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sensei8
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 5:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

bushido_man96 wrote:
I've done it before, but don't care for the practice. Balance gets harder because we rely so much on what we can see in our kinesthetic awareness. Take away one of the senses, and things get a lot tougher.

That right there...is why we do kata with our eyes closed as often as we do kata with our eyes open. It's that awareness that we take for granted. Especially when one of the senses, in this case, sight, are taken away. It's true, things get tougher, but the other senses make up for it.

Your movements are much more to the point, and wasted movements become things of the past. Adapt and conquer, I say!!



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 6:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A fun game is to do the kaya with your eyes closed and try to end up facing the right direction.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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A fun game is to do the kaya with your eyes closed and try to end up facing the right direction.

By all means!!

I get a kick out of just how far they are from when they ended the kata, to where they started the kata; not even close.




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PostPosted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have an idea of what my future mobility looks like. I figure if I practice with some sensory deprivation I might help out later on.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 12:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

We've done it before a few times, usually as a fun exercise rather than serious training tool. Have also done kata in reverse or as a mirror image.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 1:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try Kata in a pool
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 2:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

We also do what we call ura kata - a 360 spin before every forward step. Apparently it used to be a Mas Oyama training tool and not part of any official syllabus, but a lot of Kyokushin schools and their offshoots have made it part of their syllabi. Seido Juku included in the dan ranks for kyu kata.

It's a good way to change things up, but I'm not a fan of making it a formal requirement and testing students on it.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 2:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

LLLEARNER wrote:
Try Kata in a pool


I like doing that.

And stretching in the pool. I can get splits (if that's what we're calling them ) a lot deeper.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 7:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

JR 137 wrote:
LLLEARNER wrote:
Try Kata in a pool


I like doing that.

And stretching in the pool. I can get splits (if that's what we're calling them ) a lot deeper.


Kata and the splits in a pool. Sounds like a hoot!
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

singularity6 wrote:
JR 137 wrote:
LLLEARNER wrote:
Try Kata in a pool


I like doing that.

And stretching in the pool. I can get splits (if that's what we're calling them ) a lot deeper.


Kata and the splits in a pool. Sounds like a hoot!


Try doing kata or anything else MA in the ocean. Waves do funny things to your balance.

Edit: I'd imagine it's not too easy to get to the ocean if you live in Michigan. Motivation for a vacation?
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