Form-less arts

[G95champ]

What about Sumo and Fencing?

[Guest]

Are you counting weapon forms as "forms" or just empty hand forms?

[TheSod_88]

I personally don't like forms. Thats probably why I favor Boxing, Muy Thai, etc. lol!

[SevenStar]

not true. judo does have forms. They are single technique forms, but they are still called kata nonetheless.

 

Judo also has multi step katas, like the pinning kata, but they aren't required knowledge until you reach 2nd degree brown belt.

[SevenStar]

if by chinese fast wrestling, you are referring to shuai chiao, it has forms also - the single technique variety that judo has.

 

If you count the wai kruu - muay thai has one form.

[The_Ryno]

If you're differentiating "forms" and Kata, there are no martial arts that have no forms, every martial art has proper ways to move the body to set up and execute strikes, throws, etc.. To illustrate this, show me one technique that has no name.

[SevenStar]

he's differentiating them. kata is a japanese word - in chinese styles, they are called forms.

[ninjanurse]

While JJ has no expressed "kata", each "board" is a series of techniques done in order. When done properly it resembles a kata and since it is done the same way each time could be considered a kata.