Posted by: pianoperson
fine-tuning shotokan kata - 02/02/07 11:54 AM
hi, maybe this has already been addressed somewhere (i tried to find, but couldn't)...
here's the deal: i take karate twice a week (i'm an orange belt, just started karate this past summer) in a large class. i'm really into learning all the details of the kata. but the classes are so large and we have so much to cover (basics, kata, kumite) that i'm often frustrated in learning some of the basic important details of the kata.
for example, we had a substitute teacher last night who pointed out a bunch of things i was doing wrong in heian nidan in the moves that come AFTER the 4 knife-hand blocks. he did tell me what to do differently, but he went so fast that i don't remember, and it seemed sort of complicated, but definitely of crucial importance. are there any books or videos that would help a girl like me who loves to obsess over detail and technique? is it worth it to take a private lesson or two?
thanks, everybody!
piano-dudette
here's the deal: i take karate twice a week (i'm an orange belt, just started karate this past summer) in a large class. i'm really into learning all the details of the kata. but the classes are so large and we have so much to cover (basics, kata, kumite) that i'm often frustrated in learning some of the basic important details of the kata.
for example, we had a substitute teacher last night who pointed out a bunch of things i was doing wrong in heian nidan in the moves that come AFTER the 4 knife-hand blocks. he did tell me what to do differently, but he went so fast that i don't remember, and it seemed sort of complicated, but definitely of crucial importance. are there any books or videos that would help a girl like me who loves to obsess over detail and technique? is it worth it to take a private lesson or two?
thanks, everybody!
piano-dudette