Top 5 Best Shotokan Karate Masters

Top 5 Best Shotokan Karate Masters (Part 1)
Katsutoshi Shiina
Aidan Trimble
Tomio Imamura
Takashi Oishi
Yoshiharu Osaka
Katsutoshi Shiina (Shiina Katsutoshi, 21 November 1961) is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate. He has won the JKA's version of the world championships for kata. He has also won the JKA All-Japan championships for kata on 2 occasions and for kumite on 3 occasions. He is currently an instructor of the Japan Karate Association.
Aidan Trimble began training in the martial arts in 1972 and achieved Black belt 1st Dan in 1977 and is currently a 7th Dan at Karate. A member of the British Karate team from 1978 to 1994 he was four times British champion , four times European Team Champion, and in 1983 he won the In Individual World Championships title in Tokyo, Japan.
Tomio Imamura (Imamura Tomio, 7 October 1958) is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate. He has won the JKA's version of the world championships for kumite on 2 occasions. He has also won the JKA All-Japan championships for kumite on 2 occasions. He is currently an instructor of the Japan Karate Association.
One of the longest was serving instructors at the JKA, Takeshi Oishi was a formidable fighter. Known for his exceptional timing, he was unbeaten for over six years, both nationally and internationally. The former Chief Instructor of the JKA, Masatoshi Nakayama
Yoshiharu Osaka was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, on September 8, 1947. He began his Karate training in high school in 1963, then attended Takushoku University, where he won the individual kumite title at the 1969 JKA All Japan University Karate Championships. Upon graduating in 1970,
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[@oldlion5506]

KANAZAWA,TANAKA,KAGAWA,YAHARA,ENOEDA AND ASAI

[@nickxcore74]

The man who Sensei Trimble is fighting is my old Sensei Chris Hallam, what a great teacher he was to me when I started out as a kid back in the 80’s.

[@ycc9369]

Hirokazu Kanazawa is among top.

[@jannafilla7400]

Powerful and excellent 💪👍👏 Oss.

[@riyahnajim]

Though I am not professional, I am fascinated by OSAKA techniques of kata.

[@DhanrajMeerpet]

Great sensei

[@user-qz9pw8yq1j]

Que gran video muy bueno! La verdad que me encanta estos deportes ya que soy karateca del estilo shotokan ya hace más de 22 años y la verdad es unos de los estilos más complejos para mí.Shotokan es mí arte Marcial mí estiló de vida mis respetos a todos los sensei.oss

[@childofthe60s100]

VERY surprised to not see Terry O'Neill in this list??????

[@Li.Siyuan]

Yes, Terry also deserves a place.

[@renzolazzarin1774]

Li

[@renzolazzarin1774]

Magnifico

[@renzolazzarin1774]

Grazie mille maestri

[@brianthomas9220]

WHAT? In the Top 5? Are you serious?

[@Li.Siyuan]

Where was Kanazawa Hirokazu shihan? I'd known him as well as a couple of the men featured here, since 1971 after meeting him at the Crystal Palace in London and assisted him in a number of his training sessions in the south of the UK over quite a few years. The last time we met was just outside Milton Keynes in around 2005 and I was proud to call him my friend. He had an unnerving control over his qi and had a story about how, when young, somebody was contemplating pushing him into a swimming pool whilst Hiro was not looking. Without turning around, he told the chap that it might be better for him were he not to try anything. Hiro was god-like to all of his students and I was deeply saddened when he died just over three years ago. Terry O'Neill is somebody also worth a place on this list - a phenomenal karateka.

[@iainbrown4632]

My father Colin Brown trained with him at crystal palace. Colin is facing a very different battle right now. I never tire of hearing stories of the great man.

[@nickxcore74]

The man who Sensei Trimble is fighting is my old Sensei Chris Hallam, what a great teacher he was to me when I started out as a kid back in the 80’s.

[@SK-bk3yh]

You forgot Kanazawa and Kagawa

[@attilabohm9634]

And (ex)Jka Masahiko Tanaka the best!

[@TheSomnathchatterjee]

In shiina version I am glad that you took a clip from Kolkata training session,,, I was there,,,,, the guys practiced with shiina sensei had black spots everywhere in there body wen we saw each other at night

[@adamkane7513]

Sounds like vitamin B12 deficiency.

[@TheSomnathchatterjee]

@@adamkane7513 yes yes karate induced vitamin deficiency perhaps right ???? I think you fought shiina before mo_/

[@ottosgarage7986]

Considering the whole JKA team trained specifically to beat Frank Brennan....

[@brucelevine6517]

yes but none of them had the Balls to fight Frank Smith from Nishyama's club in California Nakayama ordered him not to compeate

[@waynecolburn8849]

@@brucelevine6517frank was the best! Shameful he was order not to compete. Wish the two franks fought on the same team

[@BRS5]

@@brucelevine6517 frank was a scary fighting machine at an entirely different level than most other competitors. I wish I would be able to see a match between Frank Smith and Lyoto Machida with them both in their prime. It can never happen; they are from different eras but that would have been one hell of a match. I was in a class taught by Nishiyama at the annual San Diego summer class. Frank Smith was called on to free spar. It was so violent that my girlfriend started crying and she wasn't prone to cry. I enjoyed it and was happy that I didn't have to go up against him. She would have really cried had he kicked my ass all over the place. But I was a kid so he might have given me a break, maybe and not destroyed me.

