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I used to compete with just Empi or Seipai before. I still like to use Empi, but I've got to get back down to 10.5 or 11 stone/70kg (currently 12.5 stone/80kg) before I can start using it well again.

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^ yeah; Empi puts a lot of strain on your joints, especially the beginning... Though I could never get that jump right...

Saying that; last night i got it spot on! w00t! :lol: :D But when my Sensei asked me to do it again, I ended up on the floor! (oh dear! But even monkies fall out of trees!)

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enpi is easily my favorite kata, its got everything i like in kata in it. i've been practicing it several times a day for about five years now. the jump is awesome once you get it sorted.

"Gently return to the simple physical sensation of the breath. Then do it again, and again, and again. Somewhere in this process, you will come face-to-face with the sudden and shocking realization that you are completely crazy. Your mind is a shrieking, gibbering madhouse on wheels." - ven. henepola gunaratana
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sometimes in class, sensei or sempai will take us through some advanced kata just for something different.

i love the jump in empi, being former TKD with a jump kick specialty, i can usually get it pretty close.

Now you use head for something other than target.

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yeh, i know that, but being proficient at jump kicks has helped me develop a good leap which is going to make any jumping technique easier for me.

Now you use head for something other than target.

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Depending on what kata my opponent does dictates what kata I will do. I may have to save a great kata for the later rounds, or I might have to use it straight up, depending on the quality of my opponent. In saying that, my favourite kata for competition are Suparenpei, Annan, Heiku and Chatanyara Kusanku.

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