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Tetsuhiko Asai - kata karate Shotokan Empi | Тетсухико Асаи - ката Эмпи

Tetsuhiko Asai - kata karate Shotokan Empi | Тетсухико Асаи - ката Эмпи — Tetsuhiko Asai performing Shotokan kata. Preserved as part of the Asai karate video collection.

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Empi is one of the most dynamic kata in Shotokan, famous for its leaps, fast turns, and the sudden drop to the floor that gives the form its character. Watch how the performer builds speed through the opening sections, then launches into the jumps without any visible preparation or hesitation. The low positions after the jumps matter as much as the jumps themselves: the body must arrive low, stable, and ready to strike. Notice the elbow techniques and close-range strikes that punctuate the kata — they are short, sharp, and driven by the hips. The rhythm changes constantly in Empi, and the performance should feel like a series of bursts rather than one steady pace.

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Asai karate video collection

http://master-karate.ru/video.html This video is devoted to Asai karate video collection. This video is part of the Asai kata collection, an archive of seminar and training footage connected with Tetsuhiko Asai's school of karate. Asai-Ryu is rooted in Shotokan and enriched with principles of Chinese White Crane kung fu, and the material collected here shows how that approach is taught and practised in the dojo. The collection is updated every week with further kata and seminar recordings. This video belongs to the Asai karate video collection, an archive of seminar and training footage connected with Tetsuhiko Asai's school of karate. The recordings in this collection show the same principles across many settings: basics, kata, kumite, and teaching, all performed with the relaxed power and precise timing that characterised Asai's karate. Watch each recording more than once — the first viewing gives the shape of the performance, and later viewings reveal the details of foo...

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