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Post by genkaimade on Nov 7, 2010 0:08:59 GMT
Now, before anyone jumps out to tell me that it is indeed a Shotokan kata, I'll say right from the offset that I know it is, and I'm not talking about the kata itself per se. So, training on Friday, we went through Gojushiho-dai for a bit of variation at the end. Apart from being mind bogglingly complicated for me, even ignoring most of the bunkai, one thing jumped out at me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIkw5Se8UbU - the knife hand combo thingy at 2:05. I thought about it for quite a bit of time, and having gone through the various steps to executing it in my head, I realised that it reminded me of the wing chun centre line punch technique Am I thinking of the technique in entirely the wrong way, or am I justified in seeing the link? Alex
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Post by fujicolt on Nov 7, 2010 5:20:47 GMT
Alex I absolutely urge you to occasionally look at and even go study with other Styles of MA. I always have and it has not made me wish to leave Shotokan and go elsewhere NO - instead it has made me have so many lightbulb moments that made me go - 'hang on a minute we have that in Shotokan!' and thereafter return to my Shotokan study with something to work on in more detail. it is one of the processes that ensures your study never goes stale. In the context of your post I would strongly advise that If you learn to realise that THERE ARE NO KATA APPLICATIONS you will free yourself from that dead end approach and move into looking for KATA IMPLICATIONS(what is the Kata implying that these moves could be used for, what is the implied strategy or tactic behind the move etc.) and then you will develop an ability to see infinite possibilities and take your study in directions you maybe never would have considered before. However, given your grade I would suggest that you focus on the Kata up to and one grading beyond your current grade. you have plenty of time for the senior Kata when you have used the lower complexity Kata to help you understand and build a strong foundation of attitude, skills, and knowledge that will progressively expand as you rise in rank and experience. Also remember the historical flow of the origins and subsequent development of karate from Asia (India, China) and into Okinawa and then Japan. (Harry Cook's work is an essential read if this interests you) once you start to know HOW to look you will SEE many things that are derivative of other MA's and VERY IMPORTANTLY It's lots of fun!
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