wadō-Ryū, Shitō-Ryū, Shorin-Ryū are small and they are all closely related. So you should be able to adapt very quickly. Gōjū-Ryū and Uechi-Ryū are among the bigger traditional karate styles that will not train the Pinan/Heian katas. instead train Naha-te lineage of katas. Many Americanised styles will train katas the made up themselves.

[@julietamoyano7385]

Increíble, como conseguiste cinturón marrón en 3 años?

[@watts18269]

I really can't believe that people are saying Kanazawa's Kata is bad. He is one of the highest ranked Karateka in the world, of any ryu. He has achieved more in Karate than any of us are ever likely to, show some respect.

[@emiliad98]

love

[@maureenolivar3729]

what?!😲😲😲😲

[@goldschuss2496]

Mine aswell

[@Gleiciane-mi8jh]

Meu ei teki shodan e o nidan

[@romanreigns8712]

Me Too

[@dilybobchris]

Emilia D same it was kind of hard for me at first though

[@AntonioCabaltera-i3h]

I learned this kata. All of 5 shodan. Thanks master kanàzawa, you are my idol. Rest in peace.

[@kvlmehta]

I have my black belt exam tomorrow. I have repeated all these videos multiple times. You are a life saver Kataman

[@JX100R]

I do karate nearly my hole life....I'm 14 and do karate for 10 years....One of my fav. Katas Next month I'll get the 3rd Kyu... Karate saved my life for a few times...so I'm happy to do this....

[@TheFionah34]

can't wait to try this kata at the dojo :)

[@01abhinandabag41]

Osss sir since childhood I had saw your videos and practiced and now I am brown 1

[@Claraaaa398]

Tomorrow I have grading I'm so stressed 😣 wishe me luck please 🍀

[@panobe0388]

No

[@sauucepacket]

@@panobe0388 it was 3 years ago, your reply wont mater to them now

[@M1lsim_madness]

omg thank you so much i have just passed my grading because of this thank youuuuu!!!

[@ademl4664]

Merci beaucoup grace a toi j'ai pu reviser mon Kata pour le passage de grade!!!! THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!! I M FRENCH!!!!!

[@aymstudio949]

Very nice and I am Green belt and tried this and became 2nd , in national shotokan karate championship

[@aymstudio949]

Yooo

[@lillyfluffy2011]

Karatê insiste em não desistir nunca, em 30 minutos aprendi esse kata, o que demoraria dias com meu sensei, ou outros vídeos, você é prestativo ao que faz, obrigado.

[@halberdierv2]

in the Caribbean, it done as so for Shotokan; White Yellow Orange Green Purple Brown Black (Red is only used as a tournament colour)

[@rubiamichelles.costa.7370]

Esse kata é lindooooo!!!!♥!!!!!Estou em fase de treino continuo,,,mas confesso que é bem complicado a primeira vista!!!Mas nunca desistooooo!!!♥!!!

[@ks6874]

Thank you so much. I was practicing this kata everyday until my grading and I am up to 3rd Kyu now :)

[@gametesting8876]

Im having the black belt exam tomorrow, I'll need to travel 75 km to go there, I was just looking at the katas I need to know and I got curious and watched the comments, I wanted to gongratulate to you because I still remember the feeling of passing all my exams, and now I'll have the big one in less then 12h. If all goes well this will be my last night as 1st kyu. I just wanted to tell you to keep grinding and never stop training, the martial arts are a way of life, hope you will one day reach your goals. I'm proud of you succeeding in your exam. Ik it's weird for a guy who comes from nowhere telling you this things, I just wanted to say something good to make me feel a little less nervous about my exam tomorrow. Keep grinding man. Omg I afraid I spoke of myself a lil too much :']. Still... I'm proud of you

[@sharvid4150]

@@gametesting8876 how did the exam go? Hope it went well

[@engracadocomedia]

This helped me so much... Really

[@TheNothjing]

lmao sooo many people are here cuz its their grading tmrw. Then again im going for my first kyu tmrw :P

[@manoah-nickylai3248]

In November I'm going for the blue belt.

[@stingraykai4007]

Igor Szymanowicz wow whats ur belt order

[@3xc_beats]

In december im going for 6 kyu

[@dremskเy]

Idk why Im here. Im grinding 4th dan in few weeks

[@dwightdhansen]

I won 3rd place in the 1992 AAU Junior Olympics with this Kata.

