Feedback Session: Wado-Ryu kata

[Melau]

Dear all,

All feedback is welcome. Currently I'm training for Sandan, and while it is possible to find instructors (and I'm training with them, no worries!), extra feedback is always welcome.

Wanshu will be added shortly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQllc7eXRlk

[mushybees]

Says video is private

[Melau]

Says video is private

Thanks, I think it is fixed now.

[LeighSimmsMA]

Hi!

Thanks for posting the kata.

I don't have a lot of experience when it comes to Wado Kata and I don't usually like to comment on kata as I find it is generally a highly subjective matter and what one person thinks is important it not the same as another person etc..

That being said, I noticed your front foot on the back stances is slightly turned inwards and I believe it should point forward?

And near the beginning of the kata (after the first move, you turn and do two mid-level Uke) when you turn back with the left arm doing the outside to inside "block" (move 4), the non-blocking hand does not go all the way back to hip as I believe it should?

Maybe these points help, or maybe they're irrelevant

[Melau]

Hi!

Thanks for posting the kata.

I don't have a lot of experience when it comes to Wado Kata and I don't usually like to comment on kata as I find it is generally a highly subjective matter and what one person thinks is important it not the same as another person etc..

That being said, I noticed your front foot on the back stances is slightly turned inwards and I believe it should point forward?

And near the beginning of the kata (after the first move, you turn and do two mid-level Uke) when you turn back with the left arm doing the outside to inside "block" (move 4), the non-blocking hand does not go all the way back to hip as I believe it should?

Maybe these points help, or maybe they're irrelevant

As for the foot, that indeed is a point on which I need to put some practice. Well spotted for the hand by the way, I think that it should be consistent as well (not hip, bit higher I was taught).

[RAM18]

Yeah i spotted the foot too mainly because we get drilled endlessly about it...

[Kusotare]

I agree about the front foot on the Shuto-ukes.

I also notice your front foot is not straight on the Yamazukis.

Finally the Kage-uke is Jodan. you appear to have this at Chudan.

The hand positions are small things really, but you do need to work on the front foot / leg being straight. This is more than likely a flexibility issue in the hip.

There is a reason why instructors beast students over it!

All in all not bad though.

K

[sensei8]

Is there a reason that your Yoko Geri just has a 3 count, instead of a 4 count. Your kick stalls, and drops straight to the floor without having to momentarily return back to the knee of the supporting foot?? Because of that, I can't tell if the kick is suppose to be a keage or a kekomi, had I not already knew what that kick was.

Up

Out

Back

Down

The Back part seems to be missing...unless this is the methodology of the style!

Kusotare makes solid observations; I agree!!

[Maybetrue]

just my opinion.

at this point, alot of technical things are just habits and will be hard to correct. You could spend more time on the tempo(not rushing) of the kata and executing each individual movement with more "feeling" and "commitment".

Technical corrections will only correct "ONE/PART of ONE" movement and a kata has thousands of corrections.

If you improve the "commitment", tempo and feeling you will be improving on "every" technique not just "one" of thousands.

[liger]

I feel blind. Other than what others with the foot I can't find any issues. I love seeing how others do it. This looks beautiful.