I find it interesting that if these are ranked in order of ability, the order is wrong. Also interesting is that fact that no Okinawan is in the mix and the JKA corrupted Funakoshi's karate into a sport while karate was never a sport on Okinawa and still isn't. I would think that of the many actual karate adept, one would make it here..............
Nyshiyama ... fame is in my opinion explainable only with a sort of mass hypnosis ... it is completely VISIBLE that he did not move well, even when he was young .. he did not even remotely possess the frightening power of Master Kase .. the harmonic movements of Kanazawa or the Kime that YOU SEE in Master Shirai .. and I say this from one who participated in 7-8 of his stages .. gatherings full of endless chat where (again) you could NOT see anything or almost and yet inexplicably people she seemed as if she was rapt in heaven as she spoke ...
@@ckhthd I'm not "informed" (which an intermediate source assumes) but I'm talking about what I saw ... I trained with him about 30 hours in some seminars .. he was really capable of keeping people in a permanent state of waiting. as if in a little while a technique of monstrous speed and power was about to arrive .. but in fact you NEVER SEEN such a technique and so for 30 hours ... You have never SEEN this Master live. .? Note that I am not a beginner but a direct student of Master Shirai and with him I did all my exams from 1 Dan (1976) to 6 Dan (2012). I am also an MMA Instructor. I also advise her sometimes to believe what he sees ....
@@shotokar4211 "Informed" means your opinion is based on good information or experience Not that it derives from a third party. Yes, being based in Los Angeles I trained with Nishiyama Sensei countless times starting in 1972. Shirai Sensei is exceptional in every way, but we are going to just have to disagree about Mr. Nishiyama.
@@shotokar4211 Technical excellence in every phase of JKA Karate, kicking techniques that were literally perfect, outstanding kata, and one of the best teachers I ever met.
Didnt Kase test his blows on POWs in the 2nd WW, that alone makes him a coward and whats worse he was a failure as a kamikaze pilot.... makes him a double coward . Why would you follow a degenerate like that?Kase wasnt half the man Nishiyama and Kanazawa were.
Concerning the title of the video this video is pointless. As it is only about Shotokan. And leaves aside all other Ryu-ha of Karate. Only in the description you write what the actual title of the video should have been. And Masatoshi Nakayama placing first? Seriously??? M. Nakayama, H. Nishiyama and H. Kanazawa were some of the main culprits who turned Karate into the watered down version we can nowadays see on tournaments! And thus they are to blame for the horrible bad reputation Karate has. Thus i have only very little esteem of these people. By turning Karate into a sport they acted clearly against the teachings of Gichin Funakoshi! The organisations founded by Nakayama & Co. have been formed despite Funakoshi forbid them to do so! I cannot understand why such usurpers are considered to be among the greatest Shotokan masters!
Thanks Ralf to your important point of view. Please could you tell me who are the top 5 best karate master? And who are the top 5 best karate Shotokan master?
@@andreavarisco3818 The most obvious for Shotokan would and should have been Gichin Funakoshi himself! Followed by his son Gigo and Gigo's friend Shigeru Egami. These 2 had Gichin Funakoshis blessing. Those who founded the JKA did not have this blessing. So to say: the JKA is illegit. And this disqualifies any JKA member from ever being listed in such a list. And if you really think it was possible to break down the plethora of Karate masters down to something like a "top 5", you are simply mistaken.
@@ralfhtg1056 why? I agree with you. This list is only Shotokan (and "modern karate). I understand you know well about that. I would like go into detail.
We will never see the likes of these wonderful Senseis ever again. The extreme discipline and hours of training are not being repeated anymore.
They all were extraordinary.
Great karate masters
Sensei Kase's technical level and power has been unparalleled .. Oss.
I have heard Kase got challenged by other fighter and they all got defeated.
5 mestres de karatê Fantásticos 5 verddadeiros samurais OSS!!!👊👊👊💪🥋🇯🇵🇯🇵
Karate adalah beladiri yang unik untuk dipelajari, dan lebih dari cukup untuk beladiri dan olahraga, salam karate.
Yahara Sensei is tops.
I find it interesting that if these are ranked in order of ability, the order is wrong. Also interesting is that fact that no Okinawan is in the mix and the JKA corrupted Funakoshi's karate into a sport while karate was never a sport on Okinawa and still isn't. I would think that of the many actual karate adept, one would make it here..............
I made another videos whit okinawa master.....Watch it
KASE ok...but what about MORIO HIGAONNA ???
I put him in another list and i made a single video for him....watch it ;)
@@_Karate_World très bien, merci !
Where is Oyama
ruclips.net/video/uc947MrjtVQ/видео.html
Okazaki Sensei should be included.