[@alvinasmith3119]

nice

[@nuped7021]

cool

[@robertvanholland1991]

Very epic walkthrough of the 5th kata, I use this to learn the fifth kata myself because i need to learn it for my next belt. This video is very helpful.

[@terri9917]

Its the fourth...

[@robertvanholland1991]

@@terri9917 Sorry my mistake.

[@nikolapiznal2238]

I'm doing this tomorrow in my grading wish me luck

[@cameronferguson7276]

how did you do

[@aironaskoliasnikovas8235]

nikola piznal im doing it tomorrow too....wish me luck

[@prodbydaizy9113]

nikola piznal I'm doing it on Thursday the 2nd which belt do you guys have?

[@kaycie_plays4618]

Same mines tomorrow and I'm nervous af!

[@singenbeat7943]

nikola piznal my bro have blak belt

[@andrewhollins604]

The hardest kata of all IS ‘KIHON’ But Heian Godan is my favourite of the heian katas.. but remember your basics.. then think of timing.. this is the best example online of traditional kata .. oss

[@Prof_junior.passos]

Parabéns, fera! Continue se dedicando e nunca desista! Oss!

[@kareemhassib]

This will be very helpful for my grading next month. Thanks!

[@ZShiesty2Tact]

I am going grading so I am going nuts wish me luck

[@amithak100]

Luck can't change a person's destiny

[@Thorge-f3m]

Schönes Tradizionelles Karate 😊

[@manoah-nickylai3248]

Helped me with it, kata is so hard.

[@ScreenPeekCity05]

I always forget the steps, because its similar to basai dai at some points

[@newtonlalm]

Doing this kata in a tournament in two days. Using this to practice from..

[@maiteortiz9188]

yo también 😂

[@Trebia217BC]

+Michael Newton-Lal Good luck (I guess its over)

[@healthiswealth6726]

Not even in two days will you learn this you will learn this one day

[@newtonlalm]

+William Dunlap I won

[@elvisking8864]

Guess what I'm competing for a big championship I'm using this I'm a purple belt not the best

[@VuCarre1]

No problem you will be fantastic in 3 weeks. My grading is today and this is my favorite kata so far!

[@911Salvage]

Starting from 1:16, there's someone talking in the background. It sounds like a radio interference.

[@thuythuypham5070]

Mouldy CPU

[@vanessaretrogaming5783]

It sounds like when adults talk in Charlie Brown

[@MAVISBANGS4EVER]

Ossu fellow karate practitioners. I'm just a white-belter and I'm really having difficulty learning Heian Godan. I'm glad these kind of videos in KZbin greatly help me. :) Oh my... my promotional exam is on December. >< I hope it goes well...

[@lightbag1998]

Learn the application of the katas, every move was created based on what works best in war. That philosophy is the best teacher

[@Shaitan295]

this one has always been one of my favorite's.

[@bhartijibhakate3738]

Me too

[@EtsGeeBaby]

im learning this kata at the moment :) it is my favourite of the 5 heian katas :D

[@josephguimard548]

when i realize this video is as old as me

[@maymo7578]

I just realized that with ur comment

[@hunteruchiha8996]

i am finally going for brown belt this helps alot

[@promisteryolo1786]

Good job! Im still only oragane belt (i think im pretty good) but my sensei is teaching us some of the first katas (up to jion)

[@joshfrozt2876]

I'm a 3rd degree black belt in Shotokan. This is still my favorite kata.

[@Gdr_draco_X]

Mine is UNSU

[@karate_girl_ibiza]

OSS ! I am working on this kata for my next grading, I wish I could get more sharper.

[@trstn262]

gooing for blue belt in 2 days and practicing on this i have to know heian shodan,nidan,sandan,yondan and godan + 50 differend techniques

[@terri9917]

This kata is such wonderful. I just started to learn it today and its literally funny

[@bibigomes2]

my favourite also :D

[@KlarenM]

@FlyingInYourDreams Dojos are different. Ours has 2 levels of purple before the 3 brown kyus. So to know where a person is at in training, you would ask what kyu they are. 5th kyu is 5th kyu no matter the color.

