Art of the Ancients (1973)

Описание: The original Art of the Ancients is a martial arts documentary focused largely on Kokondo Karate. Shihan Paul Arel wrote and narrated the film and his nephew Dennis Hubbs filmed and produced it in 1973. Featured along with Shihan Arel are several of his senior students from that time period, including Master Steve Dunne (later a Sr. Director in the International Seirenkai Organization); Master Bill Costa; and Dr. Dwight Scherban with whom we enjoyed the opportunity to visit often and share this film. Master Bob Longo, later Shihan Arel's senior Karate student, is seen training at the Elmwood, CT dojo as a Shodan. This film was recorded on 1” Kodachrome with a separate audio track and only viewed with a projector. Later, that projection was copied onto VHS, resulting in extremely low quality, so it was never widely released. In 2004, Scott & Dan Cohen visited with Mr. Hubbs at an Arel Family celebration, and he offered us the raw materials which we converted to DVD for the first time. This digital version has crisp video and improved audio despite the background music. Finally uploaded from DVD, we are thrilled to be able to share our sensei,
Shihan Paul Arel’s, original film "Art of the Ancients." Shihan Arel's personal and technical martial arts influence continues to guide the direction of his students, including those in the Kokondo and Seirenkai systems.