Those included are no where near the top five ever and Nishiyama taught me,
Kanazawa, assolutamente.
kanazawa is the best
Masutatsu Oyama
Number one Masutatsu Oyama
Horse apples!! The man was a thug.
You should stipulate JKA. Also you skip Okazaki Sensei and Shirai Sensei, who cannot be placed below Abe Sensei.
He forgot about Funakoshi.....
@@matthews1082 That is true.
Ou est asai un très grand maître comme sixième c'est lui qui a remplacé le premier après sa mort nakayama c'est asai le chef instructeur de la jka
I made a separate video on the master Asai ....
ok, all 5 were from Shotokan, the other styles didn't qualify and sadly Funakoshi didn't make the cut either.
I make a separate videos for the other styles......
@@_Karate_World Guess Giichin Funakoshi wasn't great enough.....
@@matthews1082 Funakoshi is the founder of Shotokan (together with his son Gigo) ..... VERY GREAT .... I will definitely put him in another top 5
Nyshiyama ... fame is in my opinion explainable only with a sort of mass hypnosis ... it is completely VISIBLE that he did not move well, even when he was young .. he did not even remotely possess the frightening power of Master Kase .. the harmonic movements of Kanazawa or the Kime that YOU SEE in Master Shirai .. and I say this from one who participated in 7-8 of his stages .. gatherings full of endless chat where (again) you could NOT see anything or almost and yet inexplicably people she seemed as if she was rapt in heaven as she spoke ...
You are clearly entitled to your own opinion (which seems to be an informed one) but I could not disagree more completely.
@@ckhthd I'm not "informed" (which an intermediate source assumes) but I'm talking about what I saw ... I trained with him about 30 hours in some seminars .. he was really capable of keeping people in a permanent state of waiting. as if in a little while a technique of monstrous speed and power was about to arrive .. but in fact you NEVER SEEN such a technique and so for 30 hours ... You have never SEEN this Master live. .? Note that I am not a beginner but a direct student of Master Shirai and with him I did all my exams from 1 Dan (1976) to 6 Dan (2012). I am also an MMA Instructor. I also advise her sometimes to believe what he sees ....
@@shotokar4211 "Informed" means your opinion is based on good information or experience Not that it derives from a third party. Yes, being based in Los Angeles I trained with Nishiyama Sensei countless times starting in 1972. Shirai Sensei is exceptional in every way, but we are going to just have to disagree about Mr. Nishiyama.
@@ckhthd What are your observations on what you saw?
@@shotokar4211 Technical excellence in every phase of JKA Karate, kicking techniques that were literally perfect, outstanding kata, and one of the best teachers I ever met.
Didnt Kase test his blows on POWs in the 2nd WW, that alone makes him a coward and whats worse he was a failure as a kamikaze pilot.... makes him a double coward . Why would you follow a degenerate like that?Kase wasnt half the man Nishiyama and Kanazawa were.
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Kase was a teen during WW II and I never saw him as anything more than a fairly accomplished chubby guy.
Concerning the title of the video this video is pointless. As it is only about Shotokan. And leaves aside all other Ryu-ha of Karate. Only in the description you write what the actual title of the video should have been.
And Masatoshi Nakayama placing first? Seriously??? M. Nakayama, H. Nishiyama and H. Kanazawa were some of the main culprits who turned Karate into the watered down version we can nowadays see on tournaments! And thus they are to blame for the horrible bad reputation Karate has. Thus i have only very little esteem of these people. By turning Karate into a sport they acted clearly against the teachings of Gichin Funakoshi! The organisations founded by Nakayama & Co. have been formed despite Funakoshi forbid them to do so! I cannot understand why such usurpers are considered to be among the greatest Shotokan masters!
Thanks Ralf to your important point of view.
Please could you tell me who are the top 5 best karate master? And who are the top 5 best karate Shotokan master?
@@andreavarisco3818 nice try.
@@andreavarisco3818 The most obvious for Shotokan would and should have been Gichin Funakoshi himself! Followed by his son Gigo and Gigo's friend Shigeru Egami. These 2 had Gichin Funakoshis blessing. Those who founded the JKA did not have this blessing. So to say: the JKA is illegit. And this disqualifies any JKA member from ever being listed in such a list.
And if you really think it was possible to break down the plethora of Karate masters down to something like a "top 5", you are simply mistaken.
@@ralfhtg1056 why? I agree with you. This list is only Shotokan (and "modern karate). I understand you know well about that. I would like go into detail.
@@andreavarisco3818 Oh! Then i would like to apoligise! I thought your first comment was meant sarcastic.