Most kata in Japan comes from a manual. Not much room for free interpretation or for that matter free expression. If someone is not too sure about...
Related to this: So many time have I seen people go on an extensive seminar, then return to a dojo to relate what they have been shown. At the...
My school is 'Mongai Fushutsu' (Not to be shown outside) We dont even show fundamental waza at demonstrations. But we still have Facebook group....
Yes I understand what you mean. With me mostly doing sword arts now its more clearly defined. Some founders were good enough to have even written...
My Ryu has facebook group. What do you mean by one lineage. You have a single line with a founder dating back to the 1600's or before?
What you say is not strictly true about koryu or waza. One could say that no two situations would ever be the same from a distance, position,...
The kata does not change. It's your understanding, or lack of it that changes. As you advance it hopefully gets better. Levels in kata? Real kata...
Please take it from me. Just forget any ideas of some numpy who puts courses online. There is no substitute for a real teacher face to face....
Doing translation work I find that some sometimes its best to leave some words it the original language with a short (sometimes long) explanation...
The first thing I found out was that to be proficient in Martial arts I had to learn Japanese. If you study Japanese arts your knowledge will be...
I am already lost. Practiced and taught in Japan most of my life to Japanese. The good stuff is defensive. How about weapons. So is it you that...
Japanese kindergarten child (Yochiensei). Kinder1, Kinder 2 etc. To add to what I wrote about memorization. In a Japanese dojo you get two...
You mean do a kata of kata? If you saw what a Japanese kinder can memorize in one go you would not think any kata as complicated.
Briefly the meaning of kata (shape or form) is 1. A breakdown of a waza (tried and tested technique) to help one understand that waza in detail....
So you have not even reached a qualified beginners stage and you already want to do your own thing?
I guess we had better tell that one to people like my father that went off to Africa at the outset of WWll aged fifteen. He lied about his age so...
As far as Japan is concerned: Again your premise is based on a Western concept. In the country it comes from? It's little league. That's how it...
It usually does:(
True because Japanese are Japanese. Nationality bonds them together. In some ways so much that its completely over the top with company taking...
Thanks for that opinion. That explains a lot. Japan is not a violent society. Admittedly there are few cases like the recent sword problem. It's...
So whats magic about it? In Japan MA is like little league. A discipline that some catch on to because....... they can already fight. Even then...
Now and then, even in our lifetime someone turns up in the world that has exceptional skills to be revered and go down in history. I would not...
Watching Ngannou vs Overeem yesterday. Why dont more people attempt stamps on the feet? Seems to me be a very valid action. If your opponent cant...
A good groin kick followed by a choke.
Dont forget time. As long as you overuse any ability in an imature way you will never actually get it. Some things come with age.
To answer the original post: As it's M.A. one hopes to incorporate what we learn into natural movement. This means building up a particular but...
Of course not always. But earning money from teaching it in Japan is against the budo constitution. So dont you think that when money is...
To me even sugesting getting old is joke. It's like comparing a human with a mosquito. The human is the old guy the young one the mosquito. You...
Nothing actually wrong with it. Most gradings are done by associations. They vary and have different takes on what constitutes grades. Sadly a...
So exactly how many shodan shikens (Black belt gradings) have you taken?
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