The Master Hironori Otsuka The Founder of Wadō-ryū Karate

[@gironaa]

To clarify, the demo for the first 30 secs is Suzuki Tatsuo Hanshi.

[@ridgerover8347]

Twas's 1978, we often called up our coworkers to talk and BS the night away, as we were on the graveyard shift. I remember talking to one female employee one night. She asked me what I was doing. I told her I just started TaeKonDo with a Korean instructor. This was in Nashville. Told her I was looking at a TaeKwonDo book with Palgae forms. Then she started her story and family history.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Her last name was Patterson. She married a Patterson whose father, Cecil Patterson, was credited with starting the practice of Wado-Ryu in the United States. He was a former FBI agent whom was trained in Japan.. My instructor told me he respected him and had been on the panel with him at TN tournaments. I even participated at several rural and Nashville Wado-Ryu tournaments like "Fighter's day and the "Battle of Nashville. ...................................................................................................................................... She told me of the male domination and predujuice in Japanese martial arts and culture in general. How women in karate had a rough way to go as compared to males, but she endured...........................................

[@donaldduke2233]

A great man. I had the honor of training under him when he and his daughter visited New Orleans for about a month back in the 1970s.

[@annaschmidt853]

The elder master has a great sense of balance. He moves effortlessly to the best place to strike.

[@ryansweeney5711]

This is an art. Please keep that in mind. With proper practice, you learn to move in certain ways. Those certain ways will help you out. In the event of a fight. It will learn. You have to keep cool, and not overthink things. The simplest solution is the one you should always go with. Don't over complicate a fight. Karate is excellent for teaching this. The movements and drills may look silly, but they are teaching the student how to think on their feet. Training their body in ways to move. Once you're at her for a while, you tend to start moving in certain ways that you never moved before.

[@PaulGappyNorris]

Yes, it is an art. It has absolutely nothing to do with developing fighting skills, none whatsoever.

[@asahikaratedo6621]

@@PaulGappyNorris Toxic. Nice contribution to society. Keep up the good work. I am sure, you'll beat a master of Karate Do with only a few years of practice in an ACTUAL fighting discipline. No one can expect to go out of a fight with just knowing a Martial Art. How should you win with art? Damn...so difficult question. Oh wait...maybe you can answer it, since you're so smart.

[@jonathanborchardt891]

I moved to Tn from Tx to train in Wado What I found was watered down Shotakan.

[@Barreto80Sivaldo]

Very good 👏👏👏👏OSS!

[@jeffsithungo8797]

Viva the spirit of our grandmaster Hironori Otshuka Viva.SA Mpumalanga province

[@carlosfranciscotamayofigue1169]

Excelente Maestro Hironori Otsuka Meijin.Creador del Estiló Wado Ryu.

[@mikestengel4286]

The first 30 sec are Suzuki Sensei and not the first Grandmaster.

[@Cereschr]

i learning wado ryu karate!!!!

[@nafisqurthubi1085]

Saya karateka wado ryu juga pemegang Dan 3, saya rindu ingin ulang pelajaran dan jarang latihan karate lagi.

[@josefinahuertalopez4153]

Tengo años sin estar en el tatami un profecional de un golpe acaba el combate , Carlos

[@agenteespecial6563]

KARATÊ-DÔ TRADICIONAL

[@JoelPerez-o7s]

En español

[@B.Inem_]

Wado Ryu style, is Karate + JiuJitsu japanesse classic. Hironori Sensei black belt in Classic JiuJitsu too,his family is Samuray origins

[@toreandrejenssen9045]

The first part of the clip in the beginning is Sensei Tatsuo Suzuki (the top student and successor of Othsuka Sensei)

[@faynoz8566]

Isn't his successor Otsuka the 2nd ?

[@toreandrejenssen9045]

@@faynoz8566 Yes, formally Jiro Othsuka, his son, was the successor. But Sensei Suzuki was a also a successor in terms of carrying on the tradition and true teachings as handed down from Othsuka the first.

[@IbraheemShah]

My instructor’s instructor, Sensei Josh Johnson Hanshi, was taught by Suzuki. I find this amazing to be taught directly from the source.

[@yubukai]

Where can I find more of the footage?

