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Originally Posted by tmd
Maybe we should have the Bunkai taught as we go rather than only at higher levels or at special classes which seems to be the norm.
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Osu!tmd, this is the direction kata intruction and practice should take if it is to go beyond individual dance steps. You need practice working with a partner to learn how to apply the techniques. Imagine trying to be proficient in judo or wrestling just by going through stylized motions against an imaginary opponent-which is what kata practice is today. It can't be done.
Brazilian Berserker, I don't want to give the impression that I am a kata expert. I am not. I did have the experience to train a few days with a Goju Ryu kata specialist in Japan who taught me the way he had been taught. It was eye opening! I regret not having spent more time learning from him as I was caught up in knockdown tournament fever.
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Originally Posted by SHIDOKANATLANTA
the reason there is no bunkai taught, is because no one has a clear concise method of how it should be taught.
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Osu! SHIDOKANATLANTA, I do believe there already exists a clear and concise method. It lies outside of traditional Japanese Karate practice-in other words any style influenced by Gichin Funakoshi. Wasn't it Funakoshi who, when introducing karate to Japan, modified the dangerous elements in kata (by de-emphasizing vital point targeting, joint locks and throws) to make it a safe medium for developing character in schoolage students?
Consider sanchin dachi. Most interpretations of this stance hold that its purpose is to lower the center of gravity and create a stable platform. From a close-in fighting perspective, the hooking motion of the forward leg of sanchin dachi is a stylized depiction of a takedown technique: uchi mata.