Your Favorite Kata

Posted by: Taison

Your Favorite Kata - 01/09/07 03:12 PM

Don't know if this has been done, but here it goes;

What's your favorite kata?

Mine are Yantsu and Gekisai dai kata as taught by Oyama. I know it sounds weird for a goju-practitioner to do those two but like I said; I'm not restricting myself.

But one that will forever haunt me will be.... Sanchin. What is so special about it?? Don't know, but I'll find out even if it takes me another 40 years.

-Taison out

Posted by: student_of_life

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 01/09/07 03:31 PM

mines a tie between tekki shodan and hengutsu as tought by the itkf and sensei Nishiyama.

Posted by: Spade

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 01/09/07 03:37 PM

Sesian and Wasnu.

Posted by: Neko456

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 01/09/07 05:03 PM

Been done before I thimk my list was slightly different back then. I like them all.

Suparimpei, Sepai Naha - te

Bassai, Kusanku Shuri- te

Posted by: Saisho

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 01/09/07 05:52 PM

1. Ananku

2. Gojushiho

Posted by: srv

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 01/09/07 06:22 PM

Seiunchin and Sanseiru

Posted by: shoshinkan

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 01/09/07 06:30 PM

Naihanchi is going to be my chosen favorite right now!

I will of course change my mind...........

Posted by: BuDoc

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 01/09/07 07:37 PM

Naihanchi and Matsumura Rohai.

Page

Posted by: harlan

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 01/09/07 07:38 PM

Ditto.

Quote:

Seiunchin and Sanseiru

Posted by: BrianS

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 01/09/07 08:32 PM

Quote:

Ditto.

Quote:

Seiunchin and Sanseiru

Double ditto.

Posted by: Ed_Morris

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 01/09/07 09:12 PM

principles from Seisan and Sepai.

Posted by: mark

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 01/10/07 03:37 AM

karate:- Goyushiho dai. Nijushiho {apart from the left leg side kick

}
Aikido:- the Hiranoo kata
Jo:- San Ju Ichi No kata.
Kung fu:- Chi sao { can i call that kata?}

Mark

Posted by: Dobbersky

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 01/10/07 07:17 AM

Ashihara Karate - Kihon No Kata Sono San, and Jissen No katas

Wado Ryu - Naifanchi (Tekki Shodan), Kuchanku(Kanku Dai) and Bassai (Dai) as my Poll pointed out those 3 and I have adopted them as my favourites

Tang Soo Do - Chil Sung Katas 1-3 (although can't remember then as no longer Practice them - Silly boy)

Posted by: bo-ken

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 01/10/07 11:56 AM

Tekki Shodan and Nidan. The more I practice them the more I learn that's why I love them so much.

Posted by: Taison

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 01/10/07 01:57 PM

Just wanted to add 1 more; Gekisai Sho.

so my favorites are; Gekisai Dai, Gekisai Sho and Yantsu.

AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO LIKES THE SIMPLER KATAS???

-Taison out

Posted by: Milos

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 02/11/07 07:22 AM

My favourite kata is Passai (old Tomari no Passai version). I very like this kata because of bunkai. Bunkai of Passai kata is very effective in real confrotation. In bunkai we have all basic defensive movements for self defence.

Posted by: steelwater

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 02/12/07 06:23 PM

1. Ananku
2. Heian Godan

Posted by: nahate

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 02/12/07 07:08 PM

It's hard to choose a favorite since I visit them all on a nearly daily basis but if pressed I'd say sepai, kururunfa, and superimpei.

Posted by: Taison

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 02/13/07 02:06 AM

Been training Tekki Shodan (Kyokushin) like mad and Pinan Sono Yon (Oyama style).

Don't know why, I'm a goju-ryu practitioner but I keep doing KK katas. Guess something hit me too hard on the head.

-Taison out

Posted by: mahoney

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 02/13/07 07:00 AM

heian godan

Posted by: MidnightTrain

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 02/13/07 08:18 PM

Favorite to show to a group: Chinto
Favorite to perform for myself: Naihanchi

Posted by: Stampede

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 02/13/07 10:40 PM

Is this an annual thread?

Sunsu

Posted by: Barad

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 02/14/07 08:11 AM

Nijushiho (knee raise not side kick)
Bassai Dai
Gankaku

Posted by: schanne

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 02/14/07 08:46 AM

Chinto

Posted by: Salek

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 02/14/07 11:39 AM

Oh goodness... I love them all so much. Hangetsu is good... ummm Bassai Dai and Sho are good. Kanku Sho is FUN. But I must say that I feel "whole" and "complete" when I do "Sochin" in a dark room by myself.

Posted by: Peter32

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 02/16/07 12:43 AM

My favorite Kata would be the Uechi Sanchin.

I like it because it develops a lot of punching power (even though the technique delivered is a spear-hand) and because it develops iron body conditioning.

Posted by: l947

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 02/16/07 10:22 AM

teki and neaha

Posted by: horizon

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 02/16/07 10:30 AM

I really like Gekisai Dai, as we do it in Seido. The way everything is combined, strong techniques followed by the explosiveness at some parts.

Also I really like Seido katas (as the name suggests, unique to Seido karate). It focusses a lot on hip movement, throwing powerfull cross punches, and also moving backwards.

Posted by: harlan

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 02/16/07 02:25 PM

Can I change my mind? Depending on any given day, or place in my training, I prefer one kata over another for various reasons. I like it either because I can do it comfortably, or because I can't...and it challenges me. Some kata from other systems I find fascinating to watch...but don't want to learn. Some I'm tired of watching just because it may be all over youtube.com.

Today...my favorite is Choun no kon. I'm stuck in the office, and have missed two weeks of kobudo practice...and am longing to feel the bo.

Posted by: hawkfish

Re: Your Favorite Kata - 02/16/07 02:32 PM

I like many of the Kata's but the one I like to do the most is Heian Shodan. It is very basic but it just feels so powerful and stable. Maybe it's because finally feel that I can do it well after all this time.

The one that I really want to do is Jion but I still have a little way to go before I am ready.

Your Favorite Kata