0:00:02 > 0:00:03Busy, modern-day Britain
0:00:03 > 0:00:06is full of families struggling to find time for each other.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09But could sharing a once-in-a-lifetime experience
0:00:09 > 0:00:10solve their problems?
0:00:11 > 0:00:15Four families have travelled to Japan
0:00:15 > 0:00:18to immerse themselves in the ancient culture
0:00:18 > 0:00:21and learn karate -
0:00:21 > 0:00:24a traditional martial art that teaches discipline and respect.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28But will the intense training regime bring them closer together...
0:00:28 > 0:00:31This is one of the first things I've done with Dad.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34- I love my dad loads.- He's everything you could want from a kid.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38..or will the gruelling challenges force them further apart?
0:00:38 > 0:00:41- You've got to communicate...- But you're always going on about it!
0:00:41 > 0:00:45If she wants to be treated as a grown-up, she has to act like one.
0:00:45 > 0:00:46Aaah!
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Can this unique experience give them the fighting spirit they need
0:00:49 > 0:00:52to earn a place at the World Karate Tournament...
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Mikey will be very upset if he doesn't get through.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58..and improve their relationships?
0:00:58 > 0:01:00This is going to be tough.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22It's 8.00pm and, after a hard day's training,
0:01:22 > 0:01:24the families are relaxing at the inn.
0:01:25 > 0:01:26Whoa!
0:01:26 > 0:01:29LAUGHTER
0:01:29 > 0:01:30Who wants to play catch?
0:01:31 > 0:01:33But sometimes they relax too much.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36SCREAMING AND LAUGHTER
0:01:40 > 0:01:41Better tidy all that up.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46- There's a lady there. It's her house, so you've got to have a bit more respect.- Yeah.
0:01:46 > 0:01:47And you've got to tidy all this up.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Who's going to clean all this stuff up?
0:01:50 > 0:01:52- That'll take years! - Well, I'm not doing it.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54You need to do it. I'm not doing it.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57A telling off from the parents is one thing
0:01:57 > 0:02:00but just wait until the Grand Master hears about this.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02I think Sensei will be extremely mad.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04What is Sensei going to say?
0:02:04 > 0:02:07If he sees this, he's going to be crazy.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09I don't know what he's going to do.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11I smell trouble!
0:02:14 > 0:02:16The four kids really should know better.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20They've been learning the discipline of karate for over a week now,
0:02:20 > 0:02:22each partnered by one of their parents.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26But why did they choose to make the 6,000-mile trip
0:02:26 > 0:02:29to learn this ancient code of conduct?
0:02:30 > 0:02:31There's skateboarder Mikey,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34who wants to spend more time with his dad.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37The last time I spent some time with Mikey, just me and Mikey,
0:02:37 > 0:02:39was seven years ago.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45Street dancer Chloe, who reckons her mum needs to lighten up.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47My mum's really dowdy and boring.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52Artist, Phoebe, who wishes her dad would act his age.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56He still hasn't grown up to the fact that he is an adult now.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02And Jedd, who wants to prove ballet dancing isn't just for girls.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06My dad don't think in sport you can do dancing
0:03:06 > 0:03:09but I'll prove him wrong when we do martial arts.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Under the guidance of Grand Master Higaonna
0:03:14 > 0:03:17and his teachers, Brent and Kuramoto,
0:03:17 > 0:03:19the families are training hard
0:03:19 > 0:03:22to learn a routine in time for the World Karate Tournament.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24THEY SHOUT IN UNISON
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Last time, the families came face to face with the Grand Master
0:03:27 > 0:03:29for the first time.
0:03:29 > 0:03:30HE SHOUTS
0:03:32 > 0:03:34But, when he took them to his sacred temple,
0:03:34 > 0:03:37they upset the high priest with their sloppy attitudes.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41IN TRANSLATION: You need to try a lot harder.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Hai! Karate!
0:03:49 > 0:03:53It's 6.00am and the tail end of a typhoon is lashing the island.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57The families are OK, they're fast asleep in their rooms.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02But there's another storm brewing.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Wake up!
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Uh-oh! It's the Grand Master.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- Wake up!- Watermelon fights, misbehaving at the temple...
0:04:11 > 0:04:13I've got a feeling he isn't happy.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Phoebe and Joe. Wake up!
0:04:19 > 0:04:22'I'm really tired.'
0:04:22 > 0:04:26I wasn't expecting to be woken up by Sensei. It was really loud.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30Time for the Grand Master and Brent Sensei to reveal why they're here.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34They disrespected the Zen Master, Sakiyama Roshi.
