Time spent on kata

[Shotokan-kez]

This is a good question. We can all say "we know this one, we know that one" and like another poster said you can learn a kata in a few days. I have just "learnt" kanku-sho, i picked it up in only two classes, but pactised loads at home, but it will take me a VERY long time to be confident enough with it to perform it at events or anything like that.

I will probably work on this kata now every class and at home constantly, but then i have to not forget all the kata's below me. I don't think i could ever give a time scale on it, as long as i continue to love kata and learning kata i don't mind.

[PictonMA]

It took me around 7 years to learn all of the Goju Kata, I've since spent the past 13 years practicing them and trying to get them right.

I've pretty much been in a dojo 6 days a week he majority of my life...

[whess]

practice one till you know it, then perfect it, and practice it some more.