I studied under Sensei Dozono in his very first school in the old Belleville Firehall in 1969. I was a student in his very first class and he stayed at my house on the weekends. My mother always enjoyed cooking for him as he was a voracious eater and she liked that! As a younger man he would enjoy hanging out with my older brothers. I still remember him using his Canon 35 mm to take shots from the TV during Apollo 11`s landing on the moon. He is a man to be respected.
Thanks for your comment. I will tell you more here: on of the 3 students, the blond one, who was 16 year old at the time, is now a very successful lawyer and he gives credit to his SKIF karate formation
I took from Sensei Dozono for 3 years here in Belleville. As lower belts we were allowed to come to any higher belt classes (as long as didn't get stepped on). Black belt exams were sacred. NO ONE discussed the content. As I am not a black belt myself, I still don't even know if the other black belts saw each others exams... If I didn't see Sensei Dozono for myself I wouldn't have beleived it....
The blond one was awarded the black belt status on the spot. The other two were awarded their black belt status after a delay of two weeks for one and 4 weeks for the other ( a period required by the examinator in order for both of them to practice and improve a few minor points). This is to the best of my memory and I will welcome any comment from the other instructors present at the exam, if they can correct me.
@Darragh62 Karate at SKIF is a philosophy, a view on life. What I filmed then was a moment that meant a lot to most of the people in that room. The people in that room were all part of the SKIF family. This is why I also filmed the audience. And a lot of those people are happy to see themselves in that video. And we, at SKIF, cared about people. This was back in 1997. I hope I answered well your question.
@jefrona Bonjour, êtes-vous encore actif ici? Quelle surprise de trouver ce vidéo, et surtout de reconnaître immédiatement Robert-Emmanuel; ca a évoqué plusieurs souvenirs! Je suis un des chanceux qui a une des copies que vous aviez fait de la gouache de Sensei Kanazawa suite à sa visite, signée par Robert, car j'ai été pour plusieurs années au même dojo que Robert, sous sensei Labonté, (1989-1994). Si vous voyez ceci, j'apprécierais beaucoup pouvoir re-contacter Robert; ayant recommencé le karaté récemment, je recherche activement une photo de Sensei Labonté. Merci d'avoir publié ce vidéo! - Jean-Sébastien B.
Shadymeister: yes he is my son and I filmed this video in one shot without any editing. Today he is a very successful lawyer and karate training is part of his success story. Do you have a problem with that???
Really nice! I enjoy watching this. It's a shame that there are worse black belts than these brown belts at that time. We need more of this good Karateka:)
See 2 web pages referring to Sensei Dozono in my description of this video in the upper right corner of this page. He is the number one SKIF official in Canada, totally dedicated to this philosophy of life.
@anabell4848 Hi. When RUclips first came out, we were allowed to open a Director Account which had no 10 minutes limit. This was a free account. Since then the rules were changed. But we, the early users of RUclips, kept the possibillity to go over the 10 minutes limit: some kind of vested right. I am lucky!
@Coldshadow25 The youngest, the blond passed immediately and the other two passed but one was given a short delay (maybe one month) and the other a longer delay (maybe two months) until they could wear their black belt. I would need help from the officials present at the exam to give you a more precise answer. I am asking here their help.
ggearoid: I was just plain lucky that day. I was told afterward that the examiner, Hanshi Kenzo Dozono (see my infos about him in the upper right corner of this page in the more infos section) does not allow filming in his exams. That day he saw me filming and never intervened. He knew me for a few years before, he knew I valued very highly the chance that my son had to train under his organisation: maybe that is why he let me proceed.
Ok! mais pour moi c'est 20 ans plus tard! (à noté que John a la tête blanche et donnes maintenant des cours privé à Lévis). Je suis maintenant de retour au Shotokan sans la jeunesse du temps!
Je sais que Michel Morin un des autres Karateka du Video l'a déjà vue mais pour John et les autres, je ne le sais pas. Comme je n'ai pas leur email, je ne peux pas les informer.
jefrona why the hell do we always have to look at the blond guy for, you seem to always or where an opportunity exist the camera is always focus on him, is he your son or what
Kanazawa Soke always insists on large hip rotations "hit with your hip", none of these black belts showed hardly any hip rotation in both blocks and punches, relying only in the strength of the arm, bad technique.😕
I studied under Sensei Dozono in his very first school in the old Belleville Firehall in 1969. I was a student in his very first class and he stayed at my house on the weekends. My mother always enjoyed cooking for him as he was a voracious eater and she liked that! As a younger man he would enjoy hanging out with my older brothers. I still remember him using his Canon 35 mm to take shots from the TV during Apollo 11`s landing on the moon. He is a man to be respected.
Thanks for your comment. I will tell you more here: on of the 3 students, the blond one, who was 16 year old at the time, is now a very successful lawyer and he gives credit to his SKIF karate formation
Beaux souvenirs. John et Dominic ont étés mes senseis il y a de cela... une vie entière!
