Kuro Obi/Black Belt

[Hardwork108]

Has anyone seen the full version of the Japanese Karate Movie, Kuro Obi. I have just seen bits and pieces on You Tube and it looked very good.

This is the first part, but the rest of the clips are just bits and peaces.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h03ADrkYfA

If you have seen it, then how would you rate it out of 10?

HW108

[Dragonzbane76]

Kuro Obi/Black Belt

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Has anyone seen the full version of the Japanese Karate Movie, Kuro Obi. I have just seen bits and pieces on You Tube and it looked very good.

This is the first part, but the rest of the clips are just bits and peaces.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h03ADrkYfA

If you have seen it, then how would you rate it out of 10?

HW108

Is it about an internal master that is coming out of the 'closet' in the modern period? nope never seen it.

[sanjuro_ronin]

Its actually a pretty good movie with a very good ending.
The fighting is a tad, well, traditional, but the whole message of the movie is done quite well.

[Kevin73]

Very good movie. I would rate it a 9/10 overall. Like it was said, the fight scenes are pretty good, but pretty standard for a martial arts flick. I would definately watch it (got a copy on Netflix to watch).

[Hardwork108]

Thank you all for your replies (clueless Dragonzbane76, too ).

Kevin73, is your copy of the movie dubbed or subtitled?

Sanjuro, you commented that the fight scenes were a "tad traditional". That is one of the things that grabbed my attention from the clips and actually attracted me to this movie.

I know that you have considerable experience in karate, so I will ask you wether you think that traditionally applied karate techniques, let's say, in a Shotokan manner (in which style I believe that you also have some experience), can be applied in real combat or not?

I personally believe that it can if trained with the vigor that it used to be trained in the JKA training programs. I have read that the late and great Sensei Enoeda knocked out a boxer with whom he had street (challenge) fight with at university in Japan, in his younger days.

HW108

[sanjuro_ronin]

Sanjuro, you commented that the fight scenes were a "tad traditional". That is one of the things that grabbed my attention from the clips and actually attracted me to this movie.

Me too, but it is not everyone's "cup of tea".

I know that you have considerable experience in karate, so I will ask you wether you think that traditionally applied karate techniques, let's say, in a Shotokan manner (in which style I believe that you also have some experience), can be applied in real combat or not?

Very much so.
Not in the confines of the ring, the rule set demands for too much change as in the case of Lyoto, the core is there but the "flavour" is not.
Traditional Karate moves are an excellent base and core to develop fighting skills from. However, it needs to have a certain adaptability that not all practioners are able to have, at times some become to rigid and forget the "softness" that is inherent in Karate-do.

I personally believe that it can if trained with the vigor that it used to be trained in the JKA training programs. I have read that the late and great Sensei Enoeda knocked out a boxer with whom he had street (challenge) fight with at university in Japan, in his younger days.

I don't put too much stock on anecdotes, but that one actually happened, the young man was a boxer in a local japanese boxing gym, he had never seen karate so...
Enoeda was one of those that understood the softness of karate and was also a very good judoka.