Exploring the Value of Naihanchi Kata…and Putting It Into Action
Sun 01:37 PST. Posted by staff@riposte.org.
I recently had a conversation with a fellow martial artist known as Hard_Karate_Stylist. he was a bit uncertain as to the value and effectiveness of kata. He had heard varying opinions from multiple trustworthy sources about kata’s usefulness in the realm of combatives. Some believed that kata had value in the form of physical fitness but were devoid of real-life practicality. Others thought of kata as dances that served only to obfuscate the realities of fighting.
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