Sensei Richard Amos

[karaterowe]

Haha. This is why I don't make karate videos! My skill is just too deep for camera lense to capture or the naked eye to comprehend!

(joking, of course. just to clarify)

[Christian Øygarden]

This was not a plesant read guys. A bit of respect would go a long way To all of you who bash Richard Amos without having trained with him, I have nothing to say to you, your opinions simply dont matter to me.

As for the promo and the dvds. I think "Yariten" is Richards channal so obviously he is avare of it being on the web. The dvd series is truly some of the best shotokan instructional dvds on the market. A personol opinion of course, but I have seen my share of expensive "clocks" and I am simply pleased to see something with a bit of quality to it.

Richard sensei is a great karateka and a fabolus instructor, and I strongly recomend anyone training any kind of karate to train with him.

As for gohon kumite. It is my personal opinion that if you are within reach of the attack after your block has landed, then your distance is wrong. But lets not go there...

In internet debates, all I have to give is knowledge, opinions and respect, it works for me

[kensei]

Well, it is close to X-mas so why not resurect a old post

This was not a plesant read guys. A bit of respect would go a long way To all of you who bash Richard Amos without having trained with him, I have nothing to say to you, your opinions simply dont matter to me.

Because we LOVE to beat dead horses here...and I am sure someone will say this...they were not Disrespecting Mr. Amos. They were saying they simply did not like the video or what it showed. Having been around a while I dont think that the group in general was disrespecting Richard Sensei in any way...they were doing their best "Movie critique" and came up saying two thumbs down. A Sempai of mine trains with Amos Sensei and has told me how great he is, that is good enough for me to say that he is a great instructor, Karate practitioner and person...just not great at making movies...THAT TIME!

Richard sensei is a great karateka and a fabolus instructor, and I strongly recomend anyone training any kind of karate to train with him.

Here is the Issue, we never said he was bad at Karate, never said he was not a good person or a bad person to train with...they are giving their oppinion on a minute or so of a clip found on youTube, and to be frank that was not his best. However, I dont think any of us is silly enough to think it was his best!

In internet debates, all I have to give is knowledge, opinions and respect, it works for me

Good, then you should not have an issue with others giving their opinions.....Right! The worst part about giving your honest opinion on a matter is someone yelling at you that you are wrong....no, that is my opinion! Now if they were giving an "Opinion" On a FACT...like My opinion is that the sky is purple and made of candy floss, then it can be wrong! But thinking that someones form, technique or ideas on a video are not correct, good or presented well....well you may have a opinion counter to theirs, but neither is right or wrong...they are just opinions! Opinions on such abstrct things can not be right or wrong by their very nature of the subject matter that one is using to form the opinion!

And as for respect, I dont recall anyone saying that Richard Sensei was a jerk, had clocks Karate or was a flagrant horrid instructor...No, they just said that video was not good and what they saw was not very good in their opinion.

Before one jumps on a band wagon....one should think about the posts and try to figure out what is being said before getting emotional and bringing back old posts.

On a side note, since this thread began I have had alot of time to read and watch things on Sensei Amos, and from what I have been told he is a very highly respected and skilled instructor whom it would be good to train with. As I stated I have read alot of things one of Sempai have writen while training with Amos Sensei and from my experience it sounds like Richard Sensei is a hell of an instructor....who happened to have made a promo of a great video set that was not fantastic!

best and let this die people!

[Christian Øygarden]

hehe, fair enough

[Katsumoto]

I would like to remember the members here thta Mr. Amos is graduated in Kenshusei´s Instructor Training program, then his Karate is very good is not it??
And the Videos are the best on the market today.
Her embodies the true Karate do Spirit!!!

[kensei]

I would like to remember the members here thta Mr. Amos is graduated in Kenshusei´s Instructor Training program, then his Karate is very good is not it??
And the Videos are the best on the market today.
Her embodies the true Karate do Spirit!!!

Three quick things.....
One, Sign your name mate, dont want to use the wrong name when replying!

Two, Just because he is Kenshusei does not make him a great instrcutor...or even a good one (even though he is). I have trained with two guys that graduated from the JKA training program, one of them was good...before he left for Japan and I did not see a huge difference in him after he came back. he was always a good instructor and actually his new training took away from him teaching a little...he wanted to teach to much in to little a time. The other was horrible...terrible and the whole time kept saying "In Japan we...." over and over again...it was horrible! The guy was the worst instructor I had ever trained with and actually worked out under some Shodans early on that would put this dolt to shame!

Three, The fact that Richard made a so so video does NOT take away from his skills as an instructor. teaching on video is so different than teaching in person, its a different skill set. Watch the early videos of some instructors before they figure out the art of teaching via video and you get to see how hard it can be. A sempai of mine is very closely attached to Richard Amos Sensei and the fact that he is impressed with him is enough for me. Knowing what my Senior has seen as far as high level instructors, the very fact that he thinks he is half way good is impressive and enough for me.

Lets let this one lie neh!

[Katsumoto]

Ex-Kenshusei could not be GOOD Instructors but surely they have very good Karate my friend. If you have no good Karate at that place you are out....
Richard Amos, beyond being a very good Karate Instructor, has the Best Karate Videos available.
But anyway, opinion each person has yours


By the way..my name is Katsumoto Mitsuno, and you can call me SENSEI!!!

