Karate_Girl_07 Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 Yeah, my Sensei, like that of Shito-Ryu Girl's, says that if you're not sweating hard after doing a kata, you're not doing it properly, lol.I think kata are a great workout, I love them. You feel like you've actually done work when you go through them, lol.Osu. Warai Wa Satori = Laughter is EnlightenmentIkari Wa Muchi = Anger is IgnoranceNaku Wa Shugyo = To Cry is to TrainSosai Mas Oyama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menjo Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Yea katas are a great work out, i find no matter how fit you are you can always make yourself very tired in martial arts. "Time is what we want most, but what we use worst"William Penn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June1 Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Oh, man... Katas are definitely my favourite thing to do in the dojo! For a workout with a bang, when you learn more katas, try doing them one after another, taking no more than a breath's break in between each one. By the ending, you should be panting! Kool Kiais: ICE! DIE! KITES! DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHH! KIAI!"Know Thyself""Circumstances make me who I am." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamn Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Yes i agree katas are great for a work out. Also good for situation awarness and learning techniques that have been shelved for tag fights.best wishes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorei_kai_student Posted September 14, 2005 Author Share Posted September 14, 2005 yes katas great workout and more surprsing right now is alot of my old topics are poping back up Do not follow me I may not always lead, do not lead I may not follow, just walk beside me and be my friend-unknown"A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a joke or worried to death by a frown on the right person's brow." Charles Brower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 I agree we do alot of Kata,Our testing is mostly all Kata a good way of getting good form is repatition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trustkid1 Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 Katas are a great workout, specially when you repeat it them over and over again. Keep your spirit high and do your katas with kime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shorei_kai_student Posted September 29, 2005 Author Share Posted September 29, 2005 well today during class i had worked up a good swet with my warmup and hitting the bad then had to do my kata in four directions 3 times per direction so yeah i got a really great workout Do not follow me I may not always lead, do not lead I may not follow, just walk beside me and be my friend-unknown"A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a joke or worried to death by a frown on the right person's brow." Charles Brower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilT Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 indeed Katas are a great workout - I tried all the Heian Katas last night (to Godan) whilst wearing my heartrate monitor, on my running machine my heart rates sticks at around 155bpm (ater 5mins or so) Kata also raised my heart rate to that and slightly above for a short periodNeil 1st Dan Black Belt Traditional Shotokan Karate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgm Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Yeah Katas are great for people like me who train solo...Two years ago, I have retired from group karate practice as sandan since I started karate 38 years ago. Since then I have practiced daily solo at my "private" dojo at home. In every session, I see to it that I do at least 5 different kata in addition to my regular kihon and "solo" kumite practice, and doing the rounds of the 26 JKA kata in the week, all in about an hour's daily workout. While kihon practice my be equally intense physically, it doesn't have the psychological effect of providing the practitioner the same deep sense of having accomplished something meaningful. A kata reveals a sort of a short but complete fight story with a particular fight setting that demands a unique or select repertoire of defense and attack maneuvers, sometimes involving weapons, against multiple assailants. Doing kata is not only a good physical workout like kihon, but a fulfilling completely meaningful psychological exercise with therapeutic benefits for the practitioner.Gene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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