Favourite form/kata for use in competition

[isshinryu5toforever]

I haven't competed in 4 or 5 years, but when I was competing on a constitant basis I used Chinto, Kusanku, and Sunsu often. Probably Chinto most often. I also used Urashi Bo quite often in weapons competition. Actually two of the more exciting moments in my life happened using Kusanku and Urashi Bo. In a smaller tournament in Maplewood Minnesota I think, I beat Wayne Dalglish in empty hand forms using Kusanku. Then a month later I beat him in weapons forms using Urashi Bo. This was a very long time ago I was 13 he was 10. The weapons forms win actually came shortly before he won his third? ISKA weapons title. When I get really old I'll be able to tell my kids I actually beat someone whose won multiple national and international titles.

[1kickKO]

"I've only been in one competition.... I did Fuju Kata Di Ni.

 

Why Because it was the first kata I learned and thought "Hey, I'm doing Karate, I love this stuff." "

 

Carol, did you mean fu ku gata ni? Or is it called fuju kata di ni? Just curious, because in my system we have a kata called "fu ku gata ni" and I know that most styles do not practice this kata. ANyways, for competition I like using kanku dai, or a kung fu kata I learned at camp which is 18 Hands of Lohan.

[jakmak52]

Bassai Dai (Major) Breaking through the Fortress or Kwan Gae 19th Emporor of the Koguryo Dynasty. Here's a clip, sorry for poor quality, of my kata at the US Open 1999.

 

http://escapetophotography.com/NVEExport.mpg

[Kieran-Lilith]

I haven't been to contest yet, but when I go next month I'll probably do Pinan Shodan.

[jakmak52]

I haven't been to contest yet, but when I go next month I'll probably do Pinan Shodan.

 

Good for you, let us know how you did

[1kickKO]

Yeah, gotta tell us how you did with that kata..it's a good competition kata. Just remember, use power, and pause at some important movements.

[kataman]

Rohai is called meikyo in most Shotokan schools.

 

My form for competition in traditional forms is Sochin, in open forms I use a kata called .38 special(so named for the number of kicks in the kata).

Aggree

 

In the old style of tomari-te it was called rohai.Gichin Funakoshi changed it to Meikyo that mean to clean the mirror (in ref: of one of the imperial jewel )

[ShotokanKid]

My champion team kata was jion and my champion individual was heian yondan. I switched (since I'm a black belt and doing yondan wouldn't look good) to Empi, which has been a first only once

[aefibird]

I haven't been to contest yet, but when I go next month I'll probably do Pinan Shodan.

 

Good luck for when you go to the competition!

 

Let us know how you get on.

[cathal]

I have done very well in the past with Heian Godan, and Tekki Shodan.