Goju Karate Kata

This is me at a local Karate Tournament. I tied for first place.

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[Movieaholic]

Thank you for all the responses. You know, looking back at this kata in this video... I just recently learned it prior to the tournament. I see where there can be a lot of improvement, one being a little more fluent, and not so "robotic".

I enjoy this kata. It has nice movement, solid stances and the option for a lot of customization.

Take care and happy training!

[potamun]

but yah, hitting ur knees off the ground like that won't always help u out in the long run :)

[Movieaholic]

My knee actually doesn't hit the ground.

[firetigerchic]

Let me tell you. I'm a tae kwon do practitioner, and I know that, most probably, my words aren't important to you, but.. I am very very impressed with your kata. I got goose bums from it. You flow in your kata so beautifully, it's almost like watching a dance. Well done!!!

[Movieaholic]

Thank you for your comments.

The first martial art I ever trained in was Tae Kwon Do. I loved it. I do plan on getting back in it... it sure did make my sparring much easier in Karate.

[2sssac]

i never saw that kata performed like that! but i had to admit, it has hard work and didication. i don´t like the trasitions, but the lower positions were very nice.

[Movieaholic]

Thanks.

You know, after all the reviews and comments... it is very clear what is needed to improve on this kata. You can bet that I will take all positive and negative comments and work with them, to improve. Hopefully I will have it recorded to show the improvements.

Thanks

[andrewrossburgess]

The oddest interpretation of seiyunchin i have ever seen

[KrissSro]

Wtf is this???

[TheDevilGene]

Seiunchin with a Maewashi Uke at the end ?

Different, but good job none the less.

[auric18]

Good job man! I wish I knew a kata I could do that looked that good.

[jackbrickman]

Seems like Okinawan Goju. Definitely follows the original openings to the kata.

[0katieface0]

Also ignore the people who are telling you to leave your club, etc etc. This isn't "the worst version of seiunchin" they have ever seen, and if it won first place it definitely deserved it.

[0katieface0]

Looks really sharp. I think you might be sacrificing some of your speed and movement for the ultra low stances. But what do I know :-)

[BlisterOfSerotonin]

What style of Goju is this? I do Chinese Goju-yu so I am just curious....

[SithV1]

That's a good performance. It's not that the kata has been shown incorrectly, it's just the way it had been taught. Techniques in the kata can be different from teacher to teacher, from school to school.