aefibird Posted March 29, 2005 Posted March 29, 2005 Personally I've done well with Heian Godan, and Bassai Dai.Funny you should mention it.. I came second in a tournament using those 2 kata a couple of days ago!Congratualtions! I usually tend to perform Jion, Jitte or Ji'in (there's a pattern in there somewhere... ). I always seem to do well with those three. I like to use Rohai too. "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
Sandan Posted April 7, 2005 Posted April 7, 2005 I find for women it seems to be that Nijushi ho works and also Gankaku (though that's hard to control) --Give your child mental blocks for Christmas.
Kumite988 Posted April 8, 2005 Posted April 8, 2005 There isn't really a best tournament kata. Judges look for form and other things not really which kata your're doing. However, if someones techinque/form/etc just HAPPENS to be EXACTLY the same throughout different kata's, I would say that Anan is great when done correctly, as well as Suparinpai, Gojushiho and Unshu too. But really it all depends on your form not the kata.
lucifersdad Posted April 17, 2005 Posted April 17, 2005 i tend to use enpi with jion as a back up but ive won a couple with niseishi, and am just about to give gojushiho sho a try but coming from a wado background im not that impressed with it, but it was sugested by paul law, and he seems to have one just about everything worth winning! in the uk anyway. sticks and stones may break my bones, but i am trained to kill you.
aefibird Posted April 17, 2005 Posted April 17, 2005 but it was sugested by paul law, and he seems to have one just about everything worth winning! in the uk anyway.Paul Law should know. You're right - he seems to have won just about everything there is to win in UK karate.Good luck with Gojushiho Sho. I like it, but it needs working at a lot in order for it to look even half-decent. "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
malanovaus Posted April 17, 2005 Posted April 17, 2005 From my experience, being both a kata competitor and official I like to stick with the koryu forms, most judges and officials are more knowledgeable about these since they appear in other styles at one level or another. MalanovausOkinawan Goju-RyuKarate ni sente nashiThe answers are on the floor
strangepair03 Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 I have placed with Wansu and Seiunchin katas.....I am going on a limb at the next tournament and am going to compete with Naihanchi...I think it is more difficult than most give credit... A punch should stay like a treasure in the sleeve. It should not be used indiscrimately.Kyan Chotoku Sensei
paulylaw Posted May 11, 2005 Posted May 11, 2005 i tend to use enpi with jion as a back up but ive won a couple with niseishi, and am just about to give gojushiho sho a try but coming from a wado background im not that impressed with it, but it was sugested by paul law, and he seems to have one just about everything worth winning! in the uk anyway.Unsu and Gojushiho Sho have worked great for me. I won the 2003 WKA and WPKA World Champs with Unsu, and the 2004 WKA / IASKA World Champs with Gojushiho Sho. Both are great forms, but both require a whole heap of training to stand up in competition.Having said that, the best kata is the one that suits you best. Its all about bringing you own personal style to the kata, and in that eveyone is different.Good luck with the comps Paul Law
EternalRage Posted May 12, 2005 Posted May 12, 2005 Depends on the tournament. I went to a karate tournament and did Chil Sung Sam Ro (Soo Bahk Do Form - Korean) and they didn't place me very high. But then the next two times I went I did Bassai and I got first and then second. Opposite when I go to Soo Bahk Do tourneys. Korean forms do better than the Okinawan ones usually (assuming its a choice between two ppl with roughly same form)
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