Judo Master SHIHAN KYUZO MIFUNE

An old video about SHIHAN KYUZO MIFUNE.
"Mifune's influence on post-war Judo cannot be underestimated. His skill was perhaps the most elegant ever seen at the Kodokan. His dynamic and fluid Judo was a natural basis for the explosive development of sport Judo around the world. Indeed, Trevor Leggett, a frequent visitor to the Kodokan over many years, remarked that Judo was much "rougher" at the Kodokan prior to World War II, as opposed to afterward. This was, perhaps, the influence of Mifune." Bstkd.


"El maestro Kyuzo Mifune desarrolló el más exquisito Judo que se haya visto jamás hasta la fecha, dueño de una armonía excepcional, donde se conjugaban los fundamentos de la biomecánica del Judo, de la belleza, del sincronismo, de la elasticidad, de la potencia, y de la flexibilidad.

El maestro Mifune hacía fáciles las técnicas más difíciles del Gokyo no waza, su elegancia para desplazarse, su conocimiento profundo de las leyes mecánicas; su capacidad física asombrosa para la estatura de 1.64mt. y el peso de 46 kg. que tenía, dejaban más que admirados a sus espectadores." Sinchijudokan


Elvis Kenpo Karate

Stills and video showing Elvis exhibition of poor kenpo karate, in my opinion.

Chin Na Videos

A video with some chin na movements. From wikipedia: "Chin means to seize or trap, na means to lock or break, and while those actions are very often executed in that order (trap then lock), the two actions can also be performed distinctly in training and self defense. Which is to say, a trap isn't always followed by a lock or break, and a lock or break is not necessarily set up by a trap."
Un video con algunos movimientos de chin na. Las técnicas de chi na se encuentran en diferentes estilos de kung fu y son aquellas que buscan controlar y desarmar al oponente mediante torcimientos, roturas, dislocaciones... a las articulaciones. Chin significa sujetar, Na dislocar o torcer.

BBC´s "Mind, Body and Kick Ass Moves" Documentary

Martial arts documentary chapters from BBC martial arts series.
Documental muy entretenido sobre artes marciales de todo el mundo.