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Hey all,
I'm a brown belt in an offshoot of Universal Kempo which I'm told came from kajukembo. Anyhow I have a question about kata. This is the only martial art I've ever taken but my understanding is that kata are supposed to be a repository of a systems moves. If thats the case why do almost all my kata have moves that are not part of our self defense sets and that we dont spar with? Like cat stances, U punches, shooting star positions etc. Its seems like they dont belong to Kempo, but to some kung fu style.
I'm a brown belt in an offshoot of Universal Kempo which I'm told came from kajukembo. Anyhow I have a question about kata. This is the only martial art I've ever taken but my understanding is that kata are supposed to be a repository of a systems moves. If thats the case why do almost all my kata have moves that are not part of our self defense sets and that we dont spar with? Like cat stances, U punches, shooting star positions etc. Its seems like they dont belong to Kempo, but to some kung fu style.