Do you still remember and practice the early kata?

[patusai]

You're welcome.

[jaymac]

If a person is just using early kata as a stepping stone to advance from lower ranks to higher and not continueing in their practice, even at black belt, then one cannot become a proficient teacher to others. The best way to learn about the martial arts and yourself, is to teach. You have to practice everything you have learned from white belt on up.

[Sensei Tom OBrien]

Good stuff here. When my students get bored doing basics I tell them "Do you think that because someone has a black belt that they stop doing the front Kick?"

Thanks,

Sensei Tom

[lordtariel]

Why do you think they're taught at the beginning? It's because they're the most important.

[baronbvp]

I do have to agree with patusai. As I get older and no longer seek the contact at some point, practicing kata will be a good way to stay involved and get a good workout at home. Knowing one's body and celebrating its movement is spiritually healthy.

[bushido_man96]

What I like the most about solo forms workouts is that you can do so much with it. You can do one form at a time, with full speed and power. Or, you can do three at a time, with a little less mustard on them, and get cardio going. Or, you can do a form very slowly, with muscle tension, really gritting your teeth with each movement.

There are so many options, and you can listen to your body, and practice accordingly.

[Havoc88]

Last monday was the first training this year at my dojo. We started out doing some running and pushups. Then some streches. After about 25 minutes our training began. A drill training to get rid of the holliday pounds. A lot of five-steps, all at full speed and strength. But after that, when we were already pretty tired, we practiced Heian Shodan for 25 minutes. All at full speed and strength. It was exhausting! It was a really good workout plus it keeps us practicing the early kata ( well being a 7th kyu this is one of the three kata's I know, but there were also brown belts along with us doing this). It felt really good. The form got a bit more sloppy in the end, due to fatique.

So along with this story about practicing early kata I would like to ask this. Is it usefull to train kata when you are so exhausted you can't do it the way you are able to do it when you are not yet exhausted?

Tom

[bushido_man96]

So along with this story about practicing early kata I would like to ask this. Is it usefull to train kata when you are so exhausted you can't do it the way you are able to do it when you are not yet exhausted?

Tom

I think that training katas, as well as anything else, while you are exhausted like that, can help you to learn a lot about what your body can and cannot do while you are tired. You could equate it to digging deep at the end of a 12 round fight.

I also feel that it is important to not overtrain, this kind of training can be beneficial, from time to time.

[baronbvp]

I have even thought through my kata while driving or waiting for my wife to try on clothes in a store. I prefer to move, though.

[karateone]

Whe all the upper ranked blackbelts get together from our association (The Christian Martial Arts Association) basics take up the majority of our time together and then we do advanced things. You cannot do advanced stuff without remebering the basics.