Hi Roy,
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But evidently, there is always dojos that are, and always will focus to much on kata; thus, those dojos will probably lack in combat effectiveness.
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Afraid I disagree on that statement. Yoshinkan aikido has a relatively heavy focus on kata. It has been said by many that it's effectiveness is fairly strong. You also mention kata for 'self study', but in aikido, kata is not 'self study' in the sense that there is a partner. Ebudo has some interesting thoughs on kata in aikido here:
http://www.e-budo.com/forum/showthre...ht=kata+shioda
Diane Skoss has some interesting thoughts on the same topic here:
http://www.aikidojournal.com/article.php?articleID=5
Best,
Ron