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As I said in Creating a kata: Part 1, you create a kata in order to:
1. package and preserve "fragments" of knowledge; or 2. fill a void; or 3. improve existing forms. In terms of the latter 2, this is not an exercise to be entered into lightly. That you are "filling a void" or "improving" something is a big assumption. Nonetheless one can see some obvious examples, eg. with beginner kata; finding newer ways of teaching beginners how to acquire basic coordination and... Read More
As some of you may know (via facebook or other social sites we are connected through), Kempo International will be host the 2009 KI World Expo & Championships in Copenhagen....scheduled to take place between the 18th - 20th September. This time however, it is the FIRST EVER Kempo International Hall of Fame Awards & Gala....an inaugural event in which we honour and recognise those in the Kenpo/Kempo world for their outstanding achievements. The guest speaker for this event will be Worl... Read More
A colleague of mine on gojuryu.net recently said the following in response to my article: “Whole lotta shakin’: pre-loading the hips”:
“When stepping, there is an inherent motion to the hips. If this is utilized to load a technique, then there is no telegraphing or slowdown.
I think examples where there is a block THEN hip load THEN strike will never work against a properly motivated attacker. However, why can't all three of those things be the same - ie, block and punch... Read More
There is a tendency in some schools of karate today to perform a particular "hip load" on most kata techniques. An example of this movement can be found in the video below of Aragaki Sochin kata, performed by Aragaki Isumu, a descendent of the Aragaki Seisho and a student of the late Master Higa Yuchoku of Shorinryu: The level of skill shown by Aragaki Isumu in using his hips is indeed high: many karateka cannot do this despite the fact that an ability to control one's hips... Read More
Recent events have caused me to look inward yet again. An almost constant habit I have acquired since I became invested into this path of mine... You see, this latest foray into introspection was set into motion as an emotional response to having two long term students stop training and leave the Dojo. Of course this is not the first time a student has given up on training and left the Dojo, but there was something about the fact that these two had been involved for so long and pledged... Read More
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