47MartialMan Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 But if you look at it, any other training exercies could be consider as kata/hsings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G95champ Posted January 19, 2005 Author Share Posted January 19, 2005 Thanks for the compliments and other posts lol. I have been away from KF for sometime. Not by choice lol just tied down with other things. I really enjoy the site and look forward to meeting this new group of posters. Kata is the key.... (General George S. Patton Jr.) "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kulgan Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 I am a third dan studying with Master Johnson's Karate in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. I couldn't agree more with the comments about kata / hyung / forms / patterns. For me the triangle of kata, kion and kumite has bunkai at its centre. I believe that combat interpretation of the forms is the key to effective martial arts. In particular, I've had a lot of fun with locks and grappling interpretations of kata - highly recommended! The other less obvious aspect of kata is expression. I like to think that the "art" portion of a Martial Art has as much emphasis as the "martial" portion. I tried hard to think of what art is (!!!), and I came to the conclusion that it is self-expression in a creative way. I don't see how you could have more fun: combat training and self-expression all in one! Happy Training! Nick. Nick McKenna3rd DanMaster Johnson's Karatehttp://www.johnsonskarate.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G95champ Posted January 26, 2005 Author Share Posted January 26, 2005 thanks for the coments (General George S. Patton Jr.) "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adonis Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Kata can be fun if you like that sort of thing. If you learned good concepts training and exposed to some applications from kata as well to what diffrent things one movement. ie out ward block can be several types of things on diffrent parts of the body. then yes kata is great. It however isn't a great subsitute for partner or bag/pad training because you don't get equivilent benefits. They are all seperate training tools. So that remark holds no weight to it. some one who doesn't do forms and is a good fighter is still a martial artist. One of the defintions of ART defined in websters dictionary is "skill aquired through obeservation, study, and experience" there for those who are fighters ie.(boxers, kick boxers, mma, or other fighting styles) can be classfied as martial arts. So that holds no weight to it either. Its just the persons opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menjo Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 wow great article, I dont have any arguments agaisnt it. well said "Time is what we want most, but what we use worst"William Penn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItalianMuayThai Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 good article, wow i never realized that. And your right most people that hate it (such as myself) are non-karate stylist. Excellent read man!!!!! ~ You first mistake is to underestimate ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adonis Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 accept I like to point out a flaw in the article as saying kata is the heart of a martial art when some arts don't even have kata with in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizuRyu Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 For me, kata is one of the greatest gifts in an art. It gives you the ability to put some "art" into the martial art, practice your technique by yourself, and train when you can't make it to class. Last year when I went up North for 3 weeks, I woke up at 8am every morning and did forms on the beach, then ran a few miles. Without kata/forms, martial arts wouldn't really be the same for me. "They look up, without realizing they're standing in the palm of your hand""I burn alive to keep you warm" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atalaya Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 i agree with you: kata is fantastic. when i was much younger than i am now, i used to think it was a boring waste of time and just a way of practicing when no one else was around. how wrong i was! if properly conducted, kata can help you tone muscles, reduce thinking/response time, refine mental discipline, heighten self awareness, and challenge problem solving/analytical functions of the brain.we should consider that there is a "soft" and "hard" aspect to everything- a punch has a strong (finish) and weak (transition) phase. a body has both bones and organs. a kata may be used for soft or hard purposes. (ie, sanchin kata!!!) some thoughts on karateKarateRanch Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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