Thread: KATA or FORMS
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Old 07-09-2002, 03:23 AM   #1
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KATA or FORMS

Sorry to start a new instead of replying on the one below. Its however long and would be best to start a new one.


Once in a documentary from a Korean TV they featured Tae Kwon Do practioners. The documentary includes techniques,training, forms, teachers and schools. the necessity of FORMS. With few exception from teachers of the SPORT schools and OLYMPIANS.
The Olympians and sport schools tend not to teach and/or burden their students with forms. Some of their teachers claim that it is a waste of time to teach it and would rather spend their training in fighting/sparring techniques. Some advices that they study the forms after the NORMAL trainings.

The TRADITIONAL TKD teacher argues that the practice of no forms produces students that is shallow. Just slam bang students. Nothing inside. The Teacher of traditional TKD says that in order for a student to become a better martial artist a deep knowledge of the art should practiced -that is through meditation. Kata they say is meditation in practice or meditation in movement.

The documentary shows students of the none kata schools going through traditional schools studying forms. The students claim that through forms they perform better.

Form they claim, calms the minds, relaxes the body and help strengthens the muscles. They also claim that the forms, in time with deep meditation, will be usefull in 'REAL FIGHT'.
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