RJCKarate Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I practice Matsubayashi-Ryu (Shorin-Ryu), my favourite kata from that system is Pinan Godan & Wankan. Reece Cummings Kodokan Cummings Karate Dojo 5th Dan, Matsubayashiryu (Shorinryu) Karatedo Kobujutsu 2nd Dan, Yamaneryu Kobudo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade96 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Also I stumble at times while spinning.the best way to rectify this is to practice 'contract and expand'example being: on the 4th count of heian shodan you spin right? well just before it ((punching chudan age uki)) bring your feet together andbend you knees slightly for balance turn then go into gadambari(( picturing it))Here is a Youtube of Nidan for you ((notice at the very begining he brings both feet together. That is called contrating. do that be for you turn)) Thanks I meant spinning the big spin after the Nukite in Heian nidan when my feet are kind of wider apart and going right into the shuto. My shodan says I rise up too much when you're supoposed to stay at same height. I find it hard to spin that much when my feet are that spaced apart without rising up a bit to keep balance.btw I'm ok with heian shodan. Maybe its just where I only been doing nidan for a month and still getting used to it.Thanks for the help though. Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.You don't have to blow out someone else's candle in order to let your own flame shine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I like Pinan Nidan a lot, but I learned a black Kata Chinto which I starting to like more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjamin Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 I practice Matsubayashi-Ryu (Shorin-Ryu), my favourite kata from that system is Pinan Godan & Wankan.Both very good kata! Wankan in particular is a favourite of mine. Obviously in Shotokan we have Heian instead of Pinan, but I'm assuming the godan kata is the same in both? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spodo Komodo Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I love Naihanchi as it is the kata that I have spent the most time practising and I have the body shape to make it look fairly good (I always think you need to be short and powerful to really look rooted in this kata). I also spend a lot of time with Chinto and Bassai, in fact I love all the Wado kata apart from the dreaded Kushanku. Kushanku took me so long to learn that I learned to loathe it before I learned to love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDevilGene Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 I prefer Seipai as my favorite.Although Hakutsuru is a close 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanook660 Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Tough one.I like Pinan Godan, Yondan, and Kushanku. The only difference between the possible and the impossible is one's will. - Hironori Ohtsuka Sensei - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shizentai Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 I'm not exactly terrific at kata, but right now I really like kanku shoThe timing feels so natural! "My work itself is my best signature."-Kawai Kanjiro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuanlong Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 absolute favorite: Sanchin Be your own light, your own refuge. Believe only that which you test for yourself. Do not accept authority merely because it comes from a great man, or is written in a sacred book, for truth is different for each man and woman. -- Buddha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper6 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Its a tie between Sanchin and Tensho. "We do not rise to the level of our expectations. We fall to the level of our training" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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