0:04:34 > 0:04:35They were sitting very poorly -
0:04:35 > 0:04:39laughing, yawning, carrying on, fidgeting.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41It embarrassed Sensei.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46HE SPEAKS JAPANESE
0:04:46 > 0:04:48BRENT TRANSLATES: It's very bad.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Sakiyama Roshi's a very, very wise man.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53You should listen to his words with your heart.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58In Okinawan culture, respect is very important.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01There's a lot for the families to learn.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04The food fight woke several elderly neighbours,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07who called the inn to complain about the noise.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10We don't just respect the elder karate people,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13or elder important people - ALL elders.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17HE SPEAKS JAPANESE
0:05:17 > 0:05:19BRENT TRANSLATES: We're going to start training now.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Do your best.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27I think the group could have behaved better during the Zen meditation.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31It was a bit upsetting to be told they were embarrassed by us.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Sensei is keen to knock the group down to size,
0:05:35 > 0:05:37so he's brought along
0:05:37 > 0:05:40the only karate opponent they are ready to face...
0:05:42 > 0:05:44CHICKEN CROWS
0:05:44 > 0:05:45..a chicken.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50Today in the chicken dojo, we're going to test your reflexes.
0:05:50 > 0:05:55As with the karate dojo, when you go in, bow and leave your mind behind.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57It's reflex against reflex.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00We'll see how quickly you can catch the chicken.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Who wants to go first?
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Very good. Jedd, step forward.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Sensei uses this game with his students
0:06:08 > 0:06:11because it improves their speed and reaction time,
0:06:11 > 0:06:14both of which are important in karate.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Being a ballet dancer, Jedd's fast on his feet
0:06:16 > 0:06:19but will he be able to conquer his nerves?
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- Aaah!- What's up?
0:06:21 > 0:06:23His mouth's open!
0:06:23 > 0:06:25- Go on!- I don't want to touch it.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- Come out, then.- I can't do it.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32- What?- I can't do it. - Never give up!- No, leave him.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35After just a few minutes, Jedd chickens out of the challenge,
0:06:35 > 0:06:37meaning it's 1-0 to the bird.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- Do your best. - Skateboarder Mikey is next.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Can he do any better?
0:06:42 > 0:06:44- Aaah!- Go on, Mikey!
0:06:47 > 0:06:51Go on, Mikey! Nearly!
0:06:53 > 0:06:54Aaah!
0:06:54 > 0:06:55Grab it quickly!
0:06:55 > 0:06:58CHEERING
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Mikey! Mikey!
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Phoebe tries a different tactic - squawking like a chicken.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04Waaah-aah!
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Pick it up, quick!
0:07:06 > 0:07:08And flapping her arms like a chicken.
0:07:08 > 0:07:14- He's really soft.- Yeah, go, go ,go! Grab him quick!
0:07:14 > 0:07:15CHEERING
0:07:15 > 0:07:16Good girl!
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Then it's time for Phoebe's childish dad, Joe.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Despite Sensei's warnings last week...
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Joe, remember to take things seriously.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28LAUGHTER
0:07:28 > 0:07:30..Joe is still acting the fool.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- Bu-bu-buck!- Oh, look!
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Bu-bu-bu-buck!
0:07:43 > 0:07:45'You were all happy with yourself.'
0:07:45 > 0:07:48I was - I've never picked up a chicken before.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Little things please little minds.
0:07:51 > 0:07:52I can speak its language!
0:07:55 > 0:07:59Last up, street dancer Chloe enters the chicken dojo.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Chloe, don't kill it.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03So far, Chloe has had a lot of attitude...
0:08:03 > 0:08:07It's hurting my leg. I can't be bothered. It hurts too much.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09I'm not having that room.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12..which Sensei is trying to warn her against.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- Try to be more humble.- Oh! - Yes, I think that's good advice.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- Hello.- But will this new gentle approach work?
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- Oh!- That went well.- Different tactic.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27- Hello.- Aw! Well done, Chloe!
0:08:27 > 0:08:30I think this whole experience in Japan
0:08:30 > 0:08:33will be very beneficial to Chloe
0:08:33 > 0:08:37because she's learning respect, learning to control herself.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- Hello.- Aw! Well done, Chloe!
