MAKIWARA 巻藁 for Karate practice, Japanese Karate Grand Master 10th Dan performs.

Hitting Makiwara is very important practice for Karate. Japanese Karate Grand Master 66 years old, Free weight Kumite State Champion in the U.S. in 1980, All Japan Kata Champion in 1991, Shitoryu World Kata Champion in France in 2005 shows his own way to practice Makiwara.

Please notice.:
Thank you for watching this video.
This Japanese Karate grand master began practicing several kinds of Budo (martial arts) at age 6 and has 60 years of Budo experience.
Through this experience, he has created this Makiwara practice video.
Please do not imitate this exercise if you are an amateur or a beginner and not to be used to Makiwara practice.
If you have a Sensei, please follow his advice.
Thank you for your understanding.

Masataka Ohshita M.A.Ed.
•Osita-ha Shitoryu Shukokai Karatedo International : Soke & President, Hanshi 10.Dan
•Karatedo Shito-Ryu Kensei-kan : Hanshi 10.Dan
•Shito-Ryu Karatedo Seishin-kan : 9.Dan
•World Karate Federation : 8.Dan
•Austria Karate Federation : 8.Dan
•Japan Karate Federation (JKF) : Kyoshi 7.Dan
•Iaido - Musō Jikiden Eishin-ryū 'Suirei-kan: Hanshi 8.Dan
•All Japan Kendo Federation : 3.Dan
•Nippon Kenpo : 3.Dan
•Judo : 2.Dan
•Japanese Calligraphy : 7.Dan　“pen name = Suiho”
•JASA Coach IV (Japan Sports Association Highest Rank Coach for Olympic)
•MA.Ed. = Master of Arts in Education