Traditional vs "open" forms

[JWLuiza]

No problem. At my school we teach the following:

Pinan 1-5

Kibon 4 (I don't know what happened to 1-3)

Naihanchi 1-3 (I don't know 3)

And the following BB forms:

Bassai Dai and Sho (Know Dai well, can pull Sho after reviewing)

Kanku Dai and Sho (Got both down)

chinte (got it)

Chinto (every see a 6'7" guy do a side kick from the single leg stance?!)

Shihoken/Sa Bang Kwon (Got my BB with that history of that form is cloudy))

Jion (Really rusty on that one)

Hangetsu (Love it)

Lohai (Fun form with some one leg stances)

Ship Soo (AKA Jitte, fun form to learn sweeping techs in sparing)

Empi (Everyone learns that form as soon as they get their black belt!)

Kae-Bek (the one korean TSD form I know that isn't Japanese based)

Tenshi (Weird form from the 1970s)

Plus I have picked up:

Nijyushiho

Meikyo (Which, I just found out is a shotokan version of Lohai!??!)

Gojushiho Dai

Jiin (rusty)

Hwa-rang (Ok, i don't remember that one anymore)

My best kata is Nijushiho (AKA Niseishi), I'm drilling Unsu, and I am revisiting Naihanchi 1.

LOL. So I hope you have EZpass for the tolls to MD

[karatekid1975]

Chinto (ever see a 6'7" guy do a side kick from the single leg stance?!)

LOL. So I hope you have EZpass for the tolls to MD

Yes I do I'll see what I can do. My BB test is around that time, but if it's not on the same weekend, I'll see if I can make the tourny, at least.

That was pretty funny about what you said about chinto hehehehehe

[cleung]

You are right about open creative forms that lack in basics will look lousy. After all, flash without good basics is trash. However, there have been some really good competitors out there who do creative forms and have awesome techniques like Mike Chat and Jon Valera. As far as open forms versus traditional, it's a matter of personal taste. I like watching both if the competitors are good.