The Question We Keep Asking About Kata
Perhaps we’ve been looking for the answer in the wrong place. A few days ago, someone left a comment on
Training Methods
How Do We Use Kata Effectively?
If the original meaning is uncertain, what makes an application useful? When I talk about using kata effectively, I don’t
Does Every Technique Have to Come From Somewhere Else?
Different cultures, familiar methods, and why the answers don’t always have to come from somewhere else. Whenever the practical application
Why Is Karate Taught This Way?
How the development of Karate-Do changed the way kata is taught Because this is how Traditional Karate-Do developed. If someone
Training for the Wrong Problem
If karate is supposed to have relevance to self-protection, then the way we practice has to reflect the problems we
Context Changes Everything
Before deciding whether a method works, we first need to understand what it is supposed to achieve. We are often
