On the way to dinner tonight, I was thinking to myself (as I often do when I'm walking somewhere) about our art of karate, our kata and the like and I began wondering about Bassai Dai/Sho and Kanku Dai/Sho.
I have only ever learned the Dai versions of the above forms and only seen the Sho versions on video/mPEG (and that was a while ago).
For those who do both kata (or all four, I guess), do the Sho forms teach any concepts or principles, attacks or defenses that are not taught in the Dai versions? Are their bunkai/oyo significantly different enough to warrant teaching/learning both forms? Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bed post over night?
These are the kind of things that keep me awake at night.
I have only ever learned the Dai versions of the above forms and only seen the Sho versions on video/mPEG (and that was a while ago).
For those who do both kata (or all four, I guess), do the Sho forms teach any concepts or principles, attacks or defenses that are not taught in the Dai versions? Are their bunkai/oyo significantly different enough to warrant teaching/learning both forms? Does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bed post over night?
These are the kind of things that keep me awake at night.