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Sohan
Black Belt
Joined: 08 Apr 2006
Posts: 1986
Location: Atlanta
Styles: Shorin Ryu Karate-Do, Muay Thai, Shudokan Karate-Do, Boxing, BJJ, Hung Gar Gung Fu
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I enjoy kata mentally, emotionally, and physically. It is meditative and completely engaging for me when performing it. It does indeed make me a better fighter and I would do it if I were stuck on a tropical deserted island knowing that I would never meet another human soul.
Between pina coladas, of course. 
Respectfully,
Sohan
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KarateK
Black Belt
Joined: 09 Nov 2005
Posts: 1407
Location: N/West England, UK
Styles: Shukokai Karate
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| Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 4:52 am Post subject: |
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| i agree, if you take away kata karate is no longer an art |
Thats the crux of it for me.
Kata is not just for competitions or to show off different moves, it helps you understand how more than one strike, kick etc can be used in conjunction when being attacked.
One strike is often not enough, you need to know how to follow it up. Learning kata as opposed to learning individual strikes or kicks helps you with coordination and the imagination to know what moves will work in certain situations.
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 12924
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo,Hapkido, SCA Combat, and I research Medieval Combat
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| Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:11 pm Post subject: Kata: the fundamantal elements of MA |
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That article very well makes the case for katas. A very nice article indeed.
You mentioned "making your own kata." Sounds like a good idea, studying moves in depth, and putting them together with principles in mind....oh, the possibilities!
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UseoForce
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Posts: 938
Styles: Combat Hapkido, MMA/BJJ, Various others
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Okay, I disagree with the whole premise here. I do several martial arts and NONE of them have kata.
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KarateK
Black Belt
Joined: 09 Nov 2005
Posts: 1407
Location: N/West England, UK
Styles: Shukokai Karate
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:05 am Post subject: |
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Well thats the beauty of this forum - everyone entitled to their own opinions UseoForce
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on the post.