[@a.j.rittler576]

Go shotokan!!!

[@katreumekkan9449]

This man does karate very good.every people can watch this videos.

[@NinjaPlays117]

I am a brown belt in shotokan, and this is the kata I am on.

[@amritap6471]

That is surprising. You should at least be on tekki shodan

[@vincenzobucci3529]

Ninja Plays me too

[@advancinginreverse2387]

Geez I'm doing this for my purple with white stripe.

[@nikolanikoloski7173]

Amrita P well actually it's one heian kata and one master's Kata(that's what we call them here at least) per belt

[@DarbenBarden]

Same

[@arcanewarrior863]

Got a 1st Dan grading in a few days, using this to brush up.

[@foolhou2e]

nice I'm currently learning karate and these vids really help.

[@flynn9039]

Doing this today and I don't know half of it😫

[@riyapatel7109]

same

[@mimimuffin800]

this guy is why i pass every grading :') ty ty

[@john_voske]

No-one going to talk about the fact that in those last few moves, you literally castrate two guys?

[@aides_man]

Yea

[@STAG162]

... in theory, yes

[@kega090]

The beauty in kata, every move, has many different applications ;)

[@0zzyninja]

@@kega090 Exactly. I would like to point out that it could be executed as a nage waza (throwing technique).

[@svftmqn]

i remember practicing this kata when I had the green belt... I stopped making karate at this point. now I wanna learn it again.

[@R.Showalter]

I was the same way up to a blue belt 3rd degree. Lost interest got into swimming instead. Wish I would of never stopped

[@yasirudilmith7122]

I'm in orange belt but i learn both yondan and godan

[@johngill8517]

Im a Brown belt and i need to find a good club to train im so out of practice

[@wearedirectioners7304]

^ where are you from? I know a good karate club where I'm from

[@erontmaloku34]

Yasiru Dilmith maybe you know the pattern of the Kata, but u cant perform them like me ( brown belt ) or a sensei/shihan, so pls dont brag with that, you can only say you know a kata when u do the kata in your dreams

[@sakuraharunovsino]

eto! i have a karate exam today and i need to do this! need to perfect the movements!

[@nuy-nubyacristina6687]

reagodan minha faxa :-D

[@severinoanselmo5887]

voce e faixa verde

[@mygorgboys]

Same iam a purple elt

[@Blankz1n]

sou faixa vermelha mais sei ate o tekki shodan

[@eliandsonaguiar6324]

Eu

[@heliosuchia8106]

dont bother asking what belt is tied to this kata because the belt rankings are different from dojo to dojo. for instance this is the kata for the brown belt or red belt in my school. it all just depends on ur dojo. but this guys videos are great, i cud get used to using him to help learn new katas

[@rebecamonty]

Someone in 2024?

[@CuentadeLEONARDOrepuesto]

H

[@tonyzheng3081]

Exactly. Though I'm being trained karate, I still cannot say it's the best.

[@user-ic1mb6ss6s]

Jezus, ja zdaje dzisaj z tego xd

[@elDiabloRaps]

I'm going for my blue belt in two days so nervous

[@kkarx]

One of my senseis worships Kanazawa, but the funniest part is if I did it exactly like this he would fucking correct my every move and stance. I'm not really impressed by Kanazawa's performance. Haha.

[@myrtedecorsica]

@cassavaeater we have this same belt rank in Italy ( or at least in m dojo( and this kata is required for orange- green and blue . I've started to learn it and I absolutely adore it, as much as I love Heian Nidan. Even if still have quite probs with Kokutsu Dachi ,regards

[@jkaine5696]

If I’m well aware, my dojo has all three of those colors!

[@livingjune2283]

Thanks shotokankathaman i finally got my black belt in 14 years.

[@livingjune2283]

Please congrats me

[@thetobix_yt5006]

Soy estudiante de karate voy a pasar a sintieron rojo mi estilo es botokukan escuché mucho sobre usted paso todo el día mirando sus vídeo y ahora estoy aprendiendo el kancuday

[@TopShadowman]

I have just come from a dojo that taught me Shukokai karate and I am now in a dojo teaching Shotokan karate. I agree with the comment from aloostorm, it is up to the student, not the martial art, this is what I've learnt from my transfer between the two styles. Admittedly I prefer Shukokai, but that's because I am so use to everything coming from the hips and you are more side on, Shotokan just feels weird. The kata's are similar, but it's feels as if I have to learn everything from scratch.

