ESA-Shotokan Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripper Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 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. René Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mink Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 No real set about of time sometimes 10minutes some times 45minutes everynight. 2xKata for 6th Kyu https://www.Kyokushinaustralia.comDont be Bias in styles for we are all Practitioners of Martial Arts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteLion Posted March 28, 2004 Share Posted March 28, 2004 45 mins every night! Just like the phoenix I shall rise from the ashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MawashiGeri60 Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 KATA IS THE ESSENSE OF KARATE . KATAS SHOULD BE PRACTICED AT ALL TRAININGS . AS MANY AS U KNOW . AND OBSERVED BY THE INTRUCTOR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESA-Shotokan Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelica d Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 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. "Weaseling out of things is what separates us from the animals . . . except the weasel."- Homer J Simpson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aefibird Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 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. "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uechi Kid Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 Every time we meet. More Practice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wado_lee Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 as oftewn as possible theres no one style just your style--------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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