Karate has changed over the years I'm a 2nd dan in shotokhan karate and have the privilege of being taught by sensei Brennan whilst on the England squad, I remember training and coming out of the dojo black blue, I didn't complain because although karate is a self defence art, in reality you have to learn to take the hits as well as give them. It's gone to soft in my opinion!
@DS22220311 жыл бұрын
DS222203: I agree with you on that. Hardly any free sparing and new ones moan when they get a controlled kick to the Head!? What's all that about!? 😂
@patdennison450811 ай бұрын
I had the honour of training once with Sensei Brennan many years ago at a course. The fact he got an Ippon against George Best with a ushiro mawashi geri tells you all you need to know about how good he was. He was in the KUGB the same time as one of my Karate heros, the late Sensei Randolph Williams, who I had the pleasure of training with multiple times. Another legend of his era.
@jaykay53693 жыл бұрын
I've trained with Frank Brennan and he is brilliant, imposing and most of all... a complete madman
@ciaranoneill23859 жыл бұрын
I remember training under him in the 80s. I've never seen human flesh move so fast. Just amazing. Excellent and precise control.
@jonthorne1610 жыл бұрын
Like many others I remember training with Frank in his younger days. Perfection in motion, cat like balance and a speed of thought that is simply not real. Such a really nice, unassuming guy.
@jimshorrock543510 жыл бұрын
Incredible speed for such a big man. Many great karate people told me that Frank Brennan was the best in the world in his prime. Reminds me of a bigger version of my buddy Kelly Thompson.
@falastineshatila678 жыл бұрын
How tall was he roughly? Can’t find it online anywhere online.
@Gorebashed5 жыл бұрын
The Kelly Thompson from Calgary? If so, someone to watch out for once he's had his pre Dojo coffee!
@haroldresnick60584 жыл бұрын
easly 6,4 and he has verry broad shoulders
@ainsleystoves5821 Жыл бұрын
@@haroldresnick6058 yes sir, that is the man. A.K.A Chainsaw
@housamkabalan5930 Жыл бұрын
My farther used to teach Sensei Frank Brennan . He is a unit but his height is very much deceiving. I believe he is only about 5feet 10 or 11 inches most . Just so strong & smooth technique
@robertquinn255211 ай бұрын
Holy Christ. That guy kicks faster than a bass drum.
@jacobkamphus2059 жыл бұрын
and with rhythm
@robertradcliffe94735 жыл бұрын
I remember at a training session (before a grading) when I was about 12, he said something to me, can't quite remember what but my response was "Yes" instead of "Oss" and he gave me a literall "clip round the earhole"!
@deanpullen62837 жыл бұрын
got to give it to him hes is world class shows a great repotaire of techniques and superb footwork and distancing..
@stephenboyes51897 жыл бұрын
Frank Brennan is amazing he is what karate is all about: Control, respect, discipline and modesty
@jacktighe673211 жыл бұрын
trained with him years ago, one of the best out there, could watch him all day
@andyeverett74558 жыл бұрын
4:40 woowww what a talent!!!! this guy is really cool
@bathiya019 жыл бұрын
legend... shotokan tiger, shotokan isn't noted for its spin kicks, but this man is the crème de la crème
@tonylilley66118 жыл бұрын
The finest Shotokan Kumite fighter of all time.
@cigarnationwarriors11 күн бұрын
Recommended watching this gentleman through a black belt in my class. My God what an amazing man. I study shotokan. This is insane
@thomasevans52514 жыл бұрын
This is the result of years of his pure traditional karate practice.
@demirmirza77545 жыл бұрын
Karate is the best!
@hongvankhangtruong96297 жыл бұрын
long live shotokan :D
@goodbuy75566 жыл бұрын
Shotokan karate is best
@demirmirza77545 жыл бұрын
This IS Real karaté
@ragouzi20074 жыл бұрын
Its funny to see those guys now.Franks still in top shape and george is still fighting.Great fighters and good to see old footage
@MrCubababy12 жыл бұрын
FB graded me up to 1st kyu. He's one of only a few people I've met in my life whose charisma fills a room with awe. Watching him explain yoko geri kekome with his foot rock steady and 8' in the air was memorable.
@atakd5 жыл бұрын
Looks like someone deliberately put together a compilation of his rare harder contacts, for whaterver end I can only speculate. This man's control was generally excellent to the point of unbelievable.
@Twirlyhead7 жыл бұрын
I go on loads of courses and that and he is a brilliant sensei..... I hope i get my 2nd kyu in 1 week and 6 days.