[@mrinalkumar9619]

Very helpful to revise the steps

[@gerardgoucher5821]

In my karate style, there is a slight variation on the second and fifth moves, instead of punching and turning to the side, we only punch to the side and face forward.

[@Shindai]

I got no idea what the bunkai is for any of that (Probably my weakest area of my training is thinking up bunkai) but you can really sense the power behind the movements and appreciate the crispness of their execution!

[@Yourfavv.norah_]

I need to know how to do the jump (i fell)

[@alejandroj.suarezb.3163]

Gracias por compartir su experiencia con los alumnos de otros paises

[@rabmanducky]

hey halo, what I tried todo is break down the stuff Im bad at first, or have a hard time performing. The jump and the crecent kick part is the obvious but for me when i did it was the rapid transitions stances. LOL I always skip a stance for some reason or do it in one stance. My best advice is todo it really slow at first, and then work on the speed.

[@crossmarxerxx6840]

THIS KATA IS DOPE I LOVE THE JUMPING IM ALREADY ON BROWN BELT THIS IS DOPE YAAAAAA

[@ZEN824]

No martial art is weak. Every Martial art is perfect. It's the practitioner who fight and win and loose and not the art.

[@partapsingh9905]

This is very usefull to concored ur mind..

[@ImranAhmed-bm1os]

Kanazawa a legend love you so much joy so much joy love from jesus christ

[@SystemofEleven]

@MsBoredom22 ...other dojos in my area have been known to brag about being "more traditional" than mine because they do require them. My kyoshi decided that we learn the i-pattern well enough with Heian Shodan, so it's not required at my dojo. But the belt-tests at my dojo also include the bits of history we pick up in class, so it makes up for it. I know higher-brown belts have bigger history tests, and black belts have hour-long written and oral tests, but as I haven't gotten that far... Eh.

[@deolzin]

I am have a yellow belt and i know 4 kata because of your videos!THANKS A LOT! :D

[@HappyManuelCabrera]

thanks this is the best hein godai kata of all youtube ñow i can learn it quikly

[@LuisGomez-lp7fd]

WAO I JUST REMEMBER WHEN I USE TO DO THIS,,,SHOTOKAN KARATE IN 80S

[@SystemofEleven]

@Mysteryburger It's not so bad, so long as you don't stress too much and you go at your own pace. I thought it would swamp me forever, but it only took me a couple weeks to remember the steps. Now I just need to satisfy my instructor with the actual form... Heh, my front stances are atrocious, regardless of the individual kata. My school starts with Heian Shodan, rather than the simpler "little katas", so we get to new katas sooner in training.

[@anuradhapiyer]

I have my black belt testing tomorrow.Wish me luck

[@xoquachie]

This is one of my favorite kata

[@FoieGras]

@bobbylord120 Depends on the school. Traditionally, there are only white,green,brown, and black, all of which are associated with at least 2 ranks. Most schools add more belts to emphasize more ranks

[@Maximithus]

@Frazzler91 Same for me, I left karate for 5 years (I was at the 3rd kyu), and I don't care that I may have to start everything all over again, I even appreciate it.

[@alanbear8]

@Stephen6485 this is 5th kata, the 4t is Heyan Yondan Oss!!

[@donoberloh]

Wolfgang, Itosu developed Pinan Kata, Funakoshi made minor changes and called them Heian, eliminating any Chinese connotation. Funakoshi never learned the Pinan from Itosu as they were developed after Funakoshi returned to Japan in 1922. Funakoshi sensei said he learned the Pinan series from Mabuni Kenwa in Kyoto. Heians are strickly Shotokan and Shotokai. while in the SHU stage of understanding stick to the basics. They are always constant with no alteration. Personal devolpment comes later

[@JellyChang]

Next one should be Yodan, if you are shotokan. It is a fun kata to do... some part similar to Jion

[@willygermain9982]

He's Hirokazu Kanazawa, 10e Dan. :) He's a master in Shotokan Karate.

[@redkingish]

very very nice thnx for the video man