This features the founder of Shotokan karate actually performing ippon kumite techniques with Isao Obata. This classic footage has never before been seen by the public. Reportedly, it was originally in the archives of the JKA and it was filmed before the JKA was even formed. Pre-JKA Masters such as Nakayama, Kanazawa, Okuzaki, and Nishiyama are shown performing when they were in their teens and early 20s.This footage comes from the 1940s or early 1950s. Key Words: Shotokan, Karate, Ippon Kumite, Martial Arts