I took from Sensei Dozono for 3 years here in Belleville. As lower belts we were allowed to come to any higher belt classes (as long as didn't get stepped on). Black belt exams were sacred. NO ONE discussed the content. As I am not a black belt myself, I still don't even know if the other black belts saw each others exams... If I didn't see Sensei Dozono for myself I wouldn't have beleived it....
The blond one was awarded the black belt status on the spot. The other two were awarded their black belt status after a delay of two weeks for one and 4 weeks for the other ( a period required by the examinator in order for both of them to practice and improve a few minor points). This is to the best of my memory and I will welcome any comment from the other instructors present at the exam, if they can correct me.
unforgettable impressions and interesting to see an exam, thx
@Darragh62 Karate at SKIF is a philosophy, a view on life. What I filmed then was a moment that meant a lot to most of the people in that room. The people in that room were all part of the SKIF family. This is why I also filmed the audience. And a lot of those people are happy to see themselves in that video. And we, at SKIF, cared about people. This was back in 1997. I hope I answered well your question.
Thank You for posting this video, I really enjoy watching it!My deepest Respect and Honor to all of You! With deepest Respect - REI/OSU!
Finally, REAL martial artists! Love this.
@jefrona Bonjour, êtes-vous encore actif ici? Quelle surprise de trouver ce vidéo, et surtout de reconnaître immédiatement Robert-Emmanuel; ca a évoqué plusieurs souvenirs! Je suis un des chanceux qui a une des copies que vous aviez fait de la gouache de Sensei Kanazawa suite à sa visite, signée par Robert, car j'ai été pour plusieurs années au même dojo que Robert, sous sensei Labonté, (1989-1994). Si vous voyez ceci, j'apprécierais beaucoup pouvoir re-contacter Robert; ayant recommencé le karaté récemment, je recherche activement une photo de Sensei Labonté. Merci d'avoir publié ce vidéo! - Jean-Sébastien B.
Communiquez avec moi ici ( jefronabokem@yahoo.ca ) et je vous mettrai en relation avec lui,
Shadymeister: yes he is my son and I filmed this video in one shot without any editing. Today he is a very successful lawyer and karate training is part of his success story. Do you have a problem with that???
Really nice! I enjoy watching this. It's a shame that there are worse black belts than these brown belts at that time. We need more of this good Karateka:)
See 2 web pages referring to Sensei Dozono in my description of this video in the upper right corner of this page. He is the number one SKIF official in Canada, totally dedicated to this philosophy of life.
So the person videoing this is showing spectators and not the people testing?
@anabell4848 Hi. When RUclips first came out, we were allowed to open a Director Account which had no 10 minutes limit. This was a free account. Since then the rules were changed. But we, the early users of RUclips, kept the possibillity to go over the 10 minutes limit: some kind of vested right. I am lucky!
sin duda la mejor organizacion del mundo SKIF saludos desde mexico
Nice exam and nice kumite !
Nice
thank you for upload this video
I don't see Kanazawa anywhere?
there were quite big differences in quality in speed, kime and technique. but well done all of you
Wow! Mon ancien sensei John Racine (celui debout) et Dominic Crète (à gauche de l'examinateur)!
20ans plus tard!
@Coldshadow25 The youngest, the blond passed immediately and the other two passed but one was given a short delay (maybe one month) and the other a longer delay (maybe two months) until they could wear their black belt. I would need help from the officials present at the exam to give you a more precise answer. I am asking here their help.
cool i might get into karate
ggearoid: I was just plain lucky that day. I was told afterward that the examiner, Hanshi Kenzo Dozono (see my infos about him in the upper right corner of this page in the more infos section) does not allow filming in his exams. That day he saw me filming and never intervened. He knew me for a few years before, he knew I valued very highly the chance that my son had to train under his organisation: maybe that is why he let me proceed.
@TheBaguaman Salut à toi. Ce n'est pas 20 ans plus tard mais 13 ans plus tard: l'examen a eu lieu au printemps 1997. Faut pas vieillir trop vite.
@TheBaguaman Rebonjour. Pouvez-vous que John Racine et ses amis du temps puissent voir ce vidéo? Je suis moi loin de ce milieu. Merci d'avance.
they need to spar for real
Ni nzuri kwa kweli.
Ok! mais pour moi c'est 20 ans plus tard! (à noté que John a la tête blanche et donnes maintenant des cours privé à Lévis).
Je suis maintenant de retour au Shotokan sans la jeunesse du temps!
I would be so damn nervous if so many was to watch my 1st Dan grading...
Je sais que Michel Morin un des autres Karateka du Video l'a déjà vue mais pour John et les autres, je ne le sais pas. Comme je n'ai pas leur email, je ne peux pas les informer.
thats NOT KENAZAWA
@jefrona Yeah its nice! I do shotokan
Je vais faire mon possible!
jefrona why the hell do we always have to look at the blond guy for, you seem to always or where an opportunity exist the camera is always focus on him, is he your son or what
Indeed, I am the proud father of this blond guy.
Kanazawa Soke always insists on large hip rotations "hit with your hip", none of these black belts showed hardly any hip rotation in both blocks and punches, relying only in the strength of the arm, bad technique.😕