i think that one of the reasons knock down styles of karate came about was to help us get past the theories of bunkai. as a fighter, i don't accept the idea of secret meanings to traditional kata. people have to fight in some form or another or the instructors need to have fighting experience to make their karate real for their students. i equate the theorist with the PHD in business who only lectures and the dropout who hustled his way to a fortune. learning theory is cool, but you have to have the practical.
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