[@sleepwalker29]

I met this man when he toured all of his American dojos in 1981. He came and watched us. I was taught how to remove a eyeball with one move. I TKO a kid with a spinning back fist to the throat and got a penalty in a tournament. Got another penalty for punching a kid in the nose for not looking me in the eye when bowing to me. I got disqualified for hurting kids. But Wado Kai taught me to do that. Most of the stuff isn't for tournament fight. I kicked everyones ass but I didn't get a trophy for it. I also won every street fight. I was taught to break bones. In 1981 I was breaking boards as a kid in Wado Kai. I think we broke boards for Hironori Otsuka when he was visiting. In 1981 I wanted to be a Ninja.

[@WolframtheBlessed3499]

You and me both, brother. In 1981 I was watching The Master with Timothy Van Patten and Lee Van Cleef, and all I wanted was to be a ninja, myself.

[@annaschmidt853]

That's real martial arts, one quick move and end it quickly. Tournaments do not expose the depth of the art, its just sport.

[@NiyonkuruCalixte-dv5wx]

❤

[@stanlyvillarosa4014]

Hi

[@metekosar2820]

😆😁😂Ohtsuka never fight in street😂😆

[@tomobrien6983]

I recall that he was a student of Funakoshi, so not likely to have a Tomari Te influence, also Mabuni of Shito Ryu was sought after for tactical applications.....Funakoshi was not a fighter, and had no real information regarding such technical applications

[@praetorian11]

Naha te descendance

[@tomobrien6983]

Funakoshis Karate was scoffed at by the Okinawans as being parlor Karate...meaning not up to snuff

[@kusayasa555]

It is influenced by Motobu that inherited Tomarite.

[@metekosar2820]

Kenwa Mabuni was killed with a knife in street fighting😆😂😁

[@박영기-z4t]

가라테 소림권 류큐 전래

[@romuloambay9624]

with respect to the elder master the demos on his style were impractical, ribot-like and could hardly be applied in formal competition let alone on street combat. .it looks like a classical mess why cant some master introduce amendments on their art to keep it abreast with modern times. .

[@metekosar2820]

Oi tsuki, gyaku tsuki, kata, kihon😆😂😁This is not fighting😆if you d'ont believe fight with a Thai boxer😆😂😁

[@alessamboo]

Is the pratictioner that make the difference not the martial art if trained well. Sorry for my bad english

[@St-lan]

today's wado is nothing like it was practiced by the master's teachings . many UK sensei are unqualified including sensei vickerman on youtube promoting fake karate , giving a black belt to the fat R WHEN HE CANT EVEN MOVE .IS NOT KARATE .NOT HAVING DOJO ETIQUETTE IS NOT WADO .xenophobia within your dojo shows contempt for wado ryu . low level personalities abusing others is not wado .. close down your Dojo please .

[@atomicdynamo6062]

Good luck doing these kinds of moves in a real street fight. What looks good in a dojo environment will get you killed on the street. C'mon...nobody punches with commitment using these kinds of rabbit punches. And knife attacks do not look like this at all. This is fantasy...

[@mikeyconnor]

These are drills to train the individual technique, a Karateka knows that these situations won't occur exactly as they train them, but they sure as hell will be more prepared than the next average Joe. These are drills, they learn genuine self defence as well as this. Both have their place, both have their reasons, Hironori Otsuka knew how to fight, he could defend himself, these are not fights.

[@ArkOfInfinity]

Please, It's not like you're gonna use this in the streets. Besides, you'll already know how to use the opponent's weaknesses and strengths to their advantage, I've trained in this before and trust me, Street fights are bullshit compared to what you could possibly do if you are trained in this style.

[@atomicdynamo6062]

@@ArkOfInfinity Street fights is exactly what happens to 99% of the population. Therefore what you called "bullshit" is what people mostly encounter. If you train like this in the dojo that's what you'll end up doing in a street fight=you're dead!

[@ArkOfInfinity]

@@atomicdynamo6062 Oh please. You've probably haven't even fought a single second in your life. Martial arts is no fucking joke. Nor are the ones whom use these arts in their arsenal. They're not just some "Stylish moves" Some could break the human body with just one move.

[@dylan_krishna_777]

Every technique in every martial art is good dont forget that. Kata's may look silly and useless but they where designed to practise you techniques and to simulate a fight. If your mind is fresh for every marial art you can train different ( combat sport) and you can make these techniques work.