Kata

[ff100]

We all study the traditional katas such as takiyoko, Pinan etc and I was wondering if and how many dojos have devised their own along with the bunkai?

[armanox]

Our dojo only added one kata to the list we use, and Miyagi also added two kata to the list that we do. All three are kihon kata, with rather simple-but-effective bunkai that also shows up in koryu kata.

[lordtariel]

I believe one of the higher ranking requirments in our dojo is to come up with your own kata complete with bunkai. I don't believe these are actually added to the school list of katas though.

[patusai]

For So Ryu Kan at Godan we develop out own kata and bunkai. It is not part of the training. We do not add. The kata were added years ago in the development and it stays there. I will say that over the years some schools have changed the order of the kata as I was taught them and removed some or use some an optional

[cathal]

We do a 5-Kata Kumite. It is a bunkai exercise combining techniques from 5 selected Kata. It is usually from the five Heians (Pinans etc), and performed with one person in the middle, and three attackers.

[aefibird]

We do a 5-Kata Kumite. It is a bunkai exercise combining techniques from 5 selected Kata. It is usually from the five Heians (Pinans etc), and performed with one person in the middle, and three attackers.

We do something similar with the Heian kata but usually with two attackers. My instructor is also in the process of working out a set Kata Kumite using the Tekki kata series as the base.

[armanox]

We do a 5-Kata Kumite. It is a bunkai exercise combining techniques from 5 selected Kata. It is usually from the five Heians (Pinans etc), and performed with one person in the middle, and three attackers.

We do something similar with the Heian kata but usually with two attackers. My instructor is also in the process of working out a set Kata Kumite using the Tekki kata series as the base.

We do from both sets. The Naifanchi (Tekki) set is rather interesting, and the Pinan set has some interesting twists.

[Jiffy]

I personally think that creating your own Kata defeats the purpose of them and undermines the masters before you unless there is some new aspect you want to teach your students through kata that is not in a previous kata (unlikely)

[Zorbasan]

kata had to have been developed in the first place tho.

the people that devised the kata back in the day (word) would have based the kata on situations of the time. i dont think devising new ones are disrespectful, but i wouldnt go replacing the old ones.

maybe as part of something like a 3rd or 4th dan grading you could have "devise a kata and the bunkai for it"

[Brandon Fisher]

I created a set of weapons kata with bunkai but not empty hand