Product Details

• Actors: Gogen Yamaguchi
• Directors: George Alexander
• Format: Collector's Edition, Color, Digital Sound, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Yamazato Videos
• DVD Release Date: September 1, 2002
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006LU75
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #199,567 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The Cat Gogen Yamaguchi This historic video is a documentary on Gogen Yamaguchi, Hanshi 10th Dan and founder of Japanese Goju Ryu Karate and the rise of the Goju Kai. It includes a biography of Yamaguchi Sensei detailing his life in Karate Do, an instructional portion featuring the kicking, punching and blocking techniques of Japanese Goju. A demonstration of the Goju Kata Sanchin, Tensho, Saifa, Sanseiryu, Shisochin, Seienchin, Seisan, Seipai, Kururunfa and Suparenpei. It also includes rare historic footage of Yamaguichi Sensei’s training camp which includes his outdoor training, breaking techniques, kata and kumite. The tape contains Yamaguichi sensei’s famous Seishin Renshu "spirit training" and waterfall meditation on Mt. Karuma in Japan. The video concludes with Yamaguichi Sensei’s funeral ceremony and a special demonstration of the Goju Kai Hakutsuru or White Crane Kata demonstrated by Goshi Yamaguichi, Yamaguichi Sensei’s youngest son. This documentary style video is a piece of history and a must for the serious martial arts collector. 60 min.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but disappointing, March 3, 2006

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Mr. Sr Leary (Cape Town, South Africa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cat - Gogen Yamaguchi, 10th Dan (DVD)

The DVD contains everything that the editorial review promises but in really poor quality. The DVD disc is a DVD-R that the manufacturer reproduced very cheaply and although the cover says that it is digitally remastered, the quality of the DVD is really quite appalling, being very amateurish and in some parts, simply not watchable. Although the content will make me watch it again, I'm really disappointed that I've had to pay so much for something of such poor quality.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Appalling quality, July 21, 2003

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"ukbw" (St Anne, Alderney United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cat - Gogen Yamaguchi, 10th Dan (DVD)

The quality of this DVD is appalling, and virtually unwatchable. Althought I understand that the footage is old, I had no idea that it would be so bad that it makes most amateur videos look like award-winning examples of cinematography!

It is difficult to see the kata being performed clearly, and due to the absence of audio in the clips (the only sound is the narrator and the funeral scene at the end), the breathing cannot be heard.

The video is blurry, dark and visually "noisy". The funeral scene at the end is so dark, it is difficult to see anything at all.

Don't waste your money

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Goju Ryu Kata done by the master, July 14, 2004

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"martialartsnut" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cat - Gogen Yamaguchi, 10th Dan (DVD)

I have been searching for a dvd with all of the Goju Ryu kata on it so that I could learn and practice them and this dvd not only has them all on it but many of them are done by Gogen Yamaguchi himself. I couldn't be more excited about this dvd. It is amazing.