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#Repost @jeffshotokan ・・・ Kata Feedback Series: Heian Yondan ▪️ Multiple stances, kicks, and arm techniques make this the most complex of the five Heians, and in many ways, one of the most important kata in all of traditional karate. ▪️ When you see a later kata like Kanku Dai, it is easy to see the fingerprints of this kata all over it. One of the key combinations that goes from Yoko Geri Keage into a Chudan Empi Uchi takes years to appreciate the subtleties. ▪️ Please leave any and all feedback, no matter how small of a detail. Questions, comments, criticism, or things you liked. Also feel free to use #katafeedbackseries to post your own demonstration of Heian Yondan. ▪️ Oss. ▪️ #kata #karate #karatedo #karateka #karatelife #lifestyleofawarrior #shotokan #shotokankarate #videokata #heian #heianyondan #skif #jka #martialarts #martialartist #martialartslife #collaboratewithme #feedback #fitover40 #veganathlete #plantbasedathlete #endometriosisawareness #training #trainhard #motivation #nofilter #beginnersmind #oss https://www.instagram.com/p/BsjCD7dlkOc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pd7zhszf02p6

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#Repost @jeffshotokan ・・・ Kata Feedback Series: Jion ▪️ Jion is a long kata. It is an endurance kata. Each of these two videos feels in many ways like its own kata, but it is actually one long set of forms where you go up and down the I twice. You cannot conserve energy, and yet you have to conserve your energy so that the ending forms are as strong as the beginning. ▪️ Jion is my favorite kata, mainly for reasons of nostalgia. I learned it before Bassai Dai, or even Tekki Shodan. Back when I was in earlier stages of Shotokan after having come from Kyokushin, I was introduced to Jion during a Saturday morning kata class. We got about halfway through it and took a break. I thought, “That wasn’t so bad,” and then asked a fellow karateka if that was it. She said, “No, that’s only about the first third.” I then spent the next week learning the sequence, practicing, and then practicing some more. To this day I am finding subtleties and areas that need work, which is where you come in. ▪️ What needs improvement? What needs attention? Any feedback, criticisms, questions, or comments are all welcome. I realize we are getting into some kata that many may not know, but just in watching the techniques, what do you see? ▪️ Thanks in advance. All the best. Oss. ▪️ #karate #shotokan #jion #videokata #katafeedbackseries #kata #karatedo #karateka #skif #jka #kumite #bunkai #martialarts #martialartist #martialartstagram #warrior #houston #veganathlete #plantbasedathlete #endurancetraining #training #trainhard #workout #kihon #fitover40 #traditionalkarate #waza #beginnersmind #oss https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs2G_6UFob1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7jlhsx1e0c24

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#Repost @jeffshotokan ・・・ Kata Feedback Series: Bassai Dai ▪️ Bassai Dai is the kata most students approach after years of training on the Heians/Pinans, and most likely, well after Tekki Shodan/Naihanchi. It is a long kata with endless subtleties. ▪️ I remember one of my Senseis saying that Bassai Dai is the ultimate kata. That was a big statement coming from him, a lifelong karateka with a genuine Sixth Dan in Shotokan. ▪️ Please leave feedback on the two videos here that make up the entirety of Bassai Dai. Questions, criticisms, any and all feedback. I will say that doing this kata on wet sand was challenging, but well worth the time it took to get it down. ▪️ Oss. ▪️ #karate #kata #katafeedbackseries #videokata #karatedo #karateka #karatelife #skif #jka #bassaidai #shotokan #bunkai #traditionalkarate #okinawakarate #beginnersmind #wayofmartialarts #martialartstagram #martialarts #fitover40 #veganhealth #plantbasedathlete #warrior #lifestyleofawarrior #texas #gulfcoast #houston #waza #workout #oss https://www.instagram.com/p/BstnMg9lSLc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mpzdfurds9v4

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#Repost @jeffshotokan ・・・ Kata Feedback Series: Heian Godan ▪️ Please offer any and all feedback on this kata, whether techniques that need attention, things well done, or even techniques you are working on in this or similar kata. ▪️ I remember the first time I saw this kata in class and thought, “That one is going to take a long time.” Years later, even though I have won a tournament with this kata, fine details still need sharpening. ▪️ Because of a project I started last year, I always do this kata in honor of my daughter who deals daily with Endometriosis. ▪️ Keep the conversation going; this has been great so far. ▪️ Oss. ▪️ #kata #katafeedbackseries #karate #karatedo #karateka #karatelife #karatevideo #videokata #heian #heiangodan #waza #budo #bunkai #kihon #endometriosisawareness #endometriosis #shotokan #skif #jka #veganathlete #plantbasedathlete #houston #workouteveryday #trainhard #traditionalkarate #okinawakarate #fitover40 #beginnersmind #oss https://www.instagram.com/p/BsqMVo4Fwrv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lbss12ygtsr1

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#Repost @jeffshotokan ・・・ Kata Feedback Series: Taikyoku Shodan (Redux) ▪️ So here’s my thinking in posting another version of the first kata I posted as a part of this series: These early kata are typically practiced in class while we are warming up, so I have a tendency to do them slowly and relaxed. Much of your feedback was pointed toward sinking lower in the stance, as well as coordinating hands and feet. That is what I paid attention to the most here, as well as starting slowly for a solid beginning, and then actually speeding up through the kata for speed and power. ▪️ Feel free to offer any feedback regarding areas you see that need further attention. Or, if you have any questions, or any other kind of feedback, please contribute. This series is off to a great start because of your willingness to take the time to comment. You have my sincere thanks. ▪️ Oss. ▪️ #katafeedbackseries #karate #karatedo #karatekata #karatelife #karatevideo #katavideo #taikyoku #dojo #training #trainhard #everyday #veganathlete #plantbasedathlete #fitover40 #fitness #flexibility #martialarts #martialartist #martialartslife #martialartstraining #collaboratewithme #feedback #project #workout #awareness #endurance #oss https://www.instagram.com/p/BsRDQe6l2ka/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1nwdppskoudb8

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#Repost @jeffshotokan ・・・ Kata Feedback Series: Tekki Shodan / Naihanchi ▪️ FIRST of TWO videos of Tekki Shodan, this one straight on. ▪️ All feedback is welcomed and appreciated. Please ask questions, offer criticisms, even tiny details. My goal with this series is to perfect these kata as much as possible as an ongoing karate practice. ▪️ Oss. ▪️ #karate #kata #tekki #naihanchi #karateka #karatelife #karatedo #skif #jka #shotokan #shotokankarate #collaborate #collaboratewithme #fitover40 #workout #plantbasedpower #veganuary #martialarts #martialartist #martialartslifestyle #videokata #budo #practice #traditionalkarate #fitness #workout #motivation #katafeedbackseries #oss https://www.instagram.com/p/BsX2CWWFgGo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cwvhdm7pwt9c