I've seen some impressive kata demonstrations right on YouTube. I must say, these are on another level, much better than myself. Here is one, [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiiznDpoapQ"]Final Female Kata. Rika Usami of Japan. 21st WKF World Karate Championships Paris 2012 - YouTube[/ame]
Yep, this has made my mind up, I was thinking of moving over to Karate from ITF Tae Kwon-do (I am 1st degree BB) and the only thing that was stopping me was the patterns in TKD always seemed to look better, guess the sign wave helped, but this kata looks very very good and I will be crossing over, is this a form of Shotokan? excuse my knowledge on Karate please, I will get there and I am looking forward to start in the coming weeks.
This is one of my favorite kata vids [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raUDov1ohMI"]SOCHÃN KATA KARATE SHOTOKAN - YouTube[/ame]
GaryWado, I have already left my school, what sort of question is that? No not just kata, I have looked at many aspects. That just topped it off.
Not "how PRETTY it looks" I guess it is because I have done TKD for 16 years and been used to the patterns in TKD and finding it difficult to grasp the Karate kata aspect. It has been a build up of many things and TBH the hitler thread made me find this girl doing the karate kata and it impressed me, no not the prettyness but the execution of the moves and the passion shown, It has just made my mind up that was probably already there anyway.
Speaking my mind - It's pretty, but a hair's breadth away from what these guys do... [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_atqQ1aCY0"]Stephen Grasz Traditional Katana Sword Kata at 2012 Diamond Nationals Karate Tournament - YouTube[/ame] Gary
Isn't it odd what people like...I started with TKD but always thought Karate kata looked better (more combative in nature certainly). Sharper, crisper, more intent, less robotic and metronome in timing, less 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 etc. The sine wave looks AWFUL IMHO.
I like this one too. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuGW9kFXtUc"]JKA Karate Sensei Shiina does kata Jitte - YouTube[/ame]
dont laugh because shes 5 years old. her form is really good. http://vocaroo.com/i/s0DEt1xTVAQt Link doesn't work, can you post again?
On the whole, I hate WKF competition kata with a passion. They genuinely make my skin crawl. But that was OK actually. I stand by my viewpoint that WKF kumite matches are a bad joke though. Oh good lord, what did I watch?! But yeah, WKF competition kata and this are so close in nature... I think Asai Sensei was the second Shotokan Karateka I ever really liked - the first (for me) being his student Andre Bertel Sensei mind...
