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Erik wrote:
I'm curious Jun. Did your Karate time focus more on principles (ie fundamentals) or was it orientated elsewhere?
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We did, of course, spend time on the fundamentals like hand and foot positioning, kata training (I think I knew about 20 kata when I stopped), and such, but we were probably more focused on the kumite (sparring) training moreso than the "specifics."
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It seems to me that all the arts would have certain things in common (we all have 2 legs, arms and that getting hit is usually not a good thing) and I'd imagine that focusing on those things would accelerate the learning process between styles.
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I think I remember someone saying that all koryu have within it a form of "kotegaeshi." I guess it's not a very tough technique to figure out and incorporate into a system...
-- Jun