i never understood the need to do things exactly as taught, that is nothing but a carbon copy of your instructor. everyone says dont change kata, but no two ppl do it the same...well which is it? creativity and uniqueness can't be helped. the traditions, teaching methods are whats important. this or that kata is meaningless in itsself, what does it teach you? thats the real gift.
you're right i have a different view. creativity and developement are the keys. not just blindly following tradition for the sake of doing so. karate by its very nature is a mix. "traditional"..what makes an art traditional are teaching and training methods, not curriculum alone.
I mean, she/he must hv the itentity of his/her tradition. Not mixed everything together. Specially, when doing a traditional system like Shorin-ryu.. But, u may hv another view. Tht's the beauty of an art.. No two ppl think in same way. Tht leads creativity and development of any art.. Same for martial arts :)
what do you mean he/she must have a root for a certain system? i agree start slowly, to get the movements, then speed and power will come naturally. then do it too fast to visualize mistakes when you hurry, and to make it faster (and a workout) then return to the beginning for training the spirit
Doing kata slow, makes u easy to learn techniques correctly.. And speed and power and understanding born by slow movements.. If you practice tai Chi, u will understand that.. Also, kata has two parts, internal kata and external kata.. Slow kata is very important to build your external kata.. But, I firmly believe, a student must have a root for a certain system, if he practice Shorin.. :)
thanks aiko...basically he says...kata is what you make it. not this or that way exactly, or if you do it that way it's no longer shorin ryu...put all the versions of shorin together and anylize them, they are more simelar than different, and the simelarities are what make them all shorin.
hi there aiko4321, I do joshinmon in NZ. It"s mostly shobayashi I believe, You can get more info by google if you wish. cheers Rob.
bigrobnz 4 years ago
Which style of Shorin Ryu my friend? and who s the grand master? I'm from SHorin Ryu Kyudokan (Kobayashi) :)
aiko4321 4 years ago
i never understood the need to do things exactly as taught, that is nothing but a carbon copy of your instructor. everyone says dont change kata, but no two ppl do it the same...well which is it? creativity and uniqueness can't be helped. the traditions, teaching methods are whats important. this or that kata is meaningless in itsself, what does it teach you? thats the real gift.
kempobrad 4 years ago
you're right i have a different view. creativity and developement are the keys. not just blindly following tradition for the sake of doing so. karate by its very nature is a mix. "traditional"..what makes an art traditional are teaching and training methods, not curriculum alone.
kempobrad 4 years ago
I mean, she/he must hv the itentity of his/her tradition. Not mixed everything together. Specially, when doing a traditional system like Shorin-ryu.. But, u may hv another view. Tht's the beauty of an art.. No two ppl think in same way. Tht leads creativity and development of any art.. Same for martial arts :)
aiko4321 4 years ago
what do you mean he/she must have a root for a certain system? i agree start slowly, to get the movements, then speed and power will come naturally. then do it too fast to visualize mistakes when you hurry, and to make it faster (and a workout) then return to the beginning for training the spirit
kempobrad 4 years ago
Doing kata slow, makes u easy to learn techniques correctly.. And speed and power and understanding born by slow movements.. If you practice tai Chi, u will understand that.. Also, kata has two parts, internal kata and external kata.. Slow kata is very important to build your external kata.. But, I firmly believe, a student must have a root for a certain system, if he practice Shorin.. :)
aiko4321 4 years ago
thanks aiko...basically he says...kata is what you make it. not this or that way exactly, or if you do it that way it's no longer shorin ryu...put all the versions of shorin together and anylize them, they are more simelar than different, and the simelarities are what make them all shorin.
kempobrad 4 years ago
Shorin Ryu practicioner from New Zealand.? Wow.. Nice to know u :)
aiko4321 4 years ago
I agree with kempobrad s sensei
aiko4321 4 years ago