Sensei Enoeda "The Tiger" - Rare Footage (1966)
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
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This rare footage is filmed in Seften Park, Liverpool in 1966, when Sensei Enoeda first came to Britain. Andy Sherry, Terry O'Neill and Bob Poynton are among the students training with Sensei Enoeda.
Sensei Keinosuke "The Tiger" Enoeda (1935-2003)
Sensei Keinosuke Enoeda was born in Kyushu, an island in the South of Japan, on July 4th 1935. A strong and natural athlete, he initially took up baseball, kendo, and judo, as did many of his contemporaries - these being the popular sports in Japan at that time. He proved particularly adept at Judo, and by the age of 16 he had reached 2nd Dan. However, as is often the way, fate guided him to a demonstration by two top Karate exponents from the famous Takashoku University. The two Karateka, Senseis Irea and Okazaki, so impressed him, that there and then, he decided to channel his energy into Karate.
He enrolled at Takashoku University, joined the Karate section, and within two years was the proud holder of Shodan. Another two years found him Club Captain.
One his teachers was the great Master and founder of modern Shotokan Karate, Funakoshi Gichin, whose instruction and advice is still a source of inspiration to him to this day.
He graduated with a degree in economics before joining the JKA instructors class which he attended for three years, during which time his main instructor was Sensei Nakayama. He also trained with many of the top Sensei of other schools and styles of Karate. It was this quality of instruction, combined with a fiercesome determination, which moulded Sensei Enoeda into one of Japan's finest ever competitors and instructors.
After achieving his aim of becoming JKA Champion, Sensei began to receive invitations to instruct in various countries - Indonesia, South Africa, Hawaii - and eventually joined his friend, Hirokazu Kanazawa, to instruct in England.
So it was, that in 1966, Sensei Enoeda found himself in a place called Liverpool, where he was to spend some considerable time. He had a flat in Percy Street, in Liverpool City Centre, close to the Anglican Cathedral, and his transport was a bright orange Volkswagen Beetle.
He was instructing full-time at the Liverpool Red Triangle Dojo, and the quality of instruction and the spirit he engendered was soon to bring the club competition success. If you were there in those early days, you would have found it difficult not to be inspired by the intensity of his coaching. No less inspirational was the intensity of his training - every morning at 7am in Sefton Park he would meet with a small group of students and train with them, showing by example that even All-Japan champions need to make training part of the daily lives. These students included Andy Sherry, Terry O'Neill, Bob Poynton and Bill Christall.
Thus, Sensei's 'way' has permeated through to KUGB Club Instructors and to the current generation of Junior and Senior Squad members, and goes a long way to explaining the high standards of Karate within the KUGB.
When he went to Australia for the World JKA Championships in 1989, he would have the British Squad out training every morning at 7am. Sensei would talk about how his life had changed since he had left Japan to teach in England in 1966. He confessed that he had worried about the changes he would have to face - both in culture and climate - something he had not experienced so much when, for example, he was teaching in Hawaii. The climate there is similar to the Summer months of Japan, and there is a long established Japanese community.
At first he found English food strange - he could not believe we make a pudding from rice! - and the British weather! What did emerge from the conversation however was that he had grown to love the British people and their culture, and that he was so proud to be Chief Instructor to the KUGB.
He was once asked was he getting used to British food and he replied "of course! I feel that now I AM British!".
Sensei married in England in 1969, and lived in Kingston, Surrey, with his wife Reiko. His two children, Daisuke and Maya have both graduated from university and are working in England.
Sensei lived as an English gentleman, whilst developing the KUGB and on his behalf we will continue to work to make the KUGB even stronger.
Sensei would have it no other way.
Please note I am not the editor of the above - this was copied from a site in tribute to Sensei Enoeda.
Thank you
Thanks to karate, one will never become bored. After all, it's not like you have to remember to bring your hands and feet where you travel!
Thanks for sharing :)
Amazing historical video. Thank you.
My own Sensei, Mr Frank Cope was meant to be on this film, but he was ill when the session was filmed, so couldn't make it.
A real shame for students of Sensei Cope, because I've never seen any footage of him, and he has been my Sensei since 1980.