0:08:40 > 0:08:44You played the chicken's mind well.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46IN TRANSLATION: Respect the elder,
0:08:46 > 0:08:50respect your friends, respect your parents and respect your neighbours.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Wherever you go, even if you are in a different country,
0:08:54 > 0:08:58you have to show respect to their way of thinking, their religions
0:08:58 > 0:09:03and that will lead to the peace.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08After they embarrassed him at the Zen temple,
0:09:08 > 0:09:11the Grand Master is very concerned about the families.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15If they can't respect a man as wise as a Zen master,
0:09:15 > 0:09:17they'll never learn to respect each other
0:09:17 > 0:09:20and improve their relationships.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23We've decided to send them to a village of elders.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27Hopefully they'll learn how to respect people there.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31To live for over 100 years takes courage and fighting spirit.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Sensei thinks that is something worthy of respect.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37The question is, will the families agree?
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Okinawa is home to the oldest living person in the world.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43It's no surprise -
0:09:43 > 0:09:46on this island they have loads of ways to stay young at heart,
0:09:46 > 0:09:48which the families are about to discover.
0:09:50 > 0:09:51How old are you?
0:09:51 > 0:09:59Hachi juu sai. Ichi, ni, san, shi, go, roku, shichi, hachi to...
0:09:59 > 0:10:0190? You're 90?!
0:10:01 > 0:10:05- No!- Can you show us what you eat in the kitchen?
0:10:08 > 0:10:09As Mikey, Phoebe and their dads
0:10:09 > 0:10:12head off to learn the secret of a long life,
0:10:12 > 0:10:14on the other side of the village...
0:10:14 > 0:10:17SINGING AND CHANTING
0:10:17 > 0:10:20..Chloe, Jedd and parents stumble across a live gig.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22HE SINGS
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Konnichiwa.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35HE SPEAKS JAPANESE
0:10:35 > 0:10:40With a combined age of over 1,000 years, this isn't a normal gig.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42This is OAP karaoke.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Just like Simon Cowell,
0:10:44 > 0:10:47the over fifties here love karaoke because anyone can do it,
0:10:47 > 0:10:49but will it bring our families closer together?
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Sandra sees an opportunity to bond with Chloe.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57# Love me tender Love me sweet... #
0:10:57 > 0:11:02- Never heard of it. - Elvis Presley. Love Me Tender.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07# I am sailing I am sailing... #
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Do you know that one? Do you know that one? No? OK.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14But, as ever, Chloe just wants to do her own thing.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18- What are you going to do? - Um... Beyonce.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- You're singing Beyonce? - You sing on your own!
0:11:26 > 0:11:29With Chloe refusing to sing with Sandra,
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Paul steps up to help her out.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- # And now the end is near
0:11:34 > 0:11:37# The end is near
0:11:37 > 0:11:40# And so I face
0:11:40 > 0:11:44# The final curtain
0:11:44 > 0:11:51# I've travelled each and every highway
0:11:51 > 0:11:55# I did it my way. #
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Despite their timing, it seems to go down well
0:11:58 > 0:12:03with the three judges of the over-25 category.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07Back at Mrs Okushima's house, Mikey, Mark, Phoebe and Joe
0:12:07 > 0:12:11are being taught the secret behind Okinawan long life.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14This is the special food to live longer? Live long and healthy?
0:12:14 > 0:12:17The traditional dish is made with bacon, tofu
0:12:17 > 0:12:21and the most important ingredient - super-healthy goya.
0:12:21 > 0:12:27- What's it called again?- Goya. - It's really strong. Yummy.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32It's not the same as what I'm used to eating but it's nice, very tasty.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36Back at home, 47-year-old Joe still lives with his mum...
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Here's the Hoover for you. I think it's time you did your room.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42..who does everything for him.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Phoebe was hoping this trip would make her dad grow up.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Next time I come to Japan, I'm not bringing him. Never.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51But he's still acting the fool.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Bu-bu-buck! Bu-buck!
0:12:53 > 0:12:55My dad doesn't cook, full stop,
0:12:55 > 0:12:59so I'm not used to having anything from him
0:12:59 > 0:13:03and this is a complete contrast to the food I normally eat.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Mikey is shown a board which helps the ladies' circulation.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09The baubles touch pressure points in the feet,
0:13:09 > 0:13:12sending blood to different parts of the body to keep them healthy.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Ooh! It hurts!
0:13:14 > 0:13:16It might look uncomfortable...
0:13:16 > 0:13:20- It don't feel good, actually! - LAUGHTER
0:13:20 > 0:13:24..but the ladies explain, if you can focus your mind and forget the pain,
0:13:24 > 0:13:25it will get easier.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Do we think this is going to help in the seiza position?
