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sensei8
KF Sempai
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 5120
Location: Owasso, OK and Van Nuys, CA
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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I'm ashamed to admit this but when I was a teenager weekend warrior, I'd soak the very ends of my Gi sleeves and pants because the water caused the material to pop even louder than normal. Helped final points.
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ShihanSpicer
White Belt
Joined: 10 Dec 2011
Posts: 3
Location: USA
Styles: Karate: Shihan and Shotokan, PaSaRyu(limited), TaeKwonDo(limited), Self-Defense
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| Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 1:21 pm Post subject: Re: how to make karate kata look better? |
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i have five steps i have followed for a long time 
1. practice every day
2. speed in doing a form is not counted, go slow, make it count. never too fast.
3. state your name like you mean it, boast your confidence. why? because when people ask you how you learned to do that, you should reply with a comment similar to "like a boss." not literally of course, but figuratively. these judges ask are you the winner? How are you going to win my top score? "like a boss."
4. Kias win brownie points if you scream really loud, but if you intend to fight... watch how loud, this haunted me the other day when i kiad so loud i couldnt breath or talk later that day and when i fought i couldn't help but nearly pass out...
5. keep your eyes up, do not look at your feet. practice enough to where you know where your feet and stances are at all times. use hand eye coord. practice with a mirror.
6. speed is the winner in a fight, not strength. practice using a backfist on a tennis ball thrown in the air to improve speed and accuracy, the backfist reverse punch is a winning technique. if you do not know about it, ask somone who can teach you or use youtube. it is an invaluable technique.
7.use your own personal flair. i use colorful language in my introduction to impress. one time i joked around in class when one of our senseis was visiting from college, and i said "you know who i am and you know what i am here for, to compete, to practice, to win, with your expressed permission i shall begin."
she said shed have given me bonus points. don't actually do that. the point is, every judge is different. take advantage. if you don't win every time, it doesn't matter. you will get better
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ShihanSpicer
White Belt
Joined: 10 Dec 2011
Posts: 3
Location: USA
Styles: Karate: Shihan and Shotokan, PaSaRyu(limited), TaeKwonDo(limited), Self-Defense
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| Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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| sensei8 wrote: |
I'm ashamed to admit this but when I was a teenager weekend warrior, I'd soak the very ends of my Gi sleeves and pants because the water caused the material to pop even louder than normal. Helped final points.
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the most embarrassing thing i do is to growl during one of my forms, its a two person form and it has a little part where you look like your pushing two walls away and i always growl like a tiger or something there. sounds awesome. but if anyone i knew from school or something saw me i would be like D:
Loud Kias and noises get brownie points
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MaxMarks
Yellow Belt
Joined: 04 Dec 2011
Posts: 57
Location: New Hampsire
Styles: Kempo/JuJitsu/Grapling/Kick Boxing
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There is a whole string of great advice here!
I've always look at Kata in terms of the various qualities you're trying to exhibit. Power, grace, speed, fluidity... the list is really endless. The things can be worked on individually then pulled together as you continue to practice.
Make sure you stay in the moment. This means that your mind is where your body is. Don't think forward to future moves and don't dwell on the moves you've already done. Focus your mind on the moment and commit to it fully.
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hiddendragon98
Yellow Belt
Joined: 13 May 2012
Posts: 37
Styles: isshinryu karate and jiu-jitsu
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| Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 12:38 pm Post subject: Re: how to make karate kata look better? |
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i agree with sensei8
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shimizu
Yellow Belt
Joined: 31 Mar 2012
Posts: 39
Location: England
Styles: Shukokai Karate (and ITF Tae Kwon-Do)
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| Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:50 am Post subject: Re: how to make karate kata look better? |
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| david123 wrote: |
| hey...im just wandering if their is another way of improving kata without practicing karate like a long belt or long suits, people say they make it look better is it true?? any other ways?? |
Maybe you could KIAI in correct place and breath out on each move
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shimizu
Yellow Belt
Joined: 31 Mar 2012
Posts: 39
Location: England
Styles: Shukokai Karate (and ITF Tae Kwon-Do)
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| sensei8 wrote: |
I'm ashamed to admit this but when I was a teenager weekend warrior, I'd soak the very ends of my Gi sleeves and pants because the water caused the material to pop even louder than normal. Helped final points.
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very clever idea! 
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on the post.
