I just noticed that our own Brandon Fisher has a letter published in the current issue of Black Belt, in which he says some very nice (and right, IMO ) things about the excellent article by Iain Abernethy on kata analysis and application in the previous issue. I'm very happy to see BB getting this kind of feedback, because it encourages them to look favorably on future submissions devoted to realistic bunkai and training for kata and related formal patterns containing effective combat applications that can be revealed by a bit of careful analysis. Well done, Brandon!