shotochem Posted December 18, 2003 Posted December 18, 2003 That didn't take long.. "Barefoot Zen: The Shaolin Roots of Kung Fu and Karate." by Nathan Johnson I have to check that one out myself. Another great book on the Tekki Kata Bunkai is Bunkai Secrets of the Karate Kata Vol. 1 by Elmar Schmeisser An excellet book with good photographs and explanations. It has some real good stuff in there. Pain is only temporary, the memory of that pain lasts a lifetime.
tommarker Posted December 18, 2003 Posted December 18, 2003 That was a very bad explanation; sometimes its really hard to put stuff that you know well into words. Hey, that's why we continue to write and teach. I'm no longer posting here. Adios.
Sasori_Te Posted December 19, 2003 Posted December 19, 2003 I've been quoted. Thanks Kempocos. *L*Just kidding. There are several good points being made on this thread. Cross has a good point in that a kata can be many things on many different levels. Kata and its performance is what makes karate personal to the individual practitioner. No two people do a kata the exact same way because no two people are exactly the same. Anyway, before I go off on yet another rant, this is a good thread. A block is a strike is a lock is a throw.
ESA-Shotokan Posted December 20, 2003 Posted December 20, 2003 Yes it is so true that a block is a strike etc. Whenever I perform age-uke for example, I always think of this as a break. Left hand up (catching attackers wrist), pull down and right arm up, applying the age uke technique, this is the break. Also try counter attacking with a soto-uke to a person's mid section: very painful. I understand the idea behind the first move in kate is a block comes from Funakoshi's saying, "In karate, there is no first attack". This first "defensive" block thus upholds his teaching.
mArTiAl_GiRl Posted December 26, 2003 Posted December 26, 2003 lol, my Sensei just said that there are no hidden things and secrets in karate. Kill is love
kotegashiNeo Posted December 27, 2003 Posted December 27, 2003 In Goju because it is such a heavily chinese influenced style of karate that many secrets exsist in it's kata for instance many of the elbow strikes are to the most unexpected places. The reson for this is all goju kata are based on striking vital points in a certain succession to acheive desired results. Kisshu fushin oni te hotoke kokoro
Sasori_Te Posted December 27, 2003 Posted December 27, 2003 I agree that there are no secrets in kata. There are techniques in kata that are not apparent unless you know how to break down kata movements. It also depends a great deal how much knowledge of your systems techniques that you have when looking at a kata and deciphering the movements. The less knowledge you have the more basic the movements seem to be in a kata. A block is a strike is a lock is a throw.
kempocos Posted December 29, 2003 Posted December 29, 2003 "lol, my Sensei just said that there are no hidden things and secrets in karate." I agree. many feel the way they breakdown a KATA has been a closely gaurded secret. When if you truly study the KATA and apply variuos attacks to each movement a wealth of techniques come foward. "If you don't want to get hit while sparring , join the cardio class"
DarkAngel_Azrel Posted January 9, 2004 Posted January 9, 2004 i just started karatae but already i fell that kata is the best part let not the fear of death stay your hand nor defeat your courage.The warrior who will provail is the one who confronts death its self
aznkarateboi Posted January 9, 2004 Posted January 9, 2004 why practice the grappling techniques though kata? why not practice them on partners? i'm not sure how realistic or effective practicing them in the air would be.
Recommended Posts