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Originally Posted by hasbeen
but there again you are a highly respected karateka and you think it does.....so i think this is something that is down to personal opinion....but i have say a very interesting discussion!
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I am having trouble making myself understood! I am not arguing that kata makes you a better tournament fighter..... I am noting that people who are good at kumite are almost invariably good at kata, provided they want to be. No causality suggested. But it suggests some common demands of the 2 perhaps. A bit like saying that people with blue eyes are more prone to sunburn....the eyes don't cause the sunburn. I just propose that it might be a way to spot good potential talent.
I'm also proposing that kata has different uses in fighters other than making you a better fighter - recovery in particular.