First round kata – Either Saifa, Bassai Dai, Seuinchin or Empi Second round onwards – Any kata in the GKR Karate syllabus from Saifa upwards Competitors must perform a different kata in each subsequent round. Competitors who reach ‘finals’ rounds may repeat a kata they’ve already performe...
This is not how bunkai is intended to be. One must note that kata is both a method of self-defence AND an art form, and while it is two things they do not have to resemble one another. The actuality is this; the self-defence technique was the egg. The karate forefathers had been ...
The road to karate success is also abundant with ‘procrastination pot-holes’. Have you ever had a strong impulse to take up an extra class? To practise kata at home? To start a new fitness or stretching regime? These are all common short-term ‘Gunna Goals’ people set for themselves....