0:13:28 > 0:13:30I think it might. I think it might.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Ow!
0:13:32 > 0:13:37The ladies here told us how it's about breathing,
0:13:37 > 0:13:39so I think it helps me.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41So, next time I'm feeling pain, when I'm doing seiza
0:13:41 > 0:13:47I'll think about breathing and it will be easier for me.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- We're very grateful. Arigato. - Arigato.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53Thank you.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Mikey can't wait to test their theory.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00I think it will help us, like, breathe well
0:14:00 > 0:14:03and think about the respect when we're in seiza
0:14:03 > 0:14:04so it won't hurt...as much.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11- Go on, Jedd.- Come on, Jedd!
0:14:11 > 0:14:12Back at karaoke,
0:14:12 > 0:14:15it's ballet dancer Jedd's turn to entertain the old people
0:14:15 > 0:14:17and he does it the only way he knows how.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21I'm not going to sing. I'm going to dance.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23APPLAUSE
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Proud dad, Paul, has changed his mind about Jedd's ballet dancing
0:14:33 > 0:14:34since he's been in Japan.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38He's going to teach me a few of the moves he does in ballet
0:14:38 > 0:14:40to help me get by in the old karate,
0:14:40 > 0:14:45so it's opened my eyes up a bit to what he can do.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47He's seen how it's helped Jedd with other sports
0:14:47 > 0:14:50and, as a result, they've got much closer.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54My dad's starting to understand why I like dancing
0:14:54 > 0:14:58because a lot of the feet are the same in karate to dancing.
0:15:00 > 0:15:01CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:15:01 > 0:15:05Jedd proves to the locals Britain's definitely got talent!
0:15:05 > 0:15:08MUSIC: Strictly Come Dancing theme tune
0:15:08 > 0:15:10It's not long before everyone is dancing.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Just like Brucie, these people love to move.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15'On the way to the old people's village'
0:15:15 > 0:15:19I said to my dad, "It'll be all boring, I don't want to go,"
0:15:19 > 0:15:22but it's been really funny and really, really fun.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25MUSIC: Strictly Come Dancing theme tune
0:15:28 > 0:15:32We really got to know the Okinawan people much deeper and better
0:15:32 > 0:15:34and really understood them.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Overall, I think everyone had a really good day.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47But before the families can leave the elders' village,
0:15:47 > 0:15:48the Grand Master wants them to meet
0:15:48 > 0:15:51one of the oldest women in the world.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55The Sensei has sent us here because there's a lady and it's her birthday
0:15:55 > 0:15:58and we're going to show her British respect.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04- APPLAUSE - Happy birthday.- Thank you.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06How old are you?
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- Ten... Eight.- 108?
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Wonderful! Wonderful!
0:16:11 > 0:16:15# Happy birthday to you
0:16:15 > 0:16:20# Happy birthday to you
0:16:20 > 0:16:24# Happy birthday dear Hoshi
0:16:24 > 0:16:28# Happy birthday to you! #
0:16:28 > 0:16:30CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Touched by the respect the families have shown her,
0:16:37 > 0:16:40the old lady invites them to stay for her birthday party
0:16:40 > 0:16:42and they celebrate in true Okinawan style,
0:16:42 > 0:16:44with Japanese doughnuts and dancing.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- I thought it was really fun! - Did you?- It was fun!
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- You think we've got respect, then? - Yeah.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04It's amazing that she's nine times as old as me
0:17:04 > 0:17:09and I'd like to live to that age and still be able to clap along.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12It's amazing that I've met someone like that.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19The Zen Master said that seeing is not seeing with your eyes,
0:17:19 > 0:17:21it's to see with your heart.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- I think that we've seen with our hearts.- That's true.- Yeah.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- Bye!- Goodbye!
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- Arigato!- Arigato!
0:17:30 > 0:17:31Hai! Karate!
0:17:33 > 0:17:38After visiting the elders, Sensei takes the group for more training.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41They have just over two weeks to get the yellow belt
0:17:41 > 0:17:43if they're to have a chance of performing
0:17:43 > 0:17:45at the World Karate Tournament
0:17:45 > 0:17:46and today, at last,
0:17:46 > 0:17:50it's time for them to start learning their routine.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52It's a very important day.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56You've progressed enough in your kihon, or basics, now
0:17:56 > 0:17:58to start your kata.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03A good kata is performed with speed, power and confidence.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Precise, controlled movements are essential,
0:18:06 > 0:18:09as is a focused mind, to remember the order of the blocking,
0:18:09 > 0:18:12punching and kicking moves.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15Look carefully and do the same thing.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20MUSIC: "Don't Upset The Rhythm" by the Noisettes
0:18:28 > 0:18:31It's difficult at first, but you'll get better.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35And Sensei will not let them rest until they get it right.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38One more time.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41So they have to repeat it over...
