Kata Quotes
14 quotes by 5 authors
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In the past, it was expected that about three years were required to learn a single kata, and usually even an expert of considerable skill…
— Gichin Funakoshi
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Once a kata has been learned, it must be practised repeatedly until it can be applied in an emergency, for knowledge of just the sequence…
— Gichin Funakoshi
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A student well versed in even one technique will naturally see corresponding points in other techniques. A upper level punch, a lower punch, a front…
— Gichin Funakoshi
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Hoping to see karate included in the universal physical education taught in our public schools, I set about revising the kata so as to make…
— Gichin Funakoshi
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In karate, hitting, thrusting, and kicking are not the only methods, throwing techniques and pressure against joints are included … all these techniques should be…
— Gichin Funakoshi
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To practice kata is not to memorize an order. Find the katas that work for you, understand them, digest them & stick with them for…
— Gichin Funakoshi
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There is no place in contemporary Karate-do for different schools. Some instructors, I know, claim to have invented new and unusual kata, and so they…
— Gichin Funakoshi
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Even after many years, kata practice is never finished, for there is always something new to be learned about executing a movement.
— Shoshin Nagamine
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A kata is not fixed or immoveable. Like water, it's ever changing and fits itself to the shape of the vessel containing it. However, kata…
— Kenwa Mabuni
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Do not fall into the trap of thinking that just because a kata begins to the left that the opponent is attacking from the left.
— Kenwa Mabuni
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The meaning of the directions in kata is not well understood, and frequently mistakes are made in the interpretation of kata movements. In extreme cases,…
— Kenwa Mabuni
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Even in the forty years that I have been practicing Karate, the changes have been many. It would be interesting to be able to go…
— Shigeru Egami
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The techniques should not be practised simply so they can be performed in the kata. Since karate is a fighting art each technique and movement…
— Shigeru Egami
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Kata menyerah tidak ada dalam kamus hidupku.
— Salman Aditya
Who Wrote These Kata Quotes
5 authors contributed a total of 14 Kata Quotes as follows: