katas

[ESA-Shotokan]

Kata normally features in lessons in the form of bunkai of kata. We tend to do straight forward kata at least twice per week.

 

I have been working on Ten-No-Kata for the past week as this kata is not taught by the KUGB but is an essential exercise in the ESA.

 

[Ripper]

There is a difference between the way a lesson is taught and the way it should be taught.

 

If you want to learn a kata well, you should do only one kata in a lesson.

 

The reason why most lessons have more katas often comes from the variety of students and because of most students get bored by doing just one kata.

 

Furhermore you have to ask yourself what your goal is while training katas. Is it to get the next belt, is it because you want to know as many katas as you can or do you want to really understand a kata?

 

With the first two goals you can train different katas in the same time.

 

If your goal is the last one you probably should train only one kata for a year or maybe even more (didn't Funakoshi train the Tekki for three years?). In that period you train, besides technique, also a lot of bunkai/oyo. That way you will really understand a kata.

[Mink]

No real set about of time sometimes 10minutes some times 45minutes everynight.

 

2xKata for 6th Kyu

[WhiteLion]

45 mins every night!

[MawashiGeri60]

KATA IS THE ESSENSE OF KARATE . KATAS SHOULD BE PRACTICED AT ALL TRAININGS . AS MANY AS U KNOW . AND OBSERVED BY THE INTRUCTOR

[ESA-Shotokan]

Kata is also best done by the count, or at least combinations to the count. You tend to find people put a lot more into it then. Especially if it is to the count and at full speed, attitude, etc.

 

[angelica d]

When we're learning a new kata we can have practically a whole lesson dedicated to it (recently we've done chinte and tekki sandan) but usually kata form a big part of the lessons anyway. Sometimes we go through the heians twice each as a warmup, and sometimes we do katas in more depth (5+ times). We startb by doing them really slowly to count, with the instructors correcting the details, and progress to full pace in our own time.

[aefibird]

Most of our lessons have at least one kata in them. Even when we're working on basics or kumite we tend to do a 'karate warm up' (after the regular warm up/stretches) with Kihon kata or a Heian kata.

[Uechi Kid]

Every time we meet.

[wado_lee]

as oftewn as possible