FORMS: USING THEM IN A ACTUAL FIGHT & SPARRING

[SevenStar]

You can easily tell when watching their kata performance how tough they would be to fight.

 

I disagree with that. It's not hard to punch the air with intent and force. That in no way indicates the difficulty of an opponent.

[Kaminari]

I agree with SevenStar. My sparring partners fight much differently in sparring than in katas. Most of my opponents fight tougher than they look in katas.

[sailorman126]

From an actaul experince I had.

 

Helping break up a fight some one took a swing at me I saw it out of the corner of my eye. I turned and executed a perfect in out block exatcly as it is done in the form TKD form of chungi. Even though I had not practiced in years the muscle memory reacted from the years of form practice. What was even better than the block was that I was ready for any other attack and the person that was trying to keep the fight going stoped and walked away.

 

So based on that experince I relized that a form teaches you more than just this is a block turn and kick. But it teaches you how to defend from mutiple angles, balance, and a interal steadiness that you dont know you had unless threatened. I am not sure I am working this right I just hope you all understand.

[Muanh]

People here are a bit confused a kata isn't a form. A kata is a imaginary fight where you use your technics in a manner that will work in a real fight, and that COULD happen in a real fight. A form is a number of technics put togheter and are predetermend, also a form is just to practice the techniek and make it perfect and a memory for your muscels.

 

Anyone can make up his own kate just imagine that a man trows a punch at you and defend then take him out and then pretend someone comes from behind etc.

[SevenStar]

you sound like you really don't understand your katas...

 

also, a kata is the same thing as a form. The chinese don't call them katas...

[Muanh]

O i understand them allright, but when i'm performing my technics in a wing tsun form i do the technics for the technics there is no reference to a real fight what so ever. But when I do my kata's in Iaido I imagine a fight I'm in this is the whole idee of the kata.

[kempocos]

KATA in Okinawa was how they rememdered techniques and taught them prior to the written word. Many styles only taught one or two katas, it was not until the 1930's did the performing of many katas in a single style start.

[SevenStar]

exactly. kata are merely a catalogue of techniques in a system. The techniques drilled separately is how you will gain a true understanding of your style, not just by merely doing the kata every day.