Topic: Kata Workshop

[Lloydie]

in that case should we think perhaps about having a series of kata workshops, spread over the year, each one dedicated to one particular kata.  We should video it, eg all the way through performed by the self-chosen instructor, then perhaps sequence in some bunkai etc.

by the end of the year we could have quite a collection of material available to the club.

lloydie

[Moley]

Worked on Kanku- Sho with the Dan grades last night.
We really must do more of this wonderful kata. Problem being is that everybody wants to learn the Kata for their next grading instead.
Is there a point teaching Kata like Kanku- Sho to non Dan grades ?
Argument being is that it's not required for next grading ?

[Lloydie]

Moley wrote:

Worked on Kanku- Sho with the Dan grades last night. We really must do more of this wonderful kata. Problem being is that everybody wants to learn the Kata for their next grading instead.
Is there a point teaching Kata like Kanku- Sho to non Dan grades ?
Argument being is that it's not required for next grading ?

I think that it should be made clear that the initial learning of the next grading kata can be done in the club, but that students should then practice it at home (after all you don't need a "real" opponent or someone to call out moves in kata) and the sessions in the dojo after they have learnt it, are for corrections etc, rather than practice to learn it.

This would then free up some time for non-grading kata.  Personally I would hate to miss out on the Dan-grade katas.  One point though, perhaps it might be good to stick to 2 or 3 of these dan kata in the 2nd session - 3rd session can be anything (except unsu   )

lloydie

[Moley]

I think that it should be made clear that the initial learning of the next grading kata can be done in the club, but that students should then practice it at home
lloydie

This being the key factor that we must get across to students.

[Julian]

found some different kata videos at

http://www.portsmouthshotokan.com/videos.html

[Huw]

Excellent videos .... thanks for posting the link Julian. Tekki Shodan is great ... sharp and precise but not too fast.