I think he existed. I just don't buy the whole supreme being thing. personally. Well, maybe the MArtists who put the kata together did expect people to deviate from them. Maybe they didn't. Who knows...
I think the kata has lost it's original meaning. I don't know why, It's just a feeling I get going through the seemingly meaningless movements. What the original meaning was, I don't know. But it may be just me being a karate fool
No, I haven't found anyone who DOES know what all the meanings are. I could give a few groovy hints if you're interested...
ABSALODDLE, Kata is the DNA of Karate and the life blood of ALL Ancient Martial Sciences. As to being effective training against a street fighter, MMMMMMMMMh. Hell, I give up, but can only point to Shihan Keiji Tomiyama, who I recently had the priviledge of training with, his Kata is immaculate, it lives within him and no, he does'nt become part of the kata, it becomes part of him. The Shihan trains daily in kata and I would feel exceptionally sorry for any 3 or 4 street fighters who made the mistake of considering the Shihan as an easy target. However, that's only my oppinion. MAY THE FORCE ALWAYS BE WITH YOU. gojutejutsuryu.
Sorry to say but I think this forum has been mislaed and has been changed from its original state. the question was (is kata worth practising nowdays?) not how valuable kata is or how negative it is. Or how someone loves kata and trains kata everyday
