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Kata, is it right or wrong?

6/1/2016

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At some point we’ve all seen kata performed some place or another. Either in your dojo, at a tournament or perhaps in a movie or cartoon; chances are you’ve seen it. I’m sure we’re all also guilty of being over critical when watching a kata performed in whatever venue we witness it in. But there are times when seeing it done that we watch the performance and think or say out loud, “what the heck is he/she doing? That’s totally wrong!” But are we actually wrong in our own preconceived notions of how a particular kata should be performed or demonstrated? Do we fully understand the context from which the practitioner is pulling the techniques before us?

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