My search for a Martial Art, continued input appreicated

[guird]

It's all there in the kata, you just need to learn how to read it or be shown....

Can you give me an example? Do you drill the ground techniques you learn in the kata and use them in sparring too?

[Archimoto]

It's all there in the kata, you just need to learn how to read it or be shown....

Can you give me an example? Do you drill the ground techniques you learn in the kata and use them in sparring too?

And you just hit the nail on the head. It may be in the kata, but it must be drilled with a partner and tried while sparring otherwise you won't get it. As mentioned on other posts, kata is great but only part of your training. If it's ground game you seek it's ground game you must train in my opinion!

[sensei8]

It's all there in the kata, you just need to learn how to read it or be shown....

Can you give me an example? Do you drill the ground techniques you learn in the kata and use them in sparring too?

And you just hit the nail on the head. It may be in the kata, but it must be drilled with a partner and tried while sparring otherwise you won't get it. As mentioned on other posts, kata is great but only part of your training. If it's ground game you seek it's ground game you must train in my opinion!

Imho,

Resistive training is the only way to effectively train any Kata, any segment. Why? A cooperative training partner who "allows" techniques to work, is doing a disservice to both training partners. False security needs, imho, to be eliminated across the board; being honest with oneself first, then being honest with your training partner is a very close second.

[hammer]

at the end of the day, anything could be good if it's taught well.

Sums up my opinion pretty well...

Important part of the search process is to only go with a school that doesn't have contracts...in all honesty it will likely take time to know whether a school is a fit or not and if it isn't then you don't want to be tied down financially.