Original upload date: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Sun, 05 Dec 2021 12:43:24 GMT
Aidan Lok performs the traditional Yamanni-Ryu kobujutsu kata Sakagawa no kun. Aidan is six years old in this video. To our knowledge nobody at his age has ever learned this kata. He was ranked sankyu
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in Yamanni-Ryu kobujutsu under Kyoshi Cleveland Baxter (http://www.baxterkarate.com) at the time this video was filmed. The primary empty hand style that Aidan studies is Shotokan karate under Shihan Kai Leung (http://www.shotojuku.com).
Aidan Lok regularly competes at local, regional, national and international traditional karate and kobudo tournaments in the USA NKF circuit. He also competes in the NASKA open martial arts circuit. He has numerous national titles in both circuits and over 100 first place finishes.
A newspaper article about Aidan:
http://www.qchron.com/editions/south/meet-the-karate-kid-from-howard-beach/article_fec1cfb3-2432-5006-a842-056c226963c6.html
Aidan's empty hand at 7 years old - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCJvrfCizns
Aidan's weapons demo at 8 years old - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n0l1nsxW3Y