0:18:41 > 0:18:43One more time.
0:18:43 > 0:18:44..and over...
0:18:46 > 0:18:47One more time.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50..and over again.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58One more time.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03Your spirit will get stronger because we repeat, repeat, repeat
0:19:03 > 0:19:04and never give up.
0:19:06 > 0:19:11Karate experts perform their moves thousands of times
0:19:11 > 0:19:14to make them more precise.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16As a result, Shinjo Sensei has a kick so accurate,
0:19:16 > 0:19:18he could give Beckham a run for his money.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Warning - do NOT try this at home!
0:19:26 > 0:19:27Watch again in slow motion.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Moving at an incredible pace,
0:19:30 > 0:19:32he aims the strong bone above his ankle
0:19:32 > 0:19:34for the weakest section of the bat.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Just remember, no matter how nicely he asks,
0:19:39 > 0:19:42don't lend Shinjo your baseball bat!
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Hai! Karate!
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Remembering all the moves in the kata is hard work
0:19:51 > 0:19:54but, with the help of Sensei, the families seem to be progressing.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Hai! >
0:19:57 > 0:20:00High kick.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02Step and blow.
0:20:02 > 0:20:07'The first kata was quite difficult.'
0:20:07 > 0:20:08I didn't really get it
0:20:08 > 0:20:11but I think I'll get better if I keep repeating it over and over.
0:20:11 > 0:20:19The kata tradition - listening, looking, watching, sweat.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- Understand?- Yeah. Yes.- Hai?- Hai!
0:20:22 > 0:20:26My brain was hurting because I kept thinking about the moves I was doing
0:20:26 > 0:20:29and I actually started playing some songs in my head
0:20:29 > 0:20:32and was just doing it to the beat a little bit.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34I really, really enjoyed it.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Even though the families are making progress with their karate,
0:20:44 > 0:20:46the Master has one final test for them to face today.
0:20:46 > 0:20:52This is all about communication in family pairs
0:20:52 > 0:20:54and trust.
0:20:54 > 0:20:55Sensei's noticed some families
0:20:55 > 0:20:58are still struggling to get over their differences.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00I hate you!
0:21:00 > 0:21:02I think I'm in the doghouse with Mikey.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- No, no.- Come and have a look.- No! - LOOK!- NO!
0:21:06 > 0:21:11His challenge is designed to get them communicating clearly in pairs,
0:21:11 > 0:21:14as one member must guide the other towards a target.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18Using a baseball bat, they will have just one strike to smash the melon.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24Sounds easy? Not if you're blindfolded!
0:21:24 > 0:21:25Jedd and Paul, you're first.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29Come on. Who's batting first? Me or you?
0:21:30 > 0:21:33It was Paul's fault they lost the last challenge.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36I think I, um, let him down a bit.
0:21:39 > 0:21:40Who's going to be blindfolded?
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Can they communicate better today?
0:21:43 > 0:21:47They have strength and communication skills, so I've no doubt in my mind
0:21:47 > 0:21:49they'll smash it to pieces.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53- OK, off you go.- Keep walking straight. To your right.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Right, right, right.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Right. Stop. Go right again. Keep going right a little bit. No.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02Spin your right leg round, behind you. Behind your left leg.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05That's going the wrong way. The other way. That's it!
0:22:05 > 0:22:06No, look! Too far. Back again.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Keep walking straight.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Straight, straight, straight.
0:22:10 > 0:22:11Stop! Down and go.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16- Well done. You got it.- Yes!
0:22:18 > 0:22:20- Well done, son.- Good trust, yeah?
0:22:22 > 0:22:25Joe and Phoebe, let's go.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Joe let Phoebe down badly in the last challenge.
0:22:29 > 0:22:30- Out!- No!
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- It was... Ugh! - It was totally my fault.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Can he make up for it today?
0:22:36 > 0:22:40OK, walk straight, straight.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Keep walking, not too fast,
0:22:43 > 0:22:45just slowly. Now stop.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Move a bit to the right. To your right.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Right, stop. Right, turn...