@lj16019 жыл бұрын
Fantastic old school karate by sensei Brennon.
@shotokantiger10249 жыл бұрын
Amazing!!!!!!
@cumanagoto11 жыл бұрын
its realy great
@markmanahan954811 жыл бұрын
Отличное чувство дистанции и партнёра !
@user-qt3xd4ix5o4 жыл бұрын
Brillianter Techniker!!!
@franklentz29285 жыл бұрын
Best of the best
@MrBestBaha11 жыл бұрын
4:19 just beautiful Frank is great!!!
@ririoncam32885 жыл бұрын
Красавец!
@johoramires79619 жыл бұрын
Friggin awesome 👍🏿
@elhajjzafeermuhammad15303 жыл бұрын
GREAT !!
@karatebarretos-shihansilvi70908 жыл бұрын
Amazing level of self control
@jamestoto64806 жыл бұрын
Bravissimo
@giannimuscas33506 жыл бұрын
What's the background music?
@paddyoneill54877 жыл бұрын
The best
@ragouzi20075 жыл бұрын
The punch at 3:42 is awesome nearly blows the guys head off
@caulikid276210 жыл бұрын
do you guys know the arm reach of this guy?
@goodbuy75565 жыл бұрын
Big champion, F. BRENNAN sensei
@pablocorrea87523 жыл бұрын
Frank Brennan Wow
@k.l7524 Жыл бұрын
You're the best around xD
@karatekai019 жыл бұрын
Nice
@frinz33436 жыл бұрын
I think he would have been the best at whatever sport he chose to train and compete in
@roiforbes2 жыл бұрын
The guy is a beast!
@shotoron2911 жыл бұрын
👍
@user-le9tx7uq4c Жыл бұрын
wow
@jelemyrinkarin557110 жыл бұрын
Крутой чел
@Redanjenny Жыл бұрын
Also unless you have trained or been in his company you cannot comment on his control or attitude towards karate.
@DS22220311 жыл бұрын
Look like George wasn't even Trying.
@complexblackness5 жыл бұрын
Ted Hedlund as referee doesn’t foul Brennan out.
@cigarnationwarriors11 күн бұрын
EN MI OPINIÓN DEBERÍAN DE ORGANIZAR UN TORNEO , AUNQUE SEA UNO QUE VALGA GOLPES A LA CARA Y QUE SE VALGA GANAR POR KNOCKOUT , YA ME HE TOPADO CON GENTE QUE USA HASTA CARETA QUE LES CUBRE LA CARA , YA USAN ESO . EN MIS TIEMPOS TE EXIGÍAN VUCAL Y NI GRITABAS AGUSTO
@isaialvarez402510 жыл бұрын
would frank beat alfie lewwis in competition
@volanteify11 жыл бұрын
It's very little known but Frank beat Alfie in st George's hall in liverpool ,both amazing fighters and how cool is it that both are from the same city ,legends like the Beatles
@tonyharrison4653 Жыл бұрын
Uma pena que foi gravado com uma tekpix.
@DFG2_ Жыл бұрын
ANSWER ME! if you ever trained in the red triangle youll know he always said that
@goofyahhgaming359411 ай бұрын
I can't find the comment but as someone else said, sport karate isn't the same as traditional karate. They don't wear head guards with traditional and don't keep hands low either- I don't think they score backfist, side kick or hopping round kicks either. Lyoto Machida is real karate? Karate isn't my cup of tea (although I wish I did Kyokushin instead of Kickboxing)
@ronki234 жыл бұрын
Put Frank in the MMA arena today against anyone and he would easily kick the hell out of them, showing how superior the traditional martial arts are, when well mastered, to any of these volgar, showbitz so called "fighting disciplines" of this time
@maxaue93863 жыл бұрын
Muay Thai, Boxing and Wrestling are even older than Karate though.
@ronki232 жыл бұрын
@@kakuto435 Muay Boran?
@ronki232 жыл бұрын
@@kakuto435 Muay Boran is the precursor Muay Thai. And Muay Thai is definitely older than taekwondo. I haven't looked at the age of Fujian White Crane Kung Fu (karate's precursor) but if I'm not mistaken Muay Boran is older than that too.
@ronki232 жыл бұрын
@@kakuto435 If Karate had influences from Okinawan wrestling, Chin Na and Muay Boran then why is there a lack of takedown and groundfighting ? Lots of karate styles don't kick below waist either
@ronki232 жыл бұрын
@@kakuto435 Karate is good but if you want to be the best you need to combine it with other styles. That's why it's called MIXED martial arts. Lyoto Machida also does sumo and is a black belt in BJJ while Bas Rutten also learned submission wrestling when he did shoot fighting.
