About Legend TV Productions
At Legend Television we pride ourselves in the quality of our services to the karate world. We believe that our videos offer a unique view on the art of karate, and especially in the area of classical Shotokan.
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Our extensive archive (over 430 hours of footage) dates back to the early 1970s and although mostly KUGB (Karate Union of Great Britain) international competition material, it reflects a dynamism that is rarely seen these days. Our material is from the FAJKO era, when 'last man standing' was the clear and unequivocal winner.
These fighters didn't win simply because they were fast snap punchers (as per most modern karate 'champions') - they won using a combinations of raw power and excellence of technique. Pure SHOTOKAN as it was meant to be, not just good in the competition arena, but a formidable power when unleashed in its natural form of self defence.
Take a look at Andy Sherry, Terry O'Neil, Bob Poynton, Frank Brennan, Elwyn Hall and other world famous SHOTOKAN exponents: MASTERS of THEIR ART.
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Although the great majority of our programmes are Shotokan, and in particular KUGB Shotokan, it's tempting to think that all the programmes are focused on the British karate scene. Well, that's not true. You have to consider that when the Karate Union of Great Britain entered any international event, they were up against the world's best, irrespective of style, so you are seeing not just the KUGB's best, but the world's best fighters.
I have watched them all; great fighters and kata exponents from all over the world. Even today when I attend international events, I'm always hoping that I'll see someone who can still create that excitement for the crowd, another O'Neill; Poynton; Brennan or Christopher, sadly it never happens. In May 2005 I was asked if Legend was interested in retailing the video/DVDs of a large UK Shotokan organisation, I declined. Modern day competition kumite has lost the plot as far as I can see, and now consists of very fast, sometimes strong Shotokan, but is no longer a powerful and potentially lethal martial art; even when it's performed by such a prestigious organisation who made the request. There are obviously some first class Shotokan people out there, but none that I can compare to the old guard of the KUGB.
Ged Moran
Producer, Legend Production