I would have felt so blessed to have trained with these people - before Karate became a commercial enterprise
I trained under Enoeda Sensei at Crystal Palace, London in 1970 at a KUGB Summer School: somewhere I have some Super 8mm cine film, of his performing kata at London's Earls' Court, the year before - amazing !
Awesome footage....
Thanks Sundome, back in the halcyon days of The Red Triangle if I;m not mistaken.
aright vid
i look up info about this person
keep it up
That's the same front kick that Anderson Silva used to knock out Vitor Belfort.
Sensei Enoida and Sensei Kanazawa are the fathers of UK Shotokan
What about Shiro Asano?
During their turn kicks ( i think their called maegiri in karate?) they stabilise by swinging their arms, but doing this leaves your defense wide open. That's why i've been taught at ITF TKD to control your arms while kicking, thus defending yourself from a counterattack.
I was taught the same thing as you, by these people, in the 70's. No style is superior.
Yet in muai Thai they are taught to swing their arms to deliver the most power possible to smash though your enemy's guard. You may have your TKD defence up but the kick is likely to overpower you.
Best way is to adapt to the situation rather than suggest one size all fits approach. Therefore it's not wrong to keep arms up or swing depending on the situation.
As explained to me kihon (basic techniques) the pull down strengthen lats.. and in combat has use as an unbalancing kuzushi waza/pulling on the attacker on the blind side, and increases contact force.
The later variations show the blocking arm remains as in many Shotokan kata during ashi waza.
@nostatus It's andy, bob and terry. Not sure who the guy on the far left is. Quite certain it's neither of the brennans.
Sensei Bill Christall is the one on the far left
notice they all have the same pants? except the guy furthest back. wonder why...
It was his laundry day
Glad to see that I'm not the only one who has an awkward time doing a front snap kick in sneakers...
everybody headbutting hahaha
he graded me 3 times 1,2,3dan i am so privalaged to have known him,when he first came over he drove a bright orange vw beetle iseen some pic it was so funny he loved it,rip sensei
stephen mcgregor I am so happy that he promoted you to third dan. Now can I suggest an English class?
@@ProfessorBulletMG Getting kicked in the head can't be good for the brain cells!
@@ProfessorBulletMG You need an English class.
There may be times where it is neccesary to use a kick rather than a punch, but your opponent is charging at you headlong so to plunge forward would mean you crash into them and get tangled up. The ability to deliver a strike whilst simultaneously eveading your opponent is very skillful - esp where weapons or multiple opponents could be involved. I would also say that accurate targeting - groin, kneecap, thigh - could count more than sheer power. Altho I wouldn't question Enoeda Senseis power!
@AndrewTooyak: I say this all the time about martial arts!!! Yes!
is this shotokan ...???i noticed the stances their extremely remeniscent to shotokan if not please do tell what this art is
Yes, Shotokan
that guys going to jail
andy sherry and bob poynton aswell
Full video please
Ah what a great video. Never seen this before. I was graded by Enoida and Ohta for my kyu gradings back in the 80s and 90s. Every time I get my grading book out now I feel nostalgic seeing his signature and stamps.
Two tactically different kicks. One is offensive, the other the opposite. You may want to hit an oncoming opponent and then go back. Response kick.
@kratoslevit If you notice, he doesn't kick while his momentum is going back. He takes a half-step, stops, then kicks, thrusting his hips forward. Its more like a reactionary movement while you step back..
@kratoslevit Also, you will notice he is kicking Jodan Mae-Geri. A front kick to the jaw will always be more powerful than an uppercut.
i do kenpo and shotokan thats why i say ...its great for punching and setting up techniques as well as many other things
@billysue2 Thank you for your correction and vision.
Ummm...My sensei always says that the front kick should be done traveling forwards...i noticed they do it goign back....he also often talks about sensi Eneoda so i don't understand why he teaches it traveeling backwards if not as much power can be attained? can anyone help please? thank you
They are not kicking while stepping backwards. They take a half step back, then kick, then finish in a front stance.
Makes alot of sense. Thank you :)
yes it is shotokan.
SUNDOME спасибо за отличные ролики !!!
Is that Terry O Neil in the vid, the one with the lightest hair?
YES
juicer
It seems that this is so blocky and rigid compared to kali.
Yes, you're right. But it's a very basic and structured form of practice. "Free sparring" is not like that.