Practise Kata is often criticised for being impractical' and ineffective'. As a strong believer in the value of traditional kata, you may expect me to disagree.
However, in the vast majority of cases I'd wholeheartedly agree that kata is impractical and ineffective! This is not a problem w ...
Author: lain Abernethy
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Practise Kata is often criticised for being impractical' and ineffective'. As a strong believer in the value of traditional kata, you may expect me to disagree.
However, in the vast majority of cases I'd wholeheartedly agree that kata is impractical and ineffective! This is not a problem w ...
Author: lain Abernethy
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Rapid Fire introduces filmgoers to the action-adventure hero of the 1990s ... Brandon Lee.
The son of the legendary Bruce Lee, Brandon Lee stars as Jake Lo, a college student with remarkable martial arts skills who witnesses a mob killing. When the witness protection program fails, he has to pr ...
Author: Tim Huggins
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There was a time, way back when ... when Karateka would laugh at the idea of learning Taiji for its fighting benefits. Even further back, the hard stylists would not even consider Taiji for anything! Then, slowly, some forwardthinking Karateka began to take up Taiji, but still only for its great ...
Author: Eric Press
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Although there are numerous other stances employed during the practice of kata, it is the preceding four which tend to be utilized in kihon.
So, if there is much more information and variety of technique at hand within kata, why was it felt that techniques should be isolated and taught separatel ...
Author: Sensei
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