ALL TIME FAVORITE KATA

[benkendrick]

What is your favorite kata ??

Currently I'm quite partial to the Seibukan kata, Wanchin.

 

I also like the Naihanchi kata, though I used to think they were useless kata - until I had some logical (and painful) applications shown to me (w/o the usual * explainations you see...)

[longarm25]

Naihanchi's

 

Gojushiho

 

Passai

 

Depending on my mood

[P.A.L]

Longarm25,how could you dislike Naihanchi?

[karatekid1975]

Has anyone done any TaeKwon Do as well as karate? And did you find the patterns boring?

 

I have done Tang Soo Do, then TKD. I did find that the WTF forms are easier till Taegeuk 7. For some reason that form was hard for me to learn. Taegeuk 8 as well.

 

Anyways, my fav form of all time is Pyung Ahn (Heian .... sp?) Ee Dan. I was actually practicing it yesterday. It's cool to go back to my old TSD forms at times.

[Mamo-Chan]

Has anyone done any TaeKwon Do as well as karate? And did you find the patterns boring?

 

I do ITF Taekwondo. I used to do it a long time ago in a gym, but now I do it in self-training. And actually the forms are very similar. Heian Nidan/Pinan Shodan are nearly micked by Won-Hyo. Taekwondo basically was a Korean style of Shotokan Karate with a roundkick designed for a steel-toed combat boot and it hasn't been until recently that the karate influences have become further and further obscured. I'm close to knowing all 9 of the hyung (patterns) for black-belt level and I still see very little difference in any of the movements.

 

Anyway, my favorite kata's are Meikyo and Sochin. I'm just a puny white belt at my school, but the internet and kind teachers have provided me with these wonderful kata.

[benkendrick]

Has anyone done any TaeKwon Do as well as karate? And did you find the patterns boring?

 

I have done Tang Soo Do, then TKD. I did find that the WTF forms are easier till Taegeuk 7. For some reason that form was hard for me to learn. Taegeuk 8 as well.

 

Anyways, my fav form of all time is Pyung Ahn (Heian .... sp?) Ee Dan. I was actually practicing it yesterday. It's cool to go back to my old TSD forms at times.

 

For TSD forms I always liked Chil Sung Sa Lo (from the USTSDMDK) & Dol Poon(sp?) 9 (from the United Federation).

[username9]

Thnax for the feedback guys. I did WTF TKD and only got to do some of the Taeguk Patterns - I found them boring personally.

 

But then again - at the time I wasn't really into patterns. I just wanted to do some fancy hollywood kicks! lol

[aefibird]

Currently my favourite kata is Sochin, although that will probably have changed by next week.

 

I also really like Meikyo, Gankaku and Enpi. My favourite of the Heian kata is H. Yondan.

[longarm25]

Longarm25,how could you dislike Naihanchi?

I dont dislike the naihanchi's But I like to pract them wen Im in an angry mood.

[cmantim]

I like Seiuchin a lot...I think I like Naihanchi the least.