[kensei]

Ex-Kenshusei could not be GOOD Instructors but surely they have very good Karate my friend. If you have no good Karate at that place you are out....
Richard Amos, beyond being a very good Karate Instructor, has the Best Karate Videos available.
But anyway, opinion each person has yours


By the way..my name is Katsumoto Mitsuno, and you can call me SENSEI!!!

Why would I call you Sensei??? You are not my instructor. I may call you Mr. Mitsuno Katsumoto if you really wanna push it. but as you are not my instructor, or my instructors instructor I wont be calling you Sensei...but you may call me YOUR ROYAL GREATNESS!

[Katsumoto]

When we dont have any arguments more it should be better to keep the mouth closed.
Acording His ROYAL GREATNESS Mr. Amos DVds are not so good.
I would like to see him doinf just Gohon Kumite with Sensei Richard and compare their tecniques.
I would be very funny!!!

Mr Asai tetsuhiko once said.....Mr. Amos was my favorite and Best non japanese Student.
But according to His Royal Greatness his videos are not so good. very Nice!!!

[kensei]

When we dont have any arguments more it should be better to keep the mouth closed.
Acording His ROYAL GREATNESS Mr. Amos DVds are not so good.
I would like to see him doinf just Gohon Kumite with Sensei Richard and compare their tecniques.
I would be very funny!!!

Mr Asai tetsuhiko once said.....Mr. Amos was my favorite and Best non japanese Student.
But according to His Royal Greatness his videos are not so good. very Nice!!!

Katsumoto, If you bother to read, I stated that everyone has a right to their own thinking. Personally I did not like the video...but stated he has others that are very good...and one of my seniors has trained with him and is impressed WHICH IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME. Never having met Mr. Amos I can not say for sure what his Karate is like but have stated that his Karate has impressed enough people for me to feel the video was a "blip" or mistake, or just not a great work! I did not question his Karate in general, and I made reference to how hard it is to make a video, ergo we should forgive a video that was not exceptional, even from someone that is exceptional in so many peoples eyes. I think you need to rethink your approach here son!

if you dont understand I was poking fun of your INSISTANCE that I call you Sensei then It is beyond me to correct. The Request to call me his royal greatness was a joke, Kensei or James is good enough for me. Now, are you done with that soap box? I am sure that Mr. Amos and his Karate can stand up for itself, I have been told what a great instructor he is and his ability is well documented....just not a great clip that was offered.

Now if you insist on my Calling you Sensei, plese call me Soke- Okeydokey O-SENSEI!(again a joke to your silly insistance to misuse a Japanese title and ettiquite!).

Nuff said here I think!!!

[Katsumoto]

Ok, great Soke,

Then try to make a better Video!!!

[kensei]

Ok, great Soke,

Then try to make a better Video!!!

Kat...bubala...you are missing the point again....I dont actually have a dog in this scrap, My comments...IF YOU READ...were not against Richard. In fact I was kind of saying how great he is based on conversations I have had with those that trained with him.

One thing I LOVE is when guys like you come here...half read a post...get their knickers all oiled up and try to start something...and aim at the wrong chap!

Re-read or dont I dont care...but to be frank...having oily Knickers and making runs at the wrong people only makes one of us look silly...and here is a hint...my boxers.... are the dry ones!

[Katsumoto]

Dear SOKE,

Visit Amazon.com and look for Richard´s Videos.
You will see the commnetaries of the Buyers of the DVD.
And as you could see, just you did nt like it!!
Maybe the other people are wrong ne Mr. SOKE????

[kensei]

Dear SOKE,

Visit Amazon.com and look for Richard´s Videos.
You will see the commnetaries of the Buyers of the DVD.
And as you could see, just you did nt like it!!
Maybe the other people are wrong ne Mr. SOKE????

Kat, Call me Kensei or James....calling me Soke was a joke to counter your "CALL ME SENSEI" BS that made me laugh a bit! Sorry if you took it wrong but two things you need to know about a forum, one...we dont really sit on rank and titles here to much, just like a real Dojo only the persons direct instructor or a personal relationship with someone would trigger a title like Sempai, Sensei or other...and not knowning you or your rank or experience...well I will call you Katsumoto or Kat...but only if it does not upset you. Secondly, when you think you are the most senior person on the forum, you tend to find out very quickly that you are not, I have great respect for guys like Harry and Elmar, and they outrank me by a few rungs, but both have told me to call them Harry and Elmar in the past, they are not my instructors...but they are good people.

I was NOT the one again NOT the only one who trashed the clip we saw...infact I was the ONE defending him saying he is a great instructor. I dont know if English is an issue for you or not at this point...GO BACK AND READ my postsing....this is getting really OLD at this point. I dont give a rats butt what others think of the DVD as much as others (you included appartently) Dont care for my thoughts on the DVD. That is fine, this is what a forum is for.

For the Record, AGAIN, I think Mr. Amos is a great instructor! I have a old friend that trains with Mr. Amos and thinks the world of him, and that IS ENOUGH FOR ME to say he is probably a great instructor. The Clip I saw was not Great, it was just simply not as good as some of the other you tube things I have seen. Watch Kagawas clips or Kanazawas clips and the Embu that others have done and then tell me that his clip was better than theirs! I dont think it is, but it also is NOT the worst I have ever seen, not by a long shot!

Welcome to forum life Kat...and please Continue to call me Soke...it makes me laugh!

Nuf said on this silly post!

[kensei]

out side of the issues that you are did not sign your full name and with the number of posts you have dedicated to this type of postings, the least you can do is sign your name and give us a bit about you! After all, we have given our names and a bit about us in the introduction part of the forum! Or are you simply trolling?