Post videos of yourself performing any technique!

[ThatGUY]

Pinan Nidan - Kata in our Hombu dojo.

OSU!

[JR 137]

Pinan Nidan - Kata in our Hombu dojo.

OSU!

Very good kata. I love seeing variations on how I learned and practice kata I know. I haven't seen some of those stances used with some of the moves. For instance...

We (I mean my current and former school) go into kiba dachi on counts 2 and 4, whereas you stayed in what looks like kokutsu dachi.

At the top of the embussen, you appear to go into a long kokutsu dachi on the first shuto block, followed by a neco ashi dachi on the second (on both sides). We stay in kokutsu dachi, and it's about in the middle of your stance length.

At the bottom of the embussen, you go into zenkutsu dachi with the low block, and what appears to be Sanchin dachi on the nukite/jodan uke, whereas we stay in zenkutsu dachi (with the same 45 step).

What I love about kata is there is no universal right or wrong, unless of course someone changes it without really understanding it.

[Luther unleashed]

Pinan Nidan - Kata in our Hombu dojo.

OSU!

Everything jr137 said. He always has great posts and I hate posting behind him because it's hard to sound smart lol.

That form was executed really well. Forms have always been enjoyable to me, although I have never been the best around at them. I can truly appreciate a great performance when I see one though. Nicely done. That form is Pyung Ahn EE Dan in Tang Soo Do, almost identical but a little different of course.

I wanted to post this one to mix it up a little, now it's tough competition thanks . This is me messing with some effects and working on some Kung fu. It's a small section of a very long form, check it out.

Hung Gar Kung Fu "Iron Body" from Tiger Crane 108 form

https://youtu.be/fL_0dyhQrBU

It's done very differently depending on lineage so knowing weather or not it's accurate takes some knowledge of the form but it's fun to do. My sone playing on his iPod behind me is oblivious lol, that's how you know you practice too much, when your family barley notices

[Shizentai]

Funny video of home-training kata

When your basement ceiling changes heights depending on where you stand, this is the result:

[sensei8]

Very nice display of Kata's, Shizentai!! Every time you backed up, it appears that you're going upward, and you got smaller. Each time you jumped, I ducked down for you. Still, away from the illusion, solid Kata's; thank you for sharing!!

[Shizentai]

Very nice display of Kata's, Shizentai!! Every time you backed up, it appears that you're going upward, and you got smaller. Each time you jumped, I ducked down for you. Still, away from the illusion, solid Kata's; thank you for sharing!!

One good thing is that it made me look really carefully before turning after doing it a lot. You can actually hear me collide with the hot water heater during jion

[sensei8]

Very nice display of Kata's, Shizentai!! Every time you backed up, it appears that you're going upward, and you got smaller. Each time you jumped, I ducked down for you. Still, away from the illusion, solid Kata's; thank you for sharing!!

One good thing is that it made me look really carefully before turning after doing it a lot. You can actually hear me collide with the hot water heater during jion

Yes, I did hear you collide with the hot water heater, but I also saw you adjust, as required, your stances on the embusen, and that was necessary considering the limited real estate you had to work with. Had you not adjusted your stances on the embusen, you would've collided with everything else, including the wall. And for me, the adjustments that you had to do, didn't detract away from the Kata in a whole, if at all. Great job!!