0:22:52 > 0:22:54..to, er, your left. Turn to the left.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57OK. I think you're...
0:22:59 > 0:23:01I think you're in range.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02So give it a good whack.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04- How?- Straight down.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Straight down from where you are.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10YES!
0:23:10 > 0:23:12- Did I break it?- Have a look. - It's smashed to pieces.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Communication has come a long way since the last challenge.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19I was very impressed. Good job.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Despite their arguments,
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Sandra does seem to be loosening up on this trip.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Trying to put her bootees on and they're too small!
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Chloe and her mum communicated well in the last challenge.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Can they do as well in this task?
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Five steps forward.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41- Small ones?- Large.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Turn to your right like a clock, one quarter. Stop. Yeah.
0:23:48 > 0:23:49Take five steps.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Turn to your left.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58Walk forward. I'll tell you when you get there. Keep walking forward.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Stop! Turn a little bit to your left.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07And stop! Half a step to the front.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10You are now square with the melon.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15No, w... Don't move your leg unless I tell you. Just stand still.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19You're off. Turn a little bit more to your left.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Now put it behind your head and smack it as hard as you can.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Smack it!
0:24:26 > 0:24:28YES!
0:24:28 > 0:24:30WHOO!
0:24:30 > 0:24:32- Thank you.- You're welcome.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36It was a little bit hard because the floor was, like, a beach,
0:24:36 > 0:24:37it was uneven.
0:24:37 > 0:24:42So I had to really bury my foot in the sand to stay stable
0:24:42 > 0:24:45then when I found out... When I heard the sound when it cracked
0:24:45 > 0:24:47I was really happy about it.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50And finally, Mikey and Mark are up.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- Who wants to be blindfolded? - He does.- Me!
0:24:53 > 0:24:54Mikey. Go for it, Mikey.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59Mikey has not spent this much time with his dad in seven years
0:24:59 > 0:25:03but the pair are not bonding because Mark keeps letting his son down.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05No, that was embarrassing.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08He needs to double his effort.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Will he do it again today?
0:25:12 > 0:25:14That's it, straight.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16(Blimey.) Straight.
0:25:16 > 0:25:17Straight.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Stop, stop. Come over t... Left, go left.
0:25:22 > 0:25:23That's it, like that. Keep going.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Bring your right foot forward a little bit.
0:25:27 > 0:25:28Now go straight.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Left foot more, that's it.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Left foot a little bit more.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35That's it, now bring your right foot round a tiny bit.
0:25:35 > 0:25:36Half a foot.
0:25:36 > 0:25:41Right foot round a bit. Turn to the left.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Even Brent looks confused by these directions.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Stop, stop!
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Um, swing round a tiny bit.
0:25:48 > 0:25:49That's it.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53I reckon... Tiny bit forward, tiny bit.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56OK, now behead that melon. Whack it!
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Oh, no!
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Oh...
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Oh, no!
0:26:04 > 0:26:09- Mamma mia!- You're going to have to work on those communication skills.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Go and have a chat and see what went wrong.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Mikey's rather upset, as you can see.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22We are awful communicators.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Yeah, we need to think... We need to get a better plan.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28We need to communicate better.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- We'll have a strategy and a plan for the next one.- Yeah.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36While Mikey and Mark still have a long way to go,
0:26:36 > 0:26:40it seems Chloe and Sandra are beginning to understand one another.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45Mum is naturally a good communicator and I'm all right at communicating.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48I have to learn to listen a bit more than just speak
0:26:48 > 0:26:51and think about what you say before you say it.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Mm. But that's a learning curve, as well.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57That's a learning curve - between us we can communicate and listen
0:26:57 > 0:27:00It's showing us here that you need to spend more time
0:27:00 > 0:27:03listening to each other and others.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08After a week in Japan and over 30 hours of karate training,
0:27:08 > 0:27:11the families are slowly beginning to make progress.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16Karate's not about competing against each other.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18It's about a battle within yourself.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21This is where it all begins. This is the start of it.
0:27:21 > 0:27:26Luxury's over. We're going to have to batten down, do some hard graft.
0:27:26 > 0:27:31If they compete together as a family, hopefully they'll grow closer
0:27:31 > 0:27:34and they'll sort out some of the issues they were having.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Next time on Hai! Karate: Journey To Japan,
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Brent has a surprise for the families.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47You've got ten minutes to go pack your bags.
0:27:47 > 0:27:52And Jedd finds himself bowled over by the local culture.
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