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Post by AngelaG on Aug 5, 2005 11:44:00 GMT
In your opinion is it possible to have a pretty competition style kata, without losing the meaning of the kata, and the principles and benefits behind it?
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Post by dickclark on Oct 7, 2005 16:03:55 GMT
No.
Just performing a Kata in and of itself is pretty meaningless. Yes there are benefits, you sweat, and so on and receive some physical benefits. But the performance alone does not apply the principles. One must work the Kata with a partner, perform the applications, do the applications in order to understand and really learn those principles.
Just standing and performing punches and blocks do not a good puncher and blocker make, you must have a target to punch, who will move, who will block who will punch back. Might as well to yoga for all the good it will do.
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Post by AngelaG on Feb 23, 2006 17:02:26 GMT
Kata which has been over-dramatised for competition really annoys me. All these dramatic pauses, overly long kiai, (IMO) overly long and low stances, whilst poncing around in a baggy gi with a belt almost touching the floor really does nothing for me. Give me power and meaning any day.
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Post by ukshorinryu on Feb 27, 2006 14:58:06 GMT
the whole concept of kata tournaments, performing kata etc etc is truly a modern budo development and very much about sport, which is ok if thats your thing.
for me I 'compete' regualry with the kata itself, im doing well when things begin to pop in place and from the movements, then the application begins............
however i will happily admit to admiring and I like to watch kata performed in tournaments, i just dont see the benefits to the person performing relating to actual application (hey its a good workout, focus etc etc, but why the points?)
as for changing kata to get points, lets not go there please.........................
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Post by nkudahc on Feb 28, 2006 3:01:29 GMT
um i just going by one essay that i read a long time ago and can't remember very well but isn't this kind of the idea behind a lot of kung-fu forms?
edit: not to make them competition katas but to desguise the techniques and make them so beautiful to watch
edit: there has got to be atleast a couple misspelled words there but us yanks aren't too good at english
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Post by subzero72 on Mar 7, 2006 5:31:29 GMT
the whole concept of kata tournaments, performing kata etc etc is truly a modern budo development and very much about sport, which is ok if thats your thing. for me I 'compete' regualry with the kata itself, im doing well when things begin to pop in place and from the movements, then the application begins............ however i will happily admit to admiring and I like to watch kata performed in tournaments, i just dont see the benefits to the person performing relating to actual application (hey its a good workout, focus etc etc, but why the points?) as for changing kata to get points, lets not go there please......................... I agree  |
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