[@BRS5]

@@waynecolburn8849 yes he was! He would probably be a star in MMA if he was in his prime today. He destroyed his opponents always.

[@karateinveins]

Can u tell plz what the scope of karate in western and karate is so popular in western as cricket and football

[@bornofgodjohn.33-79]

Kanasawa is one of a very good masters in shotokan karatedo

[@ucciosaccu8118]

Shirai Case kawazoe Naito Himura Kanazawa

[@oleshotokan]

My list? Kanazawa Hirokazu, Nobuaki Kanazawa, Murakami Manabu, Inoue Sensei, Higaonna Sensei, Tanaka Masatoshi, and quite a few more. Sorry guys, no Brits amongst them.

[@adamkane7513]

Higaonna Sensei? He's an Okinawan Goju Ryu teacher, not Shotokan.

[@oleshotokan]

@@adamkane7513 an Inoue was Shito ryu. Same but different.

[@markmarshall9820]

I was a student of Charles Mack in London in the 70s.

[@georgewilkie3580]

1-Shihan Ohshima, 2-Shihan Nakayama, 3- Shihan Nishiyama, 4-Shihan Kanazawa, 5-Shihan Okazaki. Period.

[@childofthe60s100]

NOT "Period" - You have forgotten the greatest non-Japanese - Terry O'Neill !!

[@nickxcore74]

Criminal that Kanazawa isn’t on this list.

[@user-yo6uc7zx4l]

Oss.

[@michaelpamphilon7513]

Terrific vision and skillsets. As for the microscopic fly-specks of print down the bottom, which Einstein was behind that idea? 🤨

[@gunpark399]

y Mitsuo Inoue?

[@Hana-pb2nt]

Ale od ženy

[@Aniontedone]

Where is Frank Brennan.?

[@david-pb4bi]

It was clickbait for the uninitiated, obviously meant top five below Frank Brennan.

[@Midwinter2]

Shiina? He had his ass handed to him by Kokubun. Speaking of which -- why isn't Kokubun listed as a master here? He beats all these guys!

[@crisalcantara7671]

Maybe it's popularity poll

[@andpinto1]

This list sucks. Shiina in the top 5? Really? Kanazawa, Tanaka, Enoeda, Kagawa, Shirai, Yahara, Kase, Yamamoto, Kawawada, etc., all much better. Those I have named are also superior to Imamura. Your video is named top 5 best MASTERS, but then you focus on shiai results. Competition is a game that takes some of karate´s techniques and spirit, in a controlled environment, under safety rules. Competition is not equivalent to karate.

[@georgewilkie3580]

Mr. Pinto, as a American Shotokan Karate Instructor for 51 years, I sincerely Thank You for your very knowledgeable comment as to this videos list of who is the Top 5 Shotokan "Masters". During the late 1960's I had the honor of training under Shihan Ohshima. Later in life, I attended Yudansha grade only seminars conducted by the late Shihan Mori of New York City. (I am a New Yorker by birth). I began my Shotokan training in 1961 at 16 years of age. I am a Senior Citizen now, but I am in good health, and I stay physically fit. I am still instructing twice weekly. Again, I send You my heartfelt Thank You for Your impressive input concerning this video. OSU!

[@Li.Siyuan]

Completely agree. I knew Kanazawa Hirokazu as a friend, met Tanaka once or twice and Enoeda Keinosuke several times in the early/mid seventies. Both were real 'masters' of their craft. The others you mention I know only by reputation but going by that, I have to say that you're right. I also deplore the way competition karate has spoiled the art, taking it down to a level I'm not longer interested in practising it after more than 50 years of enjoyment.

[@user-bh3wz2sc9e]

Имеет практическую ценность?

[@Li.Siyuan]

Наверерное нет. Этот список является субъективным мнением одного человека.

[@user-bh3wz2sc9e]

@@Li.Siyuan а про федоришина Вы какого мнения?

[@Li.Siyuan]

@@user-bh3wz2sc9e Если честно, как англичанин кто живет в Англии, я его не хорошо знаю. Спрошу свою (русскую) жену.

[@user-bh3wz2sc9e]

@@Li.Siyuan у Вас великолепный русский для англичанина. Респект и уважуха.

[@Li.Siyuan]

@@user-bh3wz2sc9e Спасибо Вам большое! Моя жена - русская с украинскими родителями. Кроме того, в конце 70-х и 80-х я работал разведчиком в Королевских ВВС 😂...

[@manuelajenjo4620]

vous oubliez oshima ce n'est pas normal

[@user-uf1tt2fk1v]

Цирк

[@MrDebouvry]

cuando el karate era bueno y no la porquería que es ahora

[@torreszosimo1519]

GOD JESUS CHRIST IS COMING BACK AMEN SHARE

[@martinmajoch7449]

Andy Hug. The best Karate fighter of all times. The most of these 9 Dan clowns would'nt stand 3 minutes against a Thai boxer.

[@lukeanil1336]

Why do u have to insult these men who have spent years practicing this martial arts

[@itzdraw7782]

Read the title, this is shotokan idiot, not kyokushin

[@tommarti2922]

wer bist den du was du sowas beurteilen kannst ? ich glaube das du Andy nicht einmal persönlich kanntest !

[@mpolodz7233]

Well, Andy Hug was great but... RIP Master Huge was Kyokushinkay karate master, not Shotokan

[@pabeebe76]

No Asano Sensei?