Comments on: Kata Ichi Go

By: RickMatz

RickMatz — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:10:13 +0000

There's an article at KyuRyu AikiBudo on the classical Japanese saying:

ichi go, ichi e:

http://tomikiaikido.blogspot.com/2009/11/ichi-g...

By: RickMatz

RickMatz — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:10:13 +0000

There's an article at KyuRyu AikiBudo on the classical Japanese saying:

ichi go, ichi e:

http://tomikiaikido.blogspot.com/2009/11/ichi-g...

By: Matt__A

Matt__A — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:45:30 +0000

Sue – yes I think that is fair to say. Of course this kind of mindset and practice can also lead to more/better bunkai just by its nature, so it goes both ways a little.

By: SueC

SueC — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:21:37 +0000

Great post Matt. Presumably you get a lot more out of this exercise if you have a reasonable understanding of the bunkai for the kata?

By: Matt__A

Matt__A — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:20:47 +0000

That's a very good question – keep me posted if you write up a blog post about a similar alternative.

By: Matt__A

Matt__A — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:20:13 +0000

Not at all Marc – that's a great post you wrote up there. Thanks for sharing it!

By: Neal Martin

Neal Martin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:56:10 +0000

Excellent post, Matt. I have never thought of practicing kata the way you described, as a one time deal. I can see how that would add a great sense of focus and urgency to the movements. Thanks for that.

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Kata Training: Winning the Fight in Your Mind | ActionKarateArts.com — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:35:31 +0000

[...] I focused on what I was actually supposed to be learning to do every time I practiced a kata. Every block should feel the strike it intercepts and every punch/kick should hit an opponent (in you… This will make you far more able to carry out these individual techniques (even if not in the [...]

By: Marc G.

Marc G. — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:46:11 +0000

An outstanding post, Matt! I could not agree more. I am always dumbfounded by people who profess kata training to be a waste of time. I guess you could not blame them if it is what they were taught by their instructors. But, I have never heard of an instructor even bothering to mention let alone berate a subject they DON'T teach. They would most likely would not mention it at all. So, it sounds more to me like some individuals were not taught the true value of kata and were simply taught the movements for their next belt test, tournament, etc… But, then again, hopefully there are enough Sensei and karate-ka out there who can keep an excellent training method alive for the next generation.
And, I hope you don't mind I added a link to this post from an older one of mine on the same subject. you made too many good points here for me to not bring attention to them.
http://actionkaratearts.com/traditional-karate/...

By: MarksTraining.com

MarksTraining.com — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:35:34 +0000

Personally, I think that Kata is the biggest underestimated form of practise in the Martial Arts. If Karate Ka actually thought about kata instead of just performing the movments, they would benefit so much more