@ronki232 жыл бұрын
I am a very critical piece of crap ...I got nothing to say against this point karate can be like this?!
@texantornadomma2 жыл бұрын
Granted the guy is good but you are supposed to have control and not just smash people in the teeth. That's ridiculous. How is it that he wasn't disqualified for that crap?
@mrmaile181710 жыл бұрын
YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTION WHEN THIS WAS.. 90'S KARATE HAS MORE CONTACT THAN THESES DAYS.. RULES ARE DIFFERENT.. AND HIS STYLE FOR SURE IT'S TRADITIONAL SHOTOKAN .. NOT FPK... WAS JKA.. OSS PEACE
@KARATEDOCBKGRU9 жыл бұрын
This is old school karate, real karate, not the weak flimsy after school nonsense of today. Just watch old school masters like yahara and kagawa etc. they have amazing control in demos but when comes to kumite it's serious business.
@oMisthios9 жыл бұрын
I agree that it was tougher and better in the nineties. I started training in in 1989. However, this seems overboard for even then. You are right about karate being flimsy today. It's ridiculous. In the school I'm training in now, they give you shit for blocking too hard and there is no contact in drills. In the nineties we were tough and that was just a part of karate. You had to be able to take pain as well.
@mrmaile18179 жыл бұрын
Jka black belt division is much more lenient with the contact. At that level you should be able to take it
@redrum22049 жыл бұрын
***** C'etait pas trop vite pour moi. I saw it all. So what if his mawashis and ushiro mawashis were controlled. Il ne contollait pas ses zukis et is frappait les gueles de gens.
Karate has changed over the years I'm a 2nd dan in shotokhan karate and have the privilege of being taught by sensei Brennan whilst on the England squad, I remember training and coming out of the dojo black blue, I didn't complain because although karate is a self defence art, in reality you have to learn to take the hits as well as give them. It's gone to soft in my opinion!
DS222203: I agree with you on that. Hardly any free sparing and new ones moan when they get a controlled kick to the Head!? What's all that about!? 😂
I had the honour of training once with Sensei Brennan many years ago at a course. The fact he got an Ippon against George Best with a ushiro mawashi geri tells you all you need to know about how good he was. He was in the KUGB the same time as one of my Karate heros, the late Sensei Randolph Williams, who I had the pleasure of training with multiple times. Another legend of his era.
I've trained with Frank Brennan and he is brilliant, imposing and most of all... a complete madman
I remember training under him in the 80s. I've never seen human flesh move so fast. Just amazing. Excellent and precise control.
Like many others I remember training with Frank in his younger days. Perfection in motion, cat like balance and a speed of thought that is simply not real. Such a really nice, unassuming guy.
Incredible speed for such a big man. Many great karate people told me that Frank Brennan was the best in the world in his prime. Reminds me of a bigger version of my buddy Kelly Thompson.
How tall was he roughly? Can’t find it online anywhere online.
The Kelly Thompson from Calgary? If so, someone to watch out for once he's had his pre Dojo coffee!
easly 6,4 and he has verry broad shoulders
@@haroldresnick6058 yes sir, that is the man. A.K.A Chainsaw
My farther used to teach Sensei Frank Brennan . He is a unit but his height is very much deceiving. I believe he is only about 5feet 10 or 11 inches most . Just so strong & smooth technique
Holy Christ. That guy kicks faster than a bass drum.
and with rhythm
I remember at a training session (before a grading) when I was about 12, he said something to me, can't quite remember what but my response was "Yes" instead of "Oss" and he gave me a literall "clip round the earhole"!
got to give it to him hes is world class shows a great repotaire of techniques and superb footwork and distancing..
Frank Brennan is amazing he is what karate is all about: Control, respect, discipline and modesty
trained with him years ago, one of the best out there, could watch him all day
4:40 woowww what a talent!!!! this guy is really cool
legend... shotokan tiger, shotokan isn't noted for its spin kicks, but this man is the crème de la crème
The finest Shotokan Kumite fighter of all time.
Recommended watching this gentleman through a black belt in my class. My God what an amazing man. I study shotokan. This is insane
This is the result of years of his pure traditional karate practice.
Karate is the best!
long live shotokan :D
Shotokan karate is best
This IS Real karaté
Its funny to see those guys now.Franks still in top shape and george is still fighting.Great fighters and good to see old footage
FB graded me up to 1st kyu. He's one of only a few people I've met in my life whose charisma fills a room with awe. Watching him explain yoko geri kekome with his foot rock steady and 8' in the air was memorable.
Looks like someone deliberately put together a compilation of his rare harder contacts, for whaterver end I can only speculate. This man's control was generally excellent to the point of unbelievable.
I go on loads of courses and that and he is a brilliant sensei..... I hope i get my 2nd kyu in 1 week and 6 days.
Fantastic old school karate by sensei Brennon.
Amazing!!!!!!
its realy great
Отличное чувство дистанции и партнёра !
Brillianter Techniker!!!
Best of the best
4:19 just beautiful Frank is great!!!
Красавец!
Friggin awesome 👍🏿
GREAT !!
Amazing level of self control
Bravissimo
What's the background music?
The best
The punch at 3:42 is awesome nearly blows the guys head off
do you guys know the arm reach of this guy?
Big champion, F. BRENNAN sensei
Frank Brennan Wow
You're the best around xD
Nice
I think he would have been the best at whatever sport he chose to train and compete in
The guy is a beast!
👍
wow
Крутой чел
Also unless you have trained or been in his company you cannot comment on his control or attitude towards karate.
Look like George wasn't even Trying.
Ted Hedlund as referee doesn’t foul Brennan out.
EN MI OPINIÓN DEBERÍAN DE ORGANIZAR UN TORNEO , AUNQUE SEA UNO QUE VALGA GOLPES A LA CARA Y QUE SE VALGA GANAR POR KNOCKOUT , YA ME HE TOPADO CON GENTE QUE USA HASTA CARETA QUE LES CUBRE LA CARA , YA USAN ESO . EN MIS TIEMPOS TE EXIGÍAN VUCAL Y NI GRITABAS AGUSTO
would frank beat alfie lewwis in competition
It's very little known but Frank beat Alfie in st George's hall in liverpool ,both amazing fighters and how cool is it that both are from the same city ,legends like the Beatles
Uma pena que foi gravado com uma tekpix.
ANSWER ME! if you ever trained in the red triangle youll know he always said that
I can't find the comment but as someone else said, sport karate isn't the same as traditional karate. They don't wear head guards with traditional and don't keep hands low either- I don't think they score backfist, side kick or hopping round kicks either. Lyoto Machida is real karate? Karate isn't my cup of tea (although I wish I did Kyokushin instead of Kickboxing)
Put Frank in the MMA arena today against anyone and he would easily kick the hell out of them, showing how superior the traditional martial arts are, when well mastered, to any of these volgar, showbitz so called "fighting disciplines" of this time
Muay Thai, Boxing and Wrestling are even older than Karate though.
@@kakuto435 Muay Boran?
@@kakuto435 Muay Boran is the precursor Muay Thai. And Muay Thai is definitely older than taekwondo. I haven't looked at the age of Fujian White Crane Kung Fu (karate's precursor) but if I'm not mistaken Muay Boran is older than that too.
@@kakuto435 If Karate had influences from Okinawan wrestling, Chin Na and Muay Boran then why is there a lack of takedown and groundfighting ? Lots of karate styles don't kick below waist either
@@kakuto435 Karate is good but if you want to be the best you need to combine it with other styles. That's why it's called MIXED martial arts. Lyoto Machida also does sumo and is a black belt in BJJ while Bas Rutten also learned submission wrestling when he did shoot fighting.
I am a very critical piece of crap ...I got nothing to say against this point karate can be like this?!
Granted the guy is good but you are supposed to have control and not just smash people in the teeth. That's ridiculous. How is it that he wasn't disqualified for that crap?
YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTION WHEN THIS WAS.. 90'S KARATE HAS MORE CONTACT THAN THESES DAYS.. RULES ARE DIFFERENT.. AND HIS STYLE FOR SURE IT'S TRADITIONAL SHOTOKAN .. NOT FPK... WAS JKA.. OSS PEACE
This is old school karate, real karate, not the weak flimsy after school nonsense of today. Just watch old school masters like yahara and kagawa etc. they have amazing control in demos but when comes to kumite it's serious business.
I agree that it was tougher and better in the nineties. I started training in in 1989. However, this seems overboard for even then. You are right about karate being flimsy today. It's ridiculous. In the school I'm training in now, they give you shit for blocking too hard and there is no contact in drills. In the nineties we were tough and that was just a part of karate. You had to be able to take pain as well.
Jka black belt division is much more lenient with the contact. At that level you should be able to take it
***** C'etait pas trop vite pour moi. I saw it all. So what if his mawashis and ushiro mawashis were controlled. Il ne contollait pas ses zukis et is frappait les gueles de gens